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Audio Adjustment: GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer

PRO AV Editors

Gefen introduced its GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer, a device the company says solves one of the most common complaints of TV-watchers: a noticeable rise in volume levels during commercials....

Enery Star Amps: Extron XPA 2002-70V, XPA 2003C-70V, and XPA 2004

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The new XPA 2002-70V, XPA 2003C-70V, and XPA 2004 power amplifiers from Extron are reportedly the first-available commercial amps to meet Energy Star 2.0 criteria....

Wireless Mic Systems: AKG Perception Wireless

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AKG introduced its Perception Wireless microphone systems with bandwidths up to 30 MHz and support for up to 8 channels per band. It comes in 4 flavors: vocal, instrumental, sports, and presentation....

Zoned AV Educates the Public About Mercy Corps

Kimberly R. Griffin

It was a rush job, but AV integrator CompView came up with a design for the new Mercy Corps Action Center that took an open space and divided it into discrete, non-intrusive AV exhibits....

Gauging CEDIA

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In September, CEDIA released its 2010 Benchmarking Survey. As you'd expect, residential business is off, but for the first time, researchers asked installers about commercial work....

One-Stop Shopping for Digital Signage

Dan Daley

When Oklahoma's Choctaw Nation needed new AV throughout all its casinos and a digital signage system, it turned to a single source: Alpha Video & Audio of Minnesota....

Streaming AV Over IP Networks

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Streaming technology offers AV professionals a world of possibilities and a fresh set of challenges....

10 Ways You Know an AV Project is in Jeopardy

Brad Grimes

We asked AV professionals to identify the important red flags that indicate trouble on an AV integration project. Avoid these mistakes and come away a hero in your clients' eyes....

Q&A with Fred Bargetzi, Crestron Electronics

Brad Grimes

As more technology systems within buildings sit on a standard IT network, there's a big opportunity for AV pros to branch out into other specialties. Crestron is betting on it big time....

Digital AV Changes Everything

Brad Grimes

You're heard before that it's time to start designing digital AV systems, but now it's a little more pressing. If you don't, someone outside of AV will....

Digital Video for AV Integrators

Pete Putman

When you transform AV into digital bits and bytes, it opens up a world of possibilities?and a few challenges. Here is everything you need to know about moving digital video around an AV installation....

Special Report: 3D Video in Pro AV

Pete Putman

In part one of a two-part special report, our video expert details how 3D video works and which technologies work best depending on need....

Crown Promotes Tour Sound Manager

PRO AV Editors

Crown Audio announced that Brian Pickowitz has been promoted to market manager for tour sound....

Vaddio Hires Product Manager for Furniture

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Vaddio, which makes robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, announced the expansion of its Vaddio Furniture Systems line with the addition of Jon Reiss as product manager....

Kramer Establishes Education Market Group

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Kramer Electronics announced it has established a new group devoted to the educational market within the pro AV industry....

AMX Earns Defense Department Certification

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AMX said this week that it has been approved by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency's Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)....

Yamaha Receivers Now Control4 Certified

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Yamaha Electronics announced that its newly released Aventage of AV receivers has earned Control4 Certification, which ensures integration and compatibility with Control4 home automation systems....

Epson Debuts New Install Projectors

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Epson this week announced the new PowerLite Pro G-series installation projectors designed for medium to large meeting spaces in corporations, higher education, K-12, and houses of worship....

Tannoy Launches New Flagship Loudspeaker

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Tannoy has introduced its Kingdom Royal, a new flagship loudspeaker that company officials say brings together a new series of Tannoy reference components, a radical new cabinet, and the finest quality materials....

Medialon Ships New Audio Server

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Medialon has launched MAS Pro, a new generation of professional audio servers for both multitrack playback applications, as well as multizone independent playback, company officials said....

Middle Atlantic Achieves ISO 14001 Green Cert

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Middle Atlantic Products officials said the company has been awarded ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management systems....

RTI Intros Four-Zone Audio Switcher

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Remote Technologies Incorporated said it is now shipping its AD-4 four-zone distributed audio matrix switcher. Acting as an extension of RTI's control systems, the AD-4 offers a cost-effective, adaptable solution for distributing music throughout a residential or commercial installation, according to the company....