The St Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton on the southeast coast of Florida has restored the clarity and power of its services with a sound system upgrade led by pro audio and lighting equipment supplier Sound & Lighting Solutions Inc (SLS). The project, which included the installation of an EAW ADAPTive sound system, resolved the church’s long-standing acoustic challenges while respecting its architectural splendour.
For years, the sanctuary stood as a visually stunning and architecturally rich space, but it struggled with poor acoustics – inconsistent sound coverage, a reverberant space and low speech intelligibility continually distracted from worship services.
‘When I first visited, I recognised the severity of the issues,’ says Jay Krause, owner of Sound & Lighting Solutions Inc. ‘The solution came in the form of four EAW AC6 ADAPTive Column Loudspeakers. The system looks as good as it sounds. Seamlessly integrated into the church’s architecture, the ADAPTive arrays preserve the sanctuary’s aesthetic while enhancing every word, note and moment shared within it.’
Using EAW’s Resolution software, ADAPTive arrays match their dispersion to match the room, keeping sound focused on the listeners and off reflective surfaces such as walls and ceilings. ‘It’s the best system I’ve found for providing consistent coverage throughout an entire listening area,’ Krause says. ‘Our team is fully invested in ADAPTive as a cutting-edge system, and we believe deeply in its ability to “make the word heard” clearly, consistently and powerfully.’
With the AC6 cabinets were custom painted to match the sanctuary’s fresco, churchgoers can now enjoy an audio environment that matches the elegance of the space.. Krause and his team brought a small paint chip to a store, where a custom paint code was created and shared with EAW for production.
‘Once the SLS team installed the speakers, it was a perfect match. During the first service, the father asked the congregation to spot the speakers, and no one could find them until he pointed them out,’ Krause says. ‘What once seemed unfixable is now a shining example of how innovation can elevate tradition. St Mark is now acoustically transparent, visually unobtrusive and spiritually uplifting thanks to EAW and its ADAPTive technology.’
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