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Morgan Sound Reports Theft of Gear

Morgan Sound Reports Theft of Gear

LYNNWOOD, WA — Morgan Sound’s Steve Boyce has reported the theft of a truckload of gear from the company’s parking lot here on Nov. 16. The truck and its contents were stolen. The truck was recovered but the gear is still missing. It included a variety of JBL speakers, Crown amps, Yamaha digital mixers, Sennheiser IEMs and Shure wireless gear, among other items. Boyce noted that all items, including those without serial numbers “had a Morgan Sound asset tag, however, we’re pretty sure the thieves will do their best to remove the tags.”

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Checkers Grip Guard 3-Channel Protectors

Checkers Grip Guard Cable Protectors

Checkers Industrial Safety Products is now offering its new lightweight Grip Guard 3- and 5-Channel Cable Protectors with patent-pending Gripper Connectors. Grip Guards are up to 50 percent lighter than rubber cable protectors and up to 33 percent lighter than other polyurethane cable protectors. While lighter in weight, Grip Guard 3- and 5-Channel cableprotectors are designed to maintain their strength and durability, making them well suited for entertainment venues and other applications.

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Just a Bunch of Roadies Responds to Typhoon Haiyan Devastation

TACLOBAN, The Philippines — With the death toll rising past 5,235 in the weeks after super-typhoon Haiyan hit hard here Nov. 9, the storm ranks as the deadliest disaster to ever hit the island nation. Along with widespread death, an estimated 4 million people were rendered homeless — close to the total left homeless by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2009 combined.

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Jeffrey Cox

Eighteen Sound Hires Jeffrey Cox

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — Eighteen Sound, which announced a change of ownership and new factory location in June, now announces that audio industry veteran Jeffrey Cox, who previously played pivotal roles with both L-Acoustics and EAW, has joined the company.

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Parnelli Awards

Online Ticket Deadline for Parnelli Awards is Nov. 20 at Noon PST

LAS VEGAS — The last chance to order tickets for the 2013 Parnelli Awards on parnelliawards.com is this Wednesday, Nov. 20 at noon PST. After that, any remaining tickets will be sold at the door of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. This year’s honorees include George Travis, Mo Morrison, Eric Pearce and Mark Engebretson, and the Nov. 23 event, set to begin at 8 p.m. after a 7 p.m. cocktail reception, is to be hosted by Micky Dolenz.

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We Won’t Get Fooled Again

Somebody out there doesn’t like us. Actually they like part of us — the wireless spectra many of us have been using for our RF mics, intercoms and IEM’s — and they’re bringing some deep pockets to the table to make sure we get left out of the picture. But to be perfectly fair, that statement isn’t quite accurate either, because what AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and other wireless services providers are currently lusting after is what’s known as the 600 MHz band. Occupying the 608 to 698 MHz — the previous UHF TV channels 36 through 51 — these are destined to wind up on an FCC auction block in 2014. This of course, follows directly on the heels of the FCC’s previous “reallocation” of TV channels 52 to 69 (the so-called 700 MHz band from 698 to 806 MHz) in 2008, from which we were summarily kicked out of after June 12, 2010.

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The 5,200-seat arena was equipped with gear from ISP Technologies

SECU Arena Gets Line Array Solution

SECU Arena is Towson University’s new 5,200-seat state-of-the-art athletics and entertainment venue in Towson, MD. Although primarily for sports, the multi-purpose venue is also designed to host concerts, meetings, commencement ceremonies and conventions. Key to the success of the new venue was the sound system, which had to provide both high-SPL, full-response reproduction for music events, as well as excellent detail and articulation to maximize intelligibility in the large space.

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