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St. Pius X Catholic Church Upgrades Audio Backbone With Networkable Ashly Amplifiers

Ashley affords St. Pius X the ability to spread their message with an easy to use system.

Established in 1954, St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester, Minnesota followed much the same path as other houses of worship.

Their first public address system was installed in the 1970’s to provide reinforcement for spoken word, however, as the church moved towards live music, the system was asked to reinforce far more than its intended purpose.

It only made sense, then, when the church undertook a massive renovation that their audio needs be addressed at that time.

Intermedia Systems Group (ISG) replaced the old sound system with a modern one that provides even coverage across the audible spectrum.

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At the center of the new system are Ashly NE-Series amplifiers delivering reliable power, along with easy network access allowing ISG to monitor and adjust the system remotely from its offices.

Josh Jagdfeld, ISG vice president worked closely with principal architect Carter Hord of Hord Architects (Memphis, Tennessee), parish administrator Denise DeRienzo, and director of liturgy Katie Stinson to design and install an easy-to-use system for the newly-renovated church.

The church is split into four main seating areas, and Jagdfeld arranged four EAW co-axial speaker cabinets to cover them seamlessly. RCF loudspeakers provide delay coverage for the balcony and cry rooms, and BIAMP Nexia DSP provides intelligent control of the system.

For example, if the church is hosting a smaller event, unused zones may be muted so as not to unnecessarily excite the acoustics of the room. Four new Audio-Technica 4000-series wireless microphone systems provide modern inputs that combine the convenience of wireless with fidelity worthy of the rest of the system.

“We love the feature set and price of the Ashly amps,” said Jagdfeld. “At ISG, we pride ourselves on avoiding ‘cookie-cutter’ designs. Everything we do is very intentional, and as a result we are very choosy about selecting specific equipment for particular applications. If it doesn’t fit, we look elsewhere.”

“That said, the Ashly amps have proven to be so flexible and reliable that they find their way into almost every job. Since Ashly introduced the PE-Series a year ago, we’ve put in a huge number of Ashly NE- and PE-Series amps, and we have yet to have a single problem with any of them.”

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