Neutrik Connectors Included In Two Product Lines

Neutrik has announced that two leading companies are now utilizing Neutrik connectors in their products.

Gepco stage and breakout boxes now include is now using Neutrik panel-mount and cable XLR connectors. The Gepco stage box is primarily utilized for live sound applications, while the breakout box has been a standard for remote TV applications at sporting events¾including Olympic broadcasts since 1988.

"We wanted to find a connector for our products that was reliable and durable," says Joe Zajac, engineering manager of Gepco International Inc. "Our products are exposed to harsh environments, such as rain at outdoor sporting events, and we needed a connector that would work well in the elements. Neutrik's rugged connectors met that criteria."

Meanwhile, GTC Industries Tone and Noise Plugs now offer Neutrik NC*MX Series XLR microphone connectors. Used primarily in live sound applications, the Tone Plug is a multi-function audio test generator and the Noise Plug is a complete precision pink noise generator.

"Our products are housed within Neutrik's XLR microphone connectors," says Greg Weber, president of GTC Industries, a family-owned business that began making monitoring systems for industrial processes. "When somebody looks at our Noise or Tone plug, they see the Neutrik connector, because it's the enclosure for the plugs. We wanted a connector that audio professionals would recognize as a quality product. Neutrik is recognized as the best in the industry that's why we chose them for our products."

The Tone Plug is completely self-contained, requires no batteries and connects into a mixer's phantom-powered microphone input. The output level is approximately the same as a handheld dynamic microphone. The Noise Plug is an ultra wideband, avalanche junction white noise source that has a limited frequency output. It is amplified and passed through a precision -3dB per octave low-pass filter and the result is a full audio spectrum noise source with equal energy distribution in all octaves.