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Roehampton Club

Complete AV system for exclusive Richmond Park sports club

The Client

Sound Division has recently completed a high-quality AV installation at the exclusive Roehampton Club, a private members’ sports club set in 100 acres of parkland close to Richmond Park in London.

Originally established in 1901 as an officers’ polo club, it now offers among the finest range of sporting and leisure facilities in the London area, including an 18-hole golf course, 29 tennis courts, 5 squash courts, 4 croquet lawns, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and a fitness centre — in addition to numerous leisure and relaxation areas.

Project Brief

Sound Division was called in to specify, design and install AV systems for the gymnasium, aerobics hall, and swimming pools, plus grass areas and terrace.

System Solution

According to Sound Division’s David Graham, this was an extremely comprehensive and sophisticated installation. A total of thirty-four loudspeakers from three different manufacturers — plus requisite amplification, processing, source selection and remote-control equipment — were installed across six separate areas of the private club.

The gymnasium and free weights area also had a full satellite television system installed so that exercisers may select the channel of their choice from the individual TV screens that are integrated into each piece of cardio equipment.

“We used a selection of JBL Control Series loudspeakers throughout the gym, sports bar and terrace, and outdoor pool areas — mainly ceiling speakers, with the exception of four white JBL Control 23 units in the sports bar, plus a Crown-driven Turbosound Impact 80 system for the aerobics studio and an all-weather, moisture-proof system from A Parte in the indoor pool and as part of the outdoor pool system,” explains David.

“We also supplied a portable music system from Denon complete with AKG radio mic for the indoor pool for competitions, galas and other events.

Amplification, processing and control throughout is from Cloud — with the exception of the aerobics studio, where we used a Crown XLS402 to drive the Turbosound Impact 80s, and the sports bar, where we opted for a Harman Kardon HK3480 FM receiver/amplifier.

We then integrated the new system with the existing elements that the client wanted to keep, such as their large plasma screen, and then tested, commissioned and handed over the system.”

The Result

David Graham concludes, “I’m pleased to say that the installation ran extremely smoothly, and the client now has a sophisticated and versatile AV system throughout the club of a quality that befits the luxury of the surroundings.”

Fitness / Leisure

Roehampton Club

Complete AV system for exclusive Richmond Park sports club
Sound Division have done a great job and have been a pleasure dealing with. They have delivered us an integrated system that sounds great, ticks all the boxes for useability, and the feedback from our members has been really good.
Ian Jackson
Health & Fitness Manager

At a Glance

Gymnasium

  • JBL Control 24C flush ceiling speakers
  • Cloud Z4, 4 zone mixer & CX-A6 amplifier

Aerobic studio

  • Turbosound Impact 80 wall speakers
  • Cloud 261 zone controller & amplification
  • Sennheiser headset radio mic system

Indoor pool

  • Aparte SDi60 moisture-proof speakers
  • Cloud amplification & control

Portable system

  • Denon DN-T625 media player
  • AKG WMS40 radio mic system
  • ABS rack carry case

Outside pool & terrace area

  • JBL Control 24 CT & Aparte SDi60 speakers
  • Cloud Z8, 8 zone control mixer