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 of all-weather speakers combines toughness with precision assembly to produce a new level of sound quality in the harshest environments. …
LED/LCD Monitors
Falling prices and expanding roles for flatpanel displays have pushed them into more applications while broadening the feature sets for these devices. …
Columns & Features
1st Annual People’s Choice Awards
On Wednesday, June 12 and Thursday, June 13, all InfoComm attendees have the chance to vote for winners of InfoComm’s 1st Annual People’s Choice Awards, produced in collaboration with NewBay Media….
The Sound Environment
By John Storyk, co-principal, Walters-Storyk Design Group
Today’s modern boardroom is more like mission control. While needing to accommodate advance audio and video playback and broadcast, these rooms still have to remain architecturally exhilarating. …
On the Circuit
By Cynthia Wisehart
In the June issue, we celebrate the 15 finalists in the 1st Annual People’s Choice Awards. …
Review
Allen & Heath GLD-80 Review
Reviewer: John McJunkin
Allen & Heath’s entry into this market is the GLD-80, a less sophisticated version of its successful and robust iLive digital mixing system. …
The Buzz
Onsite: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
By Cynthia Wisehart
For two weeks every spring, the AV systems at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (IWTG) swings into action for the BNP Paribas Open, considered the “fifth Grand Slam” and one of the great marquee events in professional tennis. …
Bose RoomMatch a Fit for Washington Church
When construction began on Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, church leadership and the architect, Seattle-based Broderick Architects, turned to Olympia’s CCI Solutions as consultant for acoustics and systems integrator for the audio system. …
NSCA Brings Best Practices to You
NSCA is introducing a “Best Practices Conference (BPC)” series featuring business training, networking and manufacturer training designed for mid-level managers. …
NSCA at InfoComm 2013
Join your industry colleagues at NSCA-sponsored events during InfoComm 2013. …
NSCA Brings Best Practices to You
NSCA is introducing a “Best Practices Conference (BPC)” series featuring business training, networking and manufacturer training designed for mid-level managers. …
2012 CEDIA Future Technology Pavilion Concepts Come Alive
One of the key concepts discussed in the 2012 Future Technology Pavilion is coming closer to fruition….
New Products
Lencore Emerald Technology Networked Audio Distribution System
The Emerald Technology delivers superior intelligible messaging, doubles the number of speakers from one operating platform (OP), and has four times the number of channels….
Chief Videowall Mounts
Chief (Booth 3331) is expanding its available line of configurations for freestanding videowall mounts….
beyerdynamic TG 1000 Wireless System
The TG 1000 digital wireless system features a switching bandwidth of 319MHz….
Furman CN-15MP and CN-20MP Miniport
Designed for components outside the equipment rack, the CN-15MP and CN-20MP offer Furman’s SmartSequencing technology….
Contemporary Research QMOD-SDI1.5, QMOD-HDMI1.5 and QMOD-YPB2 Modulator
Based on totally new architecture, the QMOD 1.5 modulators start at single-channel operation and price and can be upgraded to two channels….
Community Pro Loudspeakers Commercial Design Series
The Commercial Design series is a comprehensive family of ceiling, surface-mount, and pendant loudspeakers….
Shure Microflex Wireless Microphone
The Shure (Booth 1101) Microflex Wireless microphone systems offer vivid,lifelike sound solutions for enterprise-scale applications….
Black Box MediaCento IPX Extender
The MediaCento IPX multicast extender system multicasts HDMI video and audio to up to 250 screens on a network….
TOA Electronics SR-D8 Line Array
The SR-D8 contains eight “cells,” each with a complement of a 4in. low-frequency speaker and a coaxially mounted array of three 1in. dome tweeters….
Video Mount Products ER-148-4PKIT Equipment Rack Expansion Kit
The ER-148-4PKIT is an easily installed expansion kit for the ER-148 rack that converts VMP’s popular two-post rack to a four-post rack….
Peerless-AV PeerAir Pico Broadcaster
The PeerAir Pico Broadcaster achieves range and scalability by using vacant over-the-air broadcast frequencies known as “white space channels.”…