Located in Kennett, Missouri, the Dunklin County Justice Center houses the area’s sheriff’s department, courthouse, and other judicial departments. To update the facility’s audiovisual capabilities to better reflect the needs of the center’s courtrooms, Dunklin’s county commissioners sought to install ceiling speakers in the gallery, jury box, well, and bench of the court.
SOLUTION
Representatives from Electronic Office Systems (EOS), the installer for the court renovation, noted that on examining the court site, the ceiling height of 25 feet would make properly installing and tuning speakers in 4 zones difficult. Additionally, the noise caused by the building’s air handling system would need to be overcome to provide high-quality audio reproduction.
After briefly considering in-wall speakers, Mike Schulze, operations manager for EOS, contacted Biamp directly for suggestions. A proposal based around Community speakers was created for the specifications required for the courtroom.
Don Collins, the presiding commissioner, was very concerned about the appearance of wall mounted speakers versus recessed ceiling speakers; Judge Mark Preyer was also concerned about appearance but wanted a solution to address the sound issues. Mike Schulze, operations manager at EOS, demonstrated the Community Entasys speakers, which convinced them they would look fine in each courtroom. Additionally, both courtrooms were also equipped with TesiraFORTE VT for digital signal processing.
CONCLUSION
Thanks to the implementation of Tesira and Community solutions and the expert installation performed by Electronic Office Systems, the Dunklin County Justice Center was able to achieve the superior audiovisual quality they required. “The results are great sound for all zones and a thumbs up from the judges and county commissioners,” said Mike Schulze.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
