When the Curran Opera House first opened its doors in 1906, it was a beacon of culture for downtown Boulder, Colorado, presenting operas, musicals, and the latest “modern” spectacle of silent movies. When the boom of films with spoken dialog arrived in the 1930s, the 850-capacity venue was given both an Art Deco makeover and a new name: Boulder Theater. As the artists and acts performing there changed dramatically over the past century, so did the theater’s audio system iterations, each bringing varying improvements in sound quality. Now, after a dozen years since its most recent upgrade, Boulder Theater has taken a giant step forward in fidelity, punch, and coverage with the installation of an L-Acoustics K3 loudspeaker system designed and deployed by Clearwing Systems Integration.
Locally-based Z2 Entertainment is Colorado’s largest independent live music promotion and entertainment company, formed in 2010 with the merger of two of the city’s iconic venues, Fox Theatre and...
