"Now We Can Hear Everything"

Here at Lambda we custom build systems that meet our client’s space and fit what they are trying to accomplish for the long term. One of our long-time clients, First Presbyterian Church in Salida came to us, asking about a new audio system. Their old system was a set of hanging powered speakers and an over 10 year old soundboard. We wanted to design a system that would be able to provide even coverage, high intelligibility, and was cost effective and able to fit into their budget. 

Our favorite speaker manufacturer, Danley Sound Labs, recently released some new speaker offerings including the SH-110. The SH-110 is a 2-way, passive loudspeaker with 2 x 8″ low-frequency drivers and a 1.4″ exit high frequency compression driver, all mounted within a single 110° x 60° horn. After building a CAD of the room in Salida and modeling the room in Danley’s software, we chose the SH110 paired with a set of Danley Cubes and subwoofer, the THMini.

Part of designing this system revolved around the aesthetics of the room. We wanted a system that would cover the room extremely well, but also one that wouldn’t distract from the beauty of the space. The SH-110 has a very wide coverage at 110º, but in order to increase intelligibility across the room, we added a Cube speaker on each side to help make sure no matter where you sat, there is even audio coverage. For the final touch, a flown THMini was the perfect sub to make sure they had a nice even low end throughout the room to complete the sound. 

With a new speaker system, we also wanted to replace their aging digital sound board. The board they had was an original (first gen!) digital sound board from Presonus. The board had served them well but was at the end of its life. We gave them an Allen and Heath SQ6 with a 24in/12Out stagebox. One of the things we love the most about A&H SQ series is the simplicity of the user interface, with a powerful audio engine that can do everything a small to medium size church would want and more! With the new stage box we were able to sort and patch all their inputs on stage and get all of the monitor output patched as well. To cap everything off we also upgraded and replaced their old analog FM based hearing assistance system to a new WiFi digital system from Williams AV that will integrate with smart phones and Bluetooth receivers such as hearing aids.

The church was so happy with the new system and as we on site for support the first Sunday after install, we received multiple comments of “It was so clear and we could hear everything!”
And that’s what we like to hear!