WPS Completes Audio System Renovations at Michigan States Spartan Stadium
Summary
The system, designed by Jack Coverts team at Anthony James Partners, provides coverage for the bowl seating and concourse areas of the stadium and includes a series of Fulcrum Acoustic AHS steerable arrays, US221 subwoofers, and AH65 coaxial horn loudspeakers powered by amplifiers from Powersoft and QSC. The main audio system is designed to mute entirely during an emergency and immediately switch to the ancillary system for emergency broadcasts.WPS tuned, tested, and commissioned the newly integrated audio system ahead of Michigan States first home game at Spartan Stadium against the Western Michigan University Broncos on September 2nd, where the Spartans would go on to win 35-13.Spartan Stadium, nicknamed "The Woodshed" was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $160,000 (over $2.5 million in 2022 dollars) and a seating capacity of 14,000. Over the next nine decades, the stadium received significant upgrades, including changes to the playing surface, modern video scoreboards, stadium-wide lighting, and a five-fold increase in the seating capacity to 75,000. Keith Neubert, Executive Director of Engineered Services for WPS, agrees, "the system clarity, even at the highest outputs, is currently unmatched and weve been able to eliminate any hint of feedback from the input sources. Our dedicated team brings a depth of knowledge and experience necessary to achieve and exceed project goals, while building the next generation of world-class venues.