Harley Davidson Factory Transforms and Puts New Life Into Church with NEXO SystemWhen LifePointe Christian Church in Elk Grove, California was looking for a sound system to compliment their new location, a converted Harley Davidson showroom, they turned to the expertise of CCI of Olympia, Washington. Project manager, David McLain, recommended a NEXO PS15 system for the 400-seat church that consists of three PS15s, one CD18, and a 4x4 NXAMP. "Pastor Chris Delfs sought out a new location where they would not only own their space but could create a unique, new culture," states McLain. "They weren't looking for a Nexo system per se, but were looking for good advice." At only 60' deep, with less than 20' of trim, a line array would not have been the best tool, whereas, the asymmetrical horn pattern of a PS15 reaches the back rows with ease." "David actually discouraged a line array approach in this case, and if you look at how much the HVAC and lighting impacts the trim height, the PS solution was much better," notes Steve Armstrong, PROS Inc., independent rep firm for Nexo. "I'd been hearing a lot of talk about Nexo speakers over the past few years, and have listened to various models -- I was impressed enough to recommend them for a couple of rooms, particularly given the outstanding support I've been receiving from Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems," says McLain. I didn't really know the extent of the Nexo lineup until I had opportunity to listen critically and extensively to their whole selection of speakers at a demo at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center in California. The Cerritos Center is an awesome building. We used their beautiful main room to try out the Nexo speakers. I spent the first demo day designing speaker systems for rooms using various software, and I liked the way the Nexo speakers worked in the planning, and also liked what I saw in the computer models. The NS-1 software was easy to work with, so I imported some real-world rooms, like LifePointe, that I'd been working on. It appeared the Nexo PS Series would provide excellent coverage." "I have to admit, there's a fair bit of skeptic in me," McLain says. "A box that promises a rectangular coverage pattern had better do more than just advertise well. It needs to offer an actual rectangular coverage pattern. And more importantly, it needs to sound good. In the next day's listening tests, I measured 112dB at the back of the listening room, and I have to say, it sure didn't feel like 112dB. In fact, it didn't sound like a PA playing. It sounded like a woman was right there singing to me. Yamaha brought in a live jazz drummer and they just sounded louder, like there was no PA in between. Even the little Nexo PS8 two-way sounded way bigger than its small size. And, all of the subwoofers for the line arrays -- which were shaking my pant legs at 100' -- are cardioid subs. Even during the 'fairly loud' cuts (think aggressive Sunday morning volume), we could easily hold a conversation on the stage behind the subwoofers." Armstrong added that Pastor Delfs was appreciative of CCI's insistence on Nexo. "David has provided LifePointe with five previous systems and each one has progressed in terms of quality and capabilities." "Every Sunday, one of our congregation members emotes about the system, which is so significant to my passion to lead people to a better way, that I'm thrilled beyond words," states Pastor Delfs. "I love the Nexo sound system. David and CCI hit it out of the ballpark." 
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