New Custom Church Audio at Sacred Heart Parish, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Sacred Heart Parish, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA | Rev. John W. Gentleman, Pastor

Complete church audio design and installation

New church sound systems and system upgrades are an important investment. At PSNE we take sound seriously. The Spoken Word is too important not to. Since 1969 we have provided churches throughout New England with audio visual system consultation, pro sound systems, custom church sound system design, and sound system equipment sales & service. A church may have a beautiful worship space, a loyal congregation, and inspiring services— all hindered by poor sound quality. Your congregation deserves to hear what they’ve been missing. We provide effective turn–key pa systems, as well as comprehensive video projection, live streaming and multimedia systems. Our systems are designed specifically for ease of use by everyone, not just the tech-savvy.

“We’re very pleased with the new sound system.”
I’ve worked with Troy before at another parish and have always been very happy with Power Sound. The improvement in sound coverage and quality is significant—no more dead spots! Parishioners are hearing the Mass so much more clearly now.  
- Rev. John W. Gentleman, Sacred Heart Parish,       
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

  

Custom designs for every church

Church sound systems

Design and consultation come first. Why? Because even the best equipment will not save a poor design—but, a great design can make moderate-quality equipment shine. Is your church sound affected by older or inferior quality equipment? We can often transform an existing system by simply installing updated components.
Beautiful sound for both the spoken word and the music ministry.

We know your design needs to handle more

than oration. Sound projection for the music ministry is an important part of worship services. Our audio systems are designed especially for you, for your worship space needs, and for how you use the system. Whether amplifying a small chorus or using multichannel mixers and microphones for a full worship band, we’ll design a custom solution to ensure that sound quality for both the liturgy and the music shine.

Custom Sound Systems for Worship for the Celebrant, Choir & Music Ministry from Power Sound of New England.

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A Dover NH Church has great sound

Complete Custom Audio System Renovation

At PSNE we recently launch our newly designed website.  So,to keep some of the most popular AV System Project Features available we are re-sharing them here. Last year, First Parish Church in Dover New Hampshire entrusted on PSNE for their church audio system upgrade.

The New Hampshire Church sound system was definitely due for some upgrades. Like so many churches in New England, they were enduring the crackling, fading, and "cutting out" typical of older church PA systems. Most essential, we wanted to address the needs for the liturgy but also we wanted to make the Music Ministry shine. In the past most churches, due to the challenging acoustical environment, had to choose one or the other.

One of the concerns from many church customers has been that their audio system design couldn’t adapt to the unique need for recorded or live music. Power Sound has succeeded in developing a strategy for custom audio system designs to meet the needs of both.

"150% improvement from our old sound system!"

"The clarity and quality are great. Special features include the ability for us to record services to audio disc. We can post them to our website for shut-ins and visitors to our site; and the hand-held wireless Power Sound’s "ihymnal" mp3 player allows me to create music play-lists that I can cue up during services. The technical team was also helpful with fine-tuning and tutorials of our new system. They made sure we were comfortable with its operation and multitude of features. Superb!"               ~Rev. Dr. Norman B. Bendroth

After a comprehensive audio analysis, and review of parish budget guidelines, we designed a custom audio system featuring professional-series BOSE loudspeakers, crafted specifically for the church environment. This unique system offers exceptional sound quality for both the spoken word and the music ministry. Specialty-application speakers were fabricated into light fixtures to supply sound to the loft. Unconventional, yes. Effective, absolutely. 

Project Highlight - Audio recording of worship services
The audio system records worship services directly to audio disc. Ideal for web podcasts  and also for "shut-ins" and anyone who isn't able to attend Services on any given week.

To read about complete AV systems for worship, head over to our new website: powersoundne.com

St. Monica Church in Barre Vermont: Complete Sound System Renovation

I would always recommend Power Sound to other parishes.

~ Rev. Leopold J. Bilodeau

 

St. Monica Church in Barre Vermont: Complete Sound System Renovation
Great Church Sound - Affordable Price.

St Monica Church needed better church sound system. Fr. Leo had worked with Power Sound of New England at other parishes where he’d served as pastor. We designed a custom audio system featuring new primary speakers by BOSE. We refurbished their smaller existing speakers for the loft and altar.
“Great Sound is important, but so is the bottom line. We re-cycled equipment by moving the parishes existing speakers to the Mission. Now the sound is vastly improved there also,” said PSNE chief designer and G.M., Troy Jennings.

Features
A hearing impairment system offers earpiece amplification. Discreet, yet effective; the hearing impaired parishioners needing personal amplification have a comfortable solution which is integrated into the parish’s sound system. Another feature popular with new church sound systems is audio recording. The parish may record Services directly to audio disc. This feature is ideal for playback for “shut-ins” or website posting of religious services.


