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  • Thursday, March 21, 2013
    Fohhn Ships New High Performance Line Source Loudspeaker
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    PSW Staff 03/21/13 11:49 AM,
    Fohhn Audio is now shipping its new LX-220 high performance hybrid line source system, the latest addition to its popular Linea Series. Just over 7 feet, the 4-way loudspeaker has been specially developed to provide the best possible sound quality for speech and live music applications in challenging acoustic environments where visual integration is also a requirement. The LX-220 is equipped with 18 4-inch high performance, long excursion, neodymium speakers arranged in a column, plus three 1-inch compression drivers with… View this story
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Installation • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement

  • Monday, March 04, 2013
    Worxaudio Loudspeaker Systems Deliver At First FWB Church
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    PSW Staff 03/04/13 03:07 PM,
    First FWB Church, a Free Will Baptist Church located in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain region, recently re-opened its sanctuary after experiencing extensive damage as a result of a lightning strike that set the sanctuary ablaze. The fire and subsequent water damage (to extinguish the fire) forced church management to make major repairs to the space, including the installation of a new audiovisual setup featuring WorxAudio TrueLine and WaveSeries loudspeaker systems. Winterville, NC-based Sound Advice, a design/build firm for AV systems… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement

  • Friday, February 22, 2013
    SynAudCon President Pat Brown Receives Peter Barnett Memorial Award
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    PSW Staff 02/22/13 10:59 AM,
    The Institute of Acoustics (IOA), the UK’s professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration, has presented SynAudCon President Pat Brown with the 2012 Peter Barnett Memorial Award.  The Peter Barnett Memorial Award, which is made annually, recognizes advancements and technical excellence in the fields of electro-acoustics, speech intelligibility, and education in acoustics & electro-acoustics. Institute of Acoustics, Sam Wise comments “Pat Brown’s contribution to electro-acoustics is measured by his gut level and study-enhanced understanding of audio and… View this story
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  • Wednesday, January 16, 2013
    Ashly And Danley Backbone Of New System At Hope United Methodist
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    PSW Staff 01/16/13 03:28 PM,
    Like many churches, Hope United Methodist Church in Trinity, Florida limped along for many years with an aging sound reinforcement system. A series of channel failures on the old analog FOH mixer was the straw that finally broke the camels back. Hope United hired Christian Sound Installations (CSI) to start from scratch, and the integrator designed and installed a first-rate sound system that includes Ashly Audio processing and amplification and Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers, subwoofers, and stage monitors. “Like most… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Amplifier • Loudspeaker • Processor • Subwoofer

  • Monday, January 14, 2013
    Lightning-Struck Monastary Powers New System With Ashly
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    PSW Staff 01/14/13 06:34 PM,
    Mount Saint Benedict Monastery in Erie, Pennsylvania is the spiritual center of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie and a nursing facility for elderly women. Its main chapel seats approximately one hundred individuals and the sisters hold two well-attended services a day. Recently, the chapel was struck by lightning, which damaged all of the electronics in its sound reinforcement system. The original system installer, Fact AV Technologies of North East, Pennsylvania, quickly stepped in with a loaner and went to work… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Amplifier • Installation • Sound Reinforcement

  • Friday, September 14, 2012
    Scotland’s Busiest Railway Station Utilizes Qflex Loudspeakers From Tannoy
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    PSW Staff 09/14/12 12:34 PM,
    Opened in 1879, Glasgow Central is Scotland’s busiest railway station, with around 34 million people passing through the station every year. A recent renovation of the transportation hub, instigated by Network Rail, included a new public address system featuring the largest installation of Tannoy Qflex loudspeakers to date.  The cavernous nature of the building, along with expansive reflective floor surfaces, sandstone walls and a glass roof, resulted in lengthy reverberations times that caused serious intelligibility issues. To handle the extensive… View this story
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