November 2001
Features
Sound Power
By Peter Mapp
Sound power is one of the most useful–and overlooked–of all loudspeaker measurements….
CEDIA Manufacturer Excellence Awards Honor the Industry’s Finest Work
Compiled by Daniel Ari
THIS SEPTEMBER, CUSTOM electronics professionals flocked to the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, to see the latest developments in the technology…
Columns
Empirical or Ethereal?
NATHANIEL HECHT
HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW STRONG AND DIFFERENT OPINIONS are when it comes to the particular products in our industry? Talk to a recording engineer and you…
RAISE YOUR PRICES: IT’S THE LAW
ALAN KRUGLAK
SOME LAWS ARE IRREFUTABLE. TAKE THE LAW of gravity, for example. As we get older, we watch our bodies succumb to it and we understand that we may not…
FIGHT FOR YOUR DIGITAL RIGHTS
By Robert DiCamillo
A BATTLE ON the frontiers of civil liberties is taking place around the Recording Industry Association of America’s ongoing efforts to change copyright…
Departments
Industry Notes
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
In Memoriam: PSA Takes Up Collection for Family of World Trade Center Victim The Production Services Association has set up a fund for the widow of Danny…
UPCOMING EVENTS
Don’t miss these important events for sound and video contractors….
Agreements, Partnerships and Acquisitions
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
Sampo and Electrograph Electrograph Systems will distribute Sampo plasma monitors to the educational, government and corporate markets. Electrograph will…
Representatives
Audio-Technica’s annual Rep of the Year awards dinner and ceremony honored Online Marketing for its U.S. professional product sold in the Indiana/Kentucky…
People
Security & Life Safety Group hired Brian Fullhart as Central CA area sales managerKenny Miller is regional sales manager, Atlanta Division, for Digital…
New on the Web
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
A Smart Resource Smart Technologies announced the online Smart Conferencing Resource Center to help customers identify video- and data-conferencing products…
What’s New
Product Spotlight
Loudspeaker System D.A.S. Audiowww.dasaudio.com This new three-way self-powered system is versatile, with a 1000-watt Class D switching amplifier. The…
Installation Products
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
Projector The Sanyo PLC-UF10 LCD large-venue projector with UXGA resolution, 7700 ANSI lumens and an 800:1 contrast ratio features four high-output 200-watt…
Main Features
LOUD & CLEAR
By Gary Parks
A rundown of intercom types, techniques and uses….
Installation Profiles
BIG LEAGUE BLAST
By Gregory A. DeTogne
Brewers fans enjoy a new sound system based on RAVE: Routing Audio Via Ethernet….
Sound Trials
By Charles Conte
IU’s new law school building provides completely integrated A/V….
Cajun Invasion
By Paul Freudenberg
The new HOB has set the standard for the chain’s system design….
World-Class Jazz
By Alex Artaud
This festival venue matches the art of jazz with acoustical engineering….
Grow with the Flow
By Debbie Elcock
This leading manufacturer of water gardens needed versatile solutions at its corporate headquarters….
Video Projections
AHEAD OF THE PACK
PETER H. PUTMAN, CTS
AS I WRITE THIS, I’VE JUST RETURNED FROM CEDIA Expo 2001 and what a show it turned out to be! There was plenty of flat-screen technology, from small LCD…
Industry Associations
New Security Session Added
Response to Current Events THE RECENT TERRORIST attacks on America have affected everyone and have caused some trend shifts in the electronic systems…
INDUSTRY ACTION
Proposed Licensing in Massachusetts Legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts that could have a huge impact on how systems integrators conduct…
EXPO NEWS
Watch This Space! NSCA Expo 2002 is April 25-27 in Denver, Colorado. View the floor plan and register for a booth at www.nsca.org. More information coming…
ICIA Update
ONLINE RESOURCE: InfoComm iQ
The Only Comprehensive Encyclopedia of A/V Industry Product Information Knowledge means power and profit in any business, and for dealers and manufacturers…
New Directions
ICIA Is InfoComm Every Day! ICIA HAS REPOSITIONED all of its products and services around the high-profile InfoComm shows. ICIA’s newly purchased online…
Articles
Feedback Forum
Letters to the Editor…
