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Friday, August 21, 2009
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08/21/09 12:30 PM,
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Blue Microphones has named industry veteran John Maier as chief executive officer, following nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas where he worked with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics. Maier joins Blue with the charter of building on 15 years of success and recent exponential growth following their acquisition last year by private equity firm Transom Capital Group. In addition to Blue’s pro audio product line, Maier will oversee the…
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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06/30/09 10:49 AM,
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Ultrasone has announced a manufacturer’s representation partnership with Griffith Sales Associates for Southeaster United States distribution. Griffith Sales Associates has built a reputation as a top distributor for professional audio, video, lighting and musical products. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have Griffith Sales Associates handling our headphones in the Southeast U.S.,” commented Paul Taylor, President of Ultrasone Inc. “The enthusiasm and energy that they bring to the sales channel is unequalled and we feel our brand will benefit from…
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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06/26/09 05:20 AM,
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Lake has announced the availability of version 5.3 of the Lake Controller with accompanying new firmware for Lab.gruppen PLM Series Powered Loudspeaker Management systems. Version 5.3 brings new features and increased performance and stability and can be used by all existing Dolby Lake Processor users as well as operators of PLM Series products. Among numerous updated functions, the new Lake Controller software adds functionality to set the profile for the PLM’s ISVPL Limiter. The profile tunes the ISVPL limiter to…
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
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06/25/09 02:52 PM,
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At 2009 InfoComm in Orlando, Tannoy highlighted recent additions to its VQ Series of loudspeakers; specifically, three new PSW (Point Source Waveguide) horn formats and a new 15-inch subwoofer module. The three horn enclosures have been designed to cater for a range of typical applications and offer some industry standard dispersion patterns, namely 40 degree (conical), 60- x 40- and 90- x 50-degree (in vertical position). These VQ MH (mid/high) horn enclosures can be used in conjunction with the existing…
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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06/22/09 07:24 AM,
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TC Group Americas has announced that Marc Bertrand will succeed John Maier as CEO, effective July 31, 2009. TC Group Americas Inc., formed in January 2009, distributes Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, TC Electronic, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics, Lake, and Linn products in the U.S. and Canada. Anders Fauerskov, CEO of corporate parent TC Group, confirms the appointment. “The board of directors is very pleased to announce that Marc Bertrand has accepted the position of CEO for TC Group Americas and we are fully…
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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05/11/09 09:54 AM,
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The new Rare 120° restaurant and lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas features a high-fidelity sound system centered on a Symetrix ZoneMix 760 DSP, with convenient operator control via a Symetrix ARC-SWK wall panel. The exotic wood finishes and brushed stainless steel of the room’s classy Warwick Stone-designed décor form a sonic stage for which the sound system is perfectly tailored. Rutherford Design of Northridge, California designed and installed the multi-input, triple-zone, 70-volt system. Rutherford…
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Monday, March 30, 2009
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03/30/09 08:44 AM,
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TC Electronic has added Tannoy to the growing list of brands that it is distributing in Europe, China and Japan. Tannoy is active in three key audio sectors: Residential Audio, Installation Speakers and Studio Monitors. In each of these market sectors, Tannoy continues to incorporate exceptionally highly developed derivatives of the Dual Concentric driver into its products maintaining the sound principles behind the original design concept in that it combines transparent, fluid performance with true point source symmetrical dispersion properties…
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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03/24/09 11:36 AM,
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Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG) has released version 1.1 of EASE Address software. The program has been licensed by SoundTube Entertainment, Bosch, Electro-Voice, Dynacord, Bouyer, QSC and Tannoy for the design and optimization of ceiling loudspeaker installations and other distributed systems. “EASE Address is the most efficient program I’ve found for ceiling system design,” says Bruce C. Olson of Olson Sound Design, who has used the software on major design projects. “It gives me exactly the information I need to…
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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Tannoy, QSC, Bouyer, Bosch, Electro-Voice, Dynacord and SoundTube Entertainment have licensed EASE Address software from Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG) for the design and optimization of ceiling speaker installations and other distributed systems. “We are happy that these leading brands have adopted EASE Address as their primary tool for designing ceiling systems,” says Stefan Feistel of AFMG. “We have spent many programming hours making EASE Address the most accurate, fastest and easiest to use program for both system designers and…
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