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Clear in speech. Even in sound. Reliable in daily operation.
In sports halls, a sound system must meet a variety of requirements.
Announcements should remain intelligible despite high ceilings and long reverberation times. During sporting events and competitions, music must be reproduced powerfully. And in school, club, or multi-purpose halls, the technology must be flexibly adaptable to various usage scenarios.
Professionally planned sound reinforcement ensures that speech and music reach where they are needed.
This means:
✓ clear and intelligible announcements throughout the entire hall area
✓ even sound distribution even over large areas
✓ powerful music playback for training, competition and events
✓ separate sound reinforcement for different hall and adjacent areas
✓ easy operation by teachers, trainers, or authorized personnel
✓ reliable technology for continuous use
High ceilings, large areas, and hard surfaces make sports halls acoustically challenging.
.WHD develops and produces audio solutions that are planned to match the hall size, room geometry, usage, and acoustic conditions.
Whether it's a small school sports hall, a multi-purpose gym, or a large sports center: The focus is on uniform sound, high speech intelligibility, and reliably functioning technology.
From school sports to competition
Sports and event halls are among the most acoustically demanding buildings.
Large room volumes, high ceilings, and hard surfaces on floors, walls, and ceilings can cause strong reflections and long reverberation times. At the same time, additional noise is generated during sports activities by people, balls, sports equipment, and spectators.
Professional sound system planning therefore considers not only the required volume but, above all:
✓ room size and hall geometry
✓ height and position of the loudspeakers
✓ dispersion characteristics of the loudspeaker systems used
✓ existing acoustic conditions
✓ positions of playing field and spectator areas
✓ various usage scenarios for the hall
Ensure intelligible announcements
Instructions, information and organisational announcements must remain clearly intelligible in the designated areas, even during ongoing sporting events.
Effectively accompany events
Music, intermissions and moderation create atmosphere at events and contribute to a professional overall experience.
Targeted sound for different areas
The playing field, grandstand, foyer and all other ancillary rooms can be set up as separate audio zones and controlled individually.
Sports halls are often used by a wide variety of people and groups.
Schools, clubs, trainers, caretakers or event organisers need audio technology that functions reliably and can be operated without extensive instruction.
This is exactly where a professionally planned sound system can help.
It is...
✓ easy to operate – even for changing users
✓ protected against unauthorised changes, if desired
✓ separately controllable for individual hall areas
✓ designed equally for speech and music
✓ reliable and low-maintenance in daily operation
For a discreet look and even sound distribution in corridors, changing rooms and ancillary areas.
Ideal for visible design concepts or for buildings without suspended ceilings.
Perfect for sounding large areas with high ceilings or open architecture.
For intuitive control of the entire sound system (volume control, selection of audio sources, app control...)
For reliable distribution, control and amplification of music and speech in single or multiple sound zones.
For intelligible information, announcements and calls with priority over ongoing background music.
Whether new construction, renovation or retrofitting - audio concepts must be integrable into existing plans and function reliably in the long term!
Our team supports project planners, specialist planners and integrators with structured documents such as equipment lists, optimised loudspeaker positioning and optional wiring diagrams.
On request, we accompany the installation, commissioning and handover together with qualified partners and ensure a smooth project completion.
The focus is on:
✓ zone-based planning
✓ clear system and functional logic for easy operation and uncomplicated use later on
✓ low-maintenance and reliable concepts
The appropriate type of loudspeaker depends on the room size, ceiling height, furnishings and desired design. Built-in loudspeakers allow for discreet integration, while wall-mounted loudspeakers are particularly suitable for retrofitting. For high ceilings, pendant or spherical loudspeakers can provide even coverage.
The number cannot be determined solely by the square footage. Room height, floor plan, furnishings, grandstands and the dispersion characteristics of the loudspeakers are all important factors. Professional planning prevents areas that are too loud and acoustic gaps.
Yes. With different sound zones, changing rooms, different hall areas and the foyer can be controlled separately, for example. Depending on the system, volume and audio source can be individually defined for each zone.
Yes. Different solutions are available for retrofitting.
Yes. Professional audio solutions can combine music and speech. Announcements can be set up so that the background music automatically fades out or pauses for the duration of the announcement.
We are a medium-sized company with over 40 specialists, 90 years of experience, and more than a thousand projects.
With the Project Planner, you can easily have your audio projects planned by WHD. It's free, digital, and convenient for you.
Our solutions offer benefits for many industries and applications, create added value, and are proven.
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