Leon Speakers’ Sound Sculpture Wows at InfoComm A 6 x 8-foot sound sculpture from Leon Speakers has multicolored LED lights, famous Leon sound and an eye-catching design.
Crestron Rolls out New Speakers, Videoconferencing Collaboration and Streaming Technologies Crestron debuted new products and update existing ones this InfoComm. The company added the line of Saros speakers to its sound product offerings and upgrade DigitalMedia to include a 64 x 64 switcher with 4K support, and wireless presentation capability for mobile technology.
InfoComm Watch: 3 Key Trends in Loudspeakers and Sound Reinforcement InfoComm 2013 Watch: 3 Key Trends in Loudspeakers and Sound Reinforcement: Small Format Line Arrays; Active Digitally Steered Columns/Arrays; Smart Active Loudspeaker Systems
Is 4K Ready for Your Prime Time? The 4K format is starting to appear in areas where large screens are being used and in applications where the wow factor is important to an organization. 4K is defined as a generation of video technology beyond the 1920 x 1080 resolution of HDTV. The high-end signage has smoother edges, crisper images and improved bigger pictures. Current users include Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center and the Mirage Hotel and Casino Race and Sports Book, yet there are applications for nearly any organization.
Corporate and Hospitality Facilities Can Learn Lessons from This Worship A/V Upgrade The American Bible Society recently opened its Atrium. This comfortable space has ample seating and free Wi-Fi. Right at street level the Atrium looks like an inviting hotel lobby. It is adept at conveying an organizations message — something corporate organizations and houses of Worship appreciate.
Peavey Cranks Out Weatherproof Loudspeaker Series The Elements C and Elements M lines feature weatherized components inside a weatherproof cabinet.
TechDecisions Guide to 21 Smart Speaker Systems Smart speakers arose when loudspeakers, amplifiers, signal processors were all combined to make systems. They are designed to control and manage the technology to increase the speaker's performance.
Willow Creek Community Church Puts on a Really, Really Big Show Willow Creek Community Church sees 20,000 parishioners on their six regional campuses. They hold five major events per year. To handle that massive A/V requirement, the church has relationships with numerous vendors and it also chooses to rent many pieces of equipment. Some of the equipment they use are a Yamaha CL5 for front of house and a CL1 for monitors.
Hillcrest Church Keeps Tech Knowhow on Staff For Hillcrest Church, which has 4,300 parishioners, hiring fulltime A/V staff members is necessary to accomplish its plans for growth. In the end as A/V systems evolved the church found it actually saved money because it wasn’t relying on and paying for contractors. Such additions include Panasonic PT-DW100U 10,000 lumen 4-lamp projectors, a 96-channel Avid Venue D-Show console, a Black Magic Design ATEM 2 M/E switcher and two Black Magic Design ATEM 1 M/E broadcast panels.
Outline to Celebrate 40th Anniversary, Showcase New Speaker Products The loudspeaker manufacturer will commemorate its past while introducing new solutions.
TechDecisions Guide to 24 Short-throw and Ultra-short-throw Projectors The flexibility of projectors is growing rapidly. Wherever your space, there is a projector to fit. Short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors are perfect options for small or short spaces. They also solve some time-honored negative aspects of projection buy solving instances of shadow and glare. In addition, see the specs for 24 short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors. Get the details on projectors from Asus, BenQ, Casio, Dell, Epson, Dukane, Infocus, Mitsubishi, NEC, Optima, Ricoh, Sharp, Sony, ViewSonic
The Science (and a little Art) of Loudspeaker Placement Frederick J. Ampel discusses what's out there for loudspeaker systems and how best to place them for your application. He breaks down what distributed and directional systems are and helps you pick the right one.
Trinity Assembly of God’s Triage Process for an A/V Systems Upgrade The Trinity Assembly of God was founded in 1979 and its A/V department is struggling with very old legacy equipment that was installed in 1992. Learn how the church is moving forward incrementally. New products from Sanyo, QSC, DiGiCo and Community are slowly taking the stage.
The Cowboy Fellowship in Texas Knows How to Corral Its Sound Cowboy Fellowship church is bringing the Word to the rodeo. With its location near a rodeo arena, people can have fun and worship at the same place. The church has many challenges with sound for the sanctuary and for the rodeo arena. Learn how this church solved these problems by using products from Presonus, Crown amplifiers, SP3, Mitsubishi, Yamaha, Oslo subwoofers and Berlin loudspeakers.
TechDecisions Guide to 65 Small On-wall or Surface-mount Loudspeakers Surface-mount or on-wall loudspeakers are often useful where others fail. Learn more about these overlooked gems. In the round-up check out products from Community Pro, JBL, QSC, ElectroVoice and many others.