DaonSD points Tongyeong Juklim church in the direction of KV2
Located on the southern edge of South Korea’s Goseong peninsula, Tongyeong is a designated UNESCO City of Music. Hosting what is considered one of the most respected contemporary music festivals in Asia, the designated UNESCO City of Music is also home to a thriving church tradition that embraces both ancient and the modern forms of worship including charismatic musical services. Recently tasked with designing an audio system for the new build Tongyeong Juklim church, Seoul-based pro audio specialists DaonSD specified a front-to-back KV2 system.
Founded in 1990, Juklim church is a relatively young institution. As the church’s numbers swelled, a new, modern campus was designed with a different audio system. However, the decision to switch to KV2 was made unanimously following a demonstration by DaonSD at the recommendation of a local agency.
“As the main hall – which seats around 400 people – is less than 25m front to back, and there is no balcony to contend with, there was absolutely no need for a line array system which would have been cumbersome and expensive,” commented DaonSD’s project manager, John Parks. “We recommended a classic ES system comprising a single ES1.0 combined with an ES2.5 high output subwoofer per side, driven by a pair of EPAK2500R control and amplification units. By aligning the mid-high frequencies toward the rear of the congregation, the main speaker delivers natural and warm speech reinforcement throughout space without the need for a separate down fill or front fill speaker.”
To achieve that aim, DaonSD offered acoustical advice: “We recommended that the reverberation time was kept to near one second and that special attention be paid to the speech band frequencies to ensure that the church leader’s speech and the choir could be discerned with clarity. The interior construction team were happy to accept the advice and were able to minimise any potential acoustic issues with careful choice of materials and skilful construction techniques.”
Another potential issue was the location of a large LED screen behind the pulpit: “Many churches in Korea are choosing to augment their worship experience with large LED screens, and Tongyeoung Juklim church is no exception,” furthered Parks. “However, these large, highly reflective surfaces can often play havoc with gain before feedback. Fortunately, it wasn’t a problem here as the sound from the KV2 system is so beautifully detailed that we never have a problem achieving the gain required for the services to sound fantastic.”
Finally, DaonSD also supplied a pair of KV2’s ultra-compact ESD Cube loudspeakers to sit on the beautiful crystal lectern on the stage below the LED screen. Supplied in white to blend seamlessly with the environment, the five-inch Cubes serve as monitors for the service leader.
“This place, which has been quiet for the last two years due to the Covid pandemic, is slowly reviving,” observed Parks. “We hope, that with their new system, beautiful sound will once again bloom in Tongyeong, the city of music.”
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