A new sound reinforcement system at North Metro Church in Marietta, GA that’s designed to reproduce music at all volumes with fidelity was recently implemented by AV integrators Austin Sound Design utilizing Alcons Audio pro-ribbon loudspeakers.
“I attended a demo hosted by Alcons’ David Rahn and Scott Hough a few years ago,” says founder Chris Austin, who’s company is based in Auburn, GA. “I have always appreciated ribbon technology and was immediately drawn to the superior performance of the Alcons pro-ribbon systems. After years of listening to various premium systems, in both install and live music applications, I knew that Alcons was next generation technology and I wanted to be a part of it.”
The brief from North Metro Church was for a high dynamic range, low distortion and good coverage. “The church was open to new ideas and brands,” Austin notes. “Once they experienced a demo of the Alcons LR7 micro line array system installed at the Greater Atlanta Christian Church in nearby Norcross, they were more than happy to invest in their own Alcons installation.”
Specifically at North Metro, the integration team installed 18 bi-amplified LR18/90 compact line array modules, four triple 18-inch BC543i (install version) cardioid subwoofers and four SR9 compact in-fill monitors. Power and control of the loudspeakers is provided by five Sentinel10 and one Sentinel3 amplified controllers.
“Our company prides itself on providing the latest in technology and Alcons is a perfect anchor to that. The product line is very well thought out and offers a wide variety of tools. We use them all and know that we can count on that consistent performance from every Alcons product,” Austin concludes.