Middle Atlantic Products‘ threaded rackrail is standard on the company‘s products, offering systems integrators ease of installation.

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January 2008 - As the ISE 2008 convention opens its doors to showcase new innovations in the systems integration industry, Middle Atlantic Products continues to provide integrators with efficient and cost-effective housing and management of A/V components. While Middle Atlantic Products‘ enclosure systems continuously evolve to best serve systems integrators, consistency has proven to be the key to Middle Atlantic Products‘ success. At the core of this consistency are creative, yet practical, innovations that increase functionality, in turn saving time and money. One outstanding example is the company‘s development of its threaded rackrail, which are standard on the company‘s entire line of products. more

Latest project: Eastshire home features Middle Atlantic Products enclosures fully loaded with Krell Amps, Crestron control and first Velodyne 1812 subwoofer sold in the UK.

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January 2008 - Martin Sullivan-Royall and Gary Wollen of Lounge Lizards have completed an impressive custom install for a new condo in Surrey that features some of today‘s most powerful components as well as some new, interesting techniques for racking and cable management. more

The UK-based custom shop relies on a wide variety of Middle Atlantic solutions for installations in residential and commercial spaces.

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January 2008 - In conversation, Steve Martin is a very direct man. He has to be. You can‘t beat around the bush in the Audio/Video installation industry and expect to be successful.

Martin is the Cofounder and Managing Director of Martin-Kleiser Ltd., a 14-employee custom shop that focuses on specialized sound, lighting, and communication system installs for residences and commercial spaces. Martin runs the company with Cofounder and Commercial Director Tony Kleiser. Projects Director Marcus Jackson-Baker leads the design team. Each year the London-based company completes anywhere between 30 and 40 projects of dramatically varying sizes, ranging from around £9,700 to over £430,000. more

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January, 2008 — Demonstrating its ability to provide diverse, custom-level audio solutions with readily available off-the-shelf audio components, the Harman Pro Group today showcased a ballroom installation featuring JBL Professional VRX and SRX loudspeakers, Crown XTi and CTs amplifiers and BSS Soundweb processing at the elite Hotel Port Royal in Hamburg.

A unique aspect of the design called for JBL SRX 712M stage monitor wedges to be installed in the floor. Complementing the 712M‘s are eight 718M subwoofers with 18-inch drivers that are versatile and can be configured as part of a large subwoofer array or, as at the Port Royal, in a smaller satellite subwoofer system. The main line array system is comprised of 12 JBL VRX932LA, 12-inch two-way loudspeakers. The VRX Series Constant Curvature Line Arrays are designed and built to the same high standards and uses the same advanced driver technology as the VerTec Line Array Series used the world over in large venue concert arenas. VRX delivers extraordinary power handling, clarity, flexibility and unique JBL sound in an attractive and easy to rig package and proved ideal for the design required at this theme hotel. more

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, February 1, 2008 — Underscoring the performance, reliability, and pattern control of JBL Professional‘s Precision Directivity (PD) Series loudspeakers, Hercules, CA-based Pro Media/Ultrasound recently utilized these speakers to upgrade the audio system at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The project included the design and installation of new loudspeaker systems for the Pavilion‘s main bowl and back of house areas, and showcased Pro Media/Ultrasound‘s prowess as both a systems integration and audio rental firm. more

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, February 1, 2008 — JBL Professional‘s Control 200 Series of medium-format, in-ceiling loudspeakers and accessories are now UL listed under UL1480 and UL2043. The newly listed models include the Control 226C/T, the Control 227C and the Control 227CT. With the addition of UL on the Control 200 Series, all JBL Professional in-ceiling loudspeakers are now UL listed. more

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 17, 2008 — Demonstrating its ability to provide powerful, networked loudspeaker technology for the most demanding events, JBL Professional announced that it had supplied over 130 network-connected VP Series powered professional loudspeakers to Creative Technologies in response to a specification from event sound designer Jim Risgin of OSA International, for the General Motors display at the North American International Auto Show Detroit. more

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January, 2008 — In an endorsement of the Harman Pro Group‘s determination to provide category-leading components at each node of the audio signal chain to advance the integration, performance and efficiency of systems design, the company today showcased the Eissportzentrum Klagenfurt ice hockey arena in Klagenfurt, Austria that features JBL Professional loudspeakers, Crown power amplifiers, and BSS Soundweb London for processing. The system was designed and installed by Kain Audio in Austria and includes Harman Pro Group components from Crown, JBL Professional and BSS Audio. more

Stage Research, Inc., the developer of audio, sound design and lighting software, will hold a one-day training session in Houston to introduce sound designers to SFX 6, the new version of the company‘s leading live entertainment sound playback software. The session will take place March 19 in the Hilton Americas hotel.

“Sound designers worldwide have adopted SFX so we‘ve scheduled this training session for the new SFX 6 software the day before we exhibit at the USITT Trade Show for the convenience of convention-goers,” says Carlton Guc who is partnered with Brad Rembielak in Stage Research. more