Services thrive with L-Acoustics system

DWR Distribution has installed an L-Acoustics sound system at Thrive Church’s Boksburg campus. A new audio system was needed to ensure the growing congregation, with an extended seating capacity, could all clearly hear the services.

‘The previous audio system was about 15 years old and wasn’t adequate for the size of the venue where we had recently extended the seating capacity,’ explained Pastor Byron Chicken. ‘It wasn’t giving us a sufficiently full and clear sound and was battling to fill the venue properly. The new L-Acoustics system has made a huge difference; it gives our venue a beautifully full and clear sound.’

That new L-Acoustics system comprises three Arcs WiFo cabinets per side (two Focus and one Wide) and two-per-side flown SB18m subwoofers. For out-fill, DWR deployed one X12 speaker on each side of the sanctuary, while six 5XT enclosures serve as front-fills.

The project was managed by DWR’s Victor Vermaak. ‘Very little on the market, at this price range, can compete with the sonic size of the Arcs WiFo system,’ he said. ‘The WiFo system matched the room perfectly and there was no need for additional delay speakers. As the L-Acoustics saying goes, the best sound comes from one source, so where possible, if you can eliminate the need for delay, the result will be a smoother and better sounding system. This has been the case at Thrive Church.’