CHICAGO – The Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center (JCC) at Chicago State University (CSU) in Chicago recently added a new Danley-based distributed arena sound system powered by Lab.gruppen's C Series amplifiers.
The University tapped two local Chicago companies to assist with the design and install of the new distributed system: Sound of Authority (SOA), which has a long-standing relationship with the university, and Johnson AV Engineering, which has collaborated with SOA on past design projects.
The distributed system is driven by five Lab.gruppen C Series C 68:4 4-channel amplifiers, each providing 4 × 1700W at 4 ohms. The amps, each packaged in a 2U chassis, are rack-mounted in the catwalk above the arena. The Danley units are 4-ohm cabinets, so each amp channel drives a single loudspeaker.
"I've been using Lab.gruppen amplifiers for years and have never had a serious problem. They are extremely efficient and durable," said Aaron Johnson, president of Johnson AV Engineering. "I really like the C Series amplifiers," he added.
The system consists of four pairs of Danley SH 69 full-range loudspeakers flown along the long sides of the arena to cover each zone (one handling the upper seating region and the other assigned the lower region). Single Danley SH 60 full-range loudspeakers cover the corners of the arena. Each end is covered by a cluster of two SH-60s over a single SH-69, for upper and lower regions, respectively.
"The Danley/Lab.gruppen system works exactly how we wanted," Johnson added. "The University and the fans are extremely pleased with the end result."
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