2013

December 2013 Tech Showcases Digital Signage Systems By Bennett Liles Digital signage systems and components have been getting simpler to operate while becoming more sophisticated in their options. …...

November 2013 Tech Showcases Videoconferencing Systems and Cameras By Bennett Liles It wasn’t all that long ago that a videoconference was the visual equivalent of a 1960s Transatlantic phone...

October 2013 Tech Showcases Line Arrays With Mark Johnson The line array concept has been around since the late 1950s, though for more than 35 years, the systems were...

September 2013 TECH SHOWCASES Boundary Mics & Auto Mic Mixers By Mike McIntyre, CTS-D, EST-L2+ In this showcase, we will explore interesting solutions to common problems facing AV integrators...

August 2013 Tech Showcases Installation Audio Mixers By Mike McIntyre, CTS-D, EST-L2+ It is unbelievable how many powerful features are now a part of audio mixers designed for installation....

July 2013 Tech Showcases Portable PAs By Mark Johnson Portable PA systems literally come in all shapes and sizes. Many have multi-angle, asymmetrical cabinets, so they can double as...

June 2013 Tech Showcases Outdoor Speakers By Bennett Liles Taking high fidelity sound into the wet, windy, freezing, and steaming outdoors has always carried challenges, but the newer range...

May 2013 Tech Showcase Wireless Mics By Mark Johnson We’ll be looking at a variety of systems and implementations of wireless technology for production and presentation applications…. 3D/Special Venue...

Sound & Video Contractor April 2013 Tech Showcases Power Amplifiers By Mike McIntyre If your go-to amplifiers don’t include some of the new breed of power mentioned below, you...

March 2013 Tech Showcases Ceiling Speakers By Mark Johnson Commonly referred to as “in-ceiling” or just “ceiling” speakers, most come with backcans as part of the whole system, or...

February 2013 Tech Showcase Power Conditioners As the deployment of AV devices increase to new types of installations, the need for AC power conditioning and management has never been...

January 2013 Tech Showcases Racks and Mounts By Mike McIntyre Racks and mounts are the mainstays of quality installations in our industry and can often set an integrator’s work...