​Therefore, the MSL team mounted the IC8-RNs on the front wall, wide left and right of the large pulpit. They put the IC32-RNs behind the first set of left and right columns in the seating area. "This addressed a number of issues," Keeley explains. "Using IC8RNs at the front helped minimize energy at the dome. The IC32-RNs behind the pillars cover the remainder of the seating area, including the seats directly behind other pillars. Although the effects of the dome could not be totally eliminated, it worked fantastically well." Mounting the IC32-RNs proved complicated though. "The front was a real wall, so we could anchor the IC8-RNs directly," details Keeley. "The pillars, on the other hand, were a façade of plastered sheetrock roughly a half-inch thick. Recessed deep into each pillar was a steel beam that wasn't easily accessible without disrupting a large portion of plaster. The pillars also had ornate decoration, which was fragile; we could see cracks. We not only couldn't hang anything on the pillars, we needed to be careful not to put much pressure on any point. So we suspended the arrays from above the ceiling with a single aircraft cable, directly in front of the pillar. They hang freely, putting no pressure on the pillar. We only added a small bottom bracket to prevent swinging or swaying." MSL had Renkus-Heinz custom-paint the arrays to their specifications, using two colors, to make them visually blend in. "We are very impressed with the job Renkus-Heinz does painting their speakers." Keeley praises. "They do a very professional job." Since the sound system exclusively reinforces spoken word, subwoofers were unnecessary. Front fills also were unnecessary, as the IC8-RN beams cover the front rows. However, the MSL team did use fills in the balcony and choir loft. Behind the rear pews is a walkway, and behind that, the balcony rises high above the entrance to the church. A wall forms the face of the balcony. "We wanted to keep the energy on the listening area and off that wall as much as possible," states Keeley. "We could have shot a couple of beams into the balcony but we decided to focus on the lower level seating only, so as not to energize more space than necessary." MSL reused some of the old point-source speakers for the balcony fills, which the client appreciated because not all of their old investment was lost. Biamp Nexia DSP manages the speakers, and all connections are analog.