Deptford Township High School serves over one-thousand students in the
Philadelphia suburb of Deptford, New Jersey. Its Spartan football team is fiercely
competitive and won the state sectional championships back-to-back in 2003 and
2004. However, like so many high schools, Deptford’s game-day sound
reinforcement system didn’t live up to the passion of the team. It fell flat musically
and caused fans to strain to hear announcements. Local A/V integration firm
Precision Audio, which just so happens to be headed by two Deptford Township High
School alumni, pulled out the old system and replaced it with a Danley Sound Labs
design comprised of three Danley OS-80 loudspeakers and two Danley OS-115
subwoofers, all of which are completely impervious to the elements and thus ready
for any weather the East Coast can conjure.

“The old system was basically a handful of vintage horns, several of which were
blown out,’ said Ken Longo, co-owner of Precision Audio.

The home-side bleachers at Deptford are wide and deep, with a small press box
perched atop the middle section. Longo drew up plans to cover all those bleachers,
plus the smaller visitor side bleachers, with an exploded array of three Danley OS-
80 full-range loudspeakers using custom-made mounting hardware. In addition,
Longo added two Danley OS-115 subwoofers at each corner of the press box to give
the system the kind of deep low end that’s more characteristic of collegiate and
professional facilities. True to their uncompromising design, the Danley OS-Series
boxes will remain outdoors all season long through all kinds of precipitation and
temperatures.

Precision Audio also gave Deptford an entirely new front end to support the Danley
boxes. Ashly KLR-4000 amplifiers supply the system with over 10,000 watts of
power, and a QSC TouchMix DSP system provides input and output conditioning,
along with intuitive user control of input and output levels. “We crossed over the
boxes around 120Hz,’ said Longo. “That achieved an nice balance and allows the
subs and tops to work within their optimal ranges. We rolled the whole system off
below 40Hz.’ New Shure wireless and wired microphones round out the list of new
gear.

“The guys from Precision Audio were professional and prompt throughout the
process of upgrading our sound system,’ said Melvin Allen, the principal at
Deptford. “Our system was years and years old. The guys from Precision Audio
came out and were able to identify the right equipment for the job and it’s really
top-of-the-line stuff. Since the install of the equipment, there have been numerous
compliments on the significant improvement in the sound quality we are hearing.’