Optocore and Fohhn Audio Cooperate on SANE-FX Interface Module for Linea Focus Speakers

One of the interesting technology stories announced during the 2016 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, was about Fohhn’s award-winning Linea Focus series, with beam steering capabilities, now being equipped for networking via an Optocore fibre solution. Optocore provided a SANE-FX module, mounted directly inside the Linea Focus housing, enabling a versatile and reliable direct fibre network connection to the speaker.

Parasound has expanded its ZoneMaster custom installation amplifier line with the introduction of three new models at CEDIA Expo 215. Parasound’s ZoneMaster 450, ZoneMaster 250, and ZoneMaster 650, multi-channel universal power amplifiers for custom installation combine sound quality and reliability with discrete Class AB input stages and specially selected Class D power channels.

QSC announced the addition of two new models to its popular AcousticPerformance installed sound loudspeaker series. Consisting of a multipurpose 12” coaxial loudspeaker and a dual 12” subwoofer, these additions expand the AcousticPerformance series with high versatility and performance in mind, complemented with QSC’s PLD4.2 or CXD4.2 processing amplifiers.

Klotz Communications, the new company recently created in Munich, Germany, by Thomas Klotz to focus the group’s efforts on innovation and product development, confirmed it will be showing the Touchstone controller concept at NAB 2015 and Prolight+Sound 2015. The Touchstone is a fully configurable tactile touchscreen controller for flexible control of audio operations.

Electro-Voice introduced its latest portable sound family of speakers at the 2015 NAMM Show. The new EKX series targets live/club/installed sound applications and was engineered by EV to deliver best-in-class performance and reliability, using digital signal processing control, Signal Synchronized Transducers (SST) waveguide design, and Cardioid Control Technology for subwoofers.