All photos courtesy Jordan Moore
When leaders at Calvary Church in Jupiter, Florida decided to expand the ministry into a new facility, they wanted a high-quality audio experience for members and attendees inside the new auditorium. Founded in 1997, they later acquired their own permanent property to accommodate growth and committed $13M to the new development and repurposing of the pre-existing auditorium. They hired Milwaukee-based Avenue Systems to design and install the new AV infrastructure.
Knowing that within the new space, Calvary would need to meet all requirements of a modern contemporary church — “relatively high energy sound but not concert levels”, according to Avenue Systems’ Director of Client Relations, Terry Rhodes — Avenue System's audiovisual specialists were asked to design an elevated experience. A key ingredient to that design is a site-wide Martin Audio CDD point source solution.
The new technical infrastructure also needed to work within a scalable space. Rhodes notes, “As this wasn’t a particularly deep room there was no requirement for a line array — however, it was relatively wide. So distributed audio from point source boxes made more sense, and was also more economically friendly to their budget, considering they had a number of issues to address.”
Rhodes also says Calvary’s technical team, under production director Steve Sweeney, would require ease of use, affording volunteer-friendly operation, automation and flexibility. He emphasizes, “The partnership we formed was all about trust and building a relationship.”
His sound reinforcement design is based around a pair of CDD15 each side of the stage, with four CDD12 set back in a delay ring along with a pair of CDD10, and five of the ultra-compact CDD6 serving as infills. “We also had four SX218 subs buried in bunkers at the face of the stage,” he adds. These were powered by Martin Audio sister company, Linea Research’s 44M20 4-channel amplifiers, managed through Q-SYS processing.
To truly optimize the system, the new room required acoustic treatment to tame reverberation, flutter and echo. With the help of Martin Audio regional rep Martha Callaghan, Avenue Systems continued to offer support to Calvary Church, making resources available to strengthen infrastructure where necessary, building an AV solution to serve not only the current congregation but also future generations.
Steve Sweeney comments, “It goes without saying that having a great relationship with an integrator makes all the difference. Avenue Systems was always there for us, both answering questions to help our volunteers understand the ‘why' behind our new space's audio design and taking time to showcase the value of Martin Audio's CDD line. We were so impressed by how the speakers delivered a complete, balanced sound experience for our congregation during both contemporary worship and our Bible Teaching led by our Sr. Pastor.”
He concludes, “Terry Rhodes was both a great advocate for Martin Audio's line of audio, and the value of Linea Research's amplifiers and how well they integrate with our other systems and controls. We're glad we made this choice, recommended by Avenue Systems. Martin Audio makes phenomenal speakers.”
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