Electro-Voice EVID C8.2HC, EVID C8.2LP, EVID12.1, EVID12.1P, EVID12.1W Release Note

ELECTRO-VOICE® EVID™ LOUDSPEAKERS INSTALLED AT

DETROIT’S COMERICA PARK STADIUM

Detroit, MI (August 21, 2003): Dearborn Michigan’s Almas Hi-Fi Stereo

recently completed an extensive installation of Electro-Voice EVID 6.2
loudspeakers, 12.1 subwoofers and CPS1 amplifiers at 5th Avenue, a
sports bar and restaurant located at Detroit’s new Comerica Park baseball
stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers. Almas’ president Gary Weigandt
discussed his company’s history with Electro-Voice and how EVIDs have
provided a contemporary sound solution at the new ballpark:

“Our current work with the EVID line is a new chapter in our company’s
long history with Electro-Voice equipment. Almas has been a family
company since my grandfather founded it in the 1940s, starting out in the
commercial audio field before going into the residential marketplace with a
retail store in 1956. Today I run the company with my two brothers.
Almas reentered the commercial end of the business while maintaining its
residential business in the late 1980s. Electro-Voice equipment played a
big part in the early success of the company, and has proven just as
useful in our current commercial installation work – particularly the EVIDs.”
Almas signed back on with Michigan based EV reps RP Sales, Inc. when
the EVID was released, convinced the compact surface mount speaker
system would provide state of the art sound and style in a variety of pro
audio applications, especially in the booming bar/restaurant installation
field. Weigandt continued: “Since then we’ve completed 5 or 6 jobs with
the EVID line. We use them in a number of applications, from outdoor
speakers for private residences to big bars like 5th Avenue. They’re a
great, versatile speaker, and the CPS amplifiers and 12.1 subs complete
the picture nicely, giving a comprehensive system that has all the bases

covered with the same cutting edge design and sound quality, allowing us
to provide solutions for sound requirements large and small.”

The Comerica Park 5th Avenue is one of a chain of three bar &
restaurants, and occupies approximately 15,000 square feet on the
northwestern corner of the stadium. System design layout began in April
of 2002 and installation began the following month. 5th Avenue opened to
the public in September 2002. They are currently completing construction
of an upper outside deck area, for which Almas added even more EVIDs.
Weigandt commented on the compact speaker’s versatility and durability:
“The EVIDs really stand out for their dispersion capabilities, plus the SPL
is remarkable for their size: a small cluster can fill a large, busy space with
sound quite easily. Couple that with their looks, build quality and mounting
hardware and they’re hard to beat, and, as a contractor, the bang for the
buck is amazing. Our clients at 5th Avenue also particularly like the fact
that the EVIDs don’t take up a lot of wall space like the boxes we used to
use on these kinds of projects. The various EVID accessories – especially
the Strong-Arm-Mount™ system (SAM™) - mean the speakers can be
easily mounted into the tightest spaces indoors, are secure against the
elements outdoors, and can be precisely aimed without compromising
coverage or clarity in both cases. In the rack we’re using 8 Electro-Voice
CPS1 amplifiers and a standard home stereo preamp: the sound quality’s
really good on the preamp level and it’s easy to use, which helps as
there’s no a/v guy on site. The whole system is user-friendly and looks
great.”

The EVID 6.2 compact extended-range high output speaker system

features the following: