Plano, TX (December 10, 2025) – Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, is renowned for its status as one of the largest megachurches in the U.S. and for its spectacular annual production, The Gift of Christmas (GOC). This visually stunning, multimedia event features a nearly 1,000-member cast and choir, a live orchestra, flying angels, and live animals. To ensure the audio experience matched the monumental scale and theatrical demands of the show, Prestonwood partnered with integration firm Spectrum Sound for a comprehensive d&b audiotechnik Soundscape with En-Scene and En-Space deployment featuring SL-Series line arrays and subwoofers.
The church, known for remaining on the “cutting edge of everything” regarding technology, sought a replacement for its aging PA system. “Before we even considered Soundscape, d&b was the clear choice,” explains Prestonwood’s Head of Audio, Mike Smith. “Their cardioid SL-Series systems offer both a pragmatic, as well as an artistic benefit with their tight pattern control keeping energy off the church’s expansive stage and away from our high ceilings, and focusing it forward to the 7,000-seat congregation.”
“The capabilities for an immersive audio option soon became the core of the discussion, and we arranged a Soundscape demo,” Spectrum Sound Operations Manager Zach Mitchell said. “It was not difficult to make the decision for a Soundscape installation once we went down that road. It made all the sense to do it.” Smith adds. “The sonic clarity and spatialization we now have in our weekly services are just unbelievable, but The Gift of Christmas is really where the system is used to its maximum potential.”…