September 2002
Columns
Custom TV Beyond the Conventional
NATHANIEL HECHT
DO THINGS STILL SEEM TO BE MOVING PAINFULLY SLOW IN THE area of custom TV, or is it just me? I hesitate to predict the future, because I don’t want to…
DEAR CUSTOMER: YOU’RE FIRED
RICHARD ENSMAN
YOU’VE HAD IT. YOUR CLIENT’S PAYMENT IS late again and, to top things off, two days ago he stopped by to complain about the last job you completed and…
The Dim, the Gullible, and Cheap Sunglasses
By Steve Filipini
I LOVED TRAINING new technicians. One of my favorite trainees was Noid, who learned a lot in the few weeks we worked together. Most of it was true, and…
Departments
WHO’S NEWS
Console manufacturers Amek, DAR, and Soundcraft have joined forces in the United Kingdom. Adrian Curtis, sales director for Soundcraft, will assume responsibility…
PEOPLE NEWS
Nick Croce, president of Doar, has been named the 2002 Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Academy. Arthur…
REPRESENTATIVE AND DISTRIBUTION NEWS
Russound recently held its second annual representative council at the company’s New Hampshire headquarters. Participating Russound representatives included…
Install of the Month
When the Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, needed a microphone setup that would be easy to set up and flexible enough to handle music and…
AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ACQUISITIONS
Digigram has acquired French-based Innova Son, designer of digital-audio mixing consoles. Clarity Visual Systems has entered into an alliance with EDR…
CONTRACTOR’S WEB WATCH
www.absoluteplasma.com ActiveLight, distributor of advanced display systems, has launched AbsolutePlasma.com, a Web portal and source for flat-panel displays,…
OFFICE SPACE
AST Sound Crosses the Street Following the events of 9/11, AST Sound decided to move across the street from its TriBeCa site in New York City. After being…
CONDOLENCES
Kurt Wagner of the Bose Corp. died recently. In 1998 Wagner joined the Asian Business Development Group of Bose as a regional field engineer. In February…
PUBLICATIONS
Liberty Wire and Cable, a supplier of audio/video wire and cable products, announced the availability of its new 2002-2003 product catalog for the commercial…
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 24 Great Places to Work: The Importance of People Versus Places Open Plan Working Group’s Corporate Consortium VIIMinneapolis(612) 721-2455…
GOOD DEEDS
Ennes Trust Awards Scholarships The Ennes Educational Foundation Trust has awarded three scholarships. Each year the trust provides scholarships to people…
INDUSTRY NEWS
Robbie Robertson and Geoff Emerick to Be Honored Musician and composer Robbie Robertson will be awarded the Les Paul Award, and engineer and producer…
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 5–8AESLos Angeleswww.aes.org11–14ElectronicAsia 2002Hong Kongwww.electronicasia.com18–20LDI 2002Las Vegaswww.ldishow.comOctober 31–November 2Broadcast…
What’s New
audio products
Speakers Rockusticswww.rockusticsinc.com The EurEave- speaker series is a weatherproof eave speaker that reproduces rich sound and maximizes audio coverage…
video products
Digital Microscope Camera Ken-A-Visionwww.ken-a-vision.com The Pupil Cam uses C-MOS technology to capture microscopic images as full-screen images in…
a/v accessories
A/V Adapters A Designswww.adesignsaudio.com A Designs has a new line of low-profile, solderless audio and video adapters. The LPV-1 is designed to transfer…
Installation Profiles
Sailing on a Sea of Sound
BY CHRISTOPHER BUTTNER
Known for its fleet of luxurious ships, Princess Cruise Lines has long ferried relaxed passengers from the coldly beautiful coast of Alaska to the warm,…
Redesigning the 19th Hole
By Joel Bump
Long a jewel in the golf world, the Doral Golf Resort features five professional-level courses, including the Greg Norman designed Great White, Raymond…
Video Projections
TERM LIMITS?
PETER H. PUTMAN, CTS
The dealer selling the 50-inch plasma display, the commercial or home theater installer who sets it up, and the customer who drools in anticipation probably…
Security Trends
WIRING FOR SUCCESS
STEVE FILIPPINI
POP QUIZ: WHAT IS THE ONE COMMON component of any security, audio, or video system? If you answered or then you know just how important it is to use the…
Articles
CORRECTIONS
August 2002, Room with a View, p. 60: The correct manufacturer of DynaPly is Dynamat (www.dynamat.com)….
A World of Reflections
Peter Mapp
Although people are surrounded by reflections, both visual and audible, they tend to ignore them. People are subconsciously aware of reflections, but…
The DSP Debate
Greg Duckett and Terry Pennington
The mountebanks are at it again, hawking their goods by telling tall tales. The new tale states that for pro-audio applications, floating-point digital…
Maximum Audio
Pat Brown
The audio industry is in its second century, and the quest for perfect fidelity continues. Various terms describe the faithfulness of a component or system…
InfoComm ’02 Attendance Strong
InfoComm ’02, which was held in Las Vegas June 12 through 14, had a record number of exhibiting companies and new products, according to ICIA officials….
ICIA Releases Introductory Online Course
The International Communications Industries Association (ICIA) has announced the latest addition to its InfoComm Academy online courses: Quick Start to…
