Beacon Theatre

Radio City Gets a New Sound System for Christmas

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 10/10/2025

With more than 7,000 individually amped speakers, the iconic venue joins Sphere Las Vegas and Beacon Theatre in MSG Entertainment’s expansion of Sphere Immersive...

Blog

Mix’s Top 20 Articles of 2022, Part 3

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 12/21/2022 ⋅ Updated: 12/22/2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re counting down our most popular articles of the year, as chosen by the readers of Mix!

The Beacon's Sphere Immersive Sound system is comprised of 28 MD80S speakers, which weigh 400 lbs. apiece and have subwoofers built into them, and 24 MD96 speakers, each weighing 200 lbs. Photo: MSG.

Live Sound

Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 08/30/2022 ⋅ Updated: 09/01/2022

How FOH engineers will use Sphere Immersive Sound, alternative live sound applications, progress on the Sphere in Las Vegas and more.

The massive Sphere Immersive Music system at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Photo: Mix.

Live Sound

Inside the Beacon Theatre’s Sphere Immersive Sound System, Part 1

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 08/29/2022 ⋅ Updated: 09/01/2022

The team behind MSG's Sphere Immersive Sound installation at New York City's Beacon Theatre discusses the system, its live sound applications and more.