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Maranatha Church in Forest Lake, Minnesota, Chooses Bose Professional RoomMatch® System

Framingham, MA, July 6, 2017 – No one can ever accuse the Maranatha Church of Forest Lake, Minnesota, of being shy or timid in its worship style. Pastor Bob Headley will be the first to acknowledge that the sound inside the 1,000-plus-seat sanctuary can get both enthusiastic and loud. “It’s a full-on rock band, and it can get intense,” he says. Until recently, the church’s existing sound system could not keep up anymore — it was taking more and more volume to fill the church, while reverberation off of the walls and floor was diminishing speech intelligibility. It was clearly time for a refresh, and Pastor Headley and a six-person committee evaluated the possibilities for a new sound system. Three regional companies came and made pitches with three different sound systems. One was clearly the right choice: a RoomMatch® system from Bose Professional, brought in by EMI Audio of Minneapolis. EMI Audio designed a system composed of four RoomMatch enclosures in each of two left-right hangs. These flank a central cluster of four Bose RMS215 dual-15-inch subwoofers. Two additional RoomMatch speakers serve as fill speakers at the far ends of the stage. In addition, three RMU208 utility speakers were installed as delay speakers for the entryway to the Sanctuary. Fifteen Bose DS100F FreeSpace® ceiling loudspeakers are employed for a separate distributed lobby sound system. These are all powered by six Bose® PM8500 PowerMatch® amplifiers. “We liked the RoomMatch system as soon as we heard it,” says Headley. “In fact, we actually liked it even more once we heard the philosophy behind it — the idea that the speakers are made to cover exactly what’s necessary in the room, keeping the sound on the audience and off of the walls. RoomMatch was a new paradigm about sound for us and we liked it.” He says the same about the PowerMatch amplifier’s 4-quadrant operation, which allows the power supply to instantaneously source and sink energy from either supply rail and returns normally wasted energy from the loudspeaker and amplifier back into the power supply. “Its conservation of energy is very appealing,” he says. The RoomMatch system also offers tremendous flexibility. When it became apparent that the hang positions of the system could interfere with the church’s projection screens, the design was able to be adjusted physically, placing the subs in the center, with the appropriate changes in RoomMatch units to continue to provide exact and precise pattern coverage of the room. “The RoomMatch system gives us a lot of flexibility to cover any kind of room,” says Jeff Geisler, Sales/Design with EMI Audio. “Maranatha Church has a large and unusually shaped room, plus they have a loud worship style, but RoomMatch has exactly the coverage patterns we need on each side of the room. It keeps the energy off the walls and other reflective surfaces and really improves the speech intelligibility and the sound of the music.” Pastor Headley agrees, noting that since the Bose Professional RoomMatch system has been installed, the average volume in the sanctuary has gone down to a more manageable level, with the room sound fuller than ever. “We have really remarkable clarity to the sound now,” he says. “The speakers are doing what they’re supposed to be doing, and they’re taking us to the next level.” For more information, please visit http://pro.Bose.com/.

Photo file 1: Maranatha_Photo1.jpg Photo caption 1: The Maranatha Church of Forest Lake, Minnesota, featuring a RoomMatch® system from Bose Professional. Photo courtesy of EMI Audio. © 2017. Photo file 2: Maranatha_Photo2.jpg Photo caption 2: Live worship at the Maranatha Church of Forest Lake, Minnesota, featuring a RoomMatch® system from Bose Professional. Photo courtesy of EMI Audio. © 2017. About Paragon 360 Paragon 360 is an award-winning design leader in the professional AVL industry. With an extensive client base, the company is dedicated to building highly effective and engaging environments for churches, businesses, schools, museums, live events, and others with requirements involving professional audio, video, lighting, rigging, scenic and staging in a design/build format. Representing hundreds of the world’s finest and most reputable AVL brands, Paragon 360 is uniquely positioned to match every client’s needs without compromise. The brand is equally well known for its turn-key project delivery and unparalleled dedication to excellence, pledging every project to be On Time, On Target, and On Budget. For more information on the quality-driven expertise within Paragon 360 as well as its broad range of products and services, visit www.paragon360.com or call 417-823-7282.     About Bose Corporation Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose, then a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Today, the company is driven by its founding principles, investing in long-term research with one fundamental goal: to develop new technologies with real customer benefits.  Bose innovations have spanned decades and industries, creating and transforming categories in audio and beyond. Bose products for the home, in the car, on the go and in public spaces have become iconic, changing the way people listen to music. Bose Corporation is privately held. The company’s spirit of invention, passion for excellence, and commitment to extraordinary customer experiences can be found around the world – everywhere Bose does business.

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