Sited in the shadow of Fenway Park, on Lansdowne Street, the club's floor is wide and the stage is high, offering much-improved sightlines. A second level is ringed by colourful folk art and several bars; there is also a seated balcony area on the third floor.
House of Blues Boston's PA system features 10 JBL VerTec VT4888DP powered three-way mid-size line array enclosures and three JBL ASB6128 dual 18" subs per side powered by Crown IT4000 power amps, and four JBL VRX932LAP powered side-fill speakers.
The stage monitor system employs 12 JBL SRX712M 12" stage monitors and four JBL VRX915M 15-inch stage monitors. The system is controlled via a dbx Drive Rack 4800 processor. All of the PA components are networked via Harman HiQnet System Architect.
"This was a complex system to design and install," says Davis. "By being able to network all of the systems together with HiQnet, we're able to send any music source anywhere in the venue. It's a great way to experience music, because the quality of the sound is remarkably consistent everywhere in the venue."
(Jim Evans)
