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Q & A: Loudspeaker Cluster
I'm installing a loudspeaker cluster in a large, stone-walled church. For aesthetic reasons, the church will only allow us to install the cluster 35 feet off of the floor...
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5-Minute Interview: Battista Remati
Studio Ensemble package is a consortium of several manufacturers jointly bundling key components for a turnkey studio system.
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Watching Wireless
I was recently shocked by the results of a Pro AV online poll in which nearly half of the respondents had never heard of 802.11n.
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High-Powered Audio Amplifiers
Rack-mounted audio amplifiers capable of producing at least 500 W per channel at 4 ohms.
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Commissioning In Pro AV
Typically in discussing the quality of an AV system, we first talk about the quality of the image or the audio or the usability of the control system interface...
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Exhibiting At Regional Events
Taking part in local and regional business expositions can yield important payoffs for AV companies, if the events are well selected, and the objectives are clear and realistic.
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Linearity And Displays
Although it rarely receives the attention it deserves, linearity is the most important property of any electronic amplification circuit.
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Are You Bona Fide?
AUDIO IS an engineering field with some artistic aspects. Many are drawn to it by the art, but once involved realize that technical skills are required to work with...
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No Big Loss
BANDWIDTH ISN'T free, but is it fair to give up some image quality in order to use fewer network resources? That question isn't new, but a software company just...
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Peer Review-360 Systems Instant Replay Audio Player
The 360 Systems Instant Replay unit is easy to use and program, and is very reliable.
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Peer Review-Rane RPM88 Digital Processor
The Rane RPM88 is an eight-in/eight-out digital processor with two-in/two-out AES3 digital connectivity.
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New Products: March 2006
Gemini Sound Products powered speaker system, Christie LCD projectors, Altinex tabletop connectivity products ...
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NSCA 2006 Product Preview
A sampling of products to be featured at NSCA Systems Integration Expo 2006, March 16-18, in Las Vegas.
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The Threat Of Direct Sales
Maybe it's because customers are demanding it ? or maybe suppliers are eyeing enhanced profits. Whatever the reason, direct selling has become a looming dark cloud for many pro...
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Calibrating A Projector
The projector industry has come a long way over the past decade. Back then, manufacturers struggled to get enough light on the screen, let alone worry about offering high...
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The A-List Or The Blacklist?
AV consultants maintain some form of both ? which one an integrator lands on isn't up to chance.
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Loudspeakers Join The Network
Another piece falls into place in the IT integration puzzle.
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Retail Center Adds Flexible Audio
Distributed audio system adds ambience and diverse capabilities to a retail/entertainment center in Hollywood, FL.
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AV Enhances Legal Proceedings
Sandoval County selected Professional Business Systems (PBS), an Albuquerque, NM-based AV equipment supplier and systems integration company, to rework its new courthouse's original AV design into a more feasible...
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Venue Adds Expansive Sound System
A Las Vegas entertainment center sets out to install professional loudspeakers in multiple audio zones with the ability to route an audio source to or from any place in...
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Museum Integrates Art And AV
AV consulting & design firm Shen, Milsom & Wike take on the task of fitting a newly constructed museum with seamless wireless coverage.
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Q & A: Video Processor
A reader sends in a question regarding sychronizing the feed from a video processor with its audio feed.
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5-Minute Interview: Peter Cochrane
Pro AV sits down with Peter Cochrane, president of ConceptLabs.
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Protect Your Turf
The short-term financial allure of eliminating rep and/or dealer percentages appeals to manufacturers when they fail to recognize the true ?value-added? benefits of the distribution channel.
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New Products: February 2006
Turbosound sub-bass enclosure, Smart Technologies interactive whiteboard, Remaco IR extender, and more.
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5-Minute Interview: Bob Gartland
AVAD, a Van Nuys, CA-based AV products distributor for the custom installation market. In July 2005, Ingram Micro Inc. acquired AVAD, making Ingram Micro the leading U.S. distributor for...
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Q & A: Ceiling-Mounted Front-Projection Display
I'm currently trying to find a solution to a ceiling-mounted, front-projection display in a high-end retail store that can project an image about 8-feet-wide by 6-feet-high. The video screen...
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Website Simplifies Gear Sales
FOUND MONEY. Business over the transom. Pennies from heaven. These and other expressions describe the pleasant surprise of receiving an order nobody had to ask for ? a sale...
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Peer Reviews In Pro AV
IN THE pro AV industry, the words ?peer review? can strike fear into the hearts of both consultants and integrators. This is primarily due to the fact that at...
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Church Expands With AV
AS A small-but-growing church of 300 members, Tyler Tabernacle in Tyler, TX, faced a few of the common problems plaguing the house of worship market. The classical Pentecostal church...
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Choosing The Perfect Projector
If you're in the market for a new projector, you'll read and hear plenty about brightness and contrast, manual versus power lens, analog and digital input connections, keystone correction,...
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How Acoustic Echo Cancelling Really Works
If you've ever been in an electronic meeting, class, or other activity involving multiple rooms, you've undoubtedly experienced acoustic echo ? you hear your own voice coming back to...
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Collapsing The Channel
Industry analysts love to predict the ?collapse of the channel.? The next big thing is always the one that's going to be the final straw.
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AV Brings Virtual Fish Tanks To Life
AMONG ALL of the unusual requests Larry Schirmer of Farmington Hills, MI-based Illuminating Concepts has run across in his life, one clearly stands out. ?I've done some different things...
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School AV Connects With Students
PROJECTORS HAVE made a major difference for the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) in Rosenberg, TX, 34 miles southwest of Houston, where projectors and widescreen displays have slowly...
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Peer Review-Benq Pe8720
Peer Reviewer: Art Feierman, vice president, Alliant Solutions Inc., San Clemente, CA. Alliant Solutions AV Integration Division focuses on custom AV systems design, integration, and installation. Feierman is also...
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Peer Review-Dukane Conva
Peer Review-Dukane Conva; Price: $399 MSRP per room (Presenter edition); $999 MSRP for a 50-seat license (Administrator edition)
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Pedagogy And AV Technology
Pro AV technology has made great strides in adapting to teachers' needs, but teachers must also learn to adapt to today's technologies.
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Profiting From Web Streaming
AS A fledgling company, Five by Five Communications Inc. of Alexandria, VA, has covered a lot of ground in the past two and a half years.
