"This was a team effort," says Craig Hylton of Performance Audio. "We worked closely with Monte Wise, Dave Larsen, George Georgallis, and Robert Deyarmond of EV every step of the way to really raise the bar for stadium sound with this install."
Comprising 52 XLC 127DVX loudspeakers deployed in four arrays, the new system provides seamless coverage to the arena's upper and lower bowls. FRX+640 loudspeakers were installed beneath the scoreboard for full-court coverage. The system is powered by 29 P3000RL remote-controlled amplifiers and controlled and supervised via two NetMax N8000 digital matrix controllers running IRIS-Net software with FIR-Drive. George Georgallis was a key member of the EV team, assisting Craig Hylton in writing the IRIS-Net file using FIR filters to optimize system performance -especially in terms of coverage.
"The system is a dream come true for Energy Solutions; it saves both space and money," says Hylton. "The control of the amps and the system monitoring through IRIS-Net is fabulous - it's what they've always wanted in there. The amount of equipment we replaced with just the two NetMax controllers was extraordinary - about three racks worth, and I don't know how much wire."
(Jim Evans)
