COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL – Sound of Authority provided the Country Club Hills Theater, an outdoor venue in this Chicago suburb, with a new sound system for the summer that includes components from D.A.S. Audio's Aero Series 2. The venue is being used this year for performers ranging from Toni Braxton, Al Jarreau, Eric Benet, Bobby Brown, David Sanborn and Smokey Robinson.
Ernest Greene, president and CEO of the Chicago-based soundco, provided D.A.S. Audio's Aero 50 line array enclosures and LX-218 subwoofers from the Aero Series 2 product group, augmented by Aero-12A line array modules for side fill. He discussed the challenges of providing sound at the venue.
"This is our third season handling sound services for the Country Club Hills Theater. While our client has always been happy with the sound reinforcement services we've provided, I'm always looking to improve upon what we've done previously, and this led to the purchase of our new D.A.S. Audio Aero Series 2 system. The Aero 50 offers a higher output level than what we used previously and this made it that much easier to provide consistent coverage throughout the audience areas."
The new SR system includes 12 Aero 50 line array enclosures-flown six modules per side at a trim height of about 14 feet. The two loudspeaker clusters are positioned about 40 feet apart and are augmented by eight D.A.S. Audio LX-218 subwoofers; ground stacked four enclosures per side in a two-high-by-two-wide configuration.
The Aero 50 is a 3-way, large format line array module incorporating dual 15-inch LF (low frequency) transducers, four 8-inch loudspeakers for the midrange and two neodymium compression drivers with 1.5-inch exits for the high frequencies. The LX-218 sub bass enclosures use two D.A.S. Audio 18LX long excursion transducers in a front loaded, bass reflex configuration. Crest Audio Pro II Series 8002 power amps drive both loudspeaker systems.
For side fills, the Sound of Authority crew placed four D.A.S. Audio Aero Series Aero-8A self-powered, 2-way, line array enclosures. These cabinets are positioned close to ear level-two units per side.
Greene credited the SR system for "a dramatic improvement in sound quality" and also complimented D.A.S. Audio's customer/technical support services, adding that D.A.S. Audio's Carlos Henao, the company's U.S. accounts manager, paid a visit to ensure the new equipment was operating as expected, and to help optimize the system to the venue. "The company's customer service is first-rate," Greene said.
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