Shure Systems Prep Carolina Panthers for 700 MHz Changes

CHARLOTTE, NC, October 20, 2008 — It may just be a little more than a month into regular season play at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers, but thanks to the efforts of SE Systems, the NFL team is already prepared to face challenges coming next year, when wireless communications within the 700 MHz frequency band as we know them will undergo a major transformation. more

Shure UHF-R® Systems Ready Wharton School for 700 MHz Changes

PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 22, 2008 — Residing at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School was established in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school. Considered to be one of the most highly esteemed and influential institutions of its kind, the school has increasingly relied on technology in recent years, with sound reinforcement in the classroom coming to be the norm along with distance learning capabilities and high levels of networked connectivity. more

UHF-R® Wireless Sets Sail with the Queen Victoria

MIAMI, FL, October 23, 2008 — Outfitted with 12 expansive decks featuring a soaring Grand Lobby, Royal Court Theatre, numerous restaurants, lounges, a casino, and luxury in every corner that blends the plush qualities of British tradition with amenities of our modern age, Cunard’s newest ocean liner, the Queen Victoria, carries passengers in grand style. Currently cruising the Mediterranean and waters of Northern Europe on this, her maiden year of voyages, the ship also uses Shure’s UHF-R wireless microphone systems in wide-ranging applications designed and installed by San Diego, California-based Nautilus Entertainment Design (NED). more

Kansas City, MO – October 2008 … Avlex Corporation, the name audio professionals turn to for world-class wireless technology, microphones, and portable PA systems, proudly introduces the new Superlux E323 and E324 Boundary Microphones. Available in black or white and featuring a threaded design that facilitates easy placement into ceilings, tables and other meeting/training room furniture, the new Superlux E323 and E324 offer an elegant and unobtrusive means of acquiring speech for a multitude of installed sound reinforcement and recording applications. more

Lexicon and dbx partner to create the ultimate FireWire Audio Interface

Lexicon®, a Harman International Company (NYSE-HAR), is proudly introducing its IONIX FW810S FireWire® Audio Interface with integrated channel strip processing. The IONIX FW810S represents a breakthrough in recording technology for the sophisticated home or project studio. This new recording interface offers the highest quality 96kHz sampling, coupled with dbx high-voltage, ultra-low noise mic pre’s and dynamics. All these powerful tools connect to your digital audio workstation through FireWire for the ultimate pro recording studio in a single rack unit. The unit also features the new Pantheon II reverb plug-in. more

New position created to drive Audio over IP business into new markets, generate OEM opportunities

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, October 20, 2008 — Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces the appointment of Marcel van der Meijs as VP of Sales and Marketing effective immediately. Based in the Netherlands, Marcel will focus on increasing sales-driven activities for Barix on a global basis. more

Outdoor musical amphitheatre The MUNY (Municipal Opera Association of St. Louis) has acquired Robert Juliat followspots to complement seven distinct shows over eight weeks. The staff and crew at the outdoor musical venue (which seats approximately 11,000 people and has just completed its 90th season) wanted followspots with more punch than they had been getting for a 300 foot throw from front of booth to front of stage (60 feet deep and 90 feet wide). more