“A very comprehensive system: The new speakers are performing             

perfectly and the hearing impairment system offers greatly enhanced sound clarity for those who need it. I have trusted you with A/V projects at many parishes where I have served. Julius and your technical team always do a wonderful job!”
                                ~ Rev. Leopold J. Bilodeau 

Though this church audio upgrade was designed and installed some time ago, it is a relevant example of of of today's common sound system renovation projects. Many calls come from churches when the sound system they have is failing and congregation members are having challenges hearing the liturgy and the music.

How's your sound?

Great Church Sound! Three Pittsfield MA Catholic Churches…

have put their faith in us for professional, effective AV systems this year.

It seems that the word of our trusted Audio Visual Solutions for worship is getting around!

To improve sound at St. Joseph Church, Msgr. Shershanovich chose Power Sound of New England for the design & installation of a new church audio system.  We had already completed a successful sound system renovation project at Sacred Heart, “The Pink Church” in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The pastor there, Rev. James R. Joyce had highly recommended Power Sound of New England to Monsignor who was seeking to solve the issues with the St. Joseph Church’s sound system. I spoke with Rev. Joyce after his project was complete to hear how the parish was enjoying the new quality sound and he was enthusiastic in his praise of the improved audio quality.

“We’re really thrilled! ...For the first time in years the Music Ministry can hear the homily—

they are very happy.”      ~ Rev. James K. Joyce

In addition to custom church sound renovations at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Church, PSNE was also chosen for a comprehensive audio renovation at St. Mark’s in Pittsfield.

The Project at St. Joseph Church –

The goal was to improve the sound quality at St. Joseph Church for the Celebrants and Lectors as well as for choir and music ministry. Some Masses at the church are in English and some in Spanish. We wanted to be sure the sound projection was optimum for Celebrants speaking both Spanish and English, and varied musical elements of the Masses. We understand the nature of multi-lingual church communities and we tailor each audio system design to accommodate each congregation’s unique worship needs.

We analyzed their diverse needs, working closely with the pastor, Msgr. Shershanovich. After a acoustical analysis of the worship space, we designed a custom system to meet their primary goals – to provide clarity for both the Spoken Word and the Music Ministry. "The big challenge has always been building a hybrid to address both", said Power Sound’s design specialist and general manager Troy Jennings. “With our unique understand of worship and experience with the most advanced audio technology we were able to achieve exceptional results; far surpassing the parish’s audio expectations."

In worship space audio renovation projects it is foremost that improved sound intelligibility is essential, but aesthetics in this majestic church mattered also. As part of the sound system we chose BOSE Panaray® speakers, designed especially for church environments. A towering 9 feet tall, yet just 4 inches wide, they are custom-painted to complement the surface to which they are mounted so the only thing noticed is rich, clear sound.

The photo here demonstrates the ease with which the loudspeakers harmonize the environment.

Since the installation the reviews form clergy and congregation have been quite complimentary. How’s the sound in your church?

 

Scenes from Church Sound Renovation Project in Laconia, NH

Sacred Heart Church in Laconia is enjoying New Pro Sound for Worship

Column-mounted BOSE loudspeakers  - 10-feet tall 4 inches wide!

Church audio needs are unique to the worship experience. Intelligibility is often compromised by the acoustical environment of glorious old (and new) churches. Common church audio issues include dead spots, feedback, lack of clarity, and of course volume fluctuations from front-to-back of the sanctuary.

Power Sound of New England recently installed a new custom church sound system at a Sacred Heart Church at Andre Bessette Parish in Laconia that has given them “Phenomenal quality!”

Speakers for Music Ministry

Fr. Marc Drouin’s main concern about the old PA sound system was the poor audio intelligibility. Our custom system was crafted as part of a comprehensive AV installation project giving the parish incredible sound quality in the sanctuary, as well as a new pro sound and video projection system in their conference room.

PSNE, New England’s only professional AV installation and custom sound systems specializing in AV for worship, was chosen by Fr Marc. He had worked with PSNE at other parishes for their Audio Visual system renovations so he called on us again for the design and installation of the state-of-the-art PA sound system renovation at Sacred Heart.

The Project: One of the primary goals was to ensure that older parishioners and those hard of hearing would be able to enjoy the quality of pro sound components which were integrated into the sound system installation. The system also has a design feature to amplify the music ministry with special care of the unique characteristics of singing and instrumentation. Another phase of the AV project was to design a new PA sound system for the parish’s conference room. A second facet of the AV installation project was the design and integration of a video projection system in the conference room.

The result: Both the church audio and the audio for the meeting space are performing beautifully!

Beneath the cover; Electronics are easily accessed

NEW - For the Music Ministry... 

Custom PSNE Music Ministry Cabinets  are  custom-crafted to organize  wiring &   AV components, beautifully!

Music Ministry Cabinet

For the more than four decades that we have been designing custom sound systems to address the unique needs of church sound we have striven to be sure we are in tune with the worship. They are the only New England-based company that so thoroughly recognizes the AV needs of worship and specializes, almost exclusively, in Church Audio and Video solutions.

To learn more about custom audio visual systems for worship visit our website: http://powersoundne.com/worshipav.