{"id":7793,"date":"2020-05-20T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/?p=7793"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:20:54","slug":"harman-elevates-speech-intelligibility-music-in-houses-of-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/enterprise\/hospitality\/harman-elevates-speech-intelligibility-music-in-houses-of-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"HARMAN Elevates Speech Intelligibility &#038; Music in Houses of Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Churches, temples and cathedrals are built to amplify and enhance voices and music with beautiful natural reverberation. But today, with larger congregations and productions that are more ambitious than ever, houses of worship need a little help to make sure their message gets across loud and clear. To deliver crystal-clear speech and powerful music to an audience of hundreds or thousands, AV integrators often need to approach these installations like a concert venue &#8211; all while respecting the atmosphere and decor of the space and complementing the natural acoustics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7796\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/church-of-the-highlands-birmingham\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-image-7796\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_ChurchOfTheHighlands_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;When we host youth group events and special concerts, the lighting rig enables us to deliver a stunning visual show,&#8221; said Lighting Director Patrick Hentz, Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a house of worship setting, voices need to sound rich, full and clearly intelligible, which requires state-of-the-art loudspeaker arrays and ultra-clean amplification. Music productions\u2014from choral and orchestral performances to rock and hip hop\u2014need to sound loud yet detailed, calling for advanced mixing and processing tools. And the whole audio system needs to be streamlined and easy to operate for staff, volunteers and touring crews, which means setting up a modern networked audio system.<\/p>\n<p>HARMAN Professional Solutions provides high-tech audio solutions to houses of worship across the globe, empowering them to spread their word more effectively than ever. Cutting-edge technologies from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amx.com\/\">AMX<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/\">JBL<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crownaudio.com\/\">Crown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bssaudio.com\/\">BSS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\">Soundcraft, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dbxpro.com\/en\">dbx<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martin.com\">Martin<\/a> help enrich voices, elevate music and even live-stream services in real time. From ornate temples steeped in history to modern megachurches, here\u2019s how some of the world\u2019s biggest houses of worship are elevating the experience with HARMAN solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/nichiren-s-daijozan-houonji-temple-school-japan\">Daijozan Houonji Temple<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>To control reverberation and improve intelligibility in the 110-year old Daijozan Houonji Buddhist temple in Nagoya, Japan, Hibino Corporation deployed <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/intellivox-powered-adjustable-coverage-columns\">JBL Intellivox active beam-shaping loudspeakers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\/en\/products\/si-expression-1\">Soundcraft Si Expression<\/a> digital mixers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was often difficult to make out the priest&#8217;s words and there were some areas where the sermon could barely be heard,\u201d said a spokesperson for Daijozan Houonji Temple. \u201cA test of the Intellivox speakers using DSP to control the spread of sound, provided a major improvement in clarity. The response from visitors has been excellent.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/nichiren-s-daijozan-houonji-temple-school-japan\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7795\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/wellington-cathedral-new-zealand\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7795\" class=\"wp-image-7795\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_WellingtonCathedral_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThe JBL Intellivox and CBT column speakers delivered the coverage and clarity needed to produce properly balanced speech and music in the acoustically sensitive cathedral.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/wellington-cathedral-new-zealand\">Wellington Cathedral<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>To enhance sermons and choral music in the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, David Kendall Audio partnered with supplier JPRO to outfit the space with <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/\">JBL loudspeakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\/en\/product_families\/soundcraft-mixers\">Soundcraft digital mixers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bssaudio.com\/en-US\">BSS signal processors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main objective when designing the system was to ensure that the loudspeakers distributed sound evenly in the desired areas, while minimizing unwanted reflections,\u201d said Nicholas van Dyk, Audio System Designer at JPRO. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/intellivox-powered-adjustable-coverage-columns\">JBL Intellivox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/cbt-series-passive-controlled-coverage-columns\">CBT column speakers<\/a> delivered the coverage and clarity needed to produce properly balanced speech and music in the acoustically sensitive cathedral.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/wellington-cathedral-new-zealand\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/linh-phong-spiritual-dharma-complex-vietnam\">Linh Phong Spiritual Dharma Complex<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Vietnam\u2019s Linh Phong Spiritual Dharma Complex features a huge circular building topped by a 220-foot Buddha. To distribute high-quality sound evenly throughout the complex, Ba Sao Investment installed an end-to-end HARMAN Professional Solutions networked audio system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge was to deliver excellent sound quality, clarity and coverage to a huge area with speakers distributed along the 50-foot high ceiling,\u201d said Huu Tuan, Sales Manager, Ba Sao Investment. \u201cThe seamless integration and reliable performance of HARMAN products enabled us to produce quality results, and our clients are always satisfied with the quality of our audio systems.