LEA Professional’s Connect Series amplifiers have been installed in Gloria de Cristo Lutheran Church, in Yuma, Arizona, to improve the unclear sound and poor musicality of the previous AV system. The church – which has congregations of up to several hundred and streams services around the world – is using the new cloud-connected amplifiers in the nave and the fellowship hall.
The sound system was designed and integrated by CCI Solutions, a company that provides AV solutions for churches, schools and theatres. It specified one Connect Series 1504 in the nave and one Connect Series 352 in the fellowship hall. The CS1504 is a 4-channel amplifier with 1,500 watts per channel, while the CS352 is a 2-channel amplifier with 350 watts per channel. They are part of the Network Connect Series, Internet of Things- (IoT) enabled professional-grade amplifiers.
While a large portion of Gloria de Cristo’s congregation is made up of local churchgoers, there is also a community of virtual attendees from around the world. Located near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma), the church often welcomes members from the military base in person and virtually. Virtual attendees can stream church services from anywhere in the world.
“The church came to me intending to incorporate a sound system that was a couple of decades old and then solve the reverberation issues preventing clear audio,” said Mike Robertson, systems consultant, CCI. “With a strong military audience, we wanted to ensure everyone could stay connected with the church via web streams that were easy to hear and understand.”
