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In 2008, Club Systems Inernational Magazine nominates SBS - Systems By Shorty, for a 4th time in 6 years for the Worlds best sound system Category, for Lotusoundbar in Honolulu Hawaii
In 2006, Club Systems Inernational Magazine nominated SBS - Systems By Shorty, for a 3rd year in a row for the Worlds best sound system Category, for Club Stereo in Montreal Canada.
In 2005, Club Systems International Magazine nominated Stereo in Montreal, for the ìNight Stalker Awardî which is equivalent to the peoples choice award, which is judged by on line voting for its SBS Sound System.
In 2004, for the 1st time ever SBS - Systems By Shorty was nominated for his Analog sound system for The Club World Award @ Club Stereo in Montreal Canada for the World,s Best Sound System . This award is also known as the Disco Globes Award, the most prestigious award to be presented to any nightclub or sound company by a industry trade magazine: Club Systems International.
For 2 decades, Craig 'Shorty' Bernabeu & his company SBS, has worked on and designed some of the finest systems of our time. From Club Zanzibar, Club 88 and Twilo in NYC, To building and designing the Award winning and Nominated sound systems at Stereo in Montreal Canada, and the 2008 award nominated custom built SBS sound system at Lotus Sound Bar in Hawaii.
In late 2007, Early 2008, SBS is designing, building and will be shipping in SBS tradition, a High end Analog Sound system of thee highest quality to Greece. This is a sound system that is on a level that has never been built before for any club. This SBS sound system will out perform anything SBS has ever built to date. This is by far the highest quality system we have ever designed and built. Details of this HiFi Analog system is listed below
02/08, The Legendary Eldorado Bumper Cars in Coney Island NY Goes SBS:
SBS has been Hired to engineer a High End Analog sound system for The Eldorado much like our award Nomiated systems of the past and Present, that have set and raised the bar for high quality HIFI sound in night clubs, but in a amuesment park ride. SBS will be utilizing at The Eldorado Bumper Cars, Thrive Audio Processing, SBS S3X-xovers,SBS Modified Bryston xovers. Bryston. Mcintosh, BGW, Crown and eventually Thrive Audio amps as a later upgrade to power this sound system, with TAD and some JBL components.
Introduction:
SBS - Systems By Shorty was founded in 2001. Craig "Shorty" Bernabeu has been in the audioindustry since 1985. Shorty has extensive experience on some of the finest sound systems of the past, Such as Club Zanzibar and Club 88,these two rooms had Richard Long Sound Systems, Then years later Twilo in NYC.
In late 1995, Shorty was hired to work for Phazon, with Steve Dash and Phil Smith at nightclub Twilo in NYC, as the head sound technician. At Twilo Shortyworked with resident DJ JR Vasquez, and other world famous DJs such as: Sasha & Digweed, Paul VanDyk and Carl Cox just to mention a few.
In late 2001, SBS aquired a new client, legendary DJ ProducerDavid Morales of Def Mix Productions. In February of 2003, SBS - Systems By Shorty aquired Club Stereo Montreal Canada as a new acount. Shorty was hired as the head sound engineer and the sole designer of a New Custom SBS Analog sound system for Club Stereo Montreal Canada. The system that Shorty Designed, was world reknown and was known as the benchmark sound system at that time.
SBS Design Philosopy and Theories:
SBS is a sound company that offers the absolute finest Audio system for your nightclub space. Our theories are, offer the best quality product with the best build quality,and you will have the finest sound system in your nightclub space.
At SBS we hand build all of our speaker boxes and soundsystems around each and every room, with no two sound systems exactly the same. Custom built SBSsound systems will produce the ultimate sonic fidelity, and will perform well beyond your expectations. SBS sound systems are engineered to beextremely rugged and will perform at 100% each and every night of operation.
SBS usesthe absolute best quality wood and load our custom speaker boxes with the finest drivers availablenamely TAD audio components. We do offer and engineer other drivers with our custom boxes andsound systems for every budget, for any potential client that wants and has to have a System ByShorty. For clients with smaller budgets in mind, we do use some off the shelf products and offer EAWproducts for off the shelf speaker boxes.
Processing:
SBS features, the SBS S3X 3 way electronic xover for total control of the entire sound system seperatly. We utilize Bryston custom modified fullrange Analog x-overs for all of our Hiend sound systems, Bryston products include a 20 year warranty, Our SBS Modified Bryston x-overs are custom built and designed around each and every application for the ultimate performance . SBS works direct with the engineers at Bryston in the design phase of these x-overs & Install for each and every job, with all our own custom x-over slopes and frequencies.
