Saint Thomas Church in Linden South Africa sought to upgrade their sound, they were looking for a quality solution that would not detract from the churches looks and not break the bank. They got their solution from DWR Distribution, a leading distributor of audio, lighting and AV equipment in South Africa, in the form of Quest Audio and Audix Microphones.
Jaco Beukes being Hands-On
“We didn’t want it to look out of place and we did need to get better sound”, says Gift Chanza the head of Sound Ministry at Saint Thomas, “The Quest loudspeakers were exactly what we needed”. Three HPI Quest speakers were installed in the main hall. The left and right being handled by two Quest HPI8i two-way passive loudspeakers hidden within the Churches woodwork and the centre speaker, a Quest HPI111 compact loudspeaker, hangs from the middle of the ceiling. An additional White HPI5 high output loudspeaker sits in the room adjacent main hall. These speakers have the church fully covered for sound. The amp system is hidden behind the choir section with two QA2004 Amplifiers sitting inside a box, this neat system was a priority for Saint Thomas as they wished to keep the look of the church and not have the sound displaying as a distraction.
Quest HPI111
To get the best out of the speakers the church had also decided to invest in some Audix Microphones. Audix was another perfect candidate as the quality Is fantastic, when testing the mics out Gift says, ”The congregants who are usually unaware of the sound went up to me after the sermon and gave me compliments on the sound”, this solidified the churches decision to purchase the Audix Microphones. Four ADX12 podium gooseneck condenser microphones were chosen to mic certain sections of church for speech, one per podium and two at certain sections where prayer is given. Two ADX40 hanging overhead microphones were hung left and right of the choir given the singers ample volume and clarity and an additional install of two OM2 dynamic microphones for the lead vocals during church hymns, this was all they had needed to drastically improve the sound quality and get the best from their Quest speakers.
Neatly Fitting ADX40
Gift and Jaco, both Happy!
Jaco Beukes, part of the audio department at DWR Distribution, commented that, “The churches acoustics are good, so the Quest Loud-Speakers and Audix Microphones were really great additions to make it all the better”. Gift says, “I really feel that I made the right choice. The speakers and microphones are amazing”.
