NTi Announces New General Manager and Corporate Transition with Acquisition of NTI Americas Inc

NTi Audio AG and NTI Americas Inc. announced that effective January 2017 the operations at NTI Americas Inc will be converted to NTi Audio Inc., a new wholly-owned subsidiary of NTi Audio AG of Liechtenstein. This also reflects the purchase of NTI Americas Inc. and the retirement from NTi of Thomas E. Mintner, the founder and president of NTI Americas Inc.. Brian MacMillan has been appointed General Manager of the new entity.

This Test Bench characterizes the DE1085TN driver, a new high power handling titanium diaphragm DE1085TN compression driver from Italian OEM pro sound manufacturer, B&C Speakers. The compression driver is coupled with B&C Speakers’ ME60 60 H × 40 V constant directivity cast-aluminum horn with a 0.8-kHz cutoff frequency. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, September 2015.

On its first Test Bench of a product designed and manufactured by PRV Audio Brazil, Vance Dickason characterized the 6MR500-NDY-4, a new 6.5” from the brand’s Midrange Series for professional audio applications. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, February 2015.

Translating an “alternative transducer design philosophy”, MAG Audio from Ukraine released two new 10” and 12” neodymium drivers, which the company assures are able to achieve a clearer, precise and subjectively more pleasing sound with considerable sound pressure at decreased input power levels.

During his review of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2014, our colleague and audioXpress contributor Oliver A. Masciarotte wrote an amusing sentence: “Many engineers would debate the fact, but consumer electronics (CE) wags the tail of the pro audio dog.” I have often debated this... Exactly whose tail is moving which dog?

At the largest summer show in six years, NAMM members lay groundwork for success at Nashville’s Music City Center, from July 17-19. Following a strong 2013 event, this year’s Summer NAMM featured 438 exhibitors in two full halls. 112 companies returned to the show after a hiatus and 103 were new-to-Summer NAMM, including more pro audio companies. This was the strongest Summer NAMM since 2006.