Systems integrator installs 35 Technomad Noho weatherproof loudspeakers to provide great sounding audio to spectators in the open-air stands
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Technomad Turnkey PA System Powers Texas High School Sports Audio
I recommend Technomad loudspeakers to anyone needing to upgrade their stadium sound with a great weatherproof system. – Bear Bryant
Technomad recently supplied a Turnkey PA System featuring two Noho C loudspeakers to San Marcos Academy in Texas to replace an aging horn system inside its football stadium. The school also purchased two Nohos for the baseball field on campus. The school plans to share the Turnkey PA System amplifier for both installations.
“I would like to tell you how pleased I am with our new Technomad stadium sound system. I recently purchased and installed the IPA2 turnkey system which included two Noho C speakers on the press box of our football stadium. I am attaching some photos of our football install.
I researched outdoor speakers and decided the Technomad line was worth exploring. I checked into your existing customer base and saw many applications that matched our needs. I was particularly impressed with the weather durability of the Noho loudspeakers. The Texas weather around here creates a wide range of conditions, from very humid to hot and dry. I needed something that could stand up to this fluctuation.
The sound quality of our old horn system was very poor and almost to the point where we were embarrassed by the unintelligibility of the announcer. I have been lugging some Yamaha speakers up on top of the press box for game night in order to provide decent sound quality. That worked fine unless we had inclement weather, and of course I tired of hauling the equipment around.
I am impressed with the wide 120-degree horizontal coverage pattern of the Noho loudspeakers. With just two loudspeakers I am able to cover 180 degrees along the home field side, and with the overlap can project across the field to the visitors side.
While the primary use is for play-by-play announcements, we also use it for pre-game music and halftime entertainment. Our regular announcer has a fantastic “radio voice,” and with the Technomad system his baritone gets the crowd excited and into the game. The 1000 watts of the P-1 amplifier provides plenty of power to get everyone’s attention when we score and I play the “Bear Growl!”
I also purchased two additional Noho loudspeakers to be permanently mounted at our baseball field. At the end of the season I will simply move the amp case to the baseball press box and plug it in. We will enjoy great sound there as well.
Since installing this system I have had many compliments on how good it sounds from fans as well as from administration. I recommend Technomad loudspeakers to anyone needing to upgrade their stadium sound with a great weatherproof system.”
In addition to the amplifier and weatherproof loudspeakers, Technomad Turnkey PA Systems also feature a six-channel mixer, a dynamic wired microphone, cables, connectors and a signal processing rack with additional rack space.
Connecticut High Schools Power Stadium Audio with Technomad Loudspeakers
CESCO, a systems integration company based in Connecticut, has been specifying Technomad audio systems for a sizeable amount of its outdoor sports venue projects over the past five years, citing pristine audio quality, broad dispersion and weatherproof design as selling points for high school stadiums.
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The PA system features 16 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers over a four-block area for outdoor public address and entertainment. The loudspeakers are otherwise being used this summer to simulcast programming from a local radio station, and will remain in place for future downtown events.
Quality Stadium Sound Achieved in Under Four Hours
When administrators of Hatboro-Horsham High School in suburban Philadelphia approached Omega Electronics about replacing their stadium P.A. system, they were looking for a substantial upgrade. Their current system consisted of a pair of aging public address horns, plagued by unintelligible voice reproduction and low-fidelity musical output. What they wanted instead was a system with the fidelity and response of a home audio setup.
“The days of using the plain old football field horns with a simple driver and limited frequency response are over,” said Joe Torquato, owner and president of Omega Electronics. “Students and their parents are used to the quality their mp3 players, iPods and CD players deliver and expect the same quality from pre-show and halftime music.”
Torquato and his team set up the new system – a Technomad Turnkey PA System – in under four hours. They installed the Noho waterproof speakers on the press box façade following masonry work to smooth the textured brick surface for the mounts. The weatherproof design of the loudspeakers mean that they can remain unprotected from the elements year-round.
“The new system allows for easy hookup of these devices,” said Torquato.”The Nohos provide plenty of high end; they also reproduce lows and mids very well, which is critical to high-quality musical output. The amount of power they put out covers the entire field. And the clarity of the voice is excellent.”
The Nohos are wired to a rolling signal processing rack inside the press box. The Technomad Turnkey PA system rack comes complete with a pre-wired amplifier and a six-channel mixer with front-panel iPod/mp3 inputs, as well as a hard-wired microphone.
“Following the installation, the athletic director walked the entire field around the track and was amazed at the sound quality and coverage.”
This article originally appeared on the School CIO website. See original story at http://schoolcio.com/showarticle/26930