Church sound system config - thoughts?

Setup

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well.
Setting up a fixed install for a Catholic church and wanted to run my equipment choices by you all before committing.

The space: 24.17m × 13.76m audience area with 2 rows of pews on each side separated by a center aisle.

What I'm planning:

  • 8× LRC 1060 speakers (4 per side) mounted on the central columns between the pew rows. Chose these over other column speakers because they have better low-end extension/response, which matters since we'll have live band regularly, not just speech.
  • Audiocenter T8.8V amp (8 channels × 400W @ 8Ω, Class D)
  • Allen & Heath AHM-32 matrix processor.
  • Running from existing X32 Rack mixer

I already did the acoustic modeling in EASE Focus and coverage looks solid with these speakers in those positions. The system will be on 8-12 hours daily.

Main thing I'm wondering: Does this equipment config make sense for this application? The AHM-32 feels like the right call for ease of use, and the T8.8V gives me all 8 channels in 2U with good headroom.

Anyone have experience with Audiocenter amps in daily operation? Or thoughts on the overall setup?

Appreciate any feedback! Thanks!!

Posted Feb 15, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC

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