New York has always been home to a large Irish population, and it’s often been said
that the city has more Irish pubs than anywhere outside of the Republic itself. True
or not, in a city with no shortage of aspirants, Stout has made its mark on
Manhattan as one of New York’s more authentic upscale Irish pubs.
Founded in 2005, Stout’s Madison Square Garden location has gained almost
legendary status, and in 2015 they expanded to the city’s Wall Street District with
Stout FiDi. Most recently, Stout continued its growth with Stout NYC Grand Central,
a massive bustling bar and restaurant just off Park Avenue.
Stout NYC Grand Central’s expansive layout covers two floors, with a front bar,
main dining area and central bar downstairs, and a second bar, dining area, and
private party room upstairs. The open floor plan presented some challenges in
distributing sound adequately, explains Richard Trombitas of Cardone, Solomon
Associates, New York. Trombitas worked together with AV contractors Starview
Satellite (Rego Park, New York) to implement a sound system based on Symetrix
DSP.
“We divided the restaurant into six discrete zones, controlled by two ARC-2e
interfaces,” Trombitas reveals. “We have a total of 14 inputs into the system. Using
a selection of very directional speakers and Symetrix DSP, we were able to create
several overlapping ‘micro-environments’ within the different areas.” The entire
system is controlled by a single Symetrix Radius AEC unit with an xOut 12 Dante
expander.
Symetrix has long been the DSP of choice for Starview Satellite, confirms president
John Paturno. “We’ve been using Symetrix on pretty much every project for the past
six years. It’s dependable, it’s easy to set up, and the sound quality is second to
none. We’re very proud of the work we do with Symetrix.”
