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Archive 2005
d&b audiotechnik gets the 'Spirit' in Ireland
Nestling in the heart of Dundalk in Co. Louth on Ireland's North East coast, The Spirit Store
is one of the leading venues for progressive and up and coming musical performers in the country.
Housed in the former Port Merchants house dating back to the 19th century and now lovingly
renovated and refurbished by its owners Mark Deary and Mark Mulholland, the Spirit Store opened
in 1999. It has quickly become a magnet for lovers of all types of popular music in the fields of
acoustic, folk, traditional and rock.
Besides being a popular live music venue, the Spirit Store now leads the way with a state-of-the-art
sound system, having recently installed a d&b audiotechnik Qi-Series supplied by
pro-audio dealers Mosco. Kevin McGing, Mosco's designer and sound engineer who specified and
installed the system was clearly enthusiastic about the result. "After the Store had
considered a number of manufacturers, we demonstrated the d&b Qi-Series loudspeakers.
The sound just suited the venue and the type of music they present, they loved it" said McGing.
"Not only did they like the sound itself but they were impressed by the various options
the system offered and the back up provided," said Mick O'Gorman, head of Mosco.
The venue is small and intimate with low ceilings and the low profile of the loudspeakers worked out
very well because of this. The system consists of Qi7s flown horizontally (this gave the
additional bonus of releasing more stage space) and Qi-SUBs. "These are powered by d&b's
D12 amplifiers which give particularly good EQ's and delays," explained McGing. This
is the first d&b Qi-Series installation in Ireland and is Mosco's latest in the country having
recently commissioned d&b loudspeakers in The Village (a popular Dublin
venue) and the new media building at Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
All the team at The Spirit Store are avid music fans - you won't find a TV anywhere on the
premises - and are actively involved in the music scene in the North East of Ireland. They are
confident that the new PA will reinforce the venue's position as the home of live music in
the North East. "In picking a new sound system for The Spirit Store we looked at various
options and consulted many industry professionals. It was d&b's warmth,
neutrality, intelligibility and transparency that won out in the end. Add all that to the Qi7s'
compact nature and efficiency and you have the perfect system for the room. We are delighted,"
commented Oran Burns, The Spirit Store's House Engineer.
Connoisseurs will recognise from the photos that there have been links to the German
beer and car industry long before a German sound system entered the scene.
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