Installation Event CONCERTS AND LIVE EVENTS THEATERS, CONCERT HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS 13 nov 2025

Wizzard Sound powers historic Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY, with RCF HDL 50-A 4K

Syracuse, New York-based Wizzard Sound Company recently deployed a full RCF PA system to support progressive-metal icons Dream Theater at the legendary Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY, marking another milestone in Wizzard’s longstanding partnership with RCF. The 2,700-seat Landmark, a 1920s movie-palace masterpiece designed by renowned architect Thomas W. Lamb and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, presented a challenging acoustic environment, with a steep rake and deep balcony. Wizzard Sound’s RCF system delivered the power, detail and coverage needed for Dream Theater’s technically demanding performance.

Wizzard Sound, founded and owned by Jon Arrigo, has built a reputation as one of the Northeast’s most trusted live sound providers, offering full production services for concerts, festivals, performing arts centers, corporate events and touring artists. With decades of experience and a world-class inventory, Wizzard Sound has supported artists ranging from Alice in Chains, Tim McGraw, Black Label Society, ZZ Top and Foreigner to Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, David Lee Roth, Dark Star Orchestra and more.

For Dream Theater’s performance, Wizzard Sound deployed a powerful RCF HDL system featuring two hangs of HDL 50-A4K Active Three-Way Line Array Module with 13 cabinets per side, supported by six TTS 36-A Active High Power Subwoofers per side in a cardioid configuration. Additional coverage was reinforced with RCF TT 4-A loudspeakers to provide lift when the audience stood, along with multiple RCF front fills to ensure seamless sound across the orchestra pit and forward seating areas. The system was powered and optimized with RCF RDNet processing and managed by Wizzard’s lead systems engineer, Dylan Spencer, who has been with the company for over 20 years.

“The Landmark Theatre is steep and deep, so you need a PA with horsepower and finesse,” said Arrigo. “We used six boxes to hit the upper balcony and seven for the lower seating, all flown in one array and zoned. Dream Theater pushed every inch of that system, and it delivered.” The band employed a DiGiCo touring control package, while Wizzard provided racks and stacks.

Wizzard Sound has relied on RCF systems for over a decade, building an inventory that includes HDL 50-A, HDL 30-A, HDL 6-A, TT+ series loudspeakers, wedges and subwoofers. Their main rig currently includes 36 HDL 50-A tops and 18 TTS 36-A subs, allowing them to cover everything from theaters to outdoor festivals.

“Our relationship with RCF goes back many years,” Arrigo explained. “They listen, they support, and they build incredibly reliable gear. In all our time running RCF rigs, we’ve had one amp module go down, and it was repaired overnight. Their support is fantastic, and the gear speaks for itself. Even engineers who don’t have RCF on their rider walk away impressed.”

Beyond touring, Wizzard also specifies RCF in its system-integration division, which supports theaters, performing arts venues, churches and schools.

Arrigo’s journey started in the 1970s, building speaker cabinets by hand for his band before discovering RCF drivers. “Their drivers are bulletproof, you couldn’t blow them up,” he recalled. “That reliability stuck with me.” Today, Wizzard Sound’s combination of technical expertise, work ethic, and attention to detail continues to attract high-profile clients and tours. “Our team prides itself on making every system sound its absolute best,” Arrigo added. “RCF gives us the tools to do that every day.”