This historic landmark church required a loudspeaker system that provided clarity of the spoken word, as well as seamless visual integration. Community Professional Loudspeakers answered the challenge with Entasys, a three-way, full-range column-array, weather-resistant loudspeaker system. This system boasts multiple low frequency, midrange and high frequency drivers, delivering a targeted vertical beamwidth from 800Hz to 16kHz. ENTASYS' modular design allowed the installer to use multiple full-range columns to create an exceptionally tight-focused vertical coverage.
"The Entasys system was selected for its quality audio performance and the ability to visually blend with the aesthetics of the hall's classic architecture," says Anthony Albano of Avondale, Pennsylvania-based Naamans Creek Audio/Video. "Intelligibility was key, and the look and feel of the church could not be compromised. Community delivers on both count."
Painted with a faux finish to imitate the look of classic marble, the Entasys loudspeakers were mounted on support columns on either side of the alter, with additional units midway back in the hall as delay loudspeakers. "The reviews have been wonderful", says Albano. "Sit anywhere in the church and you can understand every word of the spoken message."
(Jim Evans)
