Opened in March of 2010, the 25,000-seat Red Bull Arena is home to the Major League Soccer (MLS) New York Red Bulls and the NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. Located just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, in Harrison, New Jersey, it’s the third-largest soccer-specific stadium in the US and the league. It also now has world-class sound in the form of a new L-Acoustics A Series loudspeaker system, comprised of lightweight and compact A15i enclosures paired with SB18 IIi subs. The system, installed just ahead of the 2022 MLS season kick-off on February 26th, was designed and installed by leading global technology solutions provider Diversified.
The A Series loudspeakers replaced the distributed sound system installed around the venue’s catwalks when it first opened. “At the time, when soccer was really establishing itself in the US as a professional-league sport, the sound systems tended to be designed with value in mind,” explains Justo Gutierrez...
