Rea Sound have just completed a very busy six-month period in the church market, during which they carried out a number of high profile installations using Martin Audio equipment.

Just over a year ago Newmills Presbyterian Church was razed to the ground by fire. The church committee quickly established plans for a new church and they were soon in touch with Rea Sound to install a suitable, cost effective and reliable sound and audiovisual system.

The company responded with a sound package incorporating the Martin Audio EM76 speaker cabinet at the heart of it. A series of four EM76’s where hung in a central cluster to cover the majority of the church, with four WT15 cabinets placed to the under-side of the balcony for infills — all powered with Martin Audio MA1400 power amplifiers and EQ’d with Martin Audio’s dedicated EMX1A system controller. For the foyer, Minister room and crèche areas a Martin Audio C115T architectural system was fitted, allowing the sound to be heard from the main church to the surrounding rooms.

Elsewhere, Abbey Presbyterian Church offer a different type of venue, with a movable back wall (a first for Rea Sound). As the church requested a central cluster, the company opted for three Martin Audio EM56 cabinets, in combination with a Martin Audio MA1400 power amplifier and EMX1A system controller. These speakers were selected due to the fact that they could meet the requirement to fill the entire room, should the wall be placed at its fullest extent. And with the cabinets being flown reliability was a key factor in order to minimise any disruption due to faulty equipment.

A more traditional church — built in the early 1900’s — is Derraghmore Presbyterian Church in Limavady. This stone building required a small sound system that would blend into the church décor. White coloured Martin Audio EM26 cabinets were requested and fitted to the alcoves of the windows within the church (allowing the speakers to be virtually hidden from sight lines). Powered by the new Allen & Heath PA12 powered mixer desk this system was ideal for
the church.

The final church was the Armagh Baptists, who due to expansion have built a new purpose built complex on the outskirts of the city. Sporting a highly advanced audio-visual system the sound system needed to live up to the requirements of this ultra modern church.

The Church committee knew from the start that they wanted Martin Audio equipment. Utilising the Blackline F15 cabinet and S18 sub bass enclosure combination Rea Sound provided a premium class sound to the strict budget. Powered by Martin Audio MA2.8 power amps through the DX1 controller,
the sound quality is second to none.

A separate monitor system was also provided for by way of Martin Audio WM05’s, powered by Martin MA1400 power amp through a W3 controller. The main entrance and surrounding prayer, crèche and Sunday school rooms have all
been wired for the Martin Audio C115 architectural speaker units.

Abbey Presbyterian Church minister, Rev Gordon Best