Lafayette College Upgrades Fisher Stadium with Community

Fisher Stadium Home Team Bleachers and Press Box with Community R2 Loudspeakers

Founded in 1826 in Easton, Pennsylvania, Lafayette College offers degree programs in the liberal arts and engineering to its 2400 full-time students. As a member of the intercollegiate Patriot League, Lafayette has an active sports and recreational program with modern facilities including Fisher Stadium, home of the

Lafayette Leopards football team. in the home team bleachers and he

Fisher Stadium underwent a major disconnected the system’s subwoofers renovation beginning in 2006 that included since the R2s provided excellent bass additional seating, synthetic turf, stadium performance on their own. In addition, lighting, a large press box and a 19’ x 35’ at the school’s request, Becker added video display. The renovation included four new Community R.5-94Ts on a sound system upgrades but the upgraded lower wall facing the field for use during system did not provide even coverage in practice. the new seating areas and it had neighborhood spill issues. In addition, The new system includes coverage of many spectators complained that the new the tailgating area outside the stadium subwoofers seemed overpowering. and improvements in the private suites inside the press building. A Biamp Last year, Lafayette asked Audia Flex with daVinci software Communication Systems, Inc. (CSI) of provides touch-screen presets for Allentown, Pennsylvania to redesign the “pregame” and “game” configurations system to solve these problems. Wayne along with zone level controls and DSP Becker of Communication Systems says delay for the visitor seating that some of the existing loudspeakers, loudspeakers. Existing amplifiers were including the four Community R.5-94Ts reused to control costs. covering the visitor seating, and a pair of Community WET loudspeakers on the Becker says the school is very pleased press box, were simply reaimed to with their upgraded sound system. improve coverage. However, he added “Announcements are clear and two new Community R2-94 loudspeakers intelligible,” he said. “We’ve solved the on the press box to improve coverage neighborhood spill problem. And, the

coaches got 110dB on the 50 yard line to simulate crowd noise during practice!”

Links for further information/interest: Fisher Stadium at Lafayette College Communication Systems, Inc. High-resolution version of the first photo High-resolution version of the second photo

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