CASPER, WY – Equalized Productions and ProTech Marketing provided a new speaker setup in preparation for this year’s College National Final Rodeo (CNFR) event at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, WY, which ran from June 11-17, 2023. The new system includes one EAW QX596i and eight QX566i enclosures in the venue’s lower bowl, 16 EAW MK2366i in the upper bowl, and one MK2326i in the VIP balcony.
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Host to numerous musical acts, comedians and sporting tournaments, one of the Ford Wyoming Center’s most anticipated events is the yearly College National Final Rodeo (CNFR). While the excitement leading up to the 2023 rodeo was no different, the preparation called for a bit of an audio overhaul. After struggling with an aging PA system, the venue called on AV supplier Equalized Productions and President Dave Kistler to design a new speaker setup that would enhance the audience experience for the CNFR and every show to come through the Ford Wyoming Center.
After carefully considering the environmental design and auditory needs of the arena, Kistler along with Neal Johnson from ProTech Marketing of Colorado, landed on several solutions from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW®) for the new system. Having worked with the brand for almost 10 years, Kistler was confident in the quality, serviceability and reliability EAW offers. The team at Equalized, ProTech Marketing and EAW designed the system layout, which included one EAW QX596i and eight QX566i Three-way Trapezoidal Enclosures in the venue’s lower bowl. In the upper bowl, 16 EAW MK2366i Passive Two-way Full-range Loudspeakers were installed with one MK2326i in the VIP balcony.
“Previously, the Ford Wyoming Center had a single-center cluster speaker system with horns, which was definitely outdated,” Kistler explains. “It kept going out and didn’t sound great with the amount of feedback they were experiencing. With EAW, we were able to forgo a traditional line array system and instead do a distributed system throughout the arena. The horsepower of the QX Series speakers was a perfect fit for the lower bowl, and the MK Series speakers in the upper bowl checked our boxes for design, sound and budget.”
