LANCASTER, Pa. — Oct. 27, 2008 — Linear Acoustic, a manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, today announced that PRECO, Inc. of Burbank, Calif., a distributor and systems integrator of HD video, switching, routing, conversion, and test and measurement equipment, will serve as the new distributor for the company’s west coast customers. PRECO will provide the full line of Linear Acoustic audio processing systems, including the company’s new AERO range of solutions targeted to the demands of digital broadcasting. more

Kramer Electronics, a worldwide supplier of innovative and reliable signal management products, announced today the release of its new VP-727xl In-CTRL Seamless Switcher. The VP-727xl is a new version of the very popular VP-727 model that incorporates HDMI inputs and outputs. The unit is designed for use in presentation applications that require a preview option or that require seamless switching between inputs using special effects, cuts and fades, as well as in projection systems used in conference rooms, board rooms, auditoriums, hotels and churches. more

STEVENSVILLE, Md., Oct. 27, 2008 — Video Mount Products (videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the residential, commercial, CI, security, and pro audio/video markets, is proud to announce it will launch its new DVR-LB1 DVR Lockbox at the Fall 2008 Electronic House Expo, held in Long Beach, Calif. from Nov. 5-7 at the Long Beach Convention Center, booth 533. more

Huntingdon, Cambridge, UK, 23rd October 2008 — Digital audio performance and style innovator Meridian Audio has announced that its elegant and highly contemporary new website is now live at: www.meridian-audio.com

With its clean, modern design and effortless performance the new website unveiled by Meridian – one of the consumer electronics industry’s most highly regarded luxury manufacturers – mirrors the peerless quality of the new product line-up the Cambridge-based company offers. more

Showcasing Soundcraft’s growing influence in the burgeoning India pro audio market, SOUND.COM coordinated efforts with Reliance Big Music for a 10-day concert series that relied on an extensive Harman audio system featuring a Soundcraft Vi6 digital mixing console. The 96-channel Vi6 exceeded expectations, assuring further installations in the future. more

Rounding out its VERTEC® Series line array family of powered and passive loudspeaker models for the professional tour/rental and performance-venue markets, the JBL VERTEC VT4889ADP Full Range High Directivity Line Array Element and the companion VT4880ADP Ultra Long Excursion Arrayable Subwoofer are making their U.S. debuts today at LDI 2008 in Las Vegas. Both models are integrated audio systems featuring field-proven JBL DrivePack® technology. Co-developed with Harman Pro Group sister companies Crown International and dbx Professional, the high-performance JBL DrivePack electronics modules with integral digital signal processing are designed to couple seamlessly with VERTEC loudspeaker enclosures and deliver superb audio quality with robust reserve power. more

In a unique demonstration of the versatility and power of JBL VERTEC® line arrays, San Diego-based Meeting Services, Inc. provided the live sound reinforcement system for the recent AARP Life@50+ National Event and Expo in Washington, D.C. Staged September 4-6, the event drew more than 25,000 members to the Walter E. Washington Convention and Exhibition Center. more

With the remarkable new O2 World Arena that opened recently in Berlin, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) has set the template for ultra-versatile, high-performing sports and entertainment facilities in a manner that can be replicated effectively in other major cities to provide artists and producers with standardized technologies, improved flexibility and lower costs and provides consumers with consistently great sound and better access to a host of new acts and experiences. Now, artists and
productions can play long or limited engagements with confidence that the house technologies reflect the riders of the most successful tours; costs are cut significantly; programming time is minimized and high-quality sound is assured every time. more

Aviom provides streamlined solution to achieve several goals

CENTERVILLE, MN, OCTOBER 27, 2008 – As the size and complexity of faith-based audio installations grow, churches require systems that allow them to accomplish several goals in the simplest, most streamlined manner. Eagle Brook Church’s Spring Lake Park Campus needed a digital snake for stage to front of house, a monitor mixing system, and a way to network audio between front of house and its video room. They found their solution in Aviom’s Pro16® and Pro64® Series products. more

With the United States presidential race heading into the home stretch, audio rental systems provider On Stage Audio has supplied JBL loudspeakers for use in all three presidential debates and the vice presidential debate. The presidential debates took place at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on September 26, Belmont University in Nashville on October 7, and Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on October 15. Additionally, the vice presidential debate took place October 2 at Washington University in St. Louis. more