EM Acoustics provides bespoke sound for new 1Rebel gym in Dubai

Composed of Levels OFF, This innovative gym has more than forty speakers and subwoofers EM Acoustics that provide high-impact sound adapted to each training experience.

Known as the king of gyms in London, 1Rebel is a benchmark in this sector in the United Kingdom that has extended its experimental and personalized vision of sports facilities to Australia and, most recently, in United Arab Emirates (EAU) with the opening of its first branch in Dubai, Located in the cosmopolitan area of ​​the city's financial center, en ICD Brookfield.

This gym boutique offers an experience to stay fit or fitness one of a kind. Its facilities follow that pattern in terms of audiovisual technology and production refers. To carry out this last aspect at the Dubai headquarters, the local integrator and distributor Levels OFF was the successful bidder of the project during the design and marketing phase.

Supervised by project management Turner & Townsend, The interior design of the gym has been the work of Allen Architecture Interior Design y WHAT London (in London). The new installation required visual Led systems, High-end audio and lighting in various specific training areas.

The technological option chosen for the audio system has been that of the manufacturer EM Acoustics, with the installation of more than forty speakers and subwoofers that provide the high-octane soundtrack, intrinsic to the training experience, in one surface of 3.000 m2.

How do you explain Hassan Alwan, managing partner of Levels AV, “1Rebel was clear about the level of AV system that this project required. Their gyms have an impressive reputation and part of the appeal lies in their aesthetics and the festive atmosphere of the experience., and the installed products had to reflect it”.

The core of each 1Rebel gym is in each defined training zone of the facility. The the Ride hall is one of them, with bicycles spinning latest generation, in an environment that is more reminiscent of a nightclub than a gym.

Besides, the Reshape the room is dedicated to a mix of high intensity exercises, from treadmill sprints to free weight circuits. Besides, an area of open gym allows users to use a variety of high-end weight and cardio equipment in less structured one-on-one sessions. The reception and changing rooms complete the new facilities.

“This project required club-quality sound in several areas, As it is 1Rebel's first open-plan gym - Alwan emphasizes -. We needed high quality speakers that would produce crystal clear sound across a mix of music genres and EM Acoustics was an obvious choice for this project., with powerful equipment for its size that offers unmatched audio quality, with a uniform coverage that does not interfere with the modern aesthetics of the space”.

First of all, the Ride room required a fully immersive audiovisual experience. “Along with some effects of dynamic lighting with RGB animation laser effects, effects of RGB laser bar, moving RGBW spotlight heads, ParZoom lights and multi beam bars-Led SharBar, a powerful club sound is offered thanks to ssix high-power speakers EMS-81X and to the subwoofers S-15 y S48 by EM Acoustics; a combination that guarantees complete coverage”.

Simplified touchscreen audio-visual controls make it easy for the trainer to access the system, with an activation program that allows users to prepare and sequence integrated media together, los Light FX and the soundtracks.

Dedicated to HIIT (high intensity interval training), The Rescape room features a sound system with integrated control to create and maintain high intensity during classes. Levels AV has installed six EMS-81X speakers and two subwoofers S-12, along with iPad stations to control the system via Pixilab y Avolites.

Intended for personal sessions and individual training, The open gym area has striking personalized overhead lighting, a continuation of the club atmosphere offered by eight EMS-61 two-way speakers to ensure uniform coverage.

Continuing with the party atmosphere even in the locker rooms, the sound system is based on four compact speakers EMS-41, in both the men's and women's facilities. Background audio in the reception area is provided by two compact speakers EMS-51.

All sound systems deployed at 1Rebel Dubai are controlled via Xilica, with amplifiers Research line that control the more than forty EM Acoustics speakers and subwoofers. The solutions of MuxLab integrate multimedia and content servers in Led screens.