Press release
01.08.2001 - OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT
All star game for Sennheiser wireless
In response to unprecedented media attention, Mark Pearson, audio engineer for the red-hot Seattle Mariners, recently upgraded their on-field wireless microphone system to Sennheiser. Morgan Sound of Lynnwood, Washington supplied the two Sennheiser EM 3532 two-channel true diversity receivers and four Sennheiser SKM 5000 transmitters (tipped with ME 5005 supercardioid condenser capsules) to Seattle's new SAFECO Field. With a more than comfortable lead in the American League West, the Mariners hosted last month's All-Star Game, where the new system made its debut. Viewers across the nation saw the SKM 5000s in use during the mid-game ceremony in honor of veteran ball-players Cal Ripkin and Tony Gwynne.Pearson demo'ed the SKM 5000 a year ago and fell in love with its characteristic vocal clarity. "It's an acknowledged industry fact that Sennheiser makes the best RF equipment, both in terms of sound and wireless reliability," he commented. "We decided to go with the very best system available so that we simply wouldn't have to worry about vocal intelligibility, frequency limitations, or dropouts. Hence the EM 3532 and the SKM 5000." The new system is dedicated to on-field player interviews, on-field announcements, and the pre-game U.S. and Canadian anthems. Broadcast outlets receive a post-processing feed from Pearson and have expressed their satisfaction with the new, broadcast-worthy system.
Pearson received the new equipment July 5th, five days before the All-Star Game, and quickly installed and tested its performance against the music-tuned acoustics of SAFECO Field and the RF noise of burgeoning Seattle. "It worked perfectly," he reported. "The SKM 5000's intelligibility warrants very little board equalization, and the EM 3532 is locked onto its signal. I've walked around the entire stadium and never had a dropout. That kind of reliability dissipates any fear of failure during a game."
Pearson was happy to have the new system for Ripkin and Gwynnes' very moving retirement ceremony and Ripkin's second ALL STAR MVP ceremony, where anything less than perfection would have been a disaster. Pearson has also recommended the Sennheiser system to next year's All-Star Game host, the Milwaukee Brewers. As for this year, if the Mariners maintain their virtually bulletproof lead, the nation might again see the Sennheiser system in use, this time at the World Series.
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CONTACTS
Karl Winkler, Director, Marketing Communications
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Antoinette Flosi, Publicity
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