April 2010
By Bennett Liles
Traditionally, one of the most vulnerable points in any sound system has been the power amplifier. Operating at high temperatures for long periods, the power amp has always been a target for shorts and overloads, but the technology advances in the past few years have met the challenge and created a new breed of power amps offering a greater degree of local and remote control...
By Bob McCarthy
You can tune a guitar or a radio, but you can’t tune a room. The knob is just too darn big! Nonetheless, the term “tuning the room” has been adopted to describe the tools and techniques used to neutralize a listening space and its installed loudspeaker system...
By Dan Daley
When the Minnesota Twins got a home of their own it was full of overlapping modern systems and the integration challenges that go with them. Plus weather....
By Marian Sandberg
Drawing inspiration from similarly named but unaffiliated clubs in London, Paris, Tokyo, and New York, the Living Room nightclub is known for its chic comfortable space and great sound system...
By John McJunkin
JoeCo’s BBR1 Blackbox Recorder was developed specifically to capture live performances. Typically, those performances would be musical, but the device could be used for other applications, such as creating a multitrack recording of a board meeting or phone conference...
By Jeff Sauer
What do most AV professionals look for in an installation projector for auditoriums, lecture halls, and houses of worship? Certainly they want enough brightness to fill their space, and strong color and image quality...
By Don Kreski
There's an art and a science to writing winning proposals. The science will help you make sure the document you submit will realistically describe what you plan to do...
By Cynthia Wisehart
I’ve been watching the blogs discuss Extron’s purchase of Electrosonic’s product division. Gary Kayye was one of the first to chime in, noting that Extron president Andrew Edwards specifically emphasized Electrosonic’s IP-based technology. ...
By George Petersen
Anyone who works with sound-reinforcement systems spends a lot of time dealing with a lot of unsolved mysteries. The most common of these is the issue of how loud is loud enough. Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer to this question...
The new Apple iPad is about to become a fully functional live video production system control panel. Broadcast Pix announced iPixPanel, an application that will allow an iPad to control any of Broadcast Pix’s Slate video production systems...
HDMI Licensing announced the release of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4a, featuring key enhancements for 3D applications including the addition of mandatory 3D formats for broadcast content as well as the addition of the 3D format referred to as “top-and-bottom”...
By Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director & CEO, InfoComm International
It has been said that no matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. As those of us in the mid-Atlantic section of the United States seek to recover from a cold and snowy winter, we are seeking any sign of growth and rebirth...
In addition to the CEDIA Lead Renovator certification (detailed here), CEDIA offers its flagship Electronic Service Technician certifications in four levels and a Designer Certification...
The trend: AV integration meets mass notification. NSCA has just launched an online resource to help bridge the knowledge gap...
Attendees of NSCA’s 2010 Business & Leadership Conference, Feb. 25-27 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., received solutions to current challenges created by the economy...
To educate industry professionals on the growing Mass Notification and Emergency Communications (MNEC) market—and to help them determine how the code changes will affect their businesses, customers, and products...
NSCA University returns to the annual InfoComm tradeshow in 2010 with more than 30 of its most popular and new educational sessions...
The Massachusetts Systems Contractors Association (MSCA) will host an NSCA University Project Management of Systems Projects course...
Entering its fifth year, the A/E Toolkit continues to provide industry professionals with information to build relationships with the architect and engineer community...
This month’s deadline for compliance with the EPA’s Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule is fast approaching...
CEDIA’s Inventory Exchange Program (IEP) provides CEDIA ESC members with a forum to buy or sell excess inventory from other ESC members...
InfoComm International has announced that Al Damico is joining the organization in the newly created position of chief operating officer and Joseph Bocchiaro...
InfoComm International announced that Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Business Group, will be delivering a keynote address at InfoComm 2010...
To help AV professionals and their employers maintain their competitive advantage through continuing education, InfoComm is once again offering its free webinar series...
Free to InfoComm members, the Regional Roundtables are designed to bring AV professionals together to learn more about the industry, while facilitating peer networking and obtaining feedback on ways InfoComm can better serve the industry...
Crestron announced the release of the new Crestron TPS-6 6in. tilt touchpanel, a wired version of its multiple-award-winning TPS-6X...
Intelix announced the release of its latest twisted-pair solution, the DIGI-V3A2 extender set. Ideal for residential, commercial, and digital signage installations...
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen announced the availability of its new 8x8 CrossPoint Matrix for HDMI v1.3...
