All items tagged with sound reinforcement (223)
KV2 Audio Launches ESD Cube at Prolight+Sound 2019
April 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

KV2 Audio Launches ESD Cube at Prolight+Sound 2019

KV2 Audio, the company founded by George Krampera, which keeps designing the company's extensive range of professional audio speakers, manufactured in the Czech Republic, will be showing its most compact speaker yet at Prolight+Sound 2019. The ESD Cube ultra-compact passive 5-inch loudspeaker features a unique trans-coil design for superior vocal reproduction, extended high frequency response, increased dynamic range and what the company claims to be the lowest distortion of any comparable loudspeaker in its class. VC
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Genelec Showcases New S360 High SPL Loudspeaker at ISE 2019
February 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Genelec Showcases New S360 High SPL Loudspeaker at ISE 2019

Genelec is expanding its expertise and global recognition in professional studio monitoring also into residential and commercial installations. But now the Finish company introduced a new loudspeaker that takes it even further, to the realms of sound reinforcement in venues and clubs. At ISE 2019, the company introduced the new high SPL S360 smart active loudspeaker, which the company says can be “a formidable contender for any installation environment where the emphasis is placed on premium quality, high SPL vocal and music reproduction in a compact form factor.”
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EAW Appoints Legendary Audio Engineer John Mills as Senior Applications Engineer
February 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

EAW Appoints Legendary Audio Engineer John Mills as Senior Applications Engineer

Eastern Acoustic Works continues to announce changes following its move away from Loud and becoming part of RCF Group, and the company now announces that John Mills has joined the company as a Senior Applications Engineer. A 25-year industry veteran, Mills most recently served as vice president of Nashville's Morris Light & Sound, where he worked for the past eight years.
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VUE Expands e-Class Architectural Series with Key Additions at NAMM 2019
January 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

VUE Expands e-Class Architectural Series with Key Additions at NAMM 2019

True to its reputation for resetting the performance benchmark in each category it competes, VUE will showcase the integrator-optimized e-Class range of loudspeaker systems at NAMM 2019. The benchmark-setting e-Class range will be presented in an immersive 5.1 environment in the VUE booth (ACC North #18105), including the e-352 and e-351 Nano speakers and the new-for-NAMM es-269 subwoofer, with patent-pending ACM technology, and the VUEDrive V242 Systems Engine.
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EAW Cofounder Ken Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future
January 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

EAW Cofounder Ken Forsythe Returns to Help Build the Future

Having celebrated its 40th birthday in 2018, Eastern Acoustic Works gave itself a special birthday present, convincing EAW cofounder and former Vice President of Strategic Engineering Kenton Forsythe to rejoin the company. Under the ownership of RCF Group, Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) operates independently and continues to manufacture and assemble all built-to-order and higher-end products at its headquarters in Whitinsville, MA, USA.
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PreSonus Launches New Constant Directivity Loudspeakers Series
December 17, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

PreSonus Launches New Constant Directivity Loudspeakers Series

PreSonus has many great things in place to show at NAMM 2019, and the company just unveiled what its R&D team has been up to, including a major expansion on its professional sound reinforcement range with the new Constant Directivity Loudspeakers (CDL) Series. The new CDL12 Full-Range and CDL18s Active Subwoofer are the first products in the series and the result of years of research and development, combining the best attributes of point source and line array technology into a unique patent-pending design, ideal for both portable PA and installed sound applications.
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Meyer Sound Introduces USW-210P Compact Narrow Subwoofer
December 13, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound Introduces USW-210P Compact Narrow Subwoofer

Meyer Sound has introduced the USW-210P Compact Narrow Subwoofer, a self-powered loudspeaker providing robust forceful low-frequency reproduction in a slender form factor that is ideally suited to space-restricted installations or very small performance stages. According to the Californian company, the dual 10-inch driver configuration produces greater output than typical single 12-inch designs, making the USW-210P a preferred alternative wherever convincing bass power must be combined with minimal cabinet width and depth.
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Meyer Sound Conducts Research on the Effect of Variable Atmospheric Conditions on Concert Sound Reinforcement
December 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Meyer Sound Conducts Research on the Effect of Variable Atmospheric Conditions on Concert Sound Reinforcement

Thanks to its unprecedented partnership with Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, Meyer Sound realized a rare opportunity to make precision measurements on the effect of variable atmospheric conditions on concert sound reinforcement. Working under the direction of Meyer Sound Senior Scientist Roger Schwenke, a technical team installed multiple weather sensors and measurement microphones during last summer’s event to measure the effects of atmospheric conditions on audio system response at varying distances above ground level.
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L-Acoustics Strengthens R&D and Production Expertise with Acquisition of HGP
November 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics Strengthens R&D and Production Expertise with Acquisition of HGP

French professional audio manufacturer L-Acoustics, a market leader in large scale sound reinforcement systems and premium audio installations, announced the acquisition of HGP, a manufacturer of precision sheet metal, based in Amboise, France, and its sister entity API, which specializes in powder coating. According to L-Acoustics, both companies were already regular suppliers and the acquisition will enable better R&D support, faster prototyping, and tighter production schedules.
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Improving a Workhorse: Peavey Unveils SP 2P Powered Speaker System
October 26, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Improving a Workhorse: Peavey Unveils SP 2P Powered Speaker System

Expanding on the popular SP Series for live audio performance, the SP 2P features two switching power amplifiers, as well as professional grade speaker components that the brand says deliver clarity and impact beyond conventional powered enclosures. With the Peavey SP 2P, users will find a reasonably priced loudspeaker system capable of up to 130 dB peak SPL, ideal for a variety of sound reinforcement and public address applications, including as a side fill system for stage.
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