Nestled on the shores of the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc, the resort of Nam Nghi is among Southeast Asia's holiday destinations. The audio system at the resort works with with processing across multiple zones courtesy of three Symetrix Prism DSPs.
The audio system, designed by Ho Chi Minh City-based professional AV solutions specialist DesignLive Technologies, uses a single Prism apiece to accommodate the current and future needs of three primary zones: the Rock Bar, the Tree House Restaurant, and the main hotel complex with all-day dining and spa/gym facilities.
Phu Tran Pham, DesignLive's founder, said regarding the selection of the Prism processors: “They offer a great blend of processing power, functionality, and attractive price points. DesignLive implements Symetrix DSPs for all our hotel projects, and indeed for all of our audio projects of any kind over the last seven years.”
In all three zones at Nam Nghi, the Prism processors are integrated into a Dante network for flexibility. In the Rock Bar, varying background music and DJ requirements are catered for with a single Prism 8x8 DSP used in conjunction with Attero Tech Dante interface wall-plates. A similar configuration is found in the Tree House Restaurant, where a Prism 4x4 processes Ashly amplifiers.
The setup in the all-day dining area is more complex as it also caters to the adjacent spa/gym area. In the dining area a Prism 4x4 manages the BGM system, including Ashly amplifiers. A single Symetrix xIO 4x4 expander extends the system to the spa/gym amplifier rack via the hotel LAN, where local analogue inputs are available for instructors to connect their preferred music sources. Fibre and network drops also run from the all-day rack to the pool area, allowing for future expansion via Symetrix I/O expanders.
Symetrix ARC-2e wall interfaces have been provided for 'physical' control at each zone, while SymVue provides the hotel's technical personnel with an integrated master control panel via laptop, enabling them to make tweaks on the fly via the ARC-Web interface for iPad and smartphone.
Wassili Quist, Nam Nghi's entertainment and events manager, commented: "The Symetrix DSP system is probably the best network audio system processor we have worked with so far. It's a strong and efficient DSP that's surprisingly easy to work with. The Dante digital audio network and the ARC controls work perfectly for our resort. We have created multiple zones throughout the space, and having smartphone control of volume, source, and zone selection makes this installation very efficient and easy to work with."