NORTHRIDGE, California – If you can make it in New York, you can make it
anywhere—and HARMAN’s JBL VTX line arrays have made it in New York in a big
way, with Clair Brothers Audio Systems installing a comprehensive VTX system,
powered by Crown Audio I-Tech HD amplifiers, at The Theater at Madison Square
Garden.
“The
Theater at Madison Square Garden is a world-class venue and nothing less than a
world-class sound reinforcement system would be appropriate,” said Jim
Devenney, Senior Engineer for Clair Brothers Audio Systems. “Tom Arrigoni,
Russell Lynn and Tim Parsaca, from the Garden’s production staff, provided
critical design and logistical support, helping to make this install
successful.”
The
main loudspeaker system consists of left and right flown clusters of nine JBL VTX
V25 fullsize line array elements each, along with two hangs of four S28
subwoofers each. The centerfill cluster includes six VERTEC® VT4887A compact line array elements. The main left and
right clusters are located just offstage of the proscenium opening and the subwoofer
hangs are offstage of the main arrays.
To
cover the back third of the venue’s seating, Clair Brothers deployed two delay
rings—the first ring has 16 bi-amped JBL AM7212/66 loudspeakers and the second
delay ring includes 14 AC28/95 loudspeakers. In addition, eight JBL AM5212 loudspeakers
cover the side box seats.
“The
V25 line arrays proved to be the perfect choice for this application, since
they deliver higher sound output and wider coverage for their size than any
other line array I know,” Devenney said. “We were able to fit in nine per side,
which, in combination with the VT4887A center fill speakers, were more than
enough to do the job.”
“We
wanted to ensure even coverage throughout the back of the theater, which is why
we went with the additional JBL AM7212/66, AC28/95 and AM5212 speakers,”
Devenney added. “The combination of the main VTX and VERTEC and the delay speakers enables an optimum sonic balance
throughout the venue.”
All
system amplification and speaker processing is handled by 24 Crown IT 4x3500HD
4-channel amplifiers. Two BSS Soundweb London BLU-160 signal processors with
digital audio bus and additional input and output cards are placed inline
before the amplifiers for system routing and to interface with the fire alarm
muting system.
“The
before and after difference in sound quality is phenomenal,” Devenney
concluded. “We knew the VTX and VERTEC line arrays would provide better clarity, output and
coverage over the previous system, but the level of improvement really needs to
be heard to be appreciated.”
For more information on Clair Brothers, please visit www.clairsystems.com
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