K-array provides a new audio system to Palm Beach Dramaworks including KP102 line arrays, KMT21 subwoofers, and KAN200 flexible array element loudspeakers.
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PALM BEACH, FL – Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional not-for-profit theatre company that has been entertaining the local West Palm Beach community in Florida since 2000. By 2011, its productions were growing in both scope and audience attendance so the decision was made to move into a larger, 218-seat facility in downtown West Palm Beach. With immediate needs for several interior renovations, any plans to upgrade the existing sound system were put on a back burner. It wasn’t until February of this year that Dramaworks was finally able to invest in new acoustics, selecting K-array audio solutions to enhance the listening experience of its patrons.
Recognizing that the space required a high-grade, professional-quality sound reinforcement system to keep pace with the ever-increasing quality of their productions, as well as comply with the unusual architectural details of the theater, such as the very high proscenium opening, installer Matt Kelly of Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Production Services chose a K-array system with four KP102 line array elements accompanied by two KMT21 subwoofers and four KAN200 flexible array element loudspeakers.
“They (the owners) didn’t want the speakers to be visually obtrusive and wanted to keep the stage readily accessible,” Kelly explains. “We knew that the sound system had to come closer to ear level though, and KP102’s slim profile allowed that to happen.”
The KP102 array elements were small enough to mount to the side of the proscenium without diminishing the visual appeal of its fine architectural details while the four Anakonda KAN200 elements were placed at the edge of the stage facing the audience, improving intelligibility for the orchestra seats closest to the stage.
“These are some of the prime seats in the house, yet they were lacking intelligible audio before we installed the K-array system.” Kelly says. “The Anakondas provided a nice fill without overpowering the other speakers.”
Palm Beach Dramaworks audio engineer, Richard Szczublewski, was impressed with the overall audio quality:
“The K-array system delivered a significant improvement in both clarity and intelligibility,” he says. “Now the theater has great sound quality, coverage and frequency response.”
