ELK GROVE, CA — For LifePointe Christian Church, which was converting a Harley Davidson showroom into a 400-seat church, David McLain, project manager with Olympia, WA-based CCI, recommended a NEXO PS15 system including three PS15s, one CD18 and a 4×4 NXAMP.
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“Pastor Chris Delfs sought out a new location where they would not only own their space but could create a unique, new culture,” said McLain. “They weren’t looking for a NEXO system per se, but were looking for good advice.”
McLain noted that the space, measuring only 60 feet deep and with less than 20 feet of trim, wasn’t well-suited for a line array. The asymmetrical horn pattern of a PS15, he added, “reaches the back rows with ease.”
“David actually discouraged a line array approach in this case, and if you look at how much the HVAC and lighting impacts the trim height, the PS solution was much better,” said Steve Armstrong of PROS Inc., independent rep firm for NEXO.
“I’d been hearing a lot of talk about NEXO speakers over the past few years,” and have listened to various models and I was impressed enough to recommend them for a couple of rooms, particularly given the outstanding support I’ve been receiving from Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems,” said McLain. “I didn’t really know the extent of the NEXO lineup until I had opportunity to listen critically and extensively to their whole selection of speakers at a demo at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center in California. The Cerritos Center is an awesome building. We used their beautiful main room to try out the NEXO speakers. I spent the first demo day designing speaker systems for rooms using various software, and I liked the way the NEXO speakers worked in the planning, and also liked what I saw in the computer models. The NS-1 software was easy to work with, so I imported some real-world rooms, like LifePointe, that I’d been working on. It appeared the NEXO PS Series would provide excellent coverage.
“I have to admit, there’s a fair bit of skeptic in me,” McLain continued. “A box that promises a rectangular coverage pattern had better do more than just advertise well! It needs to offer an actual rectangular coverage pattern. And, more importantly, it needs to sound good!
“In the next day’s listening tests, I measured 112 dB at the back of the listening room, and, I have to say, it sure didn’t feel like 112 dB,” McClain continued. “In fact, it didn’t sound like a PA playing. It sounded like a woman was right there singing to me. Yamaha brought in a live jazz drummer and they just sounded louder, like there was no PA in between. Even the little NEXO PS8 two-way sounded way bigger than its small size. And, all of the subwoofers for the line arrays – which were shaking my pant legs at 100 feet – are cardioid subs. Even during the “fairly loud” cuts, we could easily hold a conversation on the stage behind the subwoofers.”
Armstrong added that Pastor Delfs also appreciated CCI’s insistence on NEXO. “David has provided LifePointe with five previous systems and each one has progressed in terms of quality and capabilities,” he noted.
“Every Sunday, one of our congregation members emotes about the system, which is so significant to my passion to lead people to a better way, that I’m thrilled beyond words,” said Pastor Delfs. “I love the NEXO sound system. David and CCI hit it out of the ballpark.”
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