12/31/2023
This is Gabriela’s Dance Room, Williamsburg newest hot spot, conceived by and Rafael Ohayon of It is their dream club, and a DJ’s club. They came to us to design & build their dream Sound System, which in turn became our dream System.
The requirements were simple, high SPL, immersive, warmth and clarity… oh and double the bass we would normally use!
Thank you guys for entrusting us with your vision!
Here’s the TL;Dr
When we 1st saw the space in the fall of 2022, the 1st thing that came to mind was: “We finally found the perfect home for our GSA speakers”. They liked the idea and we setup a demo. They fell in love with the speakers and so we began designing the system around them. It was in unisson that it should be a “classic” design, 💯 analogue system.
The 1st pieces picked were a Urei 1620 mixer, a DJ Crossover and Tweeter Arrays, (the last 2 obtained from Gary Stewart’s estate directly). The choice of amps was easy, we used our favorite go to amps, Crown Macrotechs. The subs were a bit more of a challenge as space was limited and Berthas, let alone Levan Horns, were not an option, so for subs we turned to modern technology and used modern subs that were compact and went down to 25Hz and able to produce 140 db.
Over the next few months, as the pieces came in, we started setting everything up in the construction site to test things out and design the system dynamically, ending up with a 5 way design.
Here are some specs:
Processing:
1x Urei 1620 mixer
1 GSA 3000a DJ Crossover
6x Crown AMCb PiP cards
1x Urei 520 Crossover
Speakers:
6x vintage, B&C loaded GSA Cubes
2x vintage, JBL 2402H loaded Tweeter Arrays
4x JBL VTX B28 double 18” subwoofers
2x JBL ASB 6125 double 15” subwoofers
Power:
1x Crown CT 200 (tweeters)
6x Crown MA 24x6 (tops)
5x Crown MA 3600 (subs)
Total power (mains only): 21’770 Watts
Look for future posts for DJ Booth & Lighting details.