Folsom Field To Debut New Sound System For 2022 Season - CUBuffs.com

Football August 29, 2022 David Plati, Associate AD/Sports Information

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BOULDER — The University of Colorado has installed a new sound system at Folsom Field that will be operational at the Buffaloes' season opener against TCU on Friday, Sept. 2.

The new, state-of-the-art system replaces the old one that was installed in 1996.  The main advantages of the new system, which cost approximately $1.8 million, will be:

• Significant increase in clarity and definition of voice and music;
• Substantial uniformity improvement throughout the stadium;
• Addition of Subwoofers for increased bass;
• System is designed to operate down to minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit (CU's only had two home games in its history where the temperature was 10 degrees or colder, one in 1911 and the other in 1931).

"We are extremely excited to introduce our new sound system to our fans for the home opener Friday night versus TCU," said CU's deputy athletic director, Jason DePaepe.  "We are proud to take this major leap forward in sound quality at Folsom Field for our fans and their overall game day experience."

"The team of AVI Systems, Populous Design, WJHW, CU Planning Design and Construction and our Athletic Department Construction Management staff did an incredible job of overcoming obstacles to get this system up and running before our first football game," DePaepe added.  "I would personally like to recognize the leadership and tireless efforts of Russell Allen, our technical director who coordinated the project for athletics and will be operating the system during home games."

The old system was powered by 13 dual channel amplifiers (26 channels total) delivering 14,100 watts; the new system is powered by 24 Dynacord IPX series 4 channel amplifiers (96 channels total) delivering 250,000 watts of power.

The eighteen JBL VLA (Very Large Array) speakers are mounted on either side of the BuffVision north videoboard to increase the height of the system and to improve coverage and uniformity; two additional VLA's cover the 200 level seating on the east side.  Sixteen JBL Subwoofers provide the bass. 

The remaining portion of the project will be making the 29 small format speakers in the Bryon White Club premium seating area operational.  They have been installed, but due to global supply chain issues, the amplifiers to power the speakers have not yet been delivered.  They are scheduled to be functional before CU's second home game (Sept. 24 against UCLA).

Other Facts:

• The system was designed by WJHW Sound Consultants;
• Populous, which helped design the Champions Center, provided logistical support; 
• AVI Systems is the system integrator;
• EMD Corp is the electrical contractor;
• Production Rigging manufactured the speaker frames and provided rigging support;
• Whitestone Construction, Mountain Man Welding and JK Welding provided steel and welding services;
• Duffy Crane did all the heavy lifting and speaker placement.

The TCU game will be televised nationally on ESPN with an 8 p.m. kickoff; season and single game tickets remain available at this time for the 2022 campaign.  Click here for more information and to purchase on line,
 

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