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Friday, May 24, 2013
Ken DeLoria 05/24/13 11:20 AM,Over the years many have debated the relative merits of “looking at screen traces” on an analyzer versus using human hearing to determine how a loudspeaker, or an entire system, actually performs. While both practices are of course valid, it’s extremely difficult for the human ear to detect, characterize, and correct small deviations in frequency and phase response, and even harder to characterize driver distortion in a meaningful manner. Likewise, the ear is often stymied when attempting to typify transient… View this story
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
PSW Staff 05/23/13 06:45 PM,VUE Audiotechnik has announced the immediate appointment of Jeff Taylor to manage the company’s North American sales organization. Taylor will report directly to VUE co-founder and executive vice president Jim Sides. In his new role, Taylor will be responsible for managing VUE’s network of independent sales reps, as well as key relationships with contractors, consultants, and rental companies throughout the United States and Canada. A pro audio enthusiast who spends much of his personal time running live sound in and… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/23/13 06:31 PM,Enjoy this lively PSW live chat session with noted sound system designer Craig Janssen of Acoustic Dimensions. It provides an interesting look at what was happening in the world of system design a decade ago, and much of what Craig addresses is timeless, regardless of specific gear. Moderator: Greetings Craig! And welcome, everyone, to the chat. Let’s get started. Charles: What analysis packages do you use for designing and tuning systems and why? Craig: For designing we use a number… View this story
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
PSW Staff 05/22/13 01:34 PM,France-based Amadeus has announced the re-launch of its famed UDX Series passive speakers - 30 years after originally releasing their first edition. The UDX Series, which consists of four models, is perfectly adapted to sound reinforcement applications in concert halls, auditoriums, conference rooms, and theaters. Designed to be included within fixed or long-lasting installations, each UDX speaker system can also be used in touring applications as a stage monitor when fitted with optional accessories. The newly redesigned UDX Series are… View this story
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Pat Brown 05/14/13 04:06 PM,The procedure often followed for equalizing a loudspeaker is to place the measurement microphone on-axis and adjust for the flattest frequency response. This often involves boosting some filters when the axial response over a range of frequencies is lower than the average. Those that are opposed to the use of boost filters may choose to arrive at the same resultant response by reducing (cutting) parts of the response to the lowest common denominator. This results in the same electrical curve,… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/14/13 11:50 AM,All hours night clubs, warm summer evenings, and long Adriatic beaches are a potent combination, throw in high octane musical entertainment and the cake is baked. The Noa Beach Club at Zrće on the island of Pag is just such a place. Owners Ivan Jokić and Zlatko Balaško have worked hard to make the club stand out amongst the many others clamoring for attention along the northern Croatian coastline. “Noa is quite young, 2013 is our third year. What we… View this story
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Jerrold Stevens 05/13/13 03:21 PM,Ever have one of your friendly amplifier reps walk in your office to present their new mondo-gazillion-watt beast and point out the damping factor spec of greater than a bazillion? Why, gee-whiz! That’s like 10 times more than the other guy! It must be awesome! Right? Well, as we have seen before, it depends on how you are going to use it. Let’s start with defining damping factor and see what it means to us. Amplifier damping factor is defined… View this story
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
PSW Staff 05/08/13 02:07 PM,Danley Sound Labs brings its Synergy Horn technology to the great outdoors with the introduction of the new OS80 loudspeaker. The OS80 is housed in an enclosure that is impervious to weather, making it well suited for outdoor installations at sports venues, arenas, athletic fields and complexes, theme and recreational parks, public gatherings, race tracks, community centers, cruise ships, hockey rinks, water parks, swimming areas, and more. “The Danley OS80 brings high fidelity to outdoor loudspeakers,” states Mike Hedden, president… View this story
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PSW Staff 05/08/13 01:50 PM,As it has for the past 26 years, SE Systems of Greensboro, NC recently provided sound reinforcement and support for the annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC, deploying its new NEXO STM line arrays as well as Yamaha CL5 digital consoles. This year’s roster of artists at MerleFest included long-time roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie Daniels Band, Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, and the Nitty… View this story
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Pat Brown 05/07/13 05:16 PM,It’s nearly impossible to mount a loudspeaker in a room without placing it near a room boundary. Some logical questions arise: 1. Does this affect the response? 2. Is the effect good or bad? 3. Can I use the boundary to my advantage? 4. Will treatment help? And, can room boundaries be a “tool of the trade”? Space-Loading Space-loading loudspeakers means that the otherwise spherical radiation is limited by a boundary or boundaries. Some common scenarios are shown in Figure… View this story
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