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APG reports success in Russia
Rob Hughes Jan 29 2010, 10:29am
Five clubs installed with APG systems in just six months
French loudspeaker manufacturer, APG, has enjoyed steady growth in the Russian market thanks to its sales partner Yugdoka, based in southern Russia. No less than five clubs in the Krasnodar Krai region of southern Russia have been installed with APG systems in the last six months.
The principal loudspeaker of choice for these clubs was the multi-purpose, high power SMX15 monitor speaker. Across the five clubs, a total of twenty SMX15s have been installed, supplemented by APG’s TB218S subs, with the exception of Club Malibu in Krasnodar city which has four APG DS15S multipurpose Dispersion Series loudspeakers, supplemented by two TB218S subs.
The nightclub industry is thriving in this part of Russia – each club boasts its own website and is sumptuously furnished and decorated. The biggest club, the Mozart in Novorossiysk, has a capacity of 1,200 people, while the others (Cafe Club Infiniti and Baoli in Krasnodar and the Che Guevara in Apsheronsk) can accommodate from between 350 to 700 revellers.
According to Yudoka’s Alexander Kharchenko, the SMX15 is an ideal product for the club market: “Over here, the name APG means quality, and I think that the SMX15 is a truly amazing product, and entirely representative of the company when it comes to sound quality and quality of engineering. It was conceived as a stage monitor, but it is so powerful, even in the low frequencies – which is important in the club market – and so versatile thanks to its ingenious ergonomics, that we can put it anywhere and it sounds better than most dedicated products. APG also has a range of subs that we can use with the SMX15, which gives us a complete club system that sounds amazing for a very competitive price.”
