Eun-pa Church in the clear with TechDataPS

Established in 1971, Eun-pa Church has been providing worship services for more than 50 years. With the church’s current facility built in 2004, the building required renovation after almost 20 years of use, including structural reinforcements to increase safety as well as a new sound reinforcement system for improved sound quality and flexibility. Local integrator TechDataPS opted for JBL Professional loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers.

TechDataPS reported that its client wanted the highest quality-audio system within its budget and was not satisfied after receiving quotes from multiple brands. After visiting TechDataPS' showroom, the pastor personally selected the JBL VTX A8 loudspeakers because he was satisfied with their performance.

For primary sound reinforcement, TechDataPS decided an 8-inch loudspeaker was the ideal choice for the size of the space, deploying a total of 12 JBL VTX A8 line array loudspeakers (six per side). With wide-spectrum output and a 110° horizontal coverage pattern, the VTX A8 is suited to the space. While the church had previously used a number of delay speakers to cover the area under its balcony, the VTX A8s provided enough coverage on their own, eliminating the need for additional speakers.

TechDataPS supplemented the main line arrays with two JBL VTX B18 subwoofers per side. Featuring a single 18-inch JBL 2288H Differential Drive woofer, the B18 delivers extended bass response matched the A8’s frequency response. Patented JBL Slip Stream flared low-frequency ports aim to improve airflow and reduce audible turbulence.

To power the system, TechDataPS equipped the church with Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifiers. The amplifier's four inputs accept analogue, AES3 or Cobranet signals, and are each individually routable to the four output channels for flexibility. Finally, each channel features OMNIDRIVEHD.

Eun-pa Church described the new audio system as “simple, intuitive, easy to operate and reliable”. Staff reported being very satisfied with the sound quality, praising its coverage characteristics and simple configuration.