The Paramount Theatre in Goldsboro, North Carolina has received an audio upgrade via the LEA Professional Connect Series.
The Paramount Theatre, built in 1882 as an office building, was renovated building in 193 and donated to the City of Goldsboro, and the City managed the theatre for the next 12 years.
Te theater was rebuilt and officially reopened in February 2008 after a fire in 2005. The Paramount Theatre’s auditorium has a capacity of 500, with seating for approximately 350 on the lower level and 150 in the balcony.
The theatre has a longstanding relationship with James Braddy, owner of Javelin AV. So, when some of the existing AV systems started to fail, they contacted Braddy for a complete system redesign and upgrade. “The theatre has a pretty extensive audio system,” said Braddy. “They have a main hang, upper balcony delays, lower balcony delays, and distributed audio throughout the building. They have a separate feed for the lobby and another for the rehearsal rooms and bathrooms so the paging system can page. Almost everything needed replacing.”
Javelin AV installed multiple Connect Series 352, Connect Series 354, Connect Series 704, and Connect Series 1504 amplifiers to power the immersive audio experience in the venue. The CS352 powers one of the stage monitors, while the second channel is a spare. The CS354 powers the left, centre, and right lip fills, plus one stage monitor. The CS704s power the main left, centre, and right loudspeakers, upper and lower balcony delay speakers, and two stage monitors. The CS1504 powers subwoofers on its first two channels. Using LEA’s Smart Power Bridge technology, each subwoofer is supplied with 2800W. The remaining channels power the 70V lobby, bathroom, and dressing room speakers, which are tied into the comms systems for paging.
Javelin AV used LEA’s SharkWare software to configure a base profile and push it out to all the pre-staged LEA amplifiers. SharkWare includes amplifier grouping, offline design, granular user access control levels, locked speaker tunings, and a graphical EQ.