Articles Tagged Loudspeakers

  • Wednesday, February 08, 2012
    tannoy
    PSW Staff 02/08/12 09:32 AM,
    Tannoy has introduced the VLS Series passive column array loudspeakers offering a balance of performance and cost, when active beam-steering may neither be required nor affordable. The VLS Series is the first Tannoy product to incorporate FAST (Focused Asymmetrical Shaping Technology), which delivers unique acoustic performance benefits. Central to this is its asymmetrical vertical dispersion, gently shaping the acoustic coverage towards the lower quadrant of the vertical axis. By the nature of a typical application, an “ideal” column loudspeaker should… View this story
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  • Monday, February 06, 2012
    meyer sound
    PSW Staff 02/06/12 05:27 PM,
    Meyer Sound has announced Miguel Lourtie as its new European technical services manager, where he will supervise the company’s technical support team in Europe and assume primary responsibility for sales support and design services in the region. “Customer support is paramount at Meyer Sound,” says John Monitto, Meyer Sound’s director of technical support worldwide. “Our customers expect an extremely high level of technical expertise and customer service. With his outstanding technical skills, customer rapport, experience in the field, and fluency… View this story
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  • community
    PSW Staff 02/06/12 09:45 AM,
    McDonald’s founders Ray and Joan Kroc were known for supporting a variety of charitable causes, and their legacy continues with a multi-billion dollar donation to the Salvation Army for the construction of several community centers in cities across America. The latest Kroc Center, recently opened in North Philadelphia, is one of the largest facilities of its kind on the East Coast, with 130,000 square feet that includes a world-class aquatics center, fitness center, worship and performing arts facilities, café and… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollVideoAVAudioInstallationLoudspeakerSound Reinforcement

  • Friday, February 03, 2012
    tannoy
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 03:09 PM,
    Home to one of the oldest Catholic congregations in the United States, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is sometimes referred to as the heart of Santa Fe, and for good reason. Although the Cathedral Basilica was dedicated in 1887, the site has been a focal point of worship for the community since 1610. The first church built where the current structure now stands was destroyed during the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680, but another was built to… View this story
    Filed in: AVChurch SoundNewsPollInstallationLoudspeakerSound Reinforcement

  • peavey
    PSW Staff 02/03/12 01:52 PM,
    New Peavey Expansion Modules expand the capabilities of the company’s EU Series, Impulse 12D, and the new PVXp powered loudspeakers. The new 9-Band Graphic EQ Expansion Module aids users in controlling feedback using the built-in, proprietary FLS Feedback Location System, which makes accurate feedback elimination simple and intuitive. The 9-Band module gives users greater control over shaping and accenting live or recorded vocals and live instruments, as well as increases control over general sound equalization, and removes 60 Hz AC… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductAmplifierLoudspeakerProcessor

  • Tuesday, January 31, 2012
    jbl
    PSW Staff 01/31/12 10:31 AM,
    Belgium-based AV rental system provider AED Rent has signed on as the first adopter of the just-introduced JBL Professional  VTX V25 line array loudspeaker, as well as a strategic partner in the VTX Network. AED Rent is known in Europe as a market leader and a total system provider. “Our mission statement is quite simple: To develop and maintain a flexible group of companies on a Pan-European base that offers a total solution for the professional in the AV industry,”… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollProductAVBusinessLine ArrayLoudspeakerSound ReinforcementSubwoofer

  • Monday, January 30, 2012
    image
    PSW Staff 01/30/12 05:49 PM,
    A basketball arena at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point has been decked with 20 db Technologies Arena 15 loudspeakers. Beside sporting events, Quandt Fieldhouse is also the venue for commencement ceremonies and hosts a multitude of concerts and assemblies—which can ask a lot of the sound system and the design/build team. Brian Baumann and Kent Laabs of Soundworks Systems Inc. handled the design and installation. They explain, “The audio system needed to be capable of high SPL’s for… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundNewsPollAudioInstallationLoudspeakerSound Reinforcement

  • image
    PSW Staff 01/30/12 02:40 PM,
    Systems integration firm Axxentos of Fort Lauderdale, Florida turned to Technomad upon evaluating the outdoor audio needs of Club Med Sandpiper in nearby Port St. Lucie.  The new outdoor audio systems, featuring 14 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers, comprise part of a property-wide renovation alongside indoor AV upgrades and general construction projects. Club Med Sandpiper’s 400-square-mile resort property exists in southern Florida’s sweltering climate, requiring durable outdoor audio systems that can withstand the year-round heat, humidity and moisture.  The resort also required… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundNewsPollInstallationLoudspeakerPowerSound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, January 26, 2012
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    Joe Brusi 01/26/12 07:40 AM,
    Modifying the directivity characteristics of loudspeaker arrays through electronic delay has become increasingly popular. Whereas 20 years ago the only option was expensive dedicated digital delay units, and a few years later the original BSS Omnidrive was a luxury, the advent of inexpensive digital processing has changed the game. The design of complex arrays using a relatively high number of processing channels, as required to electronically modify the directionality of an array, is now affordable and widely implemented. However, virtual… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeaturePollAudioLine ArrayLoudspeakerSound ReinforcementSubwooferSystem

  • peavey
    PSW Staff 01/26/12 07:18 AM,
    At the NAMM 2012 Show, Peavey Electronics introduced the new PVX Series of active and passive loudspeakers. The compact, portable PVXp 12 and PVXp 15 active (powered) models incorporate 800 watts of peak power, combined with proprietary DDT compression technology to maintain clarity throughout the mix. A module bay allows for use of expansion modules to increase the functionality of the enclosures. The PVX 12 and PVX 15 passive (non-powered) loudspeakers are specified as being capable of handling 400 watts… View this story
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