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<blockquote data-quote="Guy Graham" data-source="post: 96581" data-attributes="member: 1944">Re: Many smaller speakers, closer to the audienceI know exactly what you mean, these are not uncommon in C of E churches in my experience, where only speech during the service is amplified (ie with switches or similar to avoid the Vicar&#039;s voice being heard while hymns are sung). In the church my Mam attends they have some Shure branded little line arrays with covers matched to the stone pillars they&#039;re attached to, along with a Shure mixer and various disguised mics in the areas the minister or anyone reading might stand. This particular system was fitted over 20 years ago, and I recall at the time thinking they looked like little VotT columns I&#039;d seen in old footage of bands from the &#039;60s. I also recall Durham cathedral having several of something similar, presumably with appropriate delay as I don&#039;t recall intelligibility issues when sat near the back.I&#039;m always amused when folks here are discussing large, music-oriented kit installed in churches - just the sight of such would frighten the life out of the old dears who make up the majority of our local congregation, where all that&#039;s changed in 50 years is the average age has got older and their hearing poorer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guy Graham, post: 96581, member: 1944"] Re: Many smaller speakers, closer to the audience I know exactly what you mean, these are not uncommon in C of E churches in my experience, where only speech during the service is amplified (ie with switches or similar to avoid the Vicar's voice being heard while hymns are sung). In the church my Mam attends they have some Shure branded little line arrays with covers matched to the stone pillars they're attached to, along with a Shure mixer and various disguised mics in the areas the minister or anyone reading might stand. This particular system was fitted over 20 years ago, and I recall at the time thinking they looked like little VotT columns I'd seen in old footage of bands from the '60s. I also recall Durham cathedral having several of something similar, presumably with appropriate delay as I don't recall intelligibility issues when sat near the back. I'm always amused when folks here are discussing large, music-oriented kit installed in churches - just the sight of such would frighten the life out of the old dears who make up the majority of our local congregation, where all that's changed in 50 years is the average age has got older and their hearing poorer. [/QUOTE]

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