DAS Audio's Artec series ensures voice intelligibility in places of worship

In the Californian church of Emmaus, the sound system has been renovated and an Artec-320 line-array has been installed, along with three Artec-322S subwoofers for low frequency and two Artec-306 boxes in their passive version.

The church of Emmaus is a Christian congregation with a contemporary approach that captivates its parishioners. apart from the word, music assumes a fundamental role in its services. To ensure maximum clarity and natural sound reproduction, The church management has decided to reinforce its sound system with the systems THE audio of the Arcte series 300.

The Californian design/assembly firm Props OFF was responsible for designing and installing the new sound system. Michael Betancourt, CEO of the company and member of the Emmaus congregation, opted for a system consisting of an Artec-320 line-array together with three Artec-322S subwoofers for low frequency and two Artec-306 boxes in its passive version. All systems were chosen in white to integrate with the aesthetics of the temple.

In this audio system upgrade they opted to fly a central cluster of six Artec-320 cabinets over the altar/stage area, accompanied by three Artec-322S subwoofers flown directly behind the Artec-320s in cardioid configuration to reduce bass contamination at the altar.

The worship area has a wing-like area on the left side in front of the stage, and to ensure coverage, two Artec-306 systems have been installed.

Also, They used a single power amplifier 4 DX-80i channels to power the center group and subwoofers, plus an IA-402 two-channel power amplifier to amplify the two Artec-306.

Betancourt describes the reasons for choosing DAS Audio systems. “First and foremost was the sound quality of the Artec series, for both music playback and speech intelligibility. In second place, The dispersion characteristics of these speakers make the sound directional, eliminating the need for sound treatments to reduce reflections. Besides, The compact size of the cabinets allows for a clean installation that blends into the space while the flown subwoofers keep the altar area clear.”.