Thrive Audio Processors, Thrive Audio custom Vacum Tube Isolators, 5 band Program equalizers & The Bad Neighbor. Currently SBS is the only sound compny in the World to offer Thrive Audio processing & Amplifiers. See details below to find out more about SBS Designs and side projects, to find out more about SBS and Thrive Audio
Amplifiers:
SBS uses the finest amplifiers available on the market,Thrive Audio, Bryston, Crown, BGW, Chevin Research and Crest. We chose these 6 brands because of their sonic fidelity,Performance & Reliability. These amplifiers perform and sound amazing.
The engineering:
Any sound system engineered and purchased from SBS - Systems By Shorty is totally unique and acompletely state of the art sound system that is totally innovative, rugged and light years ahead of anyother sound system that has ever been engineered by any sound company in any nightclub to date.
Our previous SBS Showroom, Club Stereo in Montreal Canada:
This venue had a one of a kind custom SBS Analog sound system, that set the new standard and revolutionized the pro audio industry for hi fidelity, pro audio playback sound for any nightclub built today. Award details are described above.
Two of our Current one of a kind showrooms are:
Lotusoundbar in Honolulu Hawaii 10-03-06 www.lotusoundbar.com & Gspotclub www.Gspotclub.net In Shanghai China
These two current one of a kind sound systems are extremely unique, featuring all of our custom built state of the art cabinet designs.Lotus Sound Bar In Honolulu Hawaii - is a 1 of kind showroom for SBS and Thrive Audio Products. Lotusoundbar is the 1st club in the world with the complete line of Thrive Audio Amplifiers, These Prototype hand made Thrive Audio HiFi amplifiers, are truely state of the art and have a frequency bandwidth from as low as 5 hz to well above 45 kHz.
Lotusoundbar is also the 3rd nightclub in the worldto utilize the Thrive audio Vacum tube Isolator, this processor is one of the most sought after processors on the Planet. This High-end SBS analog sound system has one of the widest frequency responses in the feild, it has a frequency bandwidth from 5hz to 110 kHz, this is the 1st large custom SBS HIFI sound system in the USA to utilize TAD speakers. SBS has one awards and has been nominated many times for our custom sound systems with TAD Speakers.
In 2008 Club Systems Inernational Magazine nominated SBS - Systems By Shorty, for a 4th time in 6 years for the Worlds best sound system Category for Lotusoundbar in Honolulu Hawaii
G Spot Club Shanghai China , This is our 1st Showroom in Asia with a one of a kind custom State Of The Art SBS Analog sound system, Gspot will utilizeTAD speakers With a Custom built SBS speaker system, featuring all of our state of the art custom cabinet designs. This sound system will utilize SBS Modified Bryston Analog Processing. Gspot will also utilize SBS Modified Bryston & Crown amplification, with custom Thrive Audio vacuum Tube Processing. Gspot is the 3rd club in the world and the 1st club in Asia to feature a Custom Award Winning SBS Sound System, and Thrive audio Isolators. Gspot Club will also Bare the widest frequency response in Pro Audio, with a frequency band width from 1Hz to over 132kHz which is far greater than any sound system installed currently to date!
Sonic qualities of an SBS (Systems By Shorty) sound system:
Sound that has a very exciting character and is very smooth and transparent with imaging and depthso vivid you can see literally into the actual sound track. You're going to hear every innerdetail of the music the way the producer intended. It will playback any style of music in a flawless manor.With our hiend sound system THE BEAST installed in your nightclub, you can play jazz and it's going to sound wonderful, You can playhouse and it will sound amazing, you can play progressive or tech house and it will soundunbelievable, you can play Disco and it will sound like the musicians are there playing live right infront of you on your dance floor.
We use all HiFi products in our sound systems, so it will not be afatiguing sound after long hours of play at high SPL. In fact as loud as our sound systems playback audio, your club patrons can still easily hold a conversation on the dance floor without raisingtheir voice to their partner. So your club patrons will not leave your club with their ears ringinglike in other clubs.
Upgrades / Service Contracts:
SBS offers service contracts and upgrades for your sound system. We offer monthly contracts toservice, maintain and upgrade your sound system to improve it sonically and mechanically.
SBS Designs and side projects:
For the last 4 years I have Been working on electronic designs with a new company called Thrive Audio, This company will feature Hiend hifi products for the pro audio industry that are very innovative. The 1st product out is our Vacum tube Isolator, & let the dj manipulate the sound track how they like without creating anydamage to the speaker system.
We will have alot of new processors and various products on the way in the near future, with a full Amplifier linecomming soon in the near future that are amazing. Pics and updates on our product line will be comming soon.
Summer of 2007 I introduce SBS ELECTRONICS our first processor the SBS S3X 3 way electronic xover see more technical details below
Thrive Audio product comments:
Paul Shih, Owner / operator Lotus Sound Bar Hawaii:
I Just got the Thrive isolator from Shorty. It sounds goooooood!! I guess the tube inside is working it's magic!!
