I had seats in the south upper deck 10-15 yrs ago and remember the volume being way too loud. Like harmful to the hearing of the people up there loud. It was one reason I changed sections. This past Saturday I went up there to see what it was like now and thought it was a lot more reasonable. I seem to remember they did some work on the speakers in the last few years?
Put me down as not a fan of the PA guy. I’d prefer someone just giving the facts and not trying to be a cheerleader.
They replaced the sound system when they replaced the scoreboards back in 2013. One of the designers son was on the team. The group who did it is the best in the country and have done major venues all over the country. Much more knowledgeable then the message board know it alls who say we need more speakers.
When Jim Devenney arrives at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, he’ll look and listen very carefully.
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With capacity of more than 106,000, Beaver Stadium, home to the Penn State Nittany Lions in University Park, PA, is the second-largest stadium in the Western hemisphere, the fourth-largest in the world. A recent off-season upgrade brought in a new HD sound system that relies on Danley Sound Labs’ Jericho horns to throw sound from the south end zone clear across to the north end zone — and everywhere in between — using a point-source, horn-loaded system. Coverage is ±2 dB across that huge expanse, and eight Danley TH-812 subwoofers support the full-range content with a low end that shakes the stands.
The system hangs from three levels on the new scoreboard, and each side is a mirror image of the other. At the top level, two Danley J4 Jericho horns hit the stands beyond the opposite end zone. Below that level, four J3 Jericho horns cover the far half of the east and west stands. At the lowest level, two J3 Jericho horns cover the near half of the east and west stands, and two SH95-HO speakers provide near fill. Eight TH-812 subwoofers, four on the top and four on the bottom, provide abundant bass.
Lab.gruppen FP-Series amplifiers with NLB-60E controller provide system power as well as network control and monitoring. “Everything worked out very well,” says Clair Solutions Senior Systems Designer Jim Devenney. “Coverage is excellent: ±2 dBA throughout the stadium. The system has good articulation, nice fullness, great dynamics, and impressive vocal clarity.”
Sports-venue audio is like the air that makes sound manifest: it’s just there. Unlike the increasingly imposing video systems that proclaim themselves ...
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