LARGO, FL – The Pinellas County School District is the seventh largest in Florida and the 21st largest in the U.S., and it oversees 16 performing arts centers shared among its 141 elementary, middle, high and specialty public schools. Keane Acoustics and BCI Integrated Solutions helped upgrade three of those centers with Community's Entasys three-way, column line-arrays.
Mike Vetter, the district's technology specialist for the performing arts, spearheaded the initiative to upgrade the auditoriums. Vetter contacted Michael Keane, owner of Oldsmar, Fla.-based Keane Acoustics, who designed each of the three systems using the Entasys gear. Tampa-based BCI Integrated Solutions, led by Bill Fairchild, completed the installation.
The project schedule required all work to be completed during summer break, within 65 days. With the multi-use requirements of these facilities, Keane selected two Entasys modules for either side of the stage in each venue, providing consistent coverage, musicality and intelligibility, along with an appearance that blended well with each room's aesthetics.
"Community loudspeakers and brackets made for a seamless installation," said BCI's Steve Sanders. "Other loudspeakers would have doubled the labor time."
"The Entasys loudspeakers delivered uniform coverage to every seat with linear phase and a full rich sound," added BCI president Grant Becker, who assisted Keane in tuning the auditoriums. "Very little equalization was required to achieve a great performance. We foresee many more successful Community installations in the Pinellas School District's auditoriums."
Vetter agreed. "BCI and Keene Acoustics were a dream to work with. Their understanding of the complexity of the project was top notch. Many logistical issues needed to be addressed, and the project needed to be completed in a very short time. We couldn't be happier with the sound quality and the system design."
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