Attracting around 4,000 worshippers each week, Hope Church in Las Vegas has opened a new 1,750-seat auditorium worship centre and sanctuary with a technical infrastructure designed and installed by church technology specialist Stark Raving Solutions (SRS).
The church’s growth has been so significant that, in 2019, it added a fourth weekly service bringing average weekly attendance up by about 600 faithful, according to creative producer Micahn Ogle.
Kansas-based SRS has installed many Alcons LR series pro-ribbon line arrays in churches, and had introduced the leadership of Hope Church to Alcons systems at a demonstration event in Las Vegas. When SRS suggested a system based on the double 8-inch LR18 compact mid-size line-array module and double 6.5-inch LR14/90 ultra-compact line-array module for the new worship centre, the church readily agreed.
‘The seating area is a large horseshoe/fan shape, nearly 230º wide, with heavily-raked seats. None is more than 90ft (27.5m) from the central speaking position on stage,’ says SRS Church Resource Director, Marcus Hammond. ‘We have worked with both Hope Church and Alcons for a long time and the church was more than happy to accept our recommendation, knowing they could trust it would deliver exactly what they needed.’
The system comprises a centre cluster of eight and two side clusters of six LR18, plus two six-unit arrays of LR14/90 for side fills, powered and controlled by four 10kW Sentinel10 and one 3kW Sentinel3 amplified loudspeaker controllers.
‘It’s really all about the pro-ribbon HF driver and its incredible clarity,’ Hammond explains. ‘These systems are so dynamic and low distortion at even the highest outputs. It really makes a big difference in the experience, which is what our clients want. The pro-ribbon drivers nuanced clarity really impressed the client, it was a perfect match for the space.’
‘Stark Raving Solutions has been one of our top dealers, year in and year out,’ says Alcons Audio North American Sales Manager. David Rahn,’They were an early adopter of Alcons systems and have been using us as their premium system option wherever the client wants the best possible audio system performance.’
‘The church leadership is overwhelmingly happy and is looking forward to telling other churches about their positive experience with Alcons,’ Hammond adds.
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