Situated at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, The Murphy Center – home to the University’s men’s and women’s basketball and track teams – recently commissioned a new Martin Audio WPS line array system.
The installation contract was won by the experienced Nashville-based Spectrum Sound Inc, which has been providing audio production services to customers since 1979 and has lately been turning increasingly to Martin Audio for its installed sound solutions.
The arena’s outdated PA system had reached end-of-life after years of patchwork fixes. To deliver modern performance and reliability, Spectrum Sound was tasked with designing a new solution. Key goals included consistent coverage, high speech intelligibility and full-range musical reproduction across the 11,520-seat venue. With the space also hosting conferences, graduations, and community events, system versatility was essential.
Spectrum Sound’s team recognised that Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision series, with its advanced control and optimisation capabilities, was ideally suited to managing the challenging acoustics of a reverberant basketball court, further complicated by reflective glass walls. Martin Audio’s WPS and WPM arrays were chosen for their scalable coverage and clarity.
“A major factor in choosing Martin Audio was its optimisation technology,” said Zach Mitchell, operations manager at Spectrum Sound’. “We needed precise coverage only where it was needed. We worked closely with Joe throughout the process, taking his concept and making sure it was properly implemented, all while keeping the client’s goals front and centre.”
