Winnie’s Jazz Club In New York City Upgrades With 1 SOUND

A recent renovation at Winnie’s, a popular live jazz establishment in New York city that hosts live performances six nights a week, includes a new distributed sound reinforcement system headed by a range of 1 SOUND loudspeakers in a design and installation by ISW Design.

Before the renovation, the venue relied on a pair of traditional 2-way loudspeakers on stands for the band. Coverage varied significantly throughout the room, with guests near the stage experiencing much more level and presence, while patrons toward the back of the bar had a different experience.

As IGC Hospitality invested in a re-designed interior for Winnie’s with Garrett Singer Architecture & Design, the team also sought an audio system that could support both live performances and day-to-day playback with greater consistency, coverage, and sonic quality.

ISW Design, led by Brett Polacek, met those needs with a distributed deployment of 1 SOUND Cannon coaxials. Utilizing Auralis three-dimensional system modeling, ISW developed a stereo deployment centered around Cannon C8i loudspeakers as the primary left/right system, supported by additional Cannon C6i delay pairs throughout the space.

The distributed approach allows the venue to maintain even coverage and musical clarity throughout the lounge without relying solely on a stage left and right. The compact Cannon loudspeakers provide the SPL and sonic presence required for live music environments while remaining visually unobtrusive within the design of the space.

To maximize usable floor space, dual SUB28 subwoofers are fully embedded within the venue’s newly constructed banquet seating, preserving valuable space while keeping the low-frequency system visually hidden from guests. A Monitor M35 was also provisioned for the newly constructed performance stage.

System control and processing are managed through an Allen & Heath AHM-16 matrix processor, while Powersoft Quattrocanali, Duecanali, and Mezzo amplifiers powered the loudspeaker deployment throughout the venue.

“Having built a following and established a consistent and loyal audience, we felt strongly about elevating our audio capabilities and sound quality in Winnies,” says Brendan Dahill, general manager of Parker & Quinn / Winnies Jazz Club, IGC Hospitality. “Not only did 1 SOUND deliver, but the integrity and service professionalism of their team with ISW, led by Brett, was exceptional. Our sound is now pristine and garnering raves from our guests.”

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