With speakers mounted near each entrance, on either side of the quarter-mile long imported steel trusses running the length of the stadium, the new system provides seamless pre and post-game production coverage to fans. The speakers, installed nearly 85ft from the ground, are secured to the trusses with custom One Systems 212IM-U brackets, designed specifically for these applications.
"We thought we would have to give up sound quality for aesthetics due to the architectural requirements, but the 312CIM's provide both," says Demetrius Palavos, senior sales and design engineer for Pro Media/Ultra Sound (PMUS). "The compactness of these speakers is incredible and working at 70-Volt mode, they meet the throw requirements superbly and blend in well with the iconic architecture."
Cowboys Stadium design consultants, WJHW Inc. of Dallas, chose One Systems for the superior sound quality and inherent weather resistant details, as well as the fact that they are paintable to match the architecture, visually unobtrusive and rust resistant.
"The architects' aesthetic requirement dictated that the speakers must blend into the architecture and not leave any rust stains on the area below," says Kevin Day of WJHW. "We were quite pleased with the power and sound quality from these speakers and look forward to specifying these for future projects where weather survivability and good sound quality are desired."
One Systems engineer, Mike O'Neill, was directly involved in the project. "Mike was fantastic and actually turned us on to One Systems in the first place," says Day. "The entire team was great to work with, they understood our need to paint the speakers to match the trusses and worked with us closely as to not void the warranty. No other company we spoke with gave us that customisable option."
This isn't the first stadium installation for One Systems. "Weatherproofing, bandwidth, output, vocal intelligibility and customization when necessary, are what our speakers are all about," says One Systems president, Doug MacCallum. "They work especially well in these high-noise, long throw situations. And it's always exciting to be a part of such a high-profile venue."
(Jim Evans)
