Bayside Baptist Church With Powersoft K Series DSP+AESOP Amplifiers
Dec 7, 2015 12:19pm
· Superior, Wisc. – For Bayside Baptist Church, located in the small city of Superior, Wisconsin, just across a bridge from Duluth, Minnesota, there was no way to anticipate how rapidly their congregation would grow and change. In fact, with demand outstripping their sanctuary’s 250-person capacity, they began performing two services instead of one to accommodate all of their congregants. Meanwhile, worship was evolving to include multimedia and live performances with full rock instrumentation, placing even greater demands on their aging backline system. They realized it was time to invest in a professional audio solution that would deliver a seamless church-going experience. The church reached out to Caleb Dick of Excel AV Group, who overhauled their sound system with Powersoft amplification.
“The system in there was aging and consisted of lower-grade equipment,” Dick says. “The coverage was lacking, sound quality and intelligibility were poor, and the sightlines were obtrusive.” Dick knew this could be improved, and that new equipment could make a difference in delivering a dynamic worship experience. “There’s a lot of exciting, loud music that’s part of worship these days, so we wanted to provide plenty of subwoofer power and some extra output overall,” he says. The Excel AV team assembled a package that included Powersoft amplification driving Fulcrum speakers that was an ideal fit for Bayside Baptist’s 250-seat sanctuary.
An Investment in the Future
Bayside Baptist church is confident that that they made a good choice with their new sound system, which not only addresses their current needs better than ever before but gives them plenty of room to grow. “They chose to work with us because they could tell we really knew the technology we were working with, and we chose and continue to choose Powersoft because it’s the best amplifier for the job,” says Dick. Bayside Baptist Church may yet have to expand if growth continues apace, but Dick knows they can use their Powersoft amplifiers as a solid foundation for future growth. “We use them quite a bit and they really last.”