Now Hurricane Fans Can Hear What They See.

Think of the announcer's voice as a 170-pound quarterback. And the crowd noise as a 310-pound tackle. Now you have a good picture of the problem the Orange Bowl faced with their old sound system. There was little chance the announcer was going to get through to the fans once the game started.

Florida Sound Engineering, a team with a proven track record in stadium sound systems, was called in. Their challenge: to design a full-range sound system with the kick to carry an announcer's voice above the roar of the crowd and with the agility to play music. Here's how they tackled the problem.

They put together a front line of powerful speakers. Sixty thousand watts of power. Ninety-six speakers in all. To house the speakers, FSEC used AutoCAD® and designed a steel chamber the size of a tractor trailer. Everything fit together according to plan, with just six inches to spare. Assembled, the loudspeakers and housing weighed over ten thousand pounds.  It all had to be hoisted 90 feet up and installed above the scoreboard.  That was the first quarter of a four-phase project. Then, to achieve deeper coverage, special horn speakers were installed in the stadium overhang. To guard against electrical interference, FSEC installed a separate AC power supply. Future goals include modernizing the distribution system to network feeds and revamping the press-box audio system. 

At FSEC, we're proud of our design team. After all, not many teams make it to the Orange Bowl.

Everything we do is by design