Located in Kansas City, Tap Ins is a unique entertainment concept combining mini golf with a full-scale sports bar experience. Spanning an impressive 3.5-acre complex, the venue features 18 outdoor holes and 18 indoor holes housed within a greenhouse environment, alongside a vibrant sports bar, beer garden and yard games area.
At the heart of the experience is a visually immersive environment, with a total of 105 displays deployed across the venue, including large-format 220-inch DVLED videowalls on each course. The project was delivered by integrator ICTEK LLC, who designed and implemented a robust AV infrastructure using WyreStorm to match the scale and ambition of the space.
Addressing the Challenge of Tap Ins, Kansas City
From the outset, WyreStorm and ICTEK estimated a highly demanding, large-scale AV deployment. The system needed to distribute content from 20 different sources across 105 screens, ensuring perfectly synchronized playback throughout the entire venue.
Given the size of the site, the AV infrastructure had to span across two separate equipment racks, connected via fiber, while maintaining signal integrity and low latency. In addition, the system needed to support both large-format video walls and multi-view configurations, allowing flexible content layouts across different zones.
Beyond performance, ICTEK also required a solution that would remain cost-effective and supported by a responsive technical team, critical factors in winning and delivering the project successfully.
How did ICTEK and WyreStorm Deliver the Solution?
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To meet the demands of this large-scale venue, ICTEK deployed a WyreStorm AV-over-IP solution built around 2 × NHD-100 Series multi- input encoders.
The integrator also added in four NHD-100 Series in-wall encoders, 87 × NHD-100 Series decoders, 16 × NHD-120, two NHD-150 and one NHD-100 Series controller, creating a powerful and dependable foundation for content distribution across the entire site.
According to WyreStorm, the NHD-100 Series devices formed the main distribution layer, supporting source input, in-wall connectivity, decoding and system control across the venue’s 105-display environment.
The NHD-120 units extended the video distribution system across additional display zones, helping deliver high-quality content with the flexibility needed in a fast-moving sports and entertainment environment.
To add another layer of versatility, the NHD-150 multiple sources to be shown simultaneously across videowalls and key zones, says WyreStorm. This provides the venue greater freedom to tailor what guests saw in each space, whether that means live sports, entertainment content or custom layouts designed to match the energy of the moment.
Supporting it all, the network switches provides the high-bandwidth backbone needed to carry AV traffic reliably across the 3.5-acre site. With fiber links connecting the two equipment racks, the system is able to maintain stable long-distance transmission and consistent performance throughout the venue.
ICTEK on Working With WyreStorm
Together, these WyreStorm solutions help deliver an AV environment that feels as flexible as the venue itself, scalable, synchronized and ready to support a wide variety of experiences across all 105 displays.
Tim Owens from ICTEK explains, “WyreStorm is our go-to for video distribution, and this project reinforced why. It was our first time working with multi-view at this scale and integrating it with a third-party control system required some support. The WyreStorm team was responsive, knowledgeable and helped us get everything running exactly as needed.”
The result is a fully synchronized, highly flexible AV system that enhances the customer experience across every part of the venue, supporting everything from live sports broadcasting to dynamic, multi-zone entertainment.
What Products did WyreStorm Use for the Installation?
- 2× NHD-100 Series Multi-Input Encoders
- 4× NHD-100 Series In-Wall Encoders
- 87× NHD-100 Series Decoders
- 16× NHD-120
- 2× NHD-150
- 1× NHD -100 Series Controller
- 6× Network Switches
