On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Tinnitus
As we went to press, there was some science news about tinnitus. Very abstract-seeming, mouse-related stuff so don’t get excited. The discovery of new neurons in the auditory system...
On The Circuit
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Sanrio Puroland
Yeah, you can’t go home again. Especially if home is Tokyo. Those of you know me, probably remember that for part of my time as a theme park designer...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Acquisition Mania
It was an acquisition kind of month. Diversified started things off on July 11th, announcing they had established an office in Dubai via the acquisition of engineering company TSL...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on InfoComm 2018
Two Halls. That was the first sign that something was different. Sure those two halls at the Las Vegas convention center were not as packed as you would get...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on AVIXA InfoComm
As we go to press, the first AVIXA InfoComm looms over my calendar like a Royal Wedding with what feels like just as many moving parts. I have my...
Blockchain
Need to Know: The Blockchain Platform
Editor’s Note: Welcome to NewBay’s inaugural edition of Need to Know, where we explain complex topics and demonstrate how they apply to each industry we serve. Need to Know...
On The Circuit
Cynthia Wisehart on Alexa
Voice control is gaining steam and it seems a genuine possibility that it could replace the swipe as the default workflow for… everything. It also seems possible—from my conversations...
2016
Cynthia Wisehart on The Wire
As we go to press, SVConline has moved to a new web platform. I really like it. I hope you will too. It’s much faster and allows us to...
On The Circuit
Valentine’s get out of jail
Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m sure you’ve thought of this idea many times, but this is a reminder. Concert tickets. Theater tickets. Grungy local band at the local pub...
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...
News
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 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...
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
Cynthia Wisehart on AES70
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...
News
Technics’ Reference Class R1: This $60,000 speaker system sounds so good we’re having trouble doing our jobs (video review)
By Caleb Denison, Digital Trends
