Lift AV of Renton, Washington has successfully incorporated all three model types currently available from the EV-Innovation family - EVA (Expandable Vertical Array), EVF (front-loaded), and EVH (horn-loaded) - into complete AV design/installation projects at houses of worship in their region. Justin Friesen of Lift AV described two such recent projects in Yakima, Washington - one of which, at Stone Church, is notable as one of the first US installations to utilise all three EV-I models at a single site.
"Stone Church was a full sanctuary remodel with an extensive audio, video, and lighting installation," Friesen explains. "This is a balconied auditorium of approximately 1200 seats, and the church required even coverage from the front half of the stage all the way back to the far corners. Line arrays were the obvious choice, and we wanted to put in the very best-sounding and most flexible system possible, and all at a reasonable budget. The EVA (Expandable Vertical Array) made a strong impression on us at last year's InfoComm show; beyond excellent audio quality, it offers really amazing value - especially considering how few amplifiers are required to power the system."
Friesen continues, "We also designed and installed an EVF system for West Valley Nazarene Church. This was a challenging design, as it's a shallow room that requires almost 240-degree coverage around the stage - almost in the round. We needed to meet the church's budget requirements while meeting their need for full-coverage, full-bandwidth sound in a space with no room for subs.
"We addressed this thoroughly and cost-effectively with three 90-degree-vertical clusters of two EVF-1122S/94 (90 x 40-degree 12-inch two-way) full-range boxes and one EVF-1151S (single 15-inch) low-frequency box. It works beautifully. These clusters are run passively via the low-frequency crossover in the 15-inch box - we're using just one CPS 2.12 amp channel per cluster."
(Jim Evans)
