{"id":14197,"date":"2020-04-28T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=hot-news&p=14197"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:53:13","slug":"tcus-horned-frogs-take-a-major-leap-in-sound-with-l-acoustics","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/tcus-horned-frogs-take-a-major-leap-in-sound-with-l-acoustics\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU\u2019s Horned Frogs Take a Major Leap in Sound with L-Acoustics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Electro Acoustics installs K1\/Kara loudspeaker system at Texas Christian University\u2019s Amon G. Carter Stadium, the home gridiron of the school\u2019s Big 12 football team<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 April 2020<\/strong> \u2013 For fans of Texas Christian University\u2019s (TCU)<\/a> Horned Frogs football team, this school year\u2019s Big 12 conference football season was bigger and bolder than ever thanks to the kickoff of a $118M expansion of the Fort Worth campus\u2019 Amon G. Carter Stadium<\/a>. Among its many improvements, the first phase of this multi-year initiative notably involved a significant upgrade of the nearly 50,000-capacity stadium\u2019s video and audio facilities, including a new L-Acoustics K1<\/a>\/Kara<\/a> loudspeaker system designed and installed by local integrator Electro Acoustics (EA)<\/a>.

According to EA Account Manager Ryan Walker, who has been with the firm for 20 years, the project actually marked the second L-Acoustics system to be installed on TCU\u2019s campus. In 2015, the company installed a highly effective Kara loudspeaker system paired with SB18i subs at the school\u2019s Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium<\/a>, home to the popular Lady Frogs<\/a> women\u2019s soccer team.

\u201cAfter discussions with Ryan and Chris [Jordan, EA president], as well as our own experience with L-Acoustics at our soccer venue, we knew it would be the right choice for our football stadium,\u201d says TCU Senior Associate Athletic Director T. Ross Bailey, who also overseas Facilities & Operations.

When the university revealed that it would be installing a much larger 5,500-square-foot video display at the top of the north end-zone seating section at \u201cThe Carter,\u201d the Electro Acoustics team reached out to L-Acoustics Sports Facilities Application Manager Gino Pellicano for product guidance and Soundvision<\/a> design assistance.

\u201cWorking to maximum height requirements, the new video board\u2014a massive 100+ feet wide and nearly 50 feet tall\u2014took most of the space, leaving less than 12 vertical feet to hang our loudspeaker arrays in the area above the display,\u201d Walker recalls. \u201cWith such tight space constraints, we needed a fairly compact loudspeaker system that could still throw 500 feet and push 95 to 98dB at that distance when needed. Gino suggested that we use the K1, which to my knowledge is the only solution on the market that could check off each of those required boxes for us.\u201d

EA Systems Designer Steve Burge worked with Pellicano on the design of the football stadium\u2019s new system, which currently features three centrally positioned K1<\/a> arrays each comprised of six enclosures firing down the field to cover the far southern half of the bowl. To address the fans on the closer northern half, a total of 16 smaller Kara enclosures were also flown directly above the video board. These were divided into arrays of seven, five, and four enclosures, tailored to the unique heights of the nearby seating stands. Dual hangs of five SB28<\/a> subs are flown behind the center K1 array for LF impact, and all of the arrays are visually concealed behind a scrim emblazoned with the home team\u2019s moniker.

On the underside of the display, six short-throw X12<\/a> enclosures provide downfill coverage to the areas in the shadow of the video board. Furthermore, twelve LA12X<\/a> and seven LA4X<\/a> amplified controllers power the entire loudspeaker complement, which is also networked via a new Milan-compliant P1<\/a> AVB processor.

With the new sound system commissioned and ready for the Horned Frogs\u2019 season opener in late August of 2019, Walker notes that the sonic improvement was immediately apparent, even to untrained ears. \u201cEveryone notices the clarity of the L-Acoustics system, which is so much better than what was in there previously,\u201d he says. \u201cThe funny thing is that everyone thinks that this system is louder than the old one. It\u2019s certainly capable of being much louder, but they\u2019re now averaging between 88 and 90dB for games, which is actually quieter than they ran their old rig. Plus, the comment that I\u2019ve heard over and over is, \u2018I can finally understand what the announcers and refs are saying!\u2019\u201d

TCU\u2019s Bailey echoes Walker\u2019s sentiments. \u201cI would say that the sound is clearer without having to be louder, and that\u2019s a big improvement for our fan base,\u201d he notes.

Although Pellicano confirmed that the Soundvision model predictions very accurately matched the performance of the real-world system, Walker also verified those results with his own ears. \u201cI was very surprised and impressed with how even and consistent the sound is throughout the entire stadium,\u201d Walker shares. \u201cThe transition between the Kara and K1 coverage areas is so smooth that it\u2019s almost imperceptible, even when you\u2019re listening for the changeover. We had a very similar positive experience when we installed a K2<\/a> system at the new Dickies Arena<\/a> here in town last year, and now two of Fort Worth\u2019s premier venues have premium L-Acoustics solutions for an enhanced audience experience.\u201d

For details on TCU\u2019s Horned Frogs and the continuing expansion plans for Carter Stadium, visit www.gofrogs.com. Electro Acoustics can also be found online at www.eavi.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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