With today’s sports fans regarding the experience outside the stadium to be as important as what goes on inside, ‘tailgate parties’ are becoming a regular part of the fan experience, and franchise owners creating spaces that go far beyond the traditional parking lot. One such, a partnership between the Cordish Company and the Texas Rangers, Texas Live! is an US$250m dining, entertainment and hospitality district located between the Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium and the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park.
With dozens of eateries, shops, hotels, convention space and a massive outdoor event pavilion, the space draws thousands of fans each week who come for games, food and fun. Sound is part of the package, and Cordish Company turned to integrators AVI Systems and DAS Audio to put together an audio system that could keep the action pumping.
Environment is the enemy of any outdoor system, and the harsh Texas climate had already wreaked havoc with the previous loudspeakers after just three short years, so weather resistance was factored highly into the choice of DAS Audio’s WR Series. A mainstay of numerous cruise liners, the WR Series boasts rugged weather resistant construction, as well as offering high SPL and consistent coverage.
The Texas Live! audio system incorporates eight WR-8826-DX dual six-inch two-way systems, with four WR-322S-DX subwoofers for powerful sound across the concourse. Each is mounted using its own weatherised bracket.
‘The DAS Audio WR Series was highly recommended for durability, but we were more than pleasantly surprised with the performance as well,’ says Texas Live! Director of Audio, Michael Roberts. ‘The system sounds great, from one end of the plaza to the other.’
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