In an effort to further enhance the amenities of this facility, local A/V integration firm DB Sound Systems of Punta Gorda, Florida along with Crossman Electrical Services, Inc., stepped in before the 2015 Spring Training season with a new sound reinforcement system centred on Ashly Audio processing, amplification, and user control, along with distributed Community loudspeakers. During the regular season, the new sound system will support the minor league Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Inputs to the new system include Shure wired and wireless microphones and a Denon CD/MP3 player. A powerful Ashly ne24.24M Protea modular digital matrix processor outfitted with eight inputs and 16 outputs provides customized processing for the loudspeaker and assisted-listening zones, a record output, and a remote output.
Three 4-channel 1500W Ashly nXe 1.54 network amplifiers power the loudspeakers, and Brown made good use of their programmable outputs: 10 channels operate at 70 volts for 18 Community R.5COAX99 loudspeakers, 16 Community R.25-94 loudspeakers, and 16 Community R.5.94 loudspeakers, whereas two channels operate at four ohms for a pair of long-throw Community R2-52 loudspeakers. A Lowell Pivoting Pedestal wall rack allows easy wiring and service, and Furman sequencing and power conditioning provides turnkey operation.
"The facilities within the Ashly ne24.24M matrix processor allowed us to tune each zone perfectly so that the transition between zones is absolutely seamless," said Brown. "Different zones have different loudspeaker complements that require different equalization, compression, and delays. Once we got everything in place, we realized that there were a few hot spots. We dialed them back a bit and added some more compression, and everything came out sounding very nice."
(Jim Evans)
