PA System at Tomaz Pickleball Club
Project Overview
Located in Malaysia, Tomaz Pickleball Club is a fast-growing sports venue that required a reliable sound system to deliver clear announcements, background music, and event communication across multiple indoor courts.
The club management sought a solution that combined clarity, durability, and coverage, especially suitable for large, echo-prone indoor spaces where acoustic challenges are common.
The Sound Problem No One Talks About in Sports Clubs
Anyone who’s ever spent time in an indoor sports court knows this: the sound can be a mess. Echoes bounce off every wall, announcements blur into the noise, and players often can’t hear what’s being said.
When Tomaz Pickleball Club opened its doors, it faced the same challenge. With several courts operating simultaneously, the staff needed a way to make clear announcements and maintain background music without overwhelming the space.
That’s where a properly designed public address (PA) system became a game-changer — not through fancy branding or huge equipment, but through smart design choices and acoustic awareness.
Understanding the Venue
Tomaz Pickleball Club isn’t a massive arena — it’s a modern indoor sports space with a few courts, lounge zones, and a café.
The goal was simple:
- Deliver clear voice announcements for tournaments and matches
- Maintain consistent background sound that energizes the space without creating chaos.
- Allow staff to control everything easily, even without technical training.
But like many indoor sports areas, the club had high ceilings, hard flooring, and concrete walls — all the ingredients for unwanted echo and sound reflections.
Designing for Clarity, Not Loudness
Good sound isn’t about volume; it’s about coverage and intelligibility.
The team approached the design with a “less is more” mindset. Rather than blasting sound from a few large speakers, multiple smaller speakers were distributed evenly around the venue.
This technique — often used in acoustic design for houses of worship and classrooms — ensures sound reaches everyone at a comfortable, even level, reducing echo and distortion.
Each area was treated as its own zone:
- Main Court Zone – focused on announcements and match updates.
- Reception & Lounge Zone – for paging and calm background music.
- Café Zone – where visitors could relax with softer audio levels.
The system used a simple mixer–amplifier setup with wall-mounted speakers, a few reliable microphones, and basic processing tools to fine-tune equalization and feedback control.
No complex rack systems. No unnecessary gadgets. Just what the space needed.
The Acoustic Challenge
Indoor courts are notorious for reflections — sound bouncing off hard surfaces and returning milliseconds later.
To manage this, the installation team:
- Angled speakers downward to limit reflections from the ceiling.
- Applied EQ filters to cut low-frequency resonance.
- Used time alignment so sound from each speaker reached listeners simultaneously.
The difference was noticeable. During testing, even soft announcements carried clearly across the courts without harshness or echo.
This installation is one of many PA system projects we’ve explored.
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Project Component
Speakers Wall-mounted full-range speakers installed across multiple court zones for uniform sound coverage. Amplifiers & Mixers Compact rack-mounted units providing signal routing, volume control, and equalization. Microphones Dynamic and paging microphones used for live announcements and general communication. Signal Processor Built-in equalization and delay adjustment to reduce feedback and echo. Cabling & Accessories Concealed conduits and secure connectors for a clean, reliable setup.
