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Moorestown Friends School upgrades auditorium audio with Martin Audio Torus

Moorestown Friends School is a coeducational Quaker day school in Moorestown, New Jersey. Founded in 1785, it serves students from age three through to Grade 12. The school’s 48-acre campus was recently bolstered by a newly installed Martin Audio Torus sound system in its main auditorium.

To facilitate the upgrade, the school turned to New Jersey-based live event and system integration specialists Starlite. “We’ve been proud to partner with Moorestown Friends School on multiple projects over the years, providing professional AV, rigging, and lighting solutions tailored to their needs”, says Starlite’s Nick Minieri. “When it came time to upgrade their ageing sound system, in particular to enhance both sound quality and consistency of coverage, the school once again called on us.”

Starlite recognised the acoustic challenges of the space, which features wide, curved reflective surfaces and cavities along its rear wall. These challenges led to Starlite’s first deployment of Martin Audio’s Torus constant curvature line array, a system specifically designed to overcome such difficult acoustic environments. “We have used Martin Audio speakers in the past but this was our first deployment of the Torus Series”, confirms Minieri.

The final system design comprises two flown hangs, each featuring two Torus T1215 and one Torus T1230 array elements. “Having the consistency of the array we were able to focus on tuning the room and not ‘correcting’ the EQ of the boxes themselves”, notes Minieri. The main arrays were supplemented with a Martin Audio SX218 dual-18-inch subwoofer.

“Sub is often a requirement for the theatre spaces that we work in so the soundscapes that our end users create are immersive and utilise the entire frequency spectrum”, explains Minieri. “It also means that the venues can support a traveling music group or host events such as their own battle of the bands.”

The entire system is powered by a pair of Martin Audio iKon IK42 amplifiers. For this project, the iKon amplifiers were also utilised for their onboard DSP to handle all room tuning. “This was fantastic to eliminate a failure point and have the ability to save our customer the extra cost of a dedicated audio DSP processor”, says Minieri.

The final installation represents a future-proof upgrade. “We were confident we could deliver a system to support the school’s performances, assemblies, and community gatherings for years to come”, concludes Minieri. “Thanks to the Martin Audio Torus system, the school now benefits from full-range sound to every seat in the house.”

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