Crossword's new sanctuary system comprises five Phoenix PX2152 boxes in a flown left-centre-right configuration (including a central cluster of three) with two Phoenix PX2181 subs on the ground at stage left and right, with Dynacord VL262s compact double-six-inch, two-way loudspeakers as delays. The system is powered by EV's CP4000S amplifiers.
Chris Batchelor, sales manager for CBC, comments: "This is a Gospel church, and the system they had in there could not keep up with the volume they required. We came to the conclusion that Phoenix was the best option to get the SPL that the church was looking for, with dual drivers on each horn, and massive power handling woofers. They like the service to be in-your-face and get-up-and-go, and that's exactly what they got."
Crossword Christian also got extra sound, in the form of two Sx500 loudspeakers and a pair of Sb122 subs, for its courtyard, which functions as an overflow area for the large congregation.
"They have such a large congregation that they can't even fit everyone inside the sanctuary," says Batchelor. "So we had to put another system out in their outdoor courtyard. Each product we used outside was the weatherproof 'PI' version, driven through a DC-One speaker processor and powered by the new CPS 4.10 amplifiers. In a different room that functions as a multi-purpose space and another overflow room, we put in a pair of Zx3 loudspeakers and a QRx118S sub. And after that, we reinforced the church's children's wing with EVID 8.2 ceiling speakers, so they could play music down there. We've really put EV everywhere in this church, and the whole church looks and sounds better than ever."
(Jim Evans)
