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The Broadberry upgrades with Martin Audio Torus

Richmond, Virginia, live music venue The Broadberry has taken delivery of a new Martin Audio Torus constant curvature array, supplied by locally based rental partner, Soundworks of Virginia. Soundworks has been working with the 550-capacity venue, owned by Lucas Fritz and Matt McDonald, providing sound for their outdoor concerts since the spring of 2021.

The venue’s production manager, Justin Lewis, says that the previous system had been poorly deployed, and he had a firm idea in mind for its replacement. “Due to the shape of our room I wanted a box with a relatively narrow horizontal pattern”, he explains. “All the line arrays I looked at were too wide and point source didn’t provide the flexibility we wanted in vertical coverage.”

He looked at a number of systems and consulted his crew, ultimately deciding constant curvature would probably be the best for the room. “We chose Torus mainly due to Soundworks’ existing relationship with Martin Audio, and the cardioid feature of the SXC118 was also a positive influence on our decision.”

The pair of three-box hangs comprise two T1215 and a single T1230 at the base, to eliminate the desire for front fills. The arrays are supported by Torus fly bars hung from Unitruss, which spans the structural roof girders. Four SXC118, ground stacked in a central cluster under the stage, provide the low end, and all processing is via the onboard DSP in the Martin Audio iKon multi-channel amplifiers.

Soundworks’ project manager Bryan Hargrave masterminded the installation, in conjunction with Martin Audio US Technical Support Engineer Joe Lima.

(Photos: Ashley Travis/Diane Travis Photography)

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