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Friday, May 24, 2013
JBL Professional Debuts HiQnet Performance Manager Version 1.5
PSW Staff
05/24/13 11:26 AM,
New JBL HiQnet Performance Manager version 1.5 is a significant upgrade of the software application for live sound system configuration and control tool. This newest iteration adds support for more JBL loudspeakers, provides enhanced cardioid subwoofer array support, and broadens the capability to create custom, mixed-model racks of Crown amplifiers. JBL HiQnet Performance Manager offers a workflow-based user experience for designing, deploying and controlling any configuration of HiQnet live performance systems. New to version 1.5 is support for JBL VRX…
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Rocks With Crown-powered JBL System
PSW Staff
05/22/13 01:28 PM,
The 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the west coast for the first time in 20 years at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. This year’s inductees included Public Enemy, Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Rush and Donna Summer, with Lou Adler and Quincy Jones each receiving an Ahmet Ertegun non-performer award. Sound for this year’s ceremony featured more than 50 of Harman’s JBL Vertec line array loudspeakers powered by Crown…
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Powersoft Announces New Distribution Partner In Vietnam
PSW Staff
05/22/13 10:13 AM,
Powersoft is pleased to announce the appointment of Vietnam Pro AVL Co as their new exclusive distributor for Vietnam. Vietnam Pro AVL Co. is the youngest company in the Pro AVL Group, which is based in Hanoi. Founded by young and enthusiastic people, Pro AVL Group aims to bring professional sound and light experience to Vietnamese customers through the many well-known brands they work with including D.T.S. Lighting, Loud Professional, Amadeus Audio, Midas, and Klark Teknik. “We have been pursuing…
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Monday, May 20, 2013
NYC’s Tribeca Grand Hotel Upgrades Sound & Systems With QSC
PSW Staff
05/20/13 03:18 PM,
The recent installation of a QSC Q-Sys Core 250i processing and management system has significantly improved sound quality and user control to the bar, restaurant, lounge and lobby areas of the boutique Tribeca Grand Hotel. Systems integrator Canal Sound & Light, in consultation with Danny Taylor, a freelance audio contractor and nightclub designer, installed the Q-Sys system along with more than two dozen of QSC AcousticDesign surface- and ceiling-mount loudspeakers powered by QSC CX Series amplifiers. Located in a fashionable…
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Powersoft Rocks The Red Carpet Stage At Billboard Latin Music Awards
PSW Staff
05/16/13 10:46 AM,
Powersoft and Hollywood, FL-based professional audio and lighting company Sound Media rocked the red carpet at the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented by State Farm and broadcast live on Telemundo on April 25. Sound Media provided audio, including Powersoft K10 and K2 amplifiers, for the show’s red carpet stage, which featured live music performances between interviews with the many celebrities arriving for the awards presentation at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center. The red carpet arrival show included live…
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Monday, May 13, 2013
The Relationship Between Amplifier Damping Factor, Impedance & Cable
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…
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Ashly Audio Unveils New nX Family Of Power Amplifiers
PSW Staff
05/08/13 02:53 PM,
Ashly Audio has introduced the new nX family of Class D amplifiers, which deliver up to 12,000 watts while drawing less than 1 watt in sleep mode. These latest amplifiers are back by a heritage stretching back to Ashly founder Billy Thompson’s invention of the “Loud Amp” in the early 1970s and the introduction of its MOS-FET amplifier technology in the early 1980s. nX amplifiers are offered in four- or two-channel versions with selectable high-Z (70/100-volt) or low-Z output on…
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
CTS Audio Provides Crown Powered JBL System For Nashville’s CRS 2013
PSW Staff
04/30/13 10:56 AM,
Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is an annual showcase week for the industry where new artists and music that will be released over the course of the year is presented to top country radio people and industry heavyweights. This year’s CRS took place at the Nashville Convention Center, February 27 through March 1 and wowed the more than 5,000 attendees with live performances by Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Gary Allan, Kellie Pickler and many more—all heard through JBL…
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Powersoft Inspires Loudspeaker Design With M-Force Technology
PSW Staff
04/30/13 10:39 AM,
Powersoft Audio announces the ultimate paradigm shift in low frequency applications: M-Force. After a development cycle spanning more than four years, M-Force was publicly unveiled at the recent PL+S Show, generating high levels of interest and excitement from the whole of the professional audio industry. Designed specifically for loudspeaker manufacturers and powered by Powersoft proprietary Switch-Mode amplification, M-Force is an innovative linear motor characterized by a moving magnet and genuine push-pull behavior. M-Force integrates perfectly with other technologies developed by…
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Yamaha And NEXO Play Key Role In Gary Allan Tour Stop
PSW Staff
04/26/13 08:43 AM,
For a tour stop on the current Gary Allan concert tour at the American Music Venue in Lancaster, PA, Bauder Audio of Horsham, PA supplied NEXO GEO S12 line arrays. The tour is also carrying a Yamaha PM5000 console, supplied by Sound Image of Nashville. Specifically, the system included 24 NEXO GEO S12s over eight RS18 Ray Subs were all powered and processed with NXAMP4X4 amplifiers. “Besides the fact that the GEO S12 sounds great, it is easy to set…
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