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Infocomm 2006
Although InfoComm has transitioned to an applications show, there were plenty of interesting product introductions.
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Which Pin Is Hot?
The polarity debate was settled long ago. Here are some caveats regarding the proper polarization of sound system components.
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Ball Of Sound
Are soccer fields the only place you'll see triangular-faceted icosahedrons? For now, yes, but those shapes could begin appearing in concert halls and movie theatres in the form of...
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Peer Review-Radian Audio Engineering RCH-1564
A peer reviewer gives his analysis on Radian Audio Engineering's RCH-1564 loudspeaker.
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AKG WMS 4000
A peer reviewer offers his analysis of the AKG WMS 4000 wireless microphone system.
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New Products: August 2006
CodexNovus media server, ALTO public address system, Crestron audio distribution system ...
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When To Branch Out
Like a houseplant with roots busting out of a clay pot, a healthy small business will eventually reach the point where the confines of its region won't sustain growth....
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property
The AV industry is waking up to the broad issue of intellectual property (IP) ? the tangible and occasionally intangible products of designers of all stripes at AV systems...
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Campus Showcases Versatile AV
The new Kenyon College Athletic Center shimmers in glass and steel, providing a new focal point to the college's 1,000-acre campus in Gambier, OH. Impressive as the Athletic Center...
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Video Production Hits New Level
Postoperative surgical site infections are a major, unwanted complication in hospitals around the country. The need for proper sterilization of all tools and equipment in the operating room (OR)...
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AV Takes Flight In Busy Terminal
Few airports have rivaled Chicago's O'Hare Airport as a traveler's nightmare. But in a bid to repair that reputation, the city-owned airport, in concert with its largest tenant, United...
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Q & A: Conferencing Solution
A reader sends in a question regarding wiring a large room with an audio-only teleconferencing system.
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5-Minute Interview
Mario Maltese, CEO, Audio Visual Resources Inc., an AV design-build and systems testing company based in Williston Park, NY. Maltese recently released his book ?AV 9000: Defining Quality in...
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Guide to Doing Business in Sports AV
PRO AV's essential industry guide, with crucial tips for positioning your company to leverage: market trends, AV spending patterns, and economic factors that affect the market.
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Consultant Role Becomes Clearer
Recent data helps confirm how much consultants specify in the AV marketplace. The impact is clear, but the details are still a bit fuzzy.
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A Sound Plan
Developing and consistently following new business strategies can translate into additional revenue.
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Here Come HD Optical Discs
THE DVD may be the most successful electronic gadget of all time. DVD players are everywhere, and they're cheap, too. Every new computer sold today has at least one...
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The Price of 3 DB
A 3 DB LEVEL INCREASE is a modest one. Subjectively, one might describe it as being a ?tweak? to the loudness of a system. Most infrared remote controls for...
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Blue Streak
In most pro AV installations, the short-range wireless technology known as Bluetooth is relegated to mundane, low-bandwidth tasks such as enabling whiteboards. But a new version of the technology...
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Peer Review-Hitachi T-17SXL
Peer Reviewer: Trish Drevelus, technology teacher and curriculum coordinator for technology integration and career planning, Union County Vocational Schools, Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ. Union County...
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Axiom Audio Ep500
I like the fact that the EP500 system offers phase control of 0 or 180 degrees. It even has five crossover points of 40 Hz, 60 Hz, 80 Hz,...
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New Products: July 2006
Extron fiber optic extender, Lectrosonic power amplifier/DSP processor, Media Vision digital conferencing/voting system, and more!
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InfoComm 2006 Hot Products
If there was a new product trend at InfoComm 2006 in Orlando, FL, it might best be described as ?nearly new, improved, and simplified.? Overall, the mood of the...
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University Installs Custom AV
The University of Notre Dame equips nearly 80 classrooms with custom lecterns that house AV technology with a diminutive footprint.
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Wide Area Conferencing
THE POPULAR colloquialism, ?They do things big in Texas,? certainly must have a lot to do with physical geography. The University of Texas' Health Science Center (HSC), based in...
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Cirque Hawaii Sounds Off
A venue designed and built for one type of performance may not necessarily work for another. That was the challenge Creative Sound and Lighting of Kaneohe, HI, a small...
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Q & A: Combining Cables
Is it possible to combine a four-conductor cable into a two-conductor cable for long loudspeaker cable runs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so?
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Jack Uldrich
Jack Uldrich, president, The NanoVeritas Group. The NanoVeritas Group is a Minneapolis-based nanotechnology leadership and technology consultancy. Uldrich addressed the future of nanotechnology in pro AV at the 2006...
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Ready For Rohs?
Beginning this month, the European Union's ?Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances? (RoHS) directive comes into force. Certainly the greatest initial impact will be felt by electronic...
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The Devil In The DSP
Digital signal processing (DSP) devices impact system design, installation, and operation in a variety of ways, and it's time to fight the demons that followed them into pro AV.
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Is There A Laser In Your Future?
Although laser imaging technology has been around for a few years, we haven't seen it in a projection TV application ?until now.
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Sound Design By Octaves
The sound system design process must use a practical frequency resolution. While some are pushing for more, many aren't using what they've got.
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New Products: June 2006
Tributaries video distribution system, Comprehensive high-definition cables, Gefen AV distribution amplifier, QSC audio amplifiers, dbx audio system processor ...
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InfoComm 2006 Product Preview
A sampling of products to be featured at InfoComm 2006, June 7-9 in Orlando.
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Designing A Mix-Minus Distributed Sound System
How to avoid feedback while delivering acceptable amplification levels.
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Going Global
This trend spells big business opportunities for savvy systems integrators. The key is learning how to effectively compete and operate on a global scene.