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/linh-phong-spiritual-dharma-complex-vietnam\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/wat-pathum-wanaram-temple-bangkok\">Wat Pathum Wanaram Temple<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>To upgrade the sound system at one of Bangkok\u2019s most famous temples, Mahajak Development deployed a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/\">JBL loudspeakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crownaudio.com\/\">Crown amplifiers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\/\">Soundcraft mixers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dbxpro.com\/en\">dbx loudspeaker management systems<\/a> at Wat Pathum Wanaram\u2019s Phrarajasatta Pavilion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe required an audio system that could provide adequate power and quality, and blend in aesthetically with the simple design of our modest venue,\u201d said a spokesperson with Wat Pathum Wanaram. \u201cOur HARMAN system is highly flexible and easy to operate, delivering impactful audio with clarity during sermons and meditation.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/wat-pathum-wanaram-temple-bangkok\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7797\" style=\"width: 1150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/oryun-community-church-south-korea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-image-7797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_OryunCommunityChurch_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_OryunCommunityChurch_large.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_OryunCommunityChurch_large-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;To make the system easier to operate, we suggested using AMX control panels. HARMAN\u2019s capability to cater to projects of any scale helps us tackle large church installations and smaller spaces with ease.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/oryun-community-church-south-korea\">Oryun Community Church<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Oryun Community Church of Seoul, South Korea recently equipped their Vision Village religious retreat and their Vision Center headquarters with state-of-the-art HARMAN Professional Solutions audio and control systems for pristine sound onstage and off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOryun Vision Village requested a design with the same audio quality as the Vision Center&#8217;s main hall, using <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/vtx-a-series\">JBL VTX line arrays<\/a>,\u201d said Seungduk Seo, Tech Lab Lead at TechData Co., Ltd. \u201cTo make the system easier to operate, we suggested using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amx.com\/en-US\/product_families\/modero-g5-touch-panels\">AMX control panels<\/a>. HARMAN\u2019s capability to cater to projects of any scale helps us tackle large church installations and smaller spaces with ease.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/oryun-community-church-south-korea\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/sarangsaem-church-south-korea\">Sarangsaem Church<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>To provide exceptional multi-purpose audio at Sarangsaem Church in Busan, South Korea, AV integrator Kinoton Korea outfitted the facility\u2019s Great Chapel with <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/vtx-a-series\">JBL line array loudspeakers and monitors<\/a>, and equipped its classrooms with <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/ceiling-speakers\">JBL Control Series ceiling speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to make sure our Great Chapel could be used for a variety of events by our members and the local community,\u201d said GyeongHwan Park, representative minister of Sarangsaem Church. \u201cThe HARMAN systems are perfectly suited to serve our needs as a church and special events space. We couldn\u2019t have chosen a better brand to make our vision a reality.\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/sarangsaem-church-south-korea\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7798\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/linh-phong-spiritual-dharma-complex-vietnam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7798\" class=\"wp-image-7798\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1140x400_HoW_LinhPhongSpiritual_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThe seamless integration and reliable performance of HARMAN products enabled us to produce quality results, and our clients are always satisfied with the quality of our audio systems,&#8221; said Huu Tuan, Sales Manager, Ba Sao Investment.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/news\/jbl-professional-harman-professional-solutions-helps-beulah-baptist-church-bring-its-worship-services-to-new-heights\">Beulah Baptist Church<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Beulah Missionary Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia recently hired systems integrator STC Audio to replace its 15-year old sound system. To provide powerful sound to up to 3,000 congregants, STC equipped the church with<a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/vtx-v-series\"> JBL VTX V Series line array loudspeakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crownaudio.com\/en\/product_families\">Crown amplifiers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bssaudio.com\/en-US\">BSS signal processors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the pastor speaks, everybody needs to hear him clearly,&#8221; Seldon said. \u201cThe second requirement was to make sure the system could cleanly reproduce the church band and allow the musicians to hear themselves clearly. The third was that it needed to accurately reproduce the 125-member choir.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/news\/jbl-professional-harman-professional-solutions-helps-beulah-baptist-church-bring-its-worship-services-to-new-heights\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/church-of-the-highlands-birmingham\">Church of the Highlands<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Each week, Alabama, USA&#8217;s Church of the Highlands broadcasts a video sermon from their headquarters to an average of 60,000 members at 16 other facilities across Alabama. To achieve quality key lighting for accurate video reproduction, Lighting Director Patrick Hentz deployed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martin.com\/en\/product_families\/mac\">Martin MAC<\/a> Series lighting fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 80% of our congregation watching the sermon via the simulcast, it\u2019s very important that we deliver excellent video quality, and that requires consistent lighting,\u201d said Hentz. \u201cOn the other hand, when we host youth group events and special concerts, the lighting rig enables us to deliver a stunning visual show.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/case_studies\/church-of-the-highlands-birmingham\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches, temples and cathedrals are built to amplify and enhance voices and music with beautiful natural reverberation. 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