Martin Audio’s PSX Powered Subwoofer is a companion self-powered subwoofer for the DD6, XD12 and XD15 full-range loudspeaker systems. Featuring a 15”/4” voice coil, long-excursion driver in a compact reflex-ported enclosure, it houses two channels of Class D amplification, one channel for itself and one channel to power an XD12, XD15, or up to three DD6’s.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Wigwam Acoustics used DiGiCo and Optocore’s latest software to build the first Multiplexed DiGiCo Fiber Ring systems for use in the live environment. The systems transfer both audio, data and video, allowing a range of DiGiCo mixing consoles and Optocore devices to work seamlessly together. The setup supported Top Gear Live and the annual Hillsong Conference Europe.
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Harting’s Han-Eco Outdoor connector makes use of a lightweight plastic material which, when mated through its FPM (Fluor Polymer Rubber) flange seal, provides IP65, UV, ozone and acid-rain resistant protection. The combination promises a reduction in maintenance costs for utdoor theme park cabling systems.
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When broadcaster Deutsche Welle sought to make its programming compliant with the EBU-R128 loudness mandate, it turned to RTW’s TouchMonitor line of audio meters to make the transition. Engineers working on various broadcast shows use the RTW TM3 units in a combined setup with the existing RTW PortaMonitor, which is used for monitoring level, loudness, frequency response and phase of analog and digital signals systems, as well as the RTW TM7 units at the company’s dubbing suites. The TM9 units are being used with an installed radar option, for a more detailed look into the composition of the metering data.
Read More »DEDHAM, MA – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will be among the exhibitors at the Parsons Audio Expo on November 6. The event will take place at the Dedham Holiday Inn on Thursday, November 6. Select audio manufacturers will hold demonstrations and presentations from 10 am to 7 pm, with exhibits open from noon to 6 pm. This is the 28th consecutive year where Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Inc. has supported the event.
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WASHINGTON DC — On October 24, 2014, in an official FCC blog posting by Gary Epstein, chair of the organization’s Incentive Auction Task Force (the group coordinating the commission’s next frequency spectrum auction, including the 600 MHz band), he indicated that the sale, slated for mid-2015, would be delayed until at least early 2016.
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LOS ANGELES — Following its 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center here Oct. 9-12, outgoing president Dr. Sean Olive welcomed the association’s new president, Andres Mayo (pictured here) as he took over the leadership role.
Read More »NEW YORK – Continuing a series kicked off at InfoComm MEA in October, Audinate and Bose Professional will hold their next session of the AV Networking Roadshow – focusing on Dante technology – at the Holiday Inn Midtown – Embassy Ballroom in New York City on Nov. 19.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — To upgrade the visitor experience for 55,000-capacity Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium at University of Louisville here, longtime (and recently retired) stadium manager K.C. Scull opted for Meyer Sound’s LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system with the 1100-LFC low-frequency control element and SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeakers. Dallas-based WJHW designed the system, installed in two phases by Parsons Electric and Pro Sound & Video.
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SYDNEY, Australia — St Andrew’s Cathedral here upgraded its audio system with an assist from Wizard Projects and Technical Audio Group (TAG). They installed a 140-element Martin Audio OmniLine, meeting the goal of having the system operational in time for a visit by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George as part of their tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
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Pivitec, based in Bethlehem, PA, says its new e64i/o-MADI 64-channel AVB network interface might be the world’s first AVB to MADI bridge. The Pivitec e64i/o-MADI is a bi-directional interface that utilizes both BNC and SC Multi-Mode Fiber Optic connectors to interface with mixing consoles or any other MADI devices.
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LONDON — The 1980s-themed musical Rock of Ages has been packing in audiences on Broadway, Las Vegas and now on tour in the U.K. through November. Rock of Ages features classic hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “We Built This City,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Here I Go Again,” performed with nonstop intensity by a colorful cast of characters—all heard through JBL’s AXYS loudspeakers provided by Autograph Sound, based here.
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