Image processing pioneer Barco announced the introduction of PlusPak for the FSN series multiformat switcher at ISE 2010...
Axonix founder Douglas Kihm has launched the media-storage system Mozaex with the goal of redefining personal multiroom, multimedia Blu-ray entertainment...
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has announced a new addition to the M7CL digital console product line. The M7CL-48ES (available in spring 2010), whose main I/O interface is the SB168-ES remote stage box...
Custom manufacturer Triad Speakers introduced three entry-level, powered in-room subwoofers. The Mini, Bronze, and Silver OmniSubs are fully featured...
Samsung announced the SamCam 860 document camera. Key features of the SamCam 860 include superior optical image with 1.4 megapixel resolution...
Vaddio is now shipping the new UXHD CrossPoint, a dual-input, dual-output video format converter and scaler for HD-SDI and analog video signals...
Christie Digital has announced the launch of two new projectors: the Christie LX505 and Christie LX605...
VBrick announced the availability of VBoss 2, the next iteration of its award-winning live, professional video broadcasting service...
Biamp Systems unveiled Vocia, its newest networked media system. Vocia introduces several new concepts to paging and voice evacuation systems, including combined distributed processing and page routing...
To ensure crystal-clear audio from instructional technology devices, Premier Mounts has introduced two universal short-throw projector wall mounts with audio components: UNI-STA+Audio and UNI-EXT+Audio...
Video Mount Products IWB-1
Promo teaser: Video Mount Products announced it debuted its new IWB-1 flatpanel in-wall box adapter at the 2010 ISC West
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Elite Screens announced the launch of the Tripod Pro enhanced free-standing portable projection screen...
Powersoft released its Armonía Pro Audio Suite sound system management software. Designed by the Powersoft R&D team to work on any PC...
Sharp introduced the PN-E large-format professional LCD monitor suite. Offering a new thin-bezel design for flexible mounting and placement options...
Tributaries introduced the Series 1 HDMI cables, offering installers a high performance-to-value ratio for their HDMI cabling needs. Having passed the rigid eye pattern testing...
Leon Speakers introduced a new dimension in living space and dedicated home theater with the Aaros 10in. ultrathin subwoofer...
Stage Research unveiled an important new feature for its RF Guru product at the 2010 USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) Conference & Stage Expo in Kansas City, Mo....
Hitachi America is introducing the CP-A200 3LCD projector, adding to its collection of ultrashort-throw projectors...
SurgeX International announces the worldwide introduction of its SXN1230, a fixed-installation unit that joins the award-winning SX1200 series of surge eliminators and AC power conditioners...
Drawing on more than 50 years of investment and success in engineering design and technology, Sencore highlighted the RadianceXE and RadianceXD video processors at EHX Spring 2010...
JVC Professional Products announced the new, 10-megapixel DLA-SH7NLG, a 4K D-ILA projector incorporating three 1.27in. 4K2K D-ILA display devices...
Canon has advanced and expanded its line of affordable LCD multimedia projectors with two new WXGA-resolution (1280x800) widescreen and four new XGA-resolution (1024x768) models...
Gefen announced the availability of its new Video Wall Controller. This premium solution for professional applications...
Metric Halo announced the immediate availability of the new LIO-8 multichannel A/D/A converter, processor, and interface...
With the Soundcraft Vi Series now firmly established as a firm favorite digital desk on both the touring, broadcast, and installed sound scenes, Soundcraft has taken this platform to a more affordable level...
In an introduction that provides touring pros with a complete turnkey, out-of-the-box amplifier management solution, Crown introduced Vrack...
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Power Amplifiers
Acoustics/Room Tuning 
Inside the Target Field Install
Chat Room
JoeCo BBR1 Blackbox Recorder Review
Epson PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL Review
Get the Job, Part 1
iPad App: Broadcast Pix iPixPanel
NSCA Business & Leadership Conference Attendees Discuss Strategies
Don’t Delay; Become a Certified Lead Renovator Today
Crestron TPS-6
Intelix DIGI-V3A2 
Barco PlusPak
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems M7CL-48ES 
Samsung SamCam 860
Vaddio UXHD CrossPoint
Video Mount Products IWB-1
Powersoft Armonía Pro Audio Suite 
Stage Research RF Guru
SurgeX International SXN1230
Sencore RadianceXE and RadianceXD 
JVC Professional Products DLA-SH7NLG
Canon LCD multimedia projectors
Metric Halo LIO-8 
