PHILADELPHIA — The Philly Pops, one of the largest standalone pops orchestras in the U.S., needed a miniature mic solution to amplify the string ensemble of the Philly Pops’ 65-piece ensemble. Houser Audio, the Pops’ official audio provider, picked Point Source Audio’s Series8 CO-8WL omnidirectional lavalier mics for the task.
Andre Houser, the founder/chief engineer of Houser Audio said, “The Point Source mics sounded amazing — very natural. I was blown away.”
The Series8 lavalier mics were first employed at the Philly Pops world premiere of “Cirque Goes to the Movies” featuring Cirque’s breathtaking acrobatics punctuated with music from blockbuster movie classics, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Titanic, Mission Impossible, James Bond and more.
The Series8 collection is offered in headset, earset and lavalier styles in both omnidirectional and cardioid polar patterns. The mics’ natural tone won Houser over and he now incorporates the Point Source Audio mics for all the orchestra’s performances. He connects each transducer using PSA’s X-Con-Ext, a two-foot extender cable to the microphones then mounts the XLR connectors to the mic stands.
“It’s inspiring to hear our customers validate our microphones’ sonic quality, and discover exceptional ways of using them,” said PSA president James Lamb, adding “the X-Connector concept gives our customers versatility to lengthen the mic cables or to change terminations instantly — without soldering or a lot of technical know-how.”
For more details from Point Source Audio, go to www.point-sourceaudio.com.
