case study GENELEC 4000 SERIES Music is the Food of Love at Top Chef’s Stockholm Restaurant
Celebrity Chef, Fredrik Eriksson, updates the audio system at his stunning restaurant with the integrator-friendly 4000 Series from Genelec Långbro Värdshus is a top restaurant located just outside
Swedish food and is primarily known
of Stockholm. Situated in an architectural and historically
for being a celebrity TV chef and the
significant villa, it is run by the renowned Swedish TV
author of several books.
chef and author Fredrik Eriksson, and rightly praised
The new interior design features
for its excellent regional cuisine. In line with its quest
a quiet and understated aesthetic
for excellence, the restaurant recently upgraded its
that focuses on natural materials
audio system and Inexo, a local custom installer, chose
and traditional craftsmanship. Modern technology
Genelec’s 4000 Series loudspeakers for their clarity of
also has its place in the restaurant and as part of the
sound and ease of installation for the new system.
refurbishment it was decided that the outdated, big
The Villa has an interesting history, and has, in its time
and bulky, audio system separates would be replaced
been a mental health facility and played host to one of
with something sleek and contemporary. Magnus
the notorious figures in 20th century history! The building
Koff, the owner of Inexo has designed a system that
has a traditional interior which has now been completely
has streamlined the audio hardware and improved the
renovated. Fredrik has been running Långbro Värdshus
sound quality and functionality immeasurably.
since 2005 and is an award-winning chef and restaurateur,
“The restaurant interior is understated and stylish and
he is an important ambassador both for Sweden and
the old audio system just didn’t fit in with that look,”
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says Magnus. “The old amplifiers and mixers sat on the bar counter, and not only big and awkward looking they didn’t sound great either. Our first job was to get rid of those and the new system, which features the Genelec 4000 Series loudspeakers, is immeasurably better sounding and integrates beautifully into the refined interior of the restaurant. The new audio system in the restaurant inside Långbro has four separate audio zones which are individually controlled by a Dbx ZonePro. The ZonePro comes complete with both wired volume adjustment and SourceSelect panels behind the bar. The music content is sourced and through an iPad which makes selecting and changing the various playlists for different meal services, simple and easy for the staff. The Genelec 4000 Series was chosen for its the excellent performance that is achievable from a monitor with such a compact size. The speakers are also fitted with a set of dip switches that Inexo were able to use to compensate for room
The 4000 speakers also help to boost the restaurant’s
environment effects on audio quality.
green energy credentials with the integrated Intelligent
“With the dip switch calibration options we were able to
Signal Sensing™ (ISS™) Autostart function. This
align, the room, speaker and listener in perfect harmony,
feature places the amplifier in standby mode if an
adds Magnus. “Each zone is different in the restaurant
input signal has not been detected for approximately
but we were able to minimise any coloration effects
one hour. The power consumption is thereby reduced
from the restaurant environment. The end result sounds
to typically less than 0.5 watts, and playback will
superb and Fredrik and his staff are more than delighted
automatically resume once an input signal is detected
with the results
from the source. Furthermore, with the 4000 Series there are a range of speaker mounting accessories which were extremely useful during the installation process. With both swivel and tilt options the mounts allow the audio output to be pointed in the desired direction for best results. Furthermore, as the 4000 Series are active speakers with integrated amplifier, no additional external amplifier is needed which reduces bulk, which is essential in environments where space is at a premium.
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