AUSTIN, TX — Before proceeding with a recommendation on a specific sound design for an upgraded system at Hope Presbyterian Church here, Ken Dickensheets of Dickensheets Design Associates got together with integrator Doug Windle with Ace Audio Communications along with the church’s pastor, musicians and music minister to weigh the merits of different gear options. Their unanimous verdict: a loudspeaker array composed of three different Bose RoomMatch modules —RM9010, RM12040 and RM9060 loudspeakers, powered by PowerMatch amplifiers. Dickensheets noted that while he, Windle and the church’s lead pastor were “listening for the practical things, like speech intelligibility and dispersion characteristics,” the musicians and music minister “were focusing on the aesthetic aspects of the loudspeakers. The Bose RoomMatch array modules were the ones we all wanted.” Although Windle had heard about Bose gear being used for more than consumer applications, the upgrade at Hope Presbyterian was the first time Ace Audio Communications had installed it as part of a professional project. “The pattern control of the RoomMatch loudspeakers is very good — we were able to keep the energy of of the walls and keep it focused on the seats throughout the room,” Windle said. “And once we got started, the RoomMatch loudspeakers went up easily and flawlessly — we had the entire array assembled on the floor in less than 20 minutes.” Along with the speaker system, Ace Audio Communications also installed a new FOH console and as part of a complete renovation of the church’s sound system.