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The third company that submitted a bid was E.M.I. Audio. E.M.I. Audio has installed P.A. systems in a few rinks around the metro area such as Minnehaha Academy, and Marriucci Arena. They also designed the system for the Centennial Arena. The system at Centennial had good intelligibility but was lacking in even disbursement of sound. The quote (see attached item C for quote and components) has a lot of quality components in that the system features a section for the lobby along with all of the other items that make the system complete. I do have a concern with the Bose 402 speakers for the main rink. The Bose 402 speaker is designed to disburse sound over a large area, this could be a problem because of the materials in which the arena is made from (steel and concrete) sound will reverberate off of these materials possibly making the intelligibly unfavorable. Because of this, I would only recommend this system if the system from Pro Sound Communication is rejected. The last company, Pro Sound Communication (see attached item D for quote) has broken the quote down into five different sections: the main seating area, opposite side main seating, over the ice, side (end), and the lobby. Along with the five sections they have included a power up system that protects the system from power surges. Pro Sound Communication has installed systems in both Woodbury and Plymouth Arenas they have helped designed the East Bethel Arena. When visiting the Plymouth arena I found the intelligibility to be very good in the bleachers and on the ice. I liked the way the system was designed with two different sections one for over the rink, and the second one for the bleacher area. Both sections can operate independent from one another or they can operate simultaneously. The name of the speaker they use is Community. This speaker is more of a directional type speaker which makes the sound more directional, thus cutting down on the reverberated sound, making the sound intelligible. The draw back to this is that because the speaker does not spread out the sound more speakers are needed to cover a area. The system is completed with a big enough storage rack to fit the existing amp for the other rink. The cost of the system does not include a lift, which would cost about $350.00 depending on if all or just a few of the sections are completed. Over all this system when completed would give the arena very good intelligibly through out the rink. I would recommend that the first three sections, the main seating area, over the ice area, and the lobby section as well as the power system be purchased at this time. This will provide sound for the main areas being used at this time. The remaining two sections could be purchased once the bleachers are installed in these areas. If there is any further questions, please contact me at the arena.