USA - BankAtlantic Center of Sunrise, Florida, is a multipurpose arena venue serving the diverse sports and entertainment needs of the Fort Lauderdale area. Aside from housing the Florida Panthers NHL franchise, the arena hosts minor league and college basketball, arena football, mixed-martial arts and professional wrestling, as well as such high-profile events as concerts by Iron Maiden and AC/DC, among others. In addition, in 2008 the venue hosted multiple presidential campaign events from then-Senator Barack Obama.

The BankAtlantic Center recently upgraded its sound system with a spread of products from EAW including KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, AX364 Arrayable Install Loudspeakers, AX366 Arrayable Install Loudspeakers, AX396 Arrayable Install Loudspeakers, SB1000z Large Format Subwoofers and UX8800 Digital Signal Processors.

The venue contracted Delray Beach-based Event Services and Support to create and install a sound system to replace its existing audio equipment. Event Services and Support in turn contacted EAW dealer Orlando-based Stage Audio & Lighting Productions. The system was designed by Max Munro, president of Event Services and Support, in coordination with Joe Fustolo of EAW's application support group and Phil Kovacevich of Stage Audio & Lighting Productions. It was tuned by Jamie Anderson of Rational Acoustics, using EAW's Smaart version 6.

"When asked to design and install a new sound system for the BankAtlantic Centre, I knew I had to provide top of the line equipment at an affordable price," stated Munro. "I was extremely pleased that EAW was able to come through for us."

"Everyone who has heard the Centre's new KF730 arrays has been blown away. The boxes provide powerful and articulate sound. Any arena would be proud to have a system such as this installed," said Kovacevich.

(Jim Evans)


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