{"id":951200,"date":"2025-10-27T17:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=951200"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:30:28","slug":"san-diego-symphonys-jacobs-music-center-caps-off-three-year-renovation-with-installation-of-new-l-acoustics-k3-professional-sound-system","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/san-diego-symphonys-jacobs-music-center-caps-off-three-year-renovation-with-installation-of-new-l-acoustics-k3-professional-sound-system\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Symphony\u2019s Jacobs Music Center Caps Off Three-Year Renovation with Installation of New L-Acoustics K3 Professional Sound System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Solotech, working closely with the venue and manufacturer, installs two unique systems that can operate together or alone, with an aim to eventually add L-ISA immersive technology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAN DIEGO, California \u2013 October 2025 \u2013<\/strong> The Jacobs Music Center, home of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, reopened in fall 2024 following three years of renovations that included improvements to the hall\u2019s acoustics, the addition of a choral terrace behind the orchestra, and the installation of brand-new sound, video, and lighting technologies. The hall, which seats just over 1,800 patrons, now features an L-Acoustics K3 LCR professional audio system with KS21 and KS28 subs, a separate Syva voice audio system, and X Series choral loft reinforcement, together with an assortment of front-fill and under-balcony speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally built as The Fox Theatre movie palace in 1929, the ornate hall has been the orchestra\u2019s home since 1984. \u201cThe main reason for this renovation was the acoustical transformation for the orchestra on stage,\u201d says Joel Watts, San Diego Symphony\u2019s Audio Director. The orchestra is never amplified for strictly classical concerts, he stresses. \u201cWe don\u2019t amplify unless it\u2019s a creative stylistic choice.\u201d But the various L-Acoustics systems, separately or in various speaker combinations, are available for the busy calendar of other concerts, comedy shows, corporate and civic events, and film screenings in the hall, which offers changeable acoustics around the stage following the upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacobs Music Center, home of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, now has an L-Acoustics loudspeaker system\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hall\u2019s main sound system comprises three hangs of 13 L-Acoustics K3 enclosures in an LCR configuration\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Collaborative Design Approach<\/strong>
The professional sound system design was a collaboration between the venue, L-Acoustics Applications Manager Andr\u00e9 Pichette, and Fran\u00e7ois \u201cFrankie\u201d Desjardins at Solotech, which managed the integration. Audio consultant Shawn Murphy, a longtime symphony partner, also heavily contributed to the project. \u201cFrankie has been instrumental with the audio design and Andre and the entire L-Acoustics team have been exceptional partners throughout the entire experience,\u201d said Watts. The team had previously collaborated on the orchestra\u2019s outdoor home, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, which installed an L-Acoustics K2 system in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The L-Acoustics 5XT front-fills spread out across the stage lip are driven by individual channels of an LA7.16i amplified controller, providing audience members in the front seats with stereo images\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Solotech integrated the new L-Acoustics loudspeaker system for the venue, which seats just over 1,800 patrons\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two Systems for Ultimate Flexibility<\/strong>
The Music Center\u2019s main sound system comprises three hangs of 13 K3<\/a> enclosures in an LCR configuration. Six KS21<\/a> subs, in cardioid configuration, are flown at the apex of the proscenium arch above the center K3 array. Six KS28<\/a> subs, also in cardioid, have additionally been permanently installed beneath the front of the stage. A dozen compact 5XT<\/a> coaxials spread across the stage lip provide front-fill, augmented by individual X8i<\/a> speakers mounted to the walls just beyond either side of the stage for expanded front-fill. A combination of five A10i<\/a> and two X8<\/a> speakers are deployed as under-balcony fills, and one 5XT per side is installed in the venue\u2019s upper-level \u201cAngel Way\u201d areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main performance system was designed with hang points, cabling, and power runs already implemented in preparation for the addition of two more arrays and surround speakers for an eventual upgrade to an L-ISA immersive configuration. \u201cWe\u2019re ready for that next step and to be a leading partner in terms of technology and how we present the orchestra, or any music we do here,\u201d Watts says. That pre-wiring means that the 5XT front-fills are driven by individual channels of an LA7.16i<\/a> amplified controller, providing audience members in the front seats with stereo images. \u201cHaving that flexibility in amp channels and cable routing means those incremental improvements in resolution really make a difference for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Performance system incorporates the Chorus Loft system, which covers the new upstage seating area. That system is deployed in a U-shape around the sides and back of the stage, configured as six pairs of two 5XT, each with a single low-profile SB10i<\/a> sub, for a total of 12 5XT and six SB10i speakers. \u201cWe\u2019ll either have patrons sitting there or we\u2019ll have a chorus,\u201d Watts explains. \u201cIf we\u2019re doing a jazz show or a Pops concert with a chorus that needs a little piano or the main vocalist, they become monitors. For rock shows or more low-end-heavy shows, we\u2019ll put up the SB10i subs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A separate Voice audio system comprises six colinear Syva enclosures mounted on the hall\u2019s front wall in three L\/R pairs covering the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony seating levels. Six ultra-compact X4i <\/a>speakers are mounted below the 5XT front-fills in the stage face to support voice front-fill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Originally built as The Fox Theatre movie palace in 1929, the ornate hall has been the orchestra\u2019s home since 1984\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A separate Voice audio system comprises six colinear L-Acoustics Syva enclosures mounted on the hall\u2019s front wall in three L\/R pairs covering the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony seating levels\u00a0(photo credit: Todd Rosenberg)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tailored Sound Throughout the Space<\/strong>
\u201cIt\u2019s a really tall room with three distinct acoustic environments: in front of the balcony on the lower level, behind the balcony on the lower level, and upstairs,\u201d Watts comments. \u201cThey all sound different, so how do we make them translate the most similarly?\u201d The solution lies in the PA\u2019s dual-system design; because the configuration is essentially two systems in one, components can be mixed and matched for optimum performance. \u201cWe can use anything that\u2019s permanently installed, like the subs under the stage, with our Voice system,\u201d he notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new professional sound system is controlled using several processors, mostly driven with L-Acoustics amplified controller DSP and DirectOut\u00a0PRODIGY.MP\u00a0devices. There is a DiGiCo Quantum5 digital mixing console at front-of-house with an SD12 desk on stage for monitors and an SD11 for day-to-day events. The system was designed so that every live sound input goes to the recording side via DiGiCo, Grace Designs, or Merging microphone preamps, and most recording inputs go to the live sound side. The new AoIP infrastructure incorporates RAVENNA, AES, and Optocore transports and network bridging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2025-2026 season opened with a performance of Ravel\u2019s opera, L\u2019enfant et les sortilege, featuring Isabel Leonard\u00a0(photo credit: Jenna Gilmer)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cPeople initially think it might be too much PA for this place, but then you listen to it and realize this is exactly what it needed,\u201d says San Diego Symphony Audio Director Joel Watts\u00a0(photo credit: Gary Payne)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Endless Creative Possibilities<\/strong>
Flexibility was key to the overall sound system design, since the venue regularly hosts everything from symphony concerts to comedy shows. Watts and his staff have distilled different PA settings into processor snapshots that can shape the sonic character for specific events while the essential tuning remains unchanged. \u201cWe have all these various configurations that we\u2019ve been able to mold to get the best version of what we need for each show,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful LCR system, but we can take that next step and create different atmospheres for the musicians and our audience,\u201d Watts adds. \u201cThe music is first, but you don\u2019t hear the music without sound. People initially think it might be too much PA for this place, but then you listen to it and realize this is exactly what it needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Jacobs Music Center and the San Diego Symphony, visit www.sandiegosymphony.org<\/a>. Solotech can be found online at www.solotech.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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