Coppell High School Arena
High school sports are a big deal in Texas and Coppell High School is no exception. Part of the Coppell Independent School District in northwest Dallas County, the 5A-rated school is the alma mater of top professional athletes, such as 2014 American League Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians
Challenges
- In addition to delivering loud, clear sound for music and speech, the arena’s speakers needed to be absolutely reliable and intelligible throughout the space to deliver bell tones and emergency announcements as needed
- The arena’s loudspeakers needed to be easy to hang and align
Solution
After conducting acoustical modeling on the space, Fulcrum recommended DX1577 and CX1277 loudspeakers to Ron Stanley of systems integrator 32 Degree Audio. For the main system, Stanley employed 14 DX1577 Dual 15 Inch Coaxial Loudspeakers, suspended from the ceiling and configured as a distributed ring. Three Fulcrum CX1277 12 Inch Coaxial Loudspeakers were hung over the basketball and volleyball court, pointing straight down to cover the court area. The DX1577s’ solid low frequency response down to 43 Hz eliminated the need for flown subwoofers which would have complicated placement and alignment. Additionally, as DX and CX Series compact coaxial loudspeakers weigh under 90 lbs. each, they were easy to hang using 1/8-inch steel cable without any complicated bridles.
The DX1577s’ solid low frequency response down to 43 Hz eliminated the need for flown subwoofers which would have complicated placement and alignment
Project Details
| Location | Coppell, Texas |
|---|---|
| Market | Sports Stadiums and Arenas |
| Type | 2,600-seat indoor arena to host athletics and other events |
| Fulcrum Products | (14) DX15 – Dual 15” Coaxial Loudspeaker |
| (3) CX12 – Compact 12” Coaxial Loudspeaker | |
| Supporting Products | Crown DCi-Series Multi-Channel Amplifiers |
| BSS Soundweb London Blu-160 DSP | |
| Soundcraft Digital Mixer |
