PANJIM, May 8 -- Team Herald

Constituted to review the infrastructure and suggest improvements to Kala Academy, Goa's premier art and culture centre, the task force has uncovered serious deficiencies in all three critical technical domains of sound, lighting, and acoustics (inclusive of ambient noise control). In its 18-page report, the task force said that in several cases, the basic principles of auditorium system design were overlooked during the renovation and there are sound system deficiencies, lighting system deficiencies and acoustic environment and HVAC noise issues.

"The installed Bose house speaker system fails to provide uniform sound coverage across the auditorium seating. Measurements and listening tests revealed that soun...