The demo session schedule has just been announced for the upcoming Live Sound International Loudspeaker Demo, slated for November 17-19 in Nashville.
Held in conjunction with the WFX Expo, the demo site is an expansive exhibit hall (Hall D) in the Music City Center, where each day, five 1-hour demo sessions will be held. Note that an additional session has been scheduled on the evening of November 17, beginning at 6 pm, for those who may not be able to attend the daytime sessions.
The demo presents unique side-by-side listening opportunities to evaluate 27 top line array and loudspeaker systems in a round-robin format. All pro audio and church sound personnel are invited to attend this free event.
Here’s the full schedule of sessions, including times for manufacturers who have elected to also present individual demo sessions:
Tuesday, November 17
6 pm—All Compact (Larger) & Portable (Smaller) Systems
Wednesday, November 18
10:15 am—All Compact Systems
11:20 am—Alcons Audio Individual Demo Session
11:40 am—Electro-Voice Individual Demo Session
Noon—All Portable Systems
1 pm—EAW Individual Demo Session
1:20 pm—L-Acoustics Individual Demo Session
1:40 pm—All Compact Systems
2:40 pm—Tannoy Individual Demo Session
3:00 pm—VUE Audiotechnik Individual Demo Session
3:20 pm—All Portable Systems
4:20 pm—Bose Professional Individual Demo Session
4:40 pm—Renkus-Heinz Individual Demo Session
5:00 pm—All Compact Systems
Thursday, November 19
10:40 am—All Compact Systems
11:40 am—VUE Audiotechnik Individual Demo Session
Noon—All Portable Systems
1:00 pm—L-Acoustics Individual Demo Session
1:20 pm—All Compact Systems
2:20 pm—Tannoy Individual Demo Session
2:40 pm—All Portable Systems
3:40 pm—EAW Individual Demo Session
4:00 pm—Alcons Audio Individual Demo Session
4:20 pm—All Compact Systems
During each compact and portable session, systems are fed identical tracks. Listeners can evaluate what they hear and also observe each system’s scale, components and other important details. And for the first time, there will also be dedicated demo sessions focusing on portable loudspeaker systems, joining the popular compact system sessions.
Held in conjunction with the Worship Facilities Expo (WFX) at the Music City Center, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
More than a dozen top loudspeaker manufacturers have already signed on to participate this year. The list includes:
Alcons Audio
Bose Professional
Cerwin-Vega
Clair Brothers
dBTechnologies
EAW
Electro-Voice
KV2 Audio
L-Acoustics
Martin Audio
RCF USA
Renkus-Heinz
Tannoy
Turbosound
VUE Audiotechnik
WorxAudio Technologies
In addition, an A-list of technology sponsors are also involved with the demo, including Yamaha (consoles), Lectrosonics and beyerdynamic (wireless microphone systems), Rational Acoustics (Smaart and 10EaZy), Link (cabling), AE Media Group (video), and Morris Integration (lighting).
Following all sessions, attendees have the opportunity to win valuable audio tools via drawings. Prizes include a QSC TouchMix-16 mixer, Mackie DL32R mixer,Audio-Technica System 10 digital wireless systems, iSEMic 725TR base kit-2 analyzers, CAD Audio D90 mics & MH Series headphones, Whirlwind mic cables, Galaxy Audio GA64SC handheld mics and HSH headset mics, $50 gift cards (redeemmable online) from retailer Sound Productions, Gig Gear production gloves, and more.
Register for this free event here.