Duron Tarik coments on The Thrive Audio Isolator:
The Thrive Audio Isolator was so FUCKIN SMOOTH SOUNDING you could not tell when he was dropping the bass, it JUST sound like the records were made with those drops in them. That blew my mind right there. Shorty took me to the booth to see it up close & i had to hold my self back from touching the Thrive Audio Isolator.(i want one please can i have one)
Duron Tarik posts his coments on his Recent Purchase of a Thrive Audio Isolator:
http://www.systemsbyshorty.com/messageboard/toast.asp?sub=sh ow&action=posts&fid=2&tid=726
The first thing & biggest thing i notice right away was how it killed all the harshness coming out of my cd players. I always hated the yorkville tops we have, but they are only in the lounge so it was always cool. But now they are starting to sound like something with the isolator in the signal chain. Im loving the smooth responce it gives my system also. I can really hear what the tubes are doing compared to playing on the system without it. It brought the bass kick out front & in your chest were i like it also.
As far as isolators go, no other isolator i have heard adds to your sound system Like the Thrive, So i have to give Thrive an A+ for that. Im loving the sweep knobs A also for that feature. I can see having alot of fun just playing with the sweeps live in the club with certain records. Got to give Thrive an A+ for adding the tubes in an dj tool for the club. The lil things, like the ingraved lettering & the blue/gray knobs they used to me really sets Thrive apart from most of the other RLA colored or stander silver knobs isolators out there. The connection's on the back can't be touched by any isolator on the market today A for this also.
For me The Thrive Audio isolator is a win win, dope sound with killer features:
I can't wait to see what Thrive has instore for us next.
Thrive Audio Client Kevin James, speaks on his recent purchase of a Thrive Audio Islator:
http://www.systemsbyshorty.com/messageboard/toast.asp?sub=sh ow&action=posts&fid=2&tid=726
Wow didn't even know Shorty had a forum. Like Duron, I too recently purchased a Thrive Audio isolator and I have to say Duron hit it on the head with this post. The unit sounds absolutly amazing and there simply isn't another isolator out there that can compete with this one. I would elaborate but I don't think there is anything Duron didn't already say aside from the +6/+10 switch on the back. I tried the +6 side first then switched to +10 and holy crap, it just gave so much punch to the lows, all while staying 100% clean. Loving that feature.
The sound it produces is really something to behold. The lows just have more weight to them, the midbass is super clean, the mids sparkle and add a snap to the snare that I'm loving, and the highs have a sweetness to them without any harshness. It really breathes new life into the music. Everything else Duron already said, and quite well I'd say.
Thrive Audio Program Equalizer
9/01/07 The Most anticipated State Of The Art Program EQ, will be makin its rounds being demonstrated in nyc..s leading dance clubs.
I been listening to this prototype program eq for quite sometime now, & I have alot of serious listening hours on this eq, aswell as our team at Thrive Audio and it just sounds nothing short of spectacular, just unbelievable. We demoed this EQ with a wide variety of music chosen to listen to.
Its really amazing how it improves your source & system just by inserting it in your system. All the hash & fuzz that mumbles & clutters up the music is gone with this eq inserted in the signal chain, notes that will normally get lost & buried that you dont really notice in a recording, you hear so vividly with this Program EQ, you bypass this eq, & you notice imedialtly how info is just lost and congested sounding with less clarity when this eq is in bypass. This eq will reveal notes that you never really heard before in your fav music, all the little minute phrases mixed low in the recordings you hear cleanly and very clearly with incredible definition, then when you bypass the eq those minute phrases that you hear so cleanly and clearly, gets congested sounding and buried, just everything has a glarey texture to it when this eq is in bypass. The individuality of the instruments is incredible, the seperation, dynamic range & frequency Response is beyond unbelievable with the Thrive Audio Program EQ.
The features & Topology we offer with the Thrive Audio Program EQ, no Program EQ of the past or present has ever been designed with these features or topologies in mind. With the Thrive Audio EQ you can really dial it in and sweetin up the source how you like it, and get rt where you need to go and take poor recordings that are hard to play on a system and make them very playable and extreamily enjoyable.
