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EV Timeline: 1987 - 2001
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EV Engineer Dave Carlson introducing the MT-4 system, incorporating Manifold Technology. |
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1987: EV introduces Manifold Technology - the use of multiple drivers on single horns - found in the company's MT-4 concert loudspeakers. The innovation helps the company enter the concert touring market.
1988: EV opens a new 28,000-square-foot research and development facility located in downtown Buchanan. The facilities accommodates CAD, holography, laser-based analysis, Fast Fourier testing (FFT), time-energy-frequency testing and more.
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1990: Electronically controlled DeltaMax loudspeaker systems introduced.
1990: EV and Altec Lansing jointly release AcoustaCADD room modeling software, a highly popular system design tool until overtaken by competitive versions.
1992: MH Series horns introduced, incorporating both constant directivity and Manifold Technology.
1997: Mark IV Audio, which now includes leading manufacturers such as Klark Teknik, DDA and Midas in addition to EV, is purchased by Greenwich Street Capital Partners, a New York investment fund.
X- Array with the Stones. |
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1997: X-Array Concert Loudspeaker Series introduced, featuring Ring Mode Decoupling (RMD) technology. The new series makes its debut on the Rolling Stones “Bridges To Babylon” stadium tour. RMD becomes a staple of EV high-end loudspeakers for live and installed applications.
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1999-2001: EV is merged with Telex Communications, another Greenwich Partners company. R &D, finance, accounting, sales and marketing operations transferred to Telex headquarters in Burnsville, MN. Manufacturing continues in Buchanan, with a staff of approximately 170 people.
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