Tauranga Elim Church has selected a Harman Professional audio solution comprising JBL loudspeakers and Crown amplification as it moved to a new facility. The church wanted to offer guests and attendees an engaging experience with great acoustics to support the live modern contemporary music, along with crystal-clear speech intelligibility.
Sean Verwey, Audio/Visual coordinator at Tauranga Elim, said: “As a church, we were blessed to have the opportunity to develop the shell of an industrial building into an awesome place of worship that speaks to the flavor and character of our people. For the audio system in our auditorium, our requirements were simple; we wanted a system that sounded great, was punchy yet smooth through the dynamic range of a service, suited our style of music, covered the wide space evenly and overcame the challenging acoustics of the venue.”
After experimenting with various speakers from different manufacturers, Tauranga Elim outfitted the auditorium with two JBL CBT1000 line array column loudspeakers supplied through Sound and Vision Connection. Custom-flown in a left-right configuration, the CBT1000s feature JBL’s Constant Beamwidth Technology. A JBL CBT 70J-1 two-way line array column loudspeaker was added to provide audio to the auditorium’s mezzanine level.
Complementing the column loudspeakers with low-frequency performance, the system also includes a JBL VT4883 subcompact dual 12-in subwoofer that is used as a flown low-mid extension and a VTX G28 dual 18-in ground subwoofer.
To power and process it all, Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD tour sound amplifiers and CDi 4|300 amplifiers were deployed.
Verwey concludes: “As a church, we are very pleased with the result. We heard some great systems, but we felt what Harman and JBL Professional offered met our requirements perfectly. The JBL CBT1000 loudspeakers provide more than enough grunt for youth services and special events, yet is easy to mix during a regular Sunday service, it simply sounds amazing.”