Sound Image Powered by 5,000,000 Watts of Crown I-Tech Amplification

ELKHART, IND – Sound Image of Escondido, Calif., recently passed the 5,000,000-watt mark in Crown I-Tech inventory.  In recognition of this achievement, David Shadoan, president of Sound Image, will be presented with a specially crafted award on the opening day of InfoComm 2008. 


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Carmen Consoli Stages Intimate Show with Outline Butterfly
MILAN – From April 5th to May 9th 2008, some of Italy’s most elegant theatres hosted the “Anello Mancante Tour,” by Carmen Consoli, a talented Sicilian singer/songwriter, who on this unique occasion staged an exciting “vocals and guitar” show. A total of 16 Outline Butterfly CDH 483 Hi-packs and four Outline Subtech 218 SP amplified the notes of her “unforgettable intimate show for a few lucky spectators” – as the press release reports.


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Beverly Hilton Ballroom Renovation Adds Meyer Sound MICA, M’elodie
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Since opening in 1955, the Beverly Hilton has been a classic Southern California landmark, combining the glamour and excitement of Hollywood’s entertainment industry with the opulence of Beverly Hills. The hotel’s renowned International Ballroom has an impressive pedigree of its own right, including hosting such notable events as the annual Golden Globe Awards, Oscar Nominee Luncheon, and the Milken Institute’s Global Conference. As part of a spectacular three-year, $80 million renovation, the International Ballroom received an audio makeover complete with a compact, yet powerful, Meyer Sound system designed and installed by db Integrated Systems (dbIS) of Chicago, Ill.


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Stevie Wonder Returns to Jazz Fest with DiGiCo
NEW ORLEANS – More than three decades have passed since Stevie Wonder made a spontaneous appearance at the venerated New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. This year, he returned as a headliner at the rejuvenated post-Katrina fest on May 2. Dual DiGiCo D5 monitor consoles, under the direction of veteran engineers William Barnett and Dwayne Jones, managed Wonder’s extra-long input list — comprised of personal monitor mixes for three musicians, background vocalists, Stevie and floor monitor mixes.


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Theory and Practice
Distro Taps
Written by Mark Amundson
I am going to flirt with disaster and show the licensed and unlicensed electricians/sound persons the basics of tapping feeder wires into venue switch boxes and subpanels. Those of you who do not have a professional license can at least understand what is happening, and what could happen if done incorrectly. So, if you think your ego trumps your unlicensed status, I want you to thoroughly understand people could die (including yourself), if done incorrectly.


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Road Tests
QSC GX5 Power Amplifier
Written by Mark Amundson
When I first heard that QSC was going to offer a “low cost” audio power amplifier, my first instinct was how much lower from the RMX models could they go? Then they mentioned that they will adopt the new PLX2 cosmetics and limit the recommended load impedance to 4-ohms and up, and a “great idea” light bulb lit up in my head. And when QSC management said the amplifier would suit MI users and “oldsters” like me, I knew something good was afoot.


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