Project Name
Chaifetz Arena Audio Visual Systems
City, State
St. Louis, Missouri
Client Name
Saint Louis University
Type of Project
Audio Visual Systems
Status
Complete
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Project Portfolio: Saint Louis University Chaifetz Arena
Project Description:
The Saint Louis University Billikens basketball team stepped up its game with the construction of a modern arena dedicated to this growing NCAA Division 1 program. TSI designed and installed the audio visual systems that make Chaifetz Arena a fully-wired, modern facility. Audio systems deliver sound to every corner of the facility. Video cabling enables broadcasters to quickly set up send and receive signals throughout the facility as they televise games. A Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) system pipes TV programming wherever needed, including luxury suites, practice rooms, and locker rooms.
Technical Information:
Audio System: 250 speakers, including 74 in the main bowl, as well as in the concourse, suites, press lounge, and other areas; Ethernet and Cobra net cabling and DSP. Main audio booth: Digital 32 channel mixer and inputs for wireless microphones, CD, IPod docking station, and computers for monitoring the DSP and amplifiers in real-time.
Video Cabling: 14 JBT locations and 20 JBE locations converged into a central patch location; Fiber, Coax, Cat5e and Cat6a along with standard microphones/line audio cable. Standard fiber interfaces are incorporated as required.
SMATV System: Serves 115 locations; backbone supports a Cable Channel System with filtering and integrating a Direct TV Satellite System. Locations include Suites, Concourse, Press rooms, locker rooms, green rooms, ticket windows, multipurpose rooms, Arena Store, classrooms, and strength and conditioning.