Fig.: Maria Stern pilgrimage church in Neukirchen am Simssee during renovation / positioning of the new K4 sound columns
Data & Facts
Client
Maria Stern Pilgrimage Church Neukirchen
Maria-Stern-Str.
83083 Riedering / Germany
Implementation
PHOENIX Professional Audio GmbH
Period
2023
Sound technology from 
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Radio system from “MIPRO”
- Sacristy main amplifier: Analog DSP automatic mixing amplifier POWERVOICE PV-DSP-1D.7.4X-2U with digital power amplifier (Class-D), NOISE-GATE system, DSP, power: 400W/100V, 7 inputs, 2 HE
- Nave, front: Passive directional sound columns K4-40F with 40W/100V power. Freq.: 130 Hz – 20,000 Hz (-3dB), opening angle@[H]/[V]: 120/35 degrees (-6dB@1kHz-8kHz)
- Nave, rear area and gallery: Passive directional sound columns K4-30F with 30W/100V power. Freq.: 130 Hz – 18,000 Hz (-3dB), opening angle@[H]/[V]: 90/40 degrees (-6dB@1kHz-8kHz)
- Ambo: MEX-1-500 Si condenser microphone with switch, hypercardioid, balanced, matt silver, L-500 mm, 16mV/pa, XLR coupling with MEGZ-R-2 Si Microphone floor stand and device for radio transmitter TA-80. With XLR adapter.
- Altar: MPL-2 Boundary microphone, balanced, round, cardioid, 26mV/pa
- Radio system from “MIPRO”, including ACT-5812A (radio system), TA-58 (transmitter for mic. ambo and altar), MT-92A 823-832 MHz (8AD) (radio transmitter sacristy) and MA-300 823-832 MHz (8AD) (outdoor sound system)
- Commissioning & Acoustic measurement
- Leveling & Programming of the sound system
Project description
New modern sound technology for the
listed pilgrimage church
The project
In the summer of 2023, the aging existing sound system in the historic Maria Stern pilgrimage church in Neukirchen am Simssee (Rosenheim district) was renewed after 1 1/2 years of extensive renovation. PHOENIX Professional Audio contributed its sound technology to this project and took over the assembly and commissioning.
The church
The listed church building is a late Gothic building from 1442, which was extended and given a baroque makeover in the 18th century. The pilgrimage church houses, among other things, a 300-year-old image of grace – the eponymous Maria Stern – which is of great regional importance, as well as a large number of historical votive tablets.
Renovation 2022-2023
From 2022 to mid-2023, the Maria Stern pilgrimage church in Neukirchen was renovated and the altar area was liturgically redesigned. On Sunday, 2 July 2023, Auxiliary Bishop Rupert Graf zu Stolberg consecrated the new people’s altar in the pilgrimage church. A celebration will then take place to mark the reopening after the renovation work has been completed.
Further information on the renovation of the church can be found on the website of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising (link).
The new sound system
Modern sound technology should ensure optimal speech intelligibility and sound quality in the newly renovated church. When choosing the main amplifier, Phoenix decided to use the analog automatic mixer amplifier POWERVOICE PV-DSP-1D.7.4X-2U with Class-D power amplifier, whose numerous setting options ensure precise room equalization and excellent adaptation to the room acoustics. In combination with the new K4-F sound columns, which were placed in the nave and on the gallery, an astonishing acoustic improvement with a significant reverberation reduction in the church was achieved after measuring and leveling the new sound system.
A new microphone system for the ambo and altar was also installed, consisting of a gooseneck microphone from the MEX series and an MPL-2 boundary microphone.
A “MIPRO” brand radio system was used for outdoor sound. The MA-200 portable loudspeaker system, designed for indoor and outdoor use, was connected to the microphones inside the church and to the sacristy by setting up a stable radio connection.
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The Phoenix team would like to thank the engineering office and everyone involved for being part of this special project in this uniquely beautiful church!
About us
With over 30 years of expertise and +3000 projects implemented worldwide, PHOENIX Professional Audio has specialized in the field of professional PA – with a particular focus on church acoustics & public address sound reinforcement. For managing director and project manager Peter M. Krziwon as well as project manager Harald Seidl, perfect speech intelligibility and music reproduction are the highest demands – especially in acoustically demanding rooms such as churches.
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