Home to the Conroe (Texas) Independent School District’s numerous High School athletic teams, Buddy Moorhead Stadium continues a proud tradition of Texas high school football with a modern facility seating over 8,400 fans, recently outfitted with a new sound reinforcement system headed by Community Professional loudspeakers.
TASC A/V of Conroe provided the new system, designing it with Community R6-51 high-output, horn-loaded loudspeakers. TASC project manager Anthony DiDonato explains, “Our only real option for locating the loudspeakers was at the scoreboard. So, we needed an extra-long-throw box to cover over 150 yards. Plus, this is Texas football – we needed high SPL at long distance to get over the crowd.”
Lab.gruppen amplifiers power the loudspeakers, with other key system components including a Montezuma DSP mixer and Shure ULX wireless microphones for field use and game announcements. Two Symetrix Radius DSPs provide processing and loudspeaker management, communicating over a dedicated Dante V-LAN network.
TASC also installed twelve Community C6 ceiling loudspeakers in the press box with zone volume controls and a shotgun mic on the outside of the press box to monitor the game and half-time events.
DiDonato says the response to the new system from the school district has been highly enthusiastic, with director of athletics Danny C. Long stating: “TASC A/V really went the extra mile to design and install a rock-solid system and ensure that it produces quality sound in every part of the stadium.”