Arrival spaces that sound considered.
An entrance is experienced by more people than any other space in a building, and by each of them for only a few seconds. That changes what the audio is for.
What makes an arrival space different
Presence, not fidelity
Nobody sits down to listen in a lobby. The system exists so the space registers as considered and cared for, alongside the stone and the lighting. That justifies a simpler design — often a single pair, no dedicated subwoofer, no separate DSP zone.
The architecture is the point
Fluted marble pilasters, panelled millwork and feature stone are the reason these rooms look the way they do. A speaker narrow enough to sit within a single flute preserves the column's rhythm; one that spans several breaks it.
Budget belongs in the next room
Over-engineering a space people walk through adds cost without a corresponding gain in experience. The same money delivers far more in the rooms on either side of it, where people actually stay.
What we’d specify here.
Bonsai
12mm deep and 22mm wide — narrow enough to sit inside a single flute of a fluted marble pilaster or reeded timber panel, in white to match pale stone veining.
View Bonsai →Cane
23mm at 92dB, for larger lobbies or where the entrance opens directly into a room the sound should carry into. Champagne finish reads as part of oak or brass trim.
View Cane →Cedar
For hotel-scale reception spaces with hard marble and glass, where 100W RMS at 96dB provides the reserve a larger, more reflective volume needs.
View Cedar →Air Amp
Drives the pair directly with wireless streaming — appropriate to a zone that rarely justifies dedicated rack equipment of its own.
View Air Amp →Real entrance & lobby installations.
Entrance & Lobby questions.
Do entrance and lobby speakers need a subwoofer?
Usually not. Ambient coverage in a space people pass through rarely needs sub-bass extension, so many lobby installations run a single pair from an amplifier such as the Air Amp with no dedicated subwoofer at all.
Can a speaker be mounted on a fluted marble column?
Yes, if it is narrow enough to sit within one flute rather than spanning several — which preserves the column's vertical rhythm. Bonsai is 22mm wide and 12mm deep, which is what makes that possible.
Should an entrance be its own audio zone?
Usually it is wired into the same zone as the room it opens onto, so there is no audible drop in volume or tone as someone moves through the threshold. That continuity is a zoning decision made before cabling.
What finish suits a marble or stone lobby?
Match the immediate mounting surface rather than the room overall — white against pale Calacatta veining, champagne against oak or brass trim. XSCACE offers champagne, black and white as standard, with custom RAL matching for architectural projects.