9-10-07 Club Elevation in NJ
9-12-07 JR Vasquez Demoes Thrive Audio Program EQ
9-15-07 Louie Vega & Kevin Hedge Demo Thrive Audio Isolator and Thrive Audio EQ club Cielo
9-22-07 Louie Vega & Kevin Hedge Demo Thrive Audio Isolator and Thrive Audio EQ club Cielo a second week in a row
10-07-07 Danny Krivit will Demo & Premere the Thrive Audio Isolator and Thrive Audio EQ for 718 Sesions @ Webster Hall
Thrive Audio EQ comments:
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6504
Splash W/ Shorty And Junior
I've got to say, that it was a great night to hear this EQ. I started the night with going to Pacha for the 718 Sessions w/ Danny and Louie. It sound in both rooms were different. When I got to Splash the show was in progress and the sound at this place is really really phenomenal. Since i've move back to new york i have going around and listening. I've got to say that there are rooms with a great deal of power but no real clarity in the way the sound is delivered. I do know that each time i go to splash (which has been about 3 to 4 times) since june it is always refreshing to hear a sound system that keeps it simple. So my hats off to all the staff at THRIVE and Shorty. Keep up the good work..... and for the rest of you guys you really should check the sound out at Splash.
clubman5
Wave Music Moderator
I was at Cielo Wedensday!So, old man audio went out Wedensday night, I met up with Shorty, Duron, Ed, and a few others!
I was in the booth as the 5 band EQ was being put in, I heard the Bozak Iso during a previous party before the house night started. Not only did I see the EQ, I got to play with it as well over Cielos system. What a SMOOTH sounding piece. I loved punching up the low mids for percussions and stuff, every band has selectable turnover frequencies, and the piece has balls, and that certain sound in the mids, woody and creamy I call it.
Select the right turnover freq on the LF, punch it up a bit, and WOW, great weight, great sounding bottom, no muddiness. And you get some punch, not that car bass groan like I heard over the system with the Bozak piece in it! The highs and mids had no grit or harshness to it, I must admit, its a great EQ! Actually, more like a Masterpiece, to be exact.
Then Kevin Hedge came on, he played some outtafuckinsight music, and I have heard Kevin before, he has always had great taste in music, but Wedensday night he had a flow like Ive never heard out of him before! On the mic, Keven even said the night seemed alot livelier than usual, and attributed it to the crowd, but I looked at Shorty and Ed, they looked at me, and we all said he into that EQ and Isolator! You could see it in his face as he was playing, I dont need people to tell me any words, I study the facial expressions, and I know!
Classic circuits, new parts = great sound and high reliability. The piece DID NOT get tired or fatigued sounding through the night, as many other lesser items I have known, do!
This piece I really enjoyed, and I want to try it on my system. Today, right off the bat, I already know without a doubt I have better mids and highs than Cielo, so, I REALLY want to hear this Thrive 5 band EQ on my system!
Good job Shorty!
Ed (Sound) Campbell
The Bomb
The Eq Midbass Was Killer. You Could Here Drums On The Other Side Of The Room.
Ed (Sound) Campbell
Thrive/SBS Explosion
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6534
Well, it is here and I have heard, touched it and witneesed it. The Thrive series of Isolator and EQ is out of this world. Myself and the likes of Scott, Duron and Barry along with Shorty hung out at Cielo for a change and I don't go out. However I heard things in these units which I have not heard in 26 years of sound experience.
The EQ performs like a vintage warm hifi unit with clean crisp hi's sexy fullrange and ddep bass. The isolator did the business, it performed like and RLA crossover. The key point is no distortion existed at high levels when the system at Cielo was driven. These units are question hi end pro units. I watched when they were installed and when they were being tweaked, make no mistake SBS is for real. I was blown away which is rare for me and Scott who stood around with his mouth open. We where impressed as well as Duron and Barry.
The proto type eq looks superb and will blow anyone away. Good work Shorty, we had a blast. So if there is any doubt forget it it exists and right now I don't think there are any units out here that will come close. I heard some of the worst recorded tracks last night and the unit reshaped it to sound outstanding. Vocals and horns sound outrageous. My hat is off to Shorty. I dare anyone to differ, I heard for myself.
Pleasure meeting Duron and Barry, we had a great time.
Ed (Sound) Campbell
Here is some technical info on the SBS S3X 3 way xover:
The SBS S3X 3way Active Stereo electronic xover, is designed and engineered to be used primarly with SBS multiple amplified 3,4,5 & 6 way SBS Sound systems. But the SBS S3X can be used in a number applications.
The SBS S3X offers 3 front panel rotary controls, Sub bass, full range & tweeter Hi frequency outputs to give the user total control over the entire sound system.
The S3X is designed with a choice of hand made custom built conductive plastic or carbon pots with custom tailered tapers, i was able to design the pots activity to operate exactly how i wanted it to operate. These custom hand made pots can only be offered with the S3X. The conductive Plastic pots are good for over 100,000 rotational turns & the Carbon Pots are good for well over 15,000 rotational turns, for many many years of hard use without sonic fatuige, durability, or tracking issues..
The circuit board traces where hand layed out with thick traces to asure the smoothest and fastest signal flow posible from component to component, to asure the highest quality would be achieved
The S3X is designed to withstand hard non stop use without failure.
Voicing of the SBS S3X:
I took careful measures to design this x-over to give the SBS S3X a 80s vintage tone.
