MCKEES ROCKS, PA –La Posada, a senior service provider in Green Valley, Az, includes independent and assisted living housing, as well as activity options like a library, an astronomy observatory, a natural-grass putting green and a fitness center, and since May 2005, La Posada has turned to Northern Sound & Light (NSL) in McKees Rocks, Pa for audio. "I found NSL via Google. I called, spoke with a salesperson and got immediate answers," said Paul Ide, senior vice president and CFO for La Posada. Ide oversees all phones, media, AV, emergency/life safety systems and computer systems on campus.
Most recently, Ide was looking for an audio solution to enhance resident council meetings and various presentations – forums, drama, music, etc. He explained, "We have three meeting rooms that hold 150-200 people each. Residents were having a hard time hearing presenters and comments from the audience."
La Posada already operates an in-house TV station that records and broadcasts events and meetings on a blocked cable channel, so the addition of microphones would also help them better capture the meetings. Ide needed a solution that could serve everyone's needs, but one that the residents (whose average age is over 80) and staff members could operate. "I called NSL with my requirements; they understood what I needed and helped with equipment selection," said Ide.
The solution for La Posada included ten Countryman E6 earset microphones, two Sennheiser ME2 lavalieres and 12 channels of Sennheiser EW500 series wireless body packs housed in a Gator G-Shock 16L rolling cart. NSL recommended the Sennheisers for Ide, since he needed a system with the least amount of handling as possible; and the Gator rack so that the staff can transport and store most of the equipment in one case and recharge all body-packs using a single power plug (rather than needing to plug in all twelve packs). A Soundcraft Spirit E12 mixer sits atop the rack.
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