Bringing Concert-Quality Sound to Hotels & Restaurants

Hospitality is all about creating unforgettable guest experiences, yet sound quality is often overlooked. Michael Kinzel, Global Segment Manager Live & Entertainment Venues at d&b audiotechnik, reveals how their world-class speaker technology—trusted by music icons like Coldplay and Taylor Swift—is now enhancing hotel and restaurant soundscapes.

Key insights

  • 30% of Edition Hotels and numerous Marriott, W, and boutique hotels already use d&b sound systems.
  • Fine dining meets immersive sound: Guests can enjoy crystal-clear background music without shouting over dinner.
  • Hotels can seamlessly integrate audio controls into existing IT networks, allowing bar staff to adjust settings via smartphone or touchscreen panels.
  • From fine dining to nightlife: One touch lets hotels shift from a dinner ambiance to a DJ-ready setup.

Kinzel believes great sound is just as crucial as great food or comfortable beds—and hoteliers are now realizing its impact on guest experience. Expect to hear more high-fidelity hospitality soundscapes in 2025.

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Simone Puorto is a techno-philosopher, consultant with over 25 years of international experience, and the prolific author of five best-selling books exploring the intersection of technology and the travel industry.

Age 53, originally coming from the artist‘ side Michael joined the Pro AV industry in 1999. Over the last 2 decades he's mainly worked with a strong focus on the entertainment sector, among others doing nightclub projects in Spain, Abu Dhabi, China and Turkey

d&b provides professional audio solutions to accurately transfer passions through high-end quality speech and music reproduction. d&b is internationally regarded as a leading company for sound reinforcement systems in installed and mobile applications, with a reputation for quality of construction, standard of service, system integration principles, and pioneering technological development.

Founded in 1994 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, Hospitality Net is the #1 B2B portal for global hotel professionals and one of the longest-running independent hospitality B2B publications in the world. Hospitality Net acts as a neutral broker and publisher of hotel business information, built on a membership model for all stakeholders in the global hotel industry.