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the building opened on October 29th 1928

the building opened on October 29th 1928

the building opened on October 29th 1928 this became one of the premier

this became one of the premier

this became one of the premier vaudeville houses across the country

vaudeville houses across the country

vaudeville houses across the country billed as a memorial to bf Keith by his

billed as a memorial to bf Keith by his

billed as a memorial to bf Keith by his partner the grandest one that he could

partner the grandest one that he could

partner the grandest one that he could make the name Opera House didn't really

make the name Opera House didn't really

make the name Opera House didn't really come into play until the late 70s its

come into play until the late 70s its

come into play until the late 70s its 2600 seat venue it lays out about 50/50

2600 seat venue it lays out about 50/50

2600 seat venue it lays out about 50/50 upstairs Downstairs balcony versus

upstairs Downstairs balcony versus

upstairs Downstairs balcony versus Orchestra fifty percent of what we do is

Orchestra fifty percent of what we do is

Orchestra fifty percent of what we do is the at Racal broadway and fifty percent

the at Racal broadway and fifty percent

the at Racal broadway and fifty percent of what we do is Boston Ballet the

of what we do is Boston Ballet the

of what we do is Boston Ballet the difficulties that we have found in the

difficulties that we have found in the

difficulties that we have found in the challenges was reinforcing the balcony

challenges was reinforcing the balcony

challenges was reinforcing the balcony there was a particular show last season

there was a particular show last season

there was a particular show last season Book of Mormon that we had a lot of

Book of Mormon that we had a lot of

Book of Mormon that we had a lot of sound complaints even with the best

sound complaints even with the best

sound complaints even with the best blockbuster Broadway shows they don't

blockbuster Broadway shows they don't

blockbuster Broadway shows they don't have the broad coverage we need to cover

have the broad coverage we need to cover

have the broad coverage we need to cover the width of this space most Broadway

the width of this space most Broadway

the width of this space most Broadway tours will bring in at our left and

tours will bring in at our left and

tours will bring in at our left and right just in stereo but then to assist

right just in stereo but then to assist

right just in stereo but then to assist in this area will bring in a center

in this area will bring in a center

in this area will bring in a center cluster some of the shows only come in

cluster some of the shows only come in

cluster some of the shows only come in here for a week so if you get a couple

here for a week so if you get a couple

here for a week so if you get a couple complaints in the first couple shows

complaints in the first couple shows

complaints in the first couple shows it's already halfway over fast forward

it's already halfway over fast forward

it's already halfway over fast forward to about September I want to see a

to about September I want to see a

to about September I want to see a colleague over at House of Blues and Tim

colleague over at House of Blues and Tim

colleague over at House of Blues and Tim McKenna says to me he's my counterpart

McKenna says to me he's my counterpart

McKenna says to me he's my counterpart there he says hey Mike got to hear this

there he says hey Mike got to hear this

there he says hey Mike got to hear this Bose Ramesh system I immediately

Bose Ramesh system I immediately

Bose Ramesh system I immediately discounted it just because of name

discounted it just because of name

discounted it just because of name recognition

recognition

recognition I had the particular brand speaker I

I had the particular brand speaker I

I had the particular brand speaker I wanted in this building a big concern in

wanted in this building a big concern in

wanted in this building a big concern in our business is that if it doesn't have

our business is that if it doesn't have

our business is that if it doesn't have the name it's not gonna fly if it's not

the name it's not gonna fly if it's not

the name it's not gonna fly if it's not in a rider if it doesn't even make the

in a rider if it doesn't even make the

in a rider if it doesn't even make the rider then why would you put that into

rider then why would you put that into

rider then why would you put that into your building so I brought about 30

your building so I brought about 30

your building so I brought about 30 local professionals to do a listening

local professionals to do a listening

local professionals to do a listening test we went through the same listening

test we went through the same listening

test we went through the same listening process all the same music all the same

process all the same music all the same

process all the same music all the same questions and in the end we compared

questions and in the end we compared

questions and in the end we compared both systems for the room match the

both systems for the room match the

both systems for the room match the intelligibility of the system we were

intelligibility of the system we were

intelligibility of the system we were really quite shocked the vocal clarity

really quite shocked the vocal clarity

really quite shocked the vocal clarity based on what I was looking to solve was

based on what I was looking to solve was

based on what I was looking to solve was absolutely impeccable the main arrays we

absolutely impeccable the main arrays we

absolutely impeccable the main arrays we have two five boxes on each side of the

have two five boxes on each side of the

have two five boxes on each side of the room match system that is basically the

room match system that is basically the

room match system that is basically the overall cover and fill and when you go

overall cover and fill and when you go

overall cover and fill and when you go from one

from one

from one area one array a one speaker to the

area one array a one speaker to the

area one array a one speaker to the other you can't hear what one ends in

other you can't hear what one ends in

other you can't hear what one ends in one stance we decided that a couple the

one stance we decided that a couple the

one stance we decided that a couple the room Maps utility speakers on the side

room Maps utility speakers on the side

room Maps utility speakers on the side for two smaller rows tight to the wall

for two smaller rows tight to the wall

for two smaller rows tight to the wall the same speakers we used also for under

the same speakers we used also for under

the same speakers we used also for under the balcony speakers as well now we're

the balcony speakers as well now we're

the balcony speakers as well now we're able to cover probably 12 rows to the

able to cover probably 12 rows to the

able to cover probably 12 rows to the back of the house without any issue

back of the house without any issue

back of the house without any issue we wanted to think the sound is

we wanted to think the sound is

we wanted to think the sound is emanating from the stage and we've

emanating from the stage and we've

emanating from the stage and we've accomplished that through the

accomplished that through the

accomplished that through the transparency of the room ad system so we

transparency of the room ad system so we

transparency of the room ad system so we opened on March 30th and we had no

opened on March 30th and we had no

opened on March 30th and we had no complaint attendance and we had a good

complaint attendance and we had a good

complaint attendance and we had a good reception from their audio engineer we

reception from their audio engineer we

reception from their audio engineer we had a good reception from their sound

had a good reception from their sound

had a good reception from their sound designer a lot of people very impressed

designer a lot of people very impressed

designer a lot of people very impressed with the intelligibility of it they

with the intelligibility of it they

with the intelligibility of it they liked how everything that we put

liked how everything that we put

liked how everything that we put together how well it matched up together

together how well it matched up together

together how well it matched up together and how well it worked in sync

and how well it worked in sync

and how well it worked in sync how goal wasn't to discriminate based on

how goal wasn't to discriminate based on

how goal wasn't to discriminate based on ticket price but to make sure that every

ticket price but to make sure that every

ticket price but to make sure that every patron had an opportunity to hear as if

patron had an opportunity to hear as if

patron had an opportunity to hear as if they were in the expensive seats