Three Powersoft Quattrocanali 8808 DSP+D and a Quattrocanali 2404 DSP+D amplifier are at the heart of a new audio system for worshippers at Upstate Church Haywood in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
The installation was designed by Elevate AVL, a specialist AVL design and integration firm based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. For the Greenville church, Elevate’s brief was to transform the main room into a space that supports both blended and modern worship styles, the latter incorporating electric instruments such as guitar, bass and drums.
Jordan Tripp, founder, Elevate AVL, said: “The church wanted a system with a high priority on clarity, and that could also cover the room really well at higher SPLs, which is why we went with a line array as opposed to a point-source system. The end result is a system that can provide the entire room with a clear stereo image, including underneath and onto the balconies.”
Tripp highlighted the Quattrocanali amplifiers’ compatibility with Dante networking, as the reason why they were the perfect solution for the Haywood campus.
He commented: “Dante is a pretty critical element with most installs nowadays – the ability to get audio to wherever you need it over a network is key, and having that onboard capability with the Powersoft amps definitely helps a lot. We’re also able to use the amplifiers’ analogue lines as a failsafe; having that back-up is also absolutely crucial in a high-intensity environment like a house of worship.”
Quattrocanali amplifiers are also equipped with Powersoft’s patented Smart Rails Management (SRM) technology, which is designed to maximise the efficiency of the entire audio system and optimise power consumption.
Tripp observed: “We need amplifiers that are able to provide the maximum performance with as minimum amperage as possible and that’s something that Powersoft does very well. It’s important that we know that when we need to, we can put several amps on a single circuit and not be concerned about overloading anything.”
Upstate Church Haywood is its latest project with Upstate Church, a Baptist church with locations across upstate South Carolina. Many of the churches have already been equipped with Powersoft amplifiers, Elevate’s “go-to” amplifier platform, explains Tripp.
