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Re: Assisting with church's system upgrade

Posted by brain echo (A) on January 22, 2002 at 13:53:57

In Reply to: Assisting with church's system upgrade posted by Stehno on January 12, 2002 at 07:46:50:

Hi,

I handle the sound for a church and like yourself had a much better home audio background in the beginning. May I suggest that you visit other churches in your area in a type of knowledge seeking mission. This has been beneficial to me in discovering strengths and weaknesses in different systems.

An important note is where the focus of your service is. In my case, voice intelligibility for the message seems to take precedence over musical performances as budget currently permits.

A secondary issue is esthetics. The sound maybe decent, but big black obtrusive speakers aren't always pleasant to look at.

You will be surprised to find out how little amplifier power organs require. Are you using a dedicated system for the organ?

As for feedback control, I've had great success with a Sabine feedback units. Of course, the proper speaker and layout would be first to minimize this problem.

For the look and sound did you consider looking at the Bose pro speaker line. The Bose Pro audio division isn't through the normal bose website. You can get contact information through the normal website. Normally, I wouldn't consider Bose for my home audio, but they seem to carry respectable gear for live sound.

If you do plan on doing most of the work yourself, I recommend a church or some live sound reinforcement guide.

By the way, I am currently using the Crown K-1 amp. I chose this model since fan noise is an issue. It does a fantastic job.

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Kimber Kable

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