I used very special technics to age the S3X to give this unit a 80s vintage tone, that will not have any effect on the reliability of my product.
SBS S3X Features:
+ 16 DB of boost in the Sub bass & Tweeter outputs, Fullrange, unity output,
3 front panel level controls can be used for variable gain, to cut, boost, or for custom tailoring & manipulating a recording from song to song with any portion of the sound system on the fly.
Hi quality stereo Unbalanced RCA inputs and outputs, color coded for ease of instalation and hook up
18 DB Butterworth slopes
Sub Bass Freq 20 - 100 HZ
Tweeter Freq 7K - UP
Fullrange 20 hz to over 30K
SBS S3X XOVER PRODUCT LINE COMENTS:
Client Rashiem coments on the SBS S3X
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6371& ;page=5
Shorty came over with his SBS S3X x-over with conductive plastic pots:
Shorty came over and hooked his x-over with conductive plastic pots, and I was impressed. The design is tight and the knobs are HOT. The feel of the knobs are lick cutting through butter...smooth. As for the sound...once again like his isolator piece..the sound is superb. On the high end ,being that it is crossed over at 7k you definitely get more information coming through your tweeters. Which really makes the source audio sound so much lively and you hear sounds of instruments coming through your tweeter you probably never new was there. The fullrange is tight but has balls the more you turn the knob clockwise. Same for the bass. Overall its a strong clean sounding x-over.You will mot be disappointed. Here is some Pics i took at home in my DJ Room...http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6 371&page=5
RASHIEM REPLIES TO A QUESTION ASKED WHAT 3 WAY XOVER HE REPLACED FOR THE SBS S3X 3 WAY XOVER WITH CARBON POTS:
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6371& ;page=5
Originally Posted by DSA.audionice!
what were you using before?and which pots did you get? THE CARBON POTS
I WAS USING A PDS-3000...STEVE DASH PIECE.
Enjoy it!
RASHIEM DEMOS HIS SBS S3X 3 WAY XOVER WITH CARBON POTS:
SHORTY CAME OVER WITH HIS S3X X-OVER WITH THE CARBON POTS AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE FEEL AND SOUND WAS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT. THEY BOTH SOUND GOOD BUT I FEEL THE CARBON POTS SOUNDS MORE TRUE TO THE SOURCE AUDIO YOUR LISTENING TOO. THE CARBON POTS ARE MORE 80'S AND ANALOG FEELISH. IT GIVES YOU THAT CLUB THUMB IN YOUR CHEST BUT STILL HAS THE CLARITY OF VOCALS AND HIGHS TO KEEP UP
DURON TARIK DEMOES SBS S3X @ CLUB ELEVATION:
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6371
Thrive Audio Client Duron Tarik, speaks on his recent demo of The SBS S3X 3 way electronic xover:
http://www.systemsbyshorty.com/messageboard/toast.asp?sub=sh ow&action=posts&fid=2&tid=734
BIG BALLS on that SBS crossover.
Well Shorty came thru Elevation with the SBS S3X XOVER & we put it in the system & the sound was massive. First thing i notice was the sweeting sound it gave to the tweeters, the full range was laid back & smooth with just the right bump. the Sub was big & pushing alot of weight around. You don't have to push the unit hard to get proper sound. & if i kept the SX3 at the same levels i use to play my DSX 3000 at i would be able to turn my master on my urei down from 7 to 8 being peak to 5 to 6 being peak so thats a good plus. Overall the sound was an A+. It gave my stacks that all in one speaker sound with all the proper seperation. I have to give it up to Shorty & his team once again for another product well done.
As i stated many times I'm not an tech guy i just know good sound to my ears & what my ears tell me, But while i was demoing the SBS crossover i was telling Shorty that i love how it makes my speaker stacks sound, like one unit, as appose to 3 separate componets.If by using the 18 DB Butterworth slopes it help to give that one big speaker sound the unit does that 100% in my setup. How it makes the tweeters sound thats one thing that stuck out most to me about the SBS crossover
I have had my system setup with two differnet crossover since i started, an DSX 3000 & a Ashly xl 2001. Im currently using the Ashly because i like the sound i get with that unit over what i was getting out of the DSX 3000. Not that either unit is better than one another but more of what my ears prefer.
The SBS unit gave my system an whole other sound that the Ashly & DSX did not & could not get (maybe someone else could get them to sound like the SBS but i can't at this time)
The SBS S3X was too DAMM quiet at Idol, LOL When we stop playing music i thought the system was off it was so quiet. The Master was on 6. The pots were set to Low@11oclock full@12oclock tweeters@1oclock. The cd had stopped playing & we were on the main dance floor when it went off. b4 we were about to go put another cut on we both said at the same time. DAMM that thing is quiet.
