HDSX optimizes sound of background music in 4-star hotel

The lobby is the heart of every hotel. The first impression after entering is crucial in order to immediately establish a positive relationship with the hotel. This is where the hotel guest checks in, is welcomed at reception, probably spends some of his time here, meets with business partners, or at least passes through it several times to get to his room, to the breakfast room or to go to the bar. In short: the atmosphere of the lobby is the calling card of every hotel.

We equipped a prominent 4-star hotel in the city of Hamburg with an HDSX box and achieved a significant improvement in sound. This confirms once again that the HDSX box optimizes every music system.

This hotel places great value on a musically perfect sound ambience. Various music channels are offered around the clock via a streaming service provider and can be selected. In the lobby - just like in the restaurant - there are various sound zones, the volume of which can be individually adjusted in different places. This makes it possible to adjust the volume in individual areas of the lobby, where conversations are held, for example, to the situation. The well-distributed speakers produce good sound quality and the music can be heard throughout the lobby area. This system is well thought out and equipped with high-quality system elements.

But even this system, which is excellent in terms of its concept and choice of materials, cannot solve the biggest problem of background music: the differences in volume within the pieces of music and the playlist, in which pieces produced at different volumes are generally played one after the other. As is the case almost everywhere, the beginnings of pieces of music cannot be heard; the music can only be clearly identified in the chorus or at the end.

This creates a diffuse soundscape that is only easily understandable in some places, but is essentially perceived as just one noise. This is especially true when the lobby is busy. If several guests check in or out at the same time and there are several people in the lobby, the music can no longer be heard. Turning the volume up now will bring the music to the foreground, but will inevitably lead to a nuisance for the lobby guests when the music gets louder again of its own accord.

We install the HDSX box and examine the result together with the technical manager: We can immediately lower the basic volume because the box ensures that all music elements are broadcast at a reliably equal volume. The beginning of the songs can be heard just as well as the chorus or a dynamic finale. The music sounds absolutely consistent and there are no more fluctuations. The music can be clearly identified in all parts of the lobby. The volume is pleasant, the music is not dominant. Goal achieved: The carefully selected music can now be heard throughout the entire area without causing any disturbances due to excessive volume. The technical manager is delighted.

We install the HDSX box and examine the result together with the technical manager: We can immediately lower the basic volume because the box ensures that all music elements are broadcast at a reliably equal volume. The beginning of the songs can be heard just as well as the chorus or a dynamic finale. The music sounds absolutely consistent and there are no more fluctuations. The music can be clearly identified in all parts of the lobby. The volume is pleasant, the music is not dominant. Goal achieved: The carefully selected music can now be heard throughout the entire area without causing any disturbance due to excessive volume. The technical manager is delighted. We go to the restaurant. There, where breakfast is served in the morning and the finest a la carte dishes are offered in the evening. The same picture here too.

Thanks to the HDSX box, the well-planned system with high-quality speakers sends out a consistent volume across all tracks throughout the restaurant – the music is present in detail without being disruptive. Changes in the music are also well perceived because the beginnings can be heard precisely. The technical director's initial concern that the song might become too loud as it gets louder is unfounded. The fact that this room has a higher proportion of its own reverberation does not have a negative effect either, as the HDSX box controls the sound in its frequencies so that the sound and the room are in a constant relationship with each other. The sound roof is stable and unobtrusive. Mission successful.

Especially in the hospitality sector, the quality of the background music is crucial for the business card of every hotel. Thanks to the HDSX box, the sound ambience in the hotel we equipped is now also of the highest standard. The hotel management also confirms this effect.