A dated audio electronics backbone reaching the end of its useful life
52 EVH and 60 EVF loudspeakers to retain and drive
High idle power consumption and UPS demand to reduce
Matchday sound clarity to overcome 60, 000 cheers
Reduce complexity that staff could manage without specialist skills
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
60,000 seats to cover with clear audio for the world's loudest fans
Celtic Park is the 60,000-seat home of Celtic Football Club and one of the loudest stadiums in the game. The 2017 system still performed, yet eight years on the club wanted the efficiency and control that newer electronics could bring. The brief was simple: keep the existing EV loudspeakers, and replace the dated amplifier models for more power, DSP and headroom - and reduce the carbon footprint.
Case Study
Stadium / Arena
Dynacord
Electro-Voice
Europe
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
60,000 seats to cover with clear audio for the world's loudest fans
Case Study
Stadium / Arena
Dynacord
Electro-Voice
Europe
Celtic Park is the 60,000-seat home of Celtic Football Club and one of the loudest stadiums in the game. The 2017 system still performed, yet eight years on the club wanted the efficiency and control that newer electronics could bring. The brief was simple: keep the existing EV loudspeakers, and replace the dated amplifier models for more power, DSP and headroom - and reduce the carbon footprint.
- Venue
- Celtic Park
- Install partner
- North
- Product highlights
- Dynacord IPX 10:8, IPX 5:4 · MXE5 · SONICUE · EVH · EVF
The venue
A legendary stadium with one of the most demanding sound environments
Celtic Park stands among the loudest football grounds anywhere. Match-day sound has to cut through that energy, carry safety announcements without question, and hold up across the full bowl.
The existing 2017 system, built on Electro-Voice EVH and EVF loudspeakers, still does the job. After eight years, though, newer Dynacord electronics promised real gains in power, processing, and running cost.
“Celtic Park is one of the loudest stadiums in the country, maybe even the world!”
Richard LeadbitterDynacord Sales Manager
The challenge
Modernize the sound system with newer audio electronics
The 52 Electro-Voice EVH and 60 EVF loudspeakers were performing well and stayed in place. The opportunity sat in the rack. Dated amps and signal processors that could be replaced with new gear to achieve better sound, more power headroom and DSP options, and lower energy use.
Idle power and UPS load were a real cost for a venue of this scale. The upgrade had to drive the same speakers louder and cleaner while cutting what the system burned when the stands were empty.
The solution
Deploy a state-of-the-art system drive by Dynacord
North specified a Dynacord-based backbone comprising of IPX Series multichannel networked DSP apmlifiers. 13 IPX 10:8 and 2 IPX 5:4 amplifiers, a pair of MXE5 Matrix Mix Engines, and SONICUE Sound System Software, all driving the existing EVH and EVF loudspeakers, everything fully networked using Dante audio. A single IPX amplifier delivers up to 20,000 watts of power density, so the same speakers now have far more headroom and processing behind them.
ecoRAIL technology can cut power consumption by more than 50 percent and halves the UPS requirement, trimming running cost across the venue. SONICUE's built-in panel designer let North build a professional control interface without advanced design work.
- 13 Dynacord IPX 10:8 DSP amplifiers
- 2 Dynacord IPX 5:4 DSP amplifiers
- Dynacord's ecoRAIL technology dramatically reducing power consumption
- A pair of Dynacord MXE5 Matrix Mix Engines
- SONICUE Sound System Software
- Fully Dante audio networked
- Existing Electro-Voice EVH and EVF loudspeakers retained
“The difference in performance for the EVH loudspeakers is amazing. You have much more readily available power and the processing on them gives a marked improvement in clarity and control”
Richard LeadbitterDynacord Sales Manager
The result
More power, more DSP, lower cost
The same loudspeakers now sound clearer and more controlled, with readily available power that the old electronics could not supply. For one of the loudest grounds in the game, that headroom matters on every match day.
The new IPX amplifiers that have ecoRAIL technology on bord dramatically reduce power consumption and a halved UPS requirement, so the gains in performance arrive alongside lower running cost — the case the club made when they chose the upgrade.
A significant improvement in clarity and control on the existing speakers
More power and headroom across the bowl
Significant lower operational cost
A halved UPS requirement
Staff-friendly control through customized GUIs built in SONICUE Sound System Software
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