Current News and SBS Info:
SBS GOES TO Greece IN 2008:
2008 New HiFi SBS Sound System will be shipping shortly. This will be the highest quality SBS Sound System to date:
Here will be the list of gear
House system:
Processing:
1 SBS S3X 3 way xover
1 Thrive Audio Program EQ
1 Thrive Audio Bad Neighbor
1 Thrive Audio Isolator
1 Summit Audio DCL 200 Compresor
1 Urei 1620 mixer
2 SBS Modified Bryston 10B xovers
3 BSS 966 OPAL system eqs
SBS Cabinets
1 SBS console
5 SBS SBH 2.18 with extensions
8 SBS FLH 215 TAD 1603 Loaded
8 SBS FLH 112 TAD 1201 Loaded (Trapazoid)
8 SBS SMH 4002 (Trapizoid)
4 SBS STA LOADED WITH 16 JBL 2402 TWEETERS
Amps:
1 Mark Levinson Amplifier NO. 331 driving 8 TAD 4002, comp drivers
1 Krell FPB 400cx Driving 8 TAD 1201s
4 Thrive Audio Maya amplifiers driving 16 TAD 1603s
2 Thrive Audio Alva Amplifiers on 16 JBL Tweeters
3 Crown MA 3600s (SBS Modified) on 5 Bass horns
DJ Booth Monitor system
Processing:
1) SBS S3X 3 way Booth Xover
1) BSS 966 Opal EQ
1) Ashley XR Series xover (Booth fullrange Xover)
Drivers:
2) TAD ET 703
2) JBL Compresion Drivers
2) Low Mid drivers
8) JBL 10 in Bass Drivers
4) JBL Subbass Drivers
Amps:
1 Thrive Audio Alva, on TAD ET 703 Tweeters
1 Thrive Audio Syla, on Comp drivers
1 Thrive Audio Reya, on Low mids
1 Crown Macro Reference 1, on MidBass
1 Crown MA 2402vz, on Subbass
All the speaker wire will be 10 Gauge Cardas, we are deciding on signal and High-end D to A converters now, so this is not decided yet, but will keep you updated on this shortly.
My client decided to contact me to build and design a system of this magnitude because he wanted to go real high-end, very exotic, ultra hifi and did not want a digital sound system.
8/15/07SBS INTRODUCES SBS ELECTRONICS PRODUCT LINE OF PROCESSORS TECHNICAL INFO ABOVE:
10/15/06 and 11/02/06 - With our new HIFI Showrooms in Honolulu Hawaii @ Lotusoundbar in the USA, and in Shanghai China @ Gspotclub.
SBS has expanded operations internationally beyond the north east. We are proud to announce our international expansion, with a new international website comming soon, and international offices with SBS international tech support aswell.
All of our international contact info will be posted on our current website www.systemsbyshorty.com , www.systemsbyshorty.com is currently under constuction with updates and modifications and [email protected] is currently active for any questions regarding SBS systems around the Globe for any perspective clients that is interested in a SBS Sound System. This expansion will help SBS grow in the future, world wide with a international tech support.
All Contact Info:
[email protected] or for the SBS International email contact [email protected] & international website info comming soon www.sbsint.com Office phone:732-991-0899 to set up an appointment to discuss questions you might have about a sound system for yourspace.
SBS Client list go to www.systemsbyshorty.com:
SBS Custom Home Sound System:
http://www.wavemusic.com/community/showthread.php?t=6021& ;page=2&highlight=shorty
I had Shorty build me some custom speaker boxes for my DJ Room. Two tad-1603 mid-boxes and two Hi / midrange 3 way boxes. The sound is superb, the vocals are clean and in your face, the snares are crisp, the kick is in your chest. Im very happy with the sound Install. My DJ room is alive now ready for hours and hours of none stop music. thanx Shorty.
SBS Home System visual clips:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9NfW1SlDQGU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXod6AD2e8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8437SP7H2B0
Paul Shih owner operator Lotus Sound Bar Comments online about his SBS System :
I can't begin to tell you how good it sounded. Great job Shorty. This guy works like 12 to 15 hours. After a hard working day, I will be refreshed by listening to this system. Elements I wouldn't hear from other system but I would with this one. This system def change the way I listen and play music. I will post more updates soon
Reviews and comments on the SBS - SystemsByShorty Sound Systems:
RedOne63, A long time Stereo client, Comments on the current sound system in Club Stereo, in Montreal Canada:
Since Shorty left, and they implemented the changes, my hearing is definitely suffering.I really notice it when I go on both friday and saturday.I'm OK on the Friday, but everything sounds muffled on Saturday, I can't hear the low beats at all. Time for ear plugs. Sigh.
