New Hope Baptist Church in Atlantic City, which offers contemporary-style worship services in a sanctuary that seats 250, called upon ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) for new main loudspeakers as well as their installation.
ACIR recommended Yamaha DSR112CA self-powered loudspeakers, to be joined later this year by Yamaha DSR118s subwoofers.
Bobby Harper of ACIR notes that size, weight, price, and especially sonic performance were the deciding factors in selecting the dual DSR loudspeakers that are flown above the front of the main platform. All DSR loudspeakers are outfitted with class D amplification, FIR filter processing (FIR-X Tuning), and a proprietary D-Contour a multi-band dynamic processor.
“Power and points were readily available,” Harper says. “We replaced the old loudspeakers and hung the DSRs right in front of a new Eiki LC XL100 5000 lumen projector so that we would have power readily available.”
“The Yamaha DSRs add much needed power, clarity, and enhancement to our worship services,” adds John Howard, Jr., director of worship & arts for New Hope Baptist Church. “Our audio capabilities have expanded ten-fold.”
The church is also utilizing an aging console that will soon be replaced by a new Yamaha LS9-32 digital model. Stand-along power amplifiers are being phased out as well, in favor of adding additional Yamaha DSRs for monitors.
