Taylor Church Florida

Thanks to its New DAS Audio Sound System, Services at Taylor Church are More Engaging Than Ever

Compact form factor, full and rich sound with the desired amount of SPL

Taylor Church (www.taylorchurchministries.com) offers a series of innovative ministries designed to help everyone gain a meaningful worship experience. Recognizing the value of a well-designed sound reinforcement system, church management recently elected to upgrade their sanctuary with a new system that draws from the DAS Audio Event Series.

BDH Technical Systems of St. Augustine, FL, a full service audio – video design / build firm, was contracted to design and deploy the church’s new sound system. Working in close cooperation with their business partner, Invisible Audio of Jacksonville, FL (an authorized DAS Audio dealer), BDH Technical Systems penned the new loudspeaker system design that incorporated DAS Event208-AW 3-way powered line array enclosures mated with DAS Event218-A sub bass enclosures.

“Taylor Church offers a unique blend of both contemporary and traditional worship,” Craig Bruce, partner at BDH Technical Systems and the company’s primary system designer, explained. “For the most part, services include the use of a sizeable praise band that is supported by an 8-member vocal team. The sanctuary itself has a good sized stage area facing the congregation, which is accommodated by fixed seating.”

“The new sound system setup encompasses three line array clusters for a total of nine DAS Event208-AW loudspeakers, flown in a left – center – right configuration at a height of 14 feet, with each hang comprised of three boxes. For low frequency support, these three clusters are augmented by a pair of DAS Event218-A powered subwoofers, which are positioned on stage at the left and right sides.”

Bruce continued, “Given the very limited height we had to work with, we needed a compact, full range loudspeaker enclosure that could deliver the required SPL. The sanctuary is quite wide, so we realized early on that a center hang would be required. We liked the self-powered nature of the Event208-AW, as there was no space for a separate amp room. I was quite impressed with the overall sound quality of the Event208-AW’s compact form factor. The gain before feedback with a lapel microphone on the pastor is like night and day compared to the previous system, so the pastor can now walkout into the room and sound close to the congregation.”

“DAS was a solid partner every step of the way on this project,” Bruce concluded. “The sales team even drove a demo rig up from Miami to the church for the client to audition. That’s a level of customer support we don’t see very often. Pastor Mark Woods has been very complimentary of the system’s high level of speech intelligibility and its full, rich sound for music reproduction—with the result being that the congregation is more engaged than previously”.

To learn more about BDH Technical Systems, visit: www.bdhtechnicalsystems.com.