Danley reinforces Yellow Jackets in Georgia
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Gainesville-based AV company dB Integrations recently gave Georgia Tech two Danley-based sound systems for Russ Chandler Stadium: one for game day that includes a beefy Danley SH96HO loudspeaker and an even beefier Danley BC415 subwoofer and one for practices that uses a more modest Danley OS80 weatherised loudspeaker.
“The Yellow Jackets had a dated sound reinforcement system mounted on a 25ft tower behind centre field,” explains Ronnie Stanford, director of sales and marketing at dB Integrations. “The audio quality was poor, and the system had zero low-frequency extension. The situation called for a complete redo, and we were careful to build game-day and practice systems that would help the team avoid noise complaints. In addition, we designed and installed a whole new front end in the press box, along with simple practice control from the home dugout.”
He continues: “The Georgia Tech facilities managers were already familiar with Danley Sound Labs because they heard a demo for the football field a few years ago. They didn’t want to mess with a distributed system - they wanted high fidelity, great intelligibility, and solid punch from the centre field tower. Danley boxes pack a lot of output into a small frame, which allowed the Yellow Jackets to hit a budget and minimize the system footprint while still meeting all of their objectives.”
All 4,000-plus seats stretch from approximately first base to approximately third base, and a single Danley SH96HO mounted on the old tower hits all of them with minimal spill above or to either side. The Danley BC415 subwoofer also provides significant low-frequency power and directivity, which again helps satisfy the close-quarters requirements for the stadium’s new system.
Two Danley DNA 20k4 Pro amplifiers - one for the SH96HO and one for the BC415 - each deliver four 5000W amplifier channels with comprehensive DSP and custom presets for the boxes. In the press box, four new Shure ULXD wireless receivers paired with handheld microphones feed an Allen & Heath SQ5, along with various playback devices.
(Jim Evans)
