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  • Monday, May 21, 2012
    CAD Debuts UHF WX100 Installation-Grade Wireless System
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    PSW Staff 05/21/12 11:10 AM,
    Introduced at InfoComm 2012, the new UHF WX100 Wireless Series from CAD Audio/Astatic provides the A/V installer with simple and intuitive form factors, ultra-reliable high performance wireless connectivity and exceptional audio bandwidth. The WX100 was designed using the newest wireless technologies and industry-leading diversity performance to ensure the highest standards in connectivity, even in the most congested RF environments. In addition to superior connectivity, the WX100 features a familiar and intuitive control scheme that allows easy, problem-free operation by casual… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Installation • Microphone • Wireless

  • Guitar Center Opens In North Charlotte, NC
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    PSW Staff 05/21/12 10:25 AM,
    Following an eventful Q1 that saw the retailer expanding its operations in Tucson, Arizona, and Highland Park, Illinois, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location in North Charlotte, North Carolina, in April.  The store is located at 8813 JW Clay Blvd., STE A, Charlotte, NC 28262-5416. Guitar Center North Charlotte is Guitar Center’s 225th retail location. Guitar Center North Charlotte’s grand opening introduced customers to a vast selection of products and a dedicated staff with unparalleled musical… View this post
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  • Friday, May 18, 2012
    IK Multimedia iRig MIX Now Shipping
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    PSW Staff 05/18/12 12:48 PM,
    IK Multimedia is proud to announce that iRig MIX, the first ultra-compact DJ and audio mixer for the iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch is now shipping. When used with an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, IK’s included* DJ Rig FREE app and other DJ apps, it is a complete, highly portable DJ system for practicing, rehearsing, performing and recording. With its unique miniaturized form factor and exclusive features, designed to be used with the entire range of portable iOS… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Poll • Product • AV • Audio • Concert • Mixer • Software • Sound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, May 17, 2012
    Ford AV And WJHW Collaborate On Harman System For BBVA Compass Stadium
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    PSW Staff 05/17/12 12:00 PM,
    Founded in 2005, the Houston Dynamo is a professional soccer team that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). After playing its first few seasons at the University of Houston’s Robertson Stadium, the team needed a home of its own and will be moving to the newly completed BBVA Compass Stadium on May 12, 2012. The 30,000-seat stadium will offer the latest in facilities and amenities—including a Harman sound system that boasts more than 200 JBL loudspeakers, 50 Crown amplifiers and… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Amplifier • Audio • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Processor • Sound Reinforcement

  • Alcons Audio Establishes Offices In India
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    PSW Staff 05/17/12 09:41 AM,
    Alcons Audio has opened a direct office presence in India, offering customers full factory support. The company will be operating out of Mumbai and Bangalore initially, with expansion planned to other cities in the near future.  “Alcons is installing systems around the world and it was high time we entered an important market like India,” says co-founder and managing director Tom Back. “Having successfully established our American presence, India is the next step. It is an important growth market -… View this post
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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2012
    Delicate Productions Steps Up With Martin Audio MLA At 20th KROQ Weenie Roast
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    PSW Staff 05/16/12 08:43 AM,
    This year’s KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta was both a 20th Anniversary musical celebration and a heartfelt remembrance for the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch, who passed away from cancer the day before the show. Delicate Productions, also celebrating its 20th Anniversary of providing sound for KROQ’s annual event, upped the ante by deploying Martin Audio Multi-cellular Loudspeaker (MLA) arrays for the first time at the roast. Held at the Verizon Amphitheatre, the event featured headliner Coldplay along with heavyweights… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • News • Poll • Concert • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer

  • Church At Former Harley Davidson Factory Outfitted With NEXO Loudspeakers
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    PSW Staff 05/16/12 07:47 AM,
    When LifePointe Christian Church in Elk Grove, CA was looking for a sound system to compliment a new location—a converted Harley Davidson showroom—it turned to the expertise of CCI Solutions of Olympia, WA, with project manager David McLain recommending NEXO PS15 loudspeakers for the 400-seat church. Specifically, the new system includes three PS15s and a flown NEXO CD18 subwoofer, all driven and controlled via a 4x4 NXAMP. “Pastor Chris Delfs sought out a new location where they would not only… View this post
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • Feature • Poll • AV • Installation • Loudspeaker • Subwoofer

  • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
    Altinex Announces Dual Input-Type Interconnect Boxes
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    PSW Staff 05/15/12 04:21 PM,
    Altinex is pleased to announce the availability of the dual input-type TNP162 / TNP162C Interconnect Boxes, a new addition to the ever-expanding line of Tilt ‘N Plug interconnect offerings. As a compact interconnect solution designed for installation into tables, podiums, or other furniture as part of an AV presentation system, the new TNP162 / TNP162C offers convenient, one touch access to a variety of video, audio, computer, network, and power connections—making the tabletop connection point attractive for any boardroom or… View this post
    Filed in: AV • News • Poll • AV • Audio • Installation • Interconnect

  • Clear-Com Introduces New CC-300 And CC-400 Headsets
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    PSW Staff 05/15/12 02:08 PM,
    Clear-Com introduces the latest additions to its line of professional headsets, the CC-300 and CC-400. The CC-300 and CC-400 offer extra comfort, better performance and more flexibility for users who employ intercoms for long hours. They are compatible with Clear-Com’s wide range of wired and wireless intercoms. Wearing headsets day in and day out while communicating with other team members over the intercom can quickly exhaust a user. The new Clear-Com CC-300 single-ear headset and CC-400 double-ear headset were designed… View this post
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  • Accuracy vs. Realism: Simulating The “Human” Side Of Audio Measurement
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    Pat Brown 05/15/12 10:27 AM,
    The human auditory system is equipped with two inputs - left and right ears. This “binaural” processing system provides us with the ability to localize where sound is coming from, something that a one-eared listener would have difficulty in doing. Playback systems may utilize any number of channels to surround the listener with sound, but two channels is always enough to simulate the human listener. Recording enthusiasts have long discovered the benefits of stereo microphones. While not necessarily “human-like,” they… View this post
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