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Paragon 360 installs EAW sound system at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri

Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, has upgraded its audio system, now featuring Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) loudspeakers, designed and installed by audio, video, and lighting (AVL) integrator Paragon 360.

Hammons Field is a 6,750-seat minor league baseball stadium with an additional 2,500 general admission spots and serves as the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The venue also hosts the Missouri State University Bears and features fan-favorite spaces like the Redbird Roost, the Champions Club, a spacious main concourse, private suites and new third-level executive suites.

When it came time to modernize Hammons Field’s original audio system, installed when the stadium opened in 2004, the Springfield Cardinals wanted more than just a routine equipment swap. They needed a solution that would preserve the stadium’s existing speaker locations while delivering a boost in clarity, output and coverage.

“From the beginning, this audio upgrade needed to be a direct one-to-one replacement of the old system”, says Rich Nelms, account representative at Paragon 360. “We wanted to find a speaker that provided better coverage, higher output and better pattern control. The EAW MKD series ended up being the perfect choice.”

The new system, which debuted just in time for opening day, features fourteen EAW MKD1296 3-way full-range loudspeakers run bi-amped for the main seating areas. To round out the coverage, EAW MKC80 and MKC120 2-way coaxial point source loudspeakers were used as fill speakers and deployed throughout the upper decks and club spaces.

Eighteen MKC80 speakers were used for the outdoor suite seating and seven for the Redbird Roost seating. Six MKC120 speakers were used for the Redbird Roost common area and seven were used across the stadium entrances. All the speakers were hung using the appropriate EAW U-Bracket.

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