Having worked on the Sugar Hut in London and its sister venue, the KBar in Chelsea, local audio installation company Cosmic Electronics was called in to provide the all-important sound systems. "Volume just wasn't the issue at the Sugar Hut," explains Mark Damon. "This is not a disco, it's a very upmarket club, so the brief called for very precise, very high-quality audio. Nor did they want to see the actual speakers, so all the cabinets have been hidden behind drapes or concealed in decorative cabinets."

Cosmic's choice of equipment was the EViD 'designer' speaker from ElectroVoice, supplied by Shuttlesound. The EViD range of compact, full-range loudspeakers was easily able to provide the power needed on the dancefloor, as well as low-key background music for the seating and eating zones around the club.

"We were constrained in some ways by the fact that this is a listed building with low ceilings. However, the EViDs have so much output relative to their size, they're compact and light so they can be installed onto simple wall-brackets, and their performance wasn't in the least affected by being hidden away behind cloth drapes." Cosmic has installed 12x EViD 6.2s, with two 18" Eliminator subs, in the main clubroom where the dancefloor is surrounded by seating. In the Gallery Bar, which is used for club members and VIPs, the formula changed slightly, calling for six of the smaller EViD 3.2 cabinets. And even more EViDs can be heard in the Karma BarÉbut not seen.