Fred Bissnette, Another Stereo client That comments on the current sound system in Club Stereo, in Montreal Canada:
I..ve never heard anything better than shortys work at Stereo, I..ve heard the room when it was shorty System, and ive heard it now that its digital and i liked the analog best,
When shorty handled it, it was a very hi fi type sound like an old pair of bozak concert grands the bass still sounds ok, but the mid high and ultra high sections of the sound are really raw at the high spl levels and dont sound as natural. if it wasent for the push to analog the system would never have evolved into what it is and was.
Johnny Vicious coments on myspace.com/lotusoundbar, on his gig @ Lotus sound bar on Jan 23 2007 10:08P :
g was a great host ...i had a great time .. thanks for the hospitality and the sound system is worldclass !!!i cant wait to return to hawaii and play at lotusthanksvish
Drift, Posts about his opinions on the SBS sound system Lotusoundbar Honolulu Hawaii:
.......i normally donÃt post, but i just want to put in my 2 cents here.....
......i have to agree with clubman5 "hearing with your own ears will be the best and most definite answer you can get!"
........for me, i have to take it one step further......before i was a dj/gearhead, i loved to dance (and still do)......in my book, the ultimate test of a system is if it can get your feet moving......and in the end, thatÃs what most club systems are designed for anyway.......
.......the same record can sound completely different on two systems (the difference between blah and making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up) the system makes all the difference in the world(dj aside)....and like a good chef.........you can give them all the same ingredients and have a come up with different dishes..............of gear+room acoutstics+installation and tuning..........in the end it comes down to something un-quantifiable.....that spark or magic which cant really be explained.....which has the ability to move you or not....
........and now to my point......(sorry it took so long)....I never had a chance to make it out to Stereo in Montreal to hear Shorty's install, but did have the chance to go to LOVE in the west village and hear Gary's system a few times.......I recently returned home to Hawaii, and low and behold.....A SBS rig in Honolulu........
............proof is in the pudding (aka...sweat factor).........and the pudding i prefer would be shorty's.....a hot evening on the dance floor was enough to make my lazy ass write this long post.....
......I agree however that taste in sound is subjective.....but that's my say on this debate......aloha
Duron Tarik Comments on the SBS System and Thrive Audio Isolator at SBNY
I went to Splash Bar NYC last night to meet up with SBS "Shorty" to hear one of his jobs around the NY/NJ area & i am now trully one of his disiples. The sound of that place which Shorty himself calls an entry level sound system was insane. The rich, sweet sound was heard all around the club. I heard classics that i hear all the time & that me my self have just played on my on clubs system & they sounded like whole new version. Like i was live in the studio when they were making them. The sound seem to come from nowhere but was everywhere. At no time did i have to yell to talk & when i left it was like i was never in a club, my ears were fine (no ringing).
The Thrive Audio Isolator was so FUCKIN SMOOTH SOUNDING you could not tell when he was dropping the bass, it JUST sound like the records were made with those drops in them. That blew my mind right there. Shorty took me to the booth to see it up close & i had to hold my self back from touching the Thrive Audio Isolator.(i want one please can i have one)
Nelson "Paradise" Roman was laying down the classics so smooth & it really freaked me out to see him mixing off the room speakers instend of the two EAW monitors he had right in front of him. He handle the system like the tru champ he is.
I have been to alot of clubs,bars & lounges in the NY/NJ area. But last night showed me that 90% of the places that i think sound good or great only sound good & great compared to the sound that we are being givin these days by these sound installers. Shorty has stepped up the bar on sound quality & took it back to what so many of us have forgot exists.
I for one thx you SHORTY for bringing back quality sound.
DJ Manny Queen comments on SBNY sound system Comments on the SBS System at SBNY
pound for pound splash is the best room in NYC
Taken from Dtourism.com
Thread: Stellar sound system PAST & PRESENT!:
KuzeConfirmed Member:
AUSOME thread haha. Some good systems have been mentioned, butt the #1 of the moment goes to Lotus Soundbar in Honolulu. Designed by Shorty with all the handmade Thrive Audio amps and the EQ isolator in the DJ booth. You don't even need a monitor you can feel the room that well.:
You nerds should peep Lotus ASAP. And DJ's, it was by far the most enjoyable experience I had performing. Not having a monitor took some getting used to, butt with the wall of Thrive Audio amps to the right, it was entrancing just looking over there at the curved array of LEDs to keep the levels right.:
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Vman:
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posted December 01, 2006 02:17 PM:
I visited the Lotus a few weeks ago and got to listen to the Shorty's work and let me tell you it is tight!!! I met the wonderful folks of the establishment.....Paul and the crew big shouts from San Francisco!!!
