Quadraphonic Sound At A Wedding?

I'm often asked (mostly by other wedding entertainers) why I bother with all the hassle of setting up wireless surround sound at weddings. It's not as though I'll be playing reel-to-reel Pink Floyd albums...

The answer is actually pretty simple.

Imagine how uncomfortable it is when you're at a wedding and the music is playing so loud you can't carry on a conversation at the table without shouting.

Try to visualize sitting at that same table, carrying on a good conversation, only to look up and realize the bride and groom have cut the cake and you've missed it.

In addition to having a great time, most wedding guests really only want one thing: Comfort. That means the sound, just like the food, needs to be just right.

There is a definite difference between evenly covering a room with an appropriate volume versus turning up a "Wall of Sound". Simply placing stacks of speakers on either side of the DJ's table may cause the people directly in front of the speakers to be blown away, while the guests in the back of the room only hear a whisper of music over the crowd.

When you take your personal time to either select music that you feel reflects your new relationship or you just pick some fun dance music, why shouldn't it be heard? Every guest deserves nothing less than to have the highest quality of sound without experiencing any discomfort or missing any part of the program you have orchestrated.

Don't get me wrong. Surround sound is not always necessary in every ballroom, it is just a nice consideration when you are having your event at locations like The Hotel DuPont. The Hotel DuPont's Gold Ballroom is gigantic, with thirty foot high ceilings and wall-to-wall marble floors, making it a notoriously challenging room when it comes to acoustics.

However, with the right speaker placement, everyone can comfortably enjoy the music and have fun without irritation. Click here to see what I mean.

So, while it is not always fun to assemble quadraphonic sound, some ballrooms deserve that extra consideration. Don't you think so?

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