«Pastor Chris Delfs sought out a new location where they would not only own their space but could create a unique, new culture,» states McLain. «They weren’t looking for a NEXO system per se, but were looking for good advice. The space was 60’ deep, with less than 20’ of trim, so a line array would not have been the best tool, whereas the asymmetrical horn pattern of a PS15 reaches the back rows with ease.»
«I didn’t really know the extent of the NEXO lineup until I had the opportunity to listen critically and extensively to the whole selection of speakers at a demo at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center in California,» says McLain. «I spent the first demo day designing speaker systems for rooms using various software, and I liked the way the NEXO speakers worked in the planning, and also liked what I saw in the computer models. The NS-1 software was easy to work with, so I imported some real-world rooms, like LifePointe, that I’d been working on. It appeared the NEXO PS Series would provide excellent coverage.»
«I have to admit, there’s a fair bit of skeptic in me,» McLain continues. «A box that promises a rectangular coverage pattern had better do more than just advertise well! It needs to offer an actual rectangular coverage pattern. And more importantly, it needs to sound good! In the next day’s listening tests, I measured 112 dB at the back of the listening room, and I have to say, it sure didn’t feel like 112 dB. In fact, it didn’t sound like a PA playing. It sounded like a woman was right there singing to me. Yamaha brought in a live jazz drummer and it just sounded louder, like there was no PA in between. Even the little NEXO PS8 two-way sounded way bigger than its small size. And all of the subwoofers for the line arrays – which were shaking my pant legs at 100’ – are cardioid subs. Even during the ‘fairly loud’ cuts (think aggressive Sunday morning volume), we could easily hold a conversation on the stage behind the subwoofers.»
Armstrong added that Pastor Delfs was appreciative of CCI’s insistence on NEXO. «David has provided LifePointe with five previous systems and each one has progressed in terms of quality and capabilities.»
«Every Sunday, one of our congregation members compliments the sound,» states Pastor Delfs. «I love the NEXO system. David and CCI hit it out of the ballpark.»
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