Klipsch Outfits Colts Practice Space to Mimic Thunderous Crowd at Patriots' Gillette Stadium

The crowd at Seattle's Century LinkField has become famously known as the “12th Man” for its propensity to make noise that bolsters the success of the Seattle Seahawks. New England Patriots fans can be loud, too. But speaker supplier Klipsch worked to prepare the Indianapolis Colts for a hostile crowd in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Sunday for the AFC Championship game. Klipsch reworked the audio system at the Colts' indoor practice facility, using 18 professional Klipsch speakers matched with half a dozen subwoofers to replicate the crowd noise at Gillette Stadium. “Sound is a major component of our daily practice routines,” said Pete Ward, chief operating officer with the Indianapolis Colts, in a Klipsch news release. “Klipsch loudspeakers work really well for us because they are highly efficient and deliver a very clean sound even at the high-volume levels we require.” The Colts went to Klipsch before the 2013 season with the goal of creating a sound environment through loudspeakers that could mimic “any of their opponents’ home fields,” Klipsch said, which includes indoor and outdoor facilities. Klipsch engineered three portable systems that can be cart-mounted and positioned around the relevant field, featuring an array of Klipsch Tractrix horns to allow the Colts “to create powerful and detailed sound in a sprawling outdoor space,” Klipsch said. Klipsch Brand Ambassador Andrew Luck, the Colts quarterback, and his teammates "can rest assured that they have received the best possible preparation for New England’s crowd,” Klipsch said.