Integrator SecureCom details how it went off the beaten path when delivering an audio system for Sichuan Kungfu Fish’s latest restaurant in Singapore. Find out what made SecureCom deviate from ceiling speakers to satellite speakers.
Sichuan Kungfu Fish is a popular
restaurant chain in China. After
expanding to North America, by
opening restaurants in America
and Canada, it has set its sights on
Southeast Asia, with Singapore being its ï¬rst stop.
Xue “Adam” Ronggang from Sichuan Kungfu
Fish says: “We want everything at our restaurants
to meet a high standard. Our focus is always on
the experience of the diners. We want them to
be as comfortable as they would be in their own
homes and this is achieved with the right visuals
and audio. Our main aim is always to have
consistency of quality throughout every aspect
of the diner’s experience and this was expected
of the AV systems as well.”
SecureCom was appointed as the integrator for
the project and AR Link Services was the main
contractor. Desmond Lim,
sales manager for SecureCom,
comments: “We were brought
in on the project and within two
weeks we ï¬ rmed up the design,
did the site survey, deployed the
systems and had them up and running.”
Lim details the thought process behind
SecureCom’s designs: “We wanted to achieve
even coverage of audio and deï¬ nitely wanted
enough sound on the low-end spectrum.
Initially we were looking at a distributed audio
system. Conventionally, you use ceiling speakers
in spaces like restaurants. But in this case,
installing ceiling speakers in a ï¬ nished ceiling
was not something we could do. So we decided
to go with satellite speakers.”
Lim adds: “We wanted something out of the
norm. Ceiling speakers could not achieve the
dispersion angles we wanted. Plus, with ceiling
speakers, you don’t get a lot of directionality
and all you have is a lot of sounds from different
point sources which vary based on where you on
sitting. Satellite speakers allowed us to deliver
the ‘consistency’ that the client was looking for.”
Electro-Voice EVID S44 satellite speakers are
used to provide audio. Both black and white
coloured speakers are used to match with the
aesthetics of the restaurant. Regarding the
selection of the speakers Lim says: “We surveyed
the market for satellite speaker options and found
that the Electro-Voice speakers outperformed
the others in terms of audio quality”.
The speakers are powered by an Electro-Voice
Q66 ampliï¬ er. A CD players serves as the audio
source while a Logitech Bluetooth receiver
is also provided for wireless audio devices to
serve as the input. No DSP was required as the
size of the audio deployment did not demand
one. Electro-Voice woofers are used to provide
additional low-end audio.
To conclude, Lim says: “The client is happy
with the audio system. They are even thinking of
expanding and adding a performance stage.”