Danley Jericho Horns go to church
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After its congregation could no longer comfortably fit in its sanctuary, the church moved services to the high school gym for a number of years. Centerline AV of Hendersonville designed and installed a Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system for the gym, which made the most of an imperfect situation.
With an eye to the future, South Haven Baptist Church recently expanded its campus yet again, adding a 1000-seat sanctuary. And again, they called in Centerline AV to design and install a sound reinforcement system centred on a stereo pair of Danley J1-94 Jericho Horns – the same boxes used in some of the world’s largest sports arenas.
“South Haven Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church that holds services that are more on the traditional end of the spectrum,” explained Scott Oliver, Centerline AV principal. “Where other Baptist churches would have a praise band, they have a full orchestra, a choir, and a grand piano. Their new sanctuary is a big improvement over the gym that they had been using. The room is a rectangle that is wider than it is deep. Of course, there’s always an element of geometrical challenge when you try to put a speaker – which emits sound as a cone – in a rectangular room, but Danley’s excellent pattern control makes it a lot easier.”
Oliver designed a new sound reinforcement system for South Haven using a stereo pair of Danley’s J1-94 Jericho Horns. In addition, Oliver repurposed two Danley SH50s from the gym to serve as out-fills and two Danley SH95s from the gym to serve as choir monitors. Two SH50s remained in the gym, and Centerline AV technicians moved them so as to optimise their performance in the gym given the loss of the other elements to the new sanctuary. Two Danley DSPs condition the system, which is powered by Crest Pro-LITE amplifiers.
“A lot of people think of Danley Jericho Horns as rock and roll boxes, but you should hear them with an orchestra and choir,” Oliver said. “It’s wonderful.”
