Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon – best known for William Shakespeare’s was baptism and is burial – has upgraded its ageing sound system with a new Electro-Voice and Dynacord solution designed to support speech, live music and worship services across the historic building. The installation was designed and delivered by UK integrator NoiseBoys Technologies.
The project replaced an existing 100V system with a fully networked multi-zone audio infrastructure centred on Dynacord IX series DSP amplifiers and Electro-Voice EVC and LRC loudspeakers. According to NoiseBoys, the church required improved coverage, enhanced speech intelligibility and greater flexibility across multiple spaces.
EVC-1082 loudspeakers provide coverage throughout the main body of the church, with different dispersion patterns selected for the nave and side aisles to optimise performance within the highly reverberant environment. An Electro-Voice ELX200 subwoofer is also available for applications requiring extended low-frequency reinforcement.
LRC-1100 Line Radiator Column loudspeakers were deployed as fills and delays in areas including the choir stalls and chancel. NoiseBoys Technologies said the compact form factor and discreet mounting system helped minimise the visual impact of the installation in architecturally sensitive areas of the building.
The system is powered by Dynacord IX30:8 and IX15:4 amplifiers and uses Dante networking to support flexible routing and zoning. SONICUE Sound System Software was used to configure the networked audio system and create a customised user interface for Dynacord TPC-1 touch panel controllers, allowing staff and volunteers to switch between different operating modes and manage individual zones.
Phill Beynon, director of NoiseBoys Technologies, said: “They wanted a solution that could handle both speech and music, and extend the coverage into different spaces to create a multi-zone system. Dynacord’s IX series networked DSP amps together with Electro-Voice’s EVC series speakers and LRC columns seemed like a really good fit for the project.”