Now back to the system, I got to hear the system at a low level and it is very crisp, clear and tight! It reminded me of a bedroom with klipsh la scala's, old school cerwin vega v1000 earthquakes.....crisp highs, clear midrange, bass that goes through your body and spaciousness (close your eyes in the middle of the floor and you can 'see' where the performers are at in the recording).....now bring that sound quality along with lots of custom gear to a club scale dayyymmm! The leds on the amps blipped on the first dot only and I can imagine what the system would sound like! I cant wait to visit Honolulu again and listen to the system at full stretch....wine, women, and a whole lot of songs!!Wonderful work Shorty!! Good wishes to your vision Paul!V:
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Go in, Go up... Ohhh!! You found it!Club G-Spot : Review and picturesby Plui, Oct 31st 06, 21:13 | permalink:
A low-pitch rumble becomes a heavier thud as the lift ascends to the 4th Floor of No. 1 Huai Hai Zhong Lu. The elevator doors open to a chorus line of "Huan yin guang ling" girls flanked on either side by some well-suited heavy-hitters. Behind them a wall glows with coloured strips of LED much like the "Scratch 'n Sniff"/tasting wall at the entry to Willy Wonka's top-secret candyland in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" but with a darker twist - The real difference is that this factory is all about eye and ear candy, and it's no longer a secret: It's Club G-Spot.:
And that's just the foyer! Enter the main room and head toward the dance floor - that low-pitched thud becomes a downright thump thump thump. There's table seating, as well as booths overlooking the dance floor, all lined with a plush purple carpeted wall with circular light rings cut into the design. Form meets function here as the carpeted wall effectively reduces the reverberation in the massive main room. Left of the bar is more raised table-seating and access to another room that acts as both a VIP room or a second dance area with its own bar and DJ booth and retractable wall on bigger nights.:
It's opening night and John Digweed is flown in to flex the beats on the new "Systems By Shorty" (SBS) creation - a 4-tower gargantuan arranged to saturate sound in the club's sweet-spot: G-Spot's G-Spot is in the middle of all 4 towers right under the large mirror ball... Head there for some bassbin bliss - it's flooded with bass. The speaker enclosures themselves throw the beats directly onto the dance floor so it's actually possible to stand near any of the towers and still carry out a conversation on just about anything.:
The conversation/controversy in the SmartShanghai forum leading up to the opening night was not entirely unfounded - the SBS system rocks it hard, it's very powerful without being loud on the ears. As for the eyes, the combination of multi-colored wall cutouts and ceiling effects along with the massive LED wall behind the DJ booth drench G-Spot with an 80s "Blade Runner" hazy glow.:
The "Blade Runner" effect is carried out through the long, black-marbled corridors that lead to the KTV section of the club that effectively occupies about one-third of G-Spot's 2,000 sq/m of space. The halls are bathed in a red glow of lights and mirrors leading to any one of the 8 pimped out KTV rooms. These rooms hold up to 50 and have audio/video feeds from the main dance floor that can be over-ridden with KTV audio. A closer inspection of the club's floor plan reveals a suspicious 9th private room separate from the rest, and one can only imagine what goes on in there... :
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pchubu a clubber, comments on the SBS Gspot system:
Went out to catch the much-vaunted system by Shorty and left duly impressed. I'd venture to say that the system at GSpot is definitely on par with the Phazon soundsystems used at Twilo (NY) Womb (Tokyo). You have to be on the dancefloor to get a proper feel for the system, and if on the dancefloor you get transparent sound across the whole frequency spectrum. If the DJs technique is crap and the CUE/PRG tracks aren't in lockstep - there's no place to hide with the sound so clear. No muddiness and you definitely don't get the tinniness that you sometimes hear from digital systems. Warm, full, voluminous bass that fills the floor and kicks squarely with real punch. Spent a good amount of time just standing in front of the stacks feeling the sound and the system. Awesome. It's been a while since I last experienced a system that pushed sound like this one can. It's inarguably Shanghai's best system. I hope they keep a tight music-program that covers a wide range of Dance/Electronica and DJs/musicians both local/abroad.:
I'm no fan of minimal electro, but the system makes music from that genre sound good and even compelled me to dance to it. I'm convinced you could play John Tesh or Yanni and the system would manage to make even them sound goood.:
I was told that Shorty'll be back at GSpot on a regular basis to tune the system. Impressive. Glad that nearly all sofas/tables are on the side and out of view (for the most part). As it gives the diceplayers and scenesters who aren't there to contribute to the party/vibe a place on the fringes and the serious punters a place to soak in the sound.:
I give Digweed a B. Some phenomenal and blinding tunes here and there, but the sum didn't exceed the individual parts. Choppy and disjointed flow at times as the programming wasn't as tight as Ive heard him capable of in times past. Functional, straightforward mixing that got the job done.:
A good mix of local and foreign clientele with most of the locals sat on the sidelines and the foreigners situated around the bar/dancefloor or on the dancefloor.:
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