Whitinsville, MA – May 4, 2007 – EAW has launched the B4 Roadshow, an education initiative encompassing both general audio training as well as focus on new EAW technologies and products. The B4 Roadshow kicks off with several dates this coming spring (2007) in Europe before moving to North America for coast-to-coast dates.

The latest itinerary can be viewed at www.eaw.com/support/b4/.

Based upon the highly successful B3 (“Brains, Boxes & Beyond”) education sessions presented to hundreds of audio professionals in 2006, the B4 Roadshow goes well beyond that landmark effort, conducted by EAW’s training and educational staff that offers decades of collective real-world pro audio experience. more

QSC‘S AcousticDesign loudspeakers make a difference at Resurrection Life Church

GRANDVILLE, MI–QSC‘s AcousticDesign loudspeakers were recently specified and installed to provide premium-quality distributed sound reinforcement for several high-traffic areas at Resurrection Life Church, a charismatic house of worship founded here in Western Michigan in 1967. Occupying a campus featuring a 200,000-square-foot building including a 4,200-seat sanctuary surrounded by numerous nursery/youth ministry rooms as well as a chapel, café and bookstore, the church called upon Acoustic Dimensions of Dallas to develop a new audio blueprint for its entire property, with installation and custom engineering services supplied by Holland, Michigan-based Parkway Electric. more

Self-powered MD Series loudspeakers from QSC debut with new Class D amplifier technology

COSTA MESA, CA–Offering more power and enhanced performance, QSC‘s MD Series self-powered loudspeakers are now shipping. Ideally suited for a wide variety of applications ranging from houses of worship to hotels, casinos, nightclubs, and sports facilities, the product group is a family of modular, arrayable enclosures including full-range models MD-FP122/64r, MD-FP122/94r, MD-FP152/64r, and MD-FP152/94r. more

QSC brings unprecedented pricing and performance to wide-ranging applications…

COSTA MESA, CA–Representing the latest addition to QSC’s WideLine family of sound reinforcement components, the new Installation Line Array (ILA) is now shipping. The product group is ideally suited for nightclubs, ballrooms, performing arts facilities, houses of worship, or any other venue seeking professional quality in a lightweight, unobtrusive package. more

QSC’s new self-powered, multipurpose HPR122i loudspeaker is perfect for PA or monitor use…

COSTA MESA, CA– Perfect for vocals, DJ/nightclub, PA, and stage monitor applications, QSC‘s new HPR122i powered loudspeaker can be pole-mounted using a stand socket, or flown with the aid of nine integral M10 suspension points. Built to meet the same demanding specifications used to create the RMX line of amplifiers, the HPR122i power module provides a total of 500 watts. more

Quebec City Festival revs up with QSC; new WL218-sw subwoofers debut with WideLine arrays…

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA–Bristling with historic ramparts, churches, narrow lanes, and former battlefields, Old Town Quebec City plays host each year to an 11-day celebration of music that typically draws crowds of over 800,000. Called–appropriately enough–the Quebec City Summer Festival, last season‘s 39th incarnation of the event spanned 10 separate venues presenting a wide body of musical talent offering blues, classical jazz, rock, pop, and world music. Built expressly to accommodate the latter, the La Place Metro stage attracted musicians from around the globe, and relied upon a sound system utilizing QSC WideLine arrays buttressed at the low-end by the debut of the Costa Mesa, California-based manufacturer’s new WL218-sw subwoofers. more

New premium-quality designs offer less weight and superior performance

Building upon a reputation for sonic quality and rugged reliability with what now represents a third generation of PowerLight technology, QSC’s new PLX2 amplifiers. Designed to meet the demanding needs of live performance, PLX2 amplifiers are divided into two product groups offering power outputs of up to 3,600 watts. Adding subwoofer processing and more convenient back-panel switches to the original, still unrivaled PLX platform, the fully-featured PLX2 “02″ lineup (models PLX1802, PLX2502, PLX3102, and PLX3602) are complemented by the compact PLX2 “04″ amps (models PLX1104 and PLX1804), which bring the same technology to applications where bridged or 2Ω operation isn’t required. more

In the air or on the ground, the new WL218-sw subwoofer from QSC is a heavy-hitting powerhouse…
COSTA MESA, CA–A dual-eighteen subwoofer built for flown or groundstack applications, the new WL218-sw subwoofer from QSC meets the demands of discerning touring and installed sound reinforcement professionals. Operable down to 31 Hz and capable of delivering high acoustic output (139 dB SPL@1m), the device is a working coalition of sonic punch, extended response, and low frequency accuracy. Ideally suited for use with QSC’s WideLine loudspeakers, it can be used with other professional, full-range enclosures as well. more

Atlanta, Georgia – May 03, 2007 — Visix, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will support commercially available weather produced by AccuWeather.com. Under the terms of the arrangement, Visix will deliver professional weather content to AxisTV users that purchase the optional subscription service. Users can select to receive published content from any or all of the following categories – local weather (current conditions), local five-day forecast and local weather radar. Professionally designed layouts can be automatically updated through the AxisTV graphic link feature.

The Graphical Weather Modules from AccuWeather.com have been developed specifically to provide digital signage applications with the weather elements in which the public has the greatest interest. more

Gepco International, an industry leader in the manufacturing of professional audio and video cables, has added a New York branch to better serve its customers in the northeast region.

The 5,000-square-foot space located in Chestnut Ridge, New York – about 30 miles north of Manhattan – will stock all of Gepco‘s current cabling and connectivity solutions as well as its distributed lines. In addition to being able to fulfill and ship orders throughout the northeast, the facility will offer a “will call” area for customers looking to pick up materials onsite. more