To provide The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon hotel with an audio system fit for a luxury guest experience, Mahajak and Atkrist collaborated with Harman Professional Solutions to select and install a range of audio and control solutions.
Nestled in the iconic King Power Mahanakhon skyscraper in Bangkok, The Standard’s flagship hotel has rooms ranging from 40m2 to a sprawling 144m2 penthouse, the hotel features a terrace pool, fitness centre, meeting rooms, and a variety of premier restaurants, bars and nightlife venues. The Standard required a robust background music system for its public areas, restaurants, terraces and meeting rooms. To meet this request, Mahajak and Atkrist deployed a range of solutions from JBL Professional, Crown and BSS.
Given the variety of rooms found throughout the hotel, the installation team broke up each floor into multiple zones to assess the unique audio requirements of each space and identify the right equipment to install. For the lobby, reception and restaurant areas, the team deployed JBL Control 14C/T, 16C/T and 328CT coaxial ceiling speakers. Additionally, JBL Control 28-1 speakers offer additional coverage and weatherproof durability for the second-floor restaurant.
To enhance the ambience for the Standard’s many outdoor terraces, the installation team selected the weather-resistant and compact JBL AWC82 coaxial speakers. For outdoor areas where ceiling or wall mounting wasn’t an option, including the hotel terraces and pool bar, Mahajak installed JBL Control 85M mushroom-style landscape speakers, which blend into the surroundings.
On the backend, Harman’s software, HiQnet Audio Architect, enables control and configuration throughout the hotel’s audio systems. Crown DCi4|300N, DCi4|1250N and DCi8|600N amplifiers provide power for the speakers, and BSS EC-V and EC-4BV wall-mounted ethernet controllers offer volume and music control from anywhere in the hotel.
A spokesperson for The Standard said that Harman Professional Solutions “exceeded their expectations, both in the quality of sound but also how well the selected solutions blended with the hotel’s surroundings so naturally”.
