Elon University installed a steerable Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeaker in its Great Hall.
Joe Davis said the new loud speaker will support the acoustics of video game tournaments, movies, graduation-related ceremonies, and more.
“The vast expanse of windows on three sides, plus one largely flat, sheetrock wall create a highly reverberant space that could be over-excited by amplified sound,” said Davis, assistant director of campus technology support and solutions architect for Elon University, in a previous statement. “And any permanent system had to be practically invisible while still providing high-level, full bandwidth sound. The CALs disappear into the décor and really do the job.”
According to a statement by Meyer Sound, the installation entailed two CAL 96 loudspeakers, which were mounted 13 feet high alongside wood-finished columns flanking the hall’s huge fireplace. Each loudspeaker covers half of the 88 x 158 foot area space, with a peak ceiling height of 43 feet.
Also, the install incorporated two UP-4XP loudspeakers in the side corners of the hall, with two M1D-Sub subwoofers hidden in the central columns. Audio distribution and optimization is provided by a Galileo loudspeaker management system with one Galileo 408 processor.
“The real calling card of CAL in the Great Hall is its intelligibility—it provides amazing clarity and natural voice quality right to the back corners of the room,” said Brian Cox, sales engineer for Audio & Light, in a previous statement. “We initially considered some other steerable column arrays for the room, but after hearing CAL at an InfoComm demo we were convinced it would provide a more powerful and musical solution. The end result was all we had expected—sound levels are practically flat across the entire room, and though it’s not meant to be a rock ‘n’ roll system, it gives you the output and low end for music reproduction.”
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