For existing worship spaces that have acoustical problems, or if you have a classically designed space and you want to move to a contemporary worship style, there are acoustic tools that can be used to achieve this goal. This needs to be discussed before, or during , the process of applying a new audio system. Just putting in a new system will not address acoustic issues.
How loud is loud? Once the shape of the space is determined then sound pressure levels (SPL) are next. Defining this will be important to knowing which speaker design style will function best.
The challenge for spaces that will be programmed for progressive or diverse worship are keeping the space from "loading up" or being "muddy" or just plain loud and harsh. The challenge for traditional worship spaces is to maintain spoken word intelligibility while functioning well for organ and choral worship.
Defining the function (program) for the worship space along with the architectural properties and acceptable volume, or spl level, will give the information needed to achieve the right systems design.
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