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ELK RIVER ARENA 1000 SCHOOL STREET N.W. ELK RIVER, MN 55330 To: Pat Klaers From: Rich Czech Subject: P.A. System Date: July 17, 1997 Dear Pat, I have received four quotes regarding possible P.A. systems for the arena. Over the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to listen to each of the four different systems. Three of the systems were operating in ice arenas, the fourth system was in the gym at the Elk River Senior High School. Each system had either the same or very similar equipment to the equipment quoted for our building. Acoustic Communication is the company that Maple Grove Arena selected. When I listened to their system, I heard a lot of reverberation. Because of this, the system seemed to posses poor intelligibility. I have had limited conversations with the sale representative since receiving their bid and, as of yet have not received any literature regarding the system components. Due to this, I am unable to comment on the components at this time. The sales representative appears to be disinterested in selling us his system which leads me to wonder what type of service we would receive if Acoustic Communication is chosen. The system lacks a equalizer that is a key component in fine tuning the sound in the building. The lack of enthusiasm on the sales representatives part, as well as the apparent poor sound quality leads me to not recommend the system from Acoustic Communication for our arena. I have however included the price of the system and the components in which they have proposed for the building. (Please see attachment item A for quote and components) The second company that submitted a quote (please see attached item B for quote and components) is Urban Communication. At this time they do not have any systems installed in arenas. While the main part of their business is in rental and special events, they have installed a few systems in gyms and auditorium including the gym at the Elk River Senior High School. When listening to the system I found the intelligibility to be very good and the sound was consistent throughout the gym. Since the arena is much larger area and does not features acoustic materials that the gym has which help promote good acoustics, I question if we would be able to experience the same results. This quote also is missing some key components, Tape deck, C.D. player, Tuner, Equalizer, and a storage rack to store all of the components. 16nowing that this company has mainly deals with rentals and special events and we have no other arena to compare the system to I feel that it is best to explore our options with an other company.