A permanently installed Martin Audio FlexPoint system brings professional-grade audio to the Noorderkerkzaal, a 200-capacity performing arts theatre housed inside a historic 1881 Reformed Church in Sneek, Netherlands.
Not every venue comes with a straightforward acoustic brief. The Noorderkerkzaal in Sneek, Netherlands sits inside a Reformed Church originally built in 1881 — a space that served its congregation until 2001, briefly became an apartment building and eventually reopened as a performing arts venue in 2010. Stone walls, high ceilings and the natural reverb of a 19th-century church don’t exactly make life easy for a sound system, which is what made the choice of installation all the more important.
Catch up on all the latest news here.
Now a centrepiece of the Sneek Cultural Quarter, the 200-capacity space hosts concerts, theatre productions and community events — a diverse programming mix that demands consistent coverage, strong speech intelligibility and the kind of musicality that does justice to live performance. To meet that brief, the venue installed a Martin Audio FlexPoint system following advice from Martijn de Jong at Ampco Flashlight Sales, Martin Audio’s Dutch distributor.
The system centres on three FlexPoint FP12 12″ loudspeakers in a Left/Centre/Right configuration, with three FP8 8″ models handling frontfill duties. Low-frequency energy is managed by a pair of SXC115 15″ cardioid subwoofers — the cardioid design being key here, controlling bass buildup on stage and keeping the low end clean rather than letting it accumulate in a space that could easily turn muddy. Powering it all are iKON IK41 and IK42 amplifiers with Dante connectivity, providing networked audio routing alongside efficient multi-channel power.
The FlexPoint series is built for exactly this kind of fixed installation challenge — controlled dispersion, predictable coverage and the flexibility to adapt across different event configurations. For a venue juggling theatre one night and a live band the next, that adaptability matters.
“With this upgrade, the Noorderkerkzaal now benefits from a future-ready audio system capable of delivering consistent results across a broad range of events,” de Jong said. “It ensures every performance and presentation is supported by clear, controlled, and impactful sound.”
More information is available here. For local enquiries, head here.
