On The Circuit

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on Christmas

I’ve never done this before but this month I’m going to go personal and local. Especially since many of you have seen my Out of Office messages these past...

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on Drones

Drones are fun, but are they AV? That remains an open question. We took a look at some of the available products starting on page 15 of this issue,...

News

Cynthia Wisehart on AVIXA

As we go to press, the biggest industry news is InfoComm’s debut as AVIXA. It’s a large scale reimagining of the association (the trade shows will remain InfoComm, though...

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on the Millennials

Their Innovations and Culture

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on Jim Bowie’s Career

His Highlights in Orlando

2017

Master & Dynamic’s first wireless speaker is a 35-pound block of concrete

By Dan Seifert, The Verge

News

Spotify is testing lossless audio. Can you hear the difference?

By Frank Bi and Andrew Marino, The Verge

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on Audio and UX

Can audio engineers and UX design students work it out?

News

Apple admits the Mac Pro was a mess

By Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge

News

Review: Doppler Labs’ Here One wireless noise canceling earbuds

By David Pierce, Wired

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on ISE

ISE continues to grow with a reported 11.7% increase in attendance this year to 73,413 people. That’s something like 7000 more people than last year. The show reports almost...

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on the Theme Park Design Tribe

Catching up with colleagues in theme park design

2017

Digital Audio Transmission for Analog People (Part 2)

THE AES/EBU PIPELINE In the early days of digital audio we lacked a reliable means of passing signals between devices in digital form. An error in the handoff is...

News

These golden headphones were crafted by a mad genius

By Vlad Savov, Circuit Breaker

2017

Cynthia Wisehart on Innovative Products

Readers' Choice for 30 Innovative Products of 2016

2016

Cynthia Wisehart in the Field

Onsite in the Orlando area with AV at work

Industry

On The Circuit

This month’s issue is heavily focused on houses of worship, so it’s a good time to bring up a project I’m working on with my colleagues at Mix. We’re...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on Made in China

As we go to press, the mayor of Los Angeles, where I live, hosted a big event to celebrate the selling-out of Hollywood to China. Specifically to the Dalian...

2016

Digital Audio Transmission For Analog People (Part 1)

I will be the first to admit how badly I needed to enroll in a DSL class (i.e. digital as a second language). I grew up on analog, and...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on HOW Nashville

I’m excited to tell you that I’m working on an event for November. We’re going to be doing a daylong Houses of Worship educational event at Belmont University in...

2016

Wire@SVConline

Many of you are already familiar with the Wire at svconline.com. In honor of its 10th anniversary, I wanted to draw special attention to it. I also wanted to...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on InfoComm

InfoComm was a bit of a blur, and we had to go to press before I could fully process what was one of the most practical and infrastructure-oriented shows...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on Growth In the AV World

As we go to press today, I had to take a meeting I didn’t think I had time to take. But it was an important colleague and I’d already...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on Ethernet Switches

One of the most interesting things I saw at NAB was an Ethernet switch. Yamaha built the SWP1 series for use in Dante networks as an additional alternative to...

2016

Earlier this year, Bruce Olson, chair of the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee (AESSC) and Jeff Berryman, chair of the OCA Technical Workgroup, announced the ratification and publication of...

2016

Cynthia Wisehart on Current Events in the A/V World

Things that happened this month while you were on a ladder: Diversified bought Technical Innovation for an undisclosed sum. According to their self- reported (projected) revenues from 2015 that’s...