Before the Community Pentecostal Church hired Audio Plus for the upgrade, its system was falling apart, according to system engineer Brian Davis. The original component JBL loudspeaker system was still operating but it didn't cover the entire audience or offer reasonable intelligibility because of design oversights, and the concrete at the centre of the room made implementing new communication technology very difficult. What's more, the older acoustic repairs didn't leave the room performing well enough for good speech intelligibility or music clarity.
Upgrading the system meant a complete revamp of the entire layout: the speakers, the amplifiers, even the acoustic design. Audio Plus installed three clusters of PD series loudspeakers--each consisting of a PD5212/95 over a PD5200/95 - and a small pie-shaped area in the middle using PD5212/43 and PD5212/64. The main loudspeaker system was completed with the installation of the JBL ASB6128V subwoofer. Additional Harman products include Crown CTs and XTi amplifiers, BSS London BLU-16 processors, and JBL MRX512M floor monitors.
"We've used the PD series before in other hostile acoustic environments because of its control," Davis said. "It has wonderful horizontal and vertical control, and the fidelity and non-aggressive horn make it a pleasant loudspeaker that can handle anything you need."
(Jim Evans)
