Turbosound installations

Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church

Venue: Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Venue-type: House of Worship
Loudspeaker system:
8 x Floodlight TFL-760H
4 x TSW-118
4 x HiLight THL-811
4 x TSW-718i bass enclosures
6 x custom TCS-30

Floodlight system components have been chosen for the large and innovative sound system at the new Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, currently nearing completion in Buffalo, NY. This installation underscores how Turbosound speakers are keeping pace with the ongoing growth in the size and scope of church architecture.

The 2,200-seat church utilises raked stadium seating to maximise capacity and square footage usage - the single-chamber seating section of the church slopes 8ft down from the entrance elevation. This layout required an innovative approach to the sound system, explains John Fuqua, Pro Systems Director for All Pro Sound of Pensacola, FL, the firm that designed and will install the sound system. "There is no balcony, and thus this building doesn't lend itself to a rear-fill approach," he says. "And the church wanted sound coverage of a point-source type, which presented us with a situation in which we had to achieve warmth and high intelligibility over a long throw - it's 125 feet from the centre to the back of the room. Turbosound components were the answer."

The solution consists of three hung clusters: a centre array containing four TFL-760H main boxes, two TSW-118 flyable subs, and two THL-811.3 mid-high boxes for downfill; on either side of that central cluster, a smaller cluster is flown, made up of a pair of TFL-760H boxes, and one each of the THL-811.3 and TSW-118. In addition, four TSW-718i subs have been installed, as well as six custom TCS-30 speakers, designed by John Fuqua, for front fill.

"The Turbosound system components were able to give us everything the architectural design demanded, and then some," says Fuqua, who noted further that these kinds of resources will become increasingly necessary as church sizes continue to grow. All Pro Sound will soon begin work on an even larger church building; this one has 6,000 seats in a single chamber, and will also utilise Turbosound components. "We'll need the kind of power the Turbosound system can give us to keep up with the current trends in church building," Fuqua concludes.

	Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church

	Venue: Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church Location: Buffalo, NY, USA Venue-type: House of Worship Loudspeaker system: 8 x Floodlight TFL-760H 4 x TSW-118 4 x HiLight THL-811 4 x TSW-718i bass enclosures 6 x custom TCS-30

	Floodlight system components have been chosen for the large and innovative sound system at the new Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, currently nearing completion in Buffalo, NY. This installation underscores how Turbosound speakers are keeping pace with the ongoing growth in the size and scope of church architecture. The 2,200-seat church utilises raked stadium seating to maximise capacity and square footage usage - the single-chamber seating section of the church slopes 8ft down from the entrance elevation. This layout required an innovative approach to the sound system, explains John Fuqua, Pro Systems Director for All Pro Sound of Pensacola, FL, the firm that designed and will install the sound system. "There is no balcony, and thus this building doesn't lend itself to a rear-fill approach," he says. "And the church wanted sound coverage of a point-source type, which presented us with a situation in which we had to achieve warmth and high intelligibility over a long throw - it's 125 feet from the centre to the back of the room. Turbosound components were the answer." The solution consists of three hung clusters: a centre array containing four TFL-760H main boxes, two TSW-118 flyable subs, and two THL-811.3 mid-high boxes for downfill; on either side of that central cluster, a smaller cluster is flown, made up of a pair of TFL-760H boxes, and one each of the THL-811.3 and TSW-118. In addition, four TSW-718i subs have been installed, as well as six custom TCS-30 speakers, designed by John Fuqua, for front fill. "The Turbosound system components were able to give us everything the architectural design demanded, and then some," says Fuqua, who noted further that these kinds of resources will become increasingly necessary as church sizes continue to grow. All Pro Sound will soon begin work on an even larger church building; this one has 6,000 seats in a single chamber, and will also utilise Turbosound components. "We'll need the kind of power the Turbosound system can give us to keep up with the current trends in church building," Fuqua concludes.