SCOTTSDALE, AZ – CCS Presentation Systems recently completed the audio system installation at Talking Stick Resort using JBL Control Contractor loudspeakers. The installation was tailored to the needs of each sound "zone" for the resort's 240,000 square feet of gaming space, 50,000-square-foot, 22-room conference center and 13,000-square-foot spa.
The interior spaces posed a variety of challenges, including multiple surface types, different ceiling heights and the noise from more than 800 slot machines and crowds of visitors.
Concentrating mainly on the casino floor, conference center and other common areas, CSS found the JBL gear to meet the installation needs of the variety of challenging audio environments.
"When we initially examined the different rooms and surfaces, we thought we would have to go with several vendors to make it all come alive," said Rod Andrewson, manager of engineering, CCS Presentation Systems. "However, during the design process, we realized JBL had a speaker for each of the necessary casino applications, which were all more economical and allowed us to meet the sound pressure level requirements. We were able to produce the SPL more efficiently with less equipment."
In more than 100 zones, CCS installed a total of 1,131 JBL Control Contractor speakers. The gaming zone is equipped with 222 Control 47CT small-format ceiling speakers that incorporate JBL's proprietary RBI Radiation Boundary Integration for consistent coverage of the listening space.
The conference center combines 154 of the 47CTs with four Control 26CT small-format speakers and 24 Control 322CT large-format speakers.
The hotel area is equipped with 197 Control 47CTs plus six Control 25 AVs in those locations that required surface-mount speakers and 52 Control 26CTs for lower-SPL and fill locations.
"JBL has great sound quality right out the box, so making the three areas sound perfect was simple," said Andrewson. "We measure the success of all of our projects in client satisfaction and Casino Arizona was very pleased with the end result. With that, across the board, our project managers, installers and engineering team are very proud of the hard work and are excited to see the casino functioning successfully."
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