"The promoter and band were so impressed with the sound that from this point on, they won't use another vendor." - Rafael Jaimes, Audiospectrum

It was sound in the round at its finest in New York's Madison Square Garden, where Audiospectrum recently provided a full 360 degrees of audio reinforcement for a concert by Dominican Republic band Aventura, presenting their unique blend of bachata, hip hop, r&b, and reggaeton for a sold-out crowd of more than 17,000. The show is in support of the wildly popular band's fifth album, KOB Live.

Headed by Rafael Jaimes, Boston-based Audiospectrum is frequently tapped to provide sound reinforcement for concerts and events in Madison Square Garden, and for Aventura, they deployed a total of 52 EAW KF760 Series line array loudspeakers - 40 KF760 and 12 KF761 - to provide front, side and out-fill coverage. Rear coverage came courtesy of dual clusters of venerable EAW KF850z full-range loudspeakers, each in a "2 over 2" configuration.

And talk about low-end energy: Audiospectrum deployed 24 EAW BH760 bent-horn subwoofers. "This rocked the Garden like you would not believe - not only in terms of volume but the overall sound quality of the bass," Rafael says.

"Overall with the sound design, we made absolutely sure sound was in your face throughout the arena, all the way to the last seat in the house," he adds, also noting that both the FOH mix of Ramiro Samper and monitor mix by Peter Sawyer worked perfectly with the sound design in further enhancing the performance.