A new sound reinforcement system at First United Methodist Church in Wabash, IN, is headed by a WorxAudio Technologies TrueLine X5i-P installation line array.
Fort Wayne, IN-based CSD Group was contracted to manage the project at the 300-seat sanctuary, a process headed by CSD Group president Doug Hood.
“In addition to the sermon, services typically involve music performances by the church choir with piano accompaniment,” Hood explains. “For this project, a key priority was to find a solution that minimized line of sight distractions as one faced the altar area. On that note, we opted to find a low profile loudspeaker solution that could be centrally positioned—yet one that had the dispersion characteristics capable of providing even, consistent coverage throughout the space.
“This led us to the WorxAudio TrueLine X5i-P installation line array with its mounting hardware, the TrueAim Grid.”
The WorxAudio X5i-P is a compact, ‘all-in-one’ line array that incorporates five modules, each with a medium format, 1-inch exit compression driver coupled to a stabilized proprietary FlatWave Former (wave shaping device). These compression drivers are paired with dual 8-inch cone transducers in each of the five modules. Hence, each X5i-P loudspeaker system provides a total of five high frequency drivers and ten bass drivers.
“The X5i-P’s horizontal dispersion is incredible,” says Hood. “To prove our point, we actually brought in a crank up lift, positioned the system where the new array would go and left it there for a Sunday service so the congregation could hear the difference. The left to right dispersion of this loudspeaker system is amazing when you consider there is just one center array. Upon hearing the system in a real-world setting, the church decided to proceed with the project.”
“Another key challenge of this project was in maintaining and respecting the décor of this beautiful, traditional sanctuary,” Hood continued. “At the client’s request, we bought the system unfinished and they custom painted it to match the room.
“Everyone at the church has been very pleased with the performance of the new system,” he concludes. “At the time we first demonstrated it, the client had never heard of WorxAudio Technologies, but they quickly became WorxAudio enthusiasts. WorxAudio’s X5i-P was exactly the right choice for this project.
“This line array not only gave us fantastic sound, but a very clean look as well.”
