Prior to our involvement with the parish, another consultant had supervised the installation of a new sound system that didn't work very well. That system was designed with the constraint that it had to be invisible. The church has a very high dome, lots of glass and plaster, and hard wood floors. Our design utilized existing wiring, loudspeaker locations, and much of the existing electronics. But all of the loudspeakers were replaced by larger models capable of controlling sound in the very reverberant environment.
Additional loudspeakers cover the choir and the clergy.
This system, controlled by a compact mixer in the balcony, carries sound clearly through the reverberatiion all the way to the altar, approximately 120 feet away.