VANTAA, Finland — L-ACOUSTICS’ Finnish distributor, Starlike Oy, has installed a KIVA/KILO system into the Vantaa Martinus Concert Hall, a 1,000-seat concert hall constructed in 1986.

The hall is home to the Vantaa Pops Orchestra, a 40-70 piece symphonic orchestra specializing in light entertainment, rather than classical music, and including ‘pop’ elements such as guitar, keyboards and drums. According to sound designer Sepi Myllyrinne, responsible for the orchestra’s sound, it was widely perceived that the existing system at Vantaa needed updating as audio quality is of paramount importance to the orchestra. Together with Martinus’ sound designer Esa Lindroos and the rest of the audio team, Myllyrinne evaluated many systems before concluding that the KIVA system was the clear winner in terms of audio quality, coherence, headroom, coverage and flexibility. “Even after using the system for a while now I’m still impressed with its sound quality every time,” he says. more

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – MARCH 2009: The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) just completed construction of a $70 million research facility at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England that redefines the state-of-the-art in audio/visual technology, cross-discipline exchange, and academia-industry knowledge transfer. Two of the rooms in the building, a 100-seat auditorium and a psychoacoustics research laboratory, required high-fidelity audio with a capacity for extremely flexible routing and a customized user interface. WMG hired UK-based Pure AV Ltd. to realize their very specialized needs, and Pure AV support engineer Colin Hasted designed their audio systems around SymNet open-architecture DSP solutions. more

Company provides 18 weatherproof loudspeakers from four different product families to satisfy diverse audio requirements around the stadium

BOSTON, March 3, 2009 – Technomad LLC, a leader in weatherproof loudspeakers and audio systems since 1995, announced that SBPROLINE, a sound system consultant and global supplier of professional audio and public address systems, has installed 18 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers throughout Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Olympic Park, Seoul. SBPROLINE, based in South Korea, selected Technomad loudspeakers for their outstanding audio quality and projection, diversity of products, weatherproof design, and durability in the outdoor elements. more

STEVENSVILLE, Md., March 4, 2009 — Video Mount Products (videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the residential, commercial, CI, pro, and security audio/video markets, is proud to announce it will feature its ER-148 equipment rack at the Spring 2009 Electronic House Expo, held in Orlando, Fla. from March 12-14 at the Orange County Convention Center, booth 941.

“Space is at a premium in many residential and commercial applications,� explained Keith Fulmer, president of VMP. “Thermal and cable management issues also continue to lead the list of complaints for professionals installing rack-mountable electronics in small or enclosed spaces. VMP offers numerous solutions to help answer these concerns by providing easy-to-assemble, vented, functional, and compatible racks, shelves, brackets, mounts and accessories to meet the challenges faced by such tight and component-laden home theater and other low voltage installations. The ER-148 is an example of just such a valuable tool.� more

Sophisticated, Sonically Superior Phono-Stage for Vinyl LP Collections is Easy to Set Up, Use and Enjoy

FORESTHILL, CA, March 4, 2009 — Pass Laboratories, Inc., an audio innovator renowned for its unique high-performance products, has introduced the XP-15 Phono Preamp, a high-performance phono preamplifier for use with moving magnet and moving coil cartridges. more

Revolabs to Give Fusion Wireless Microphone System to a Company with Great Reason to Do More with Less

Maynard, Mass (March 4, 2009) – Rather than let Boston businesses curse the darkness of the current economy, Revolabs (www.revolabs.com), a leading provider of wireless audio products for business, is offering a way to brighten their financial outlook and boost overall performance. more

The CHAT 170 is the industry’s first speakerphone designed for small groups using Microsoft’s unified communications platform.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 4, 2009 — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), a leading provider of high performance audio conferencing solutions and a Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, announced today that it has begun first customer shipments of the CHAT 170, the company’s first speakerphone optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. The CHAT 170 is a USB speakerphone that brings high performance audio capabilities to users of Microsoft unified communications platform. more

NORTHRIDGE, California – In a retrofit project that delivers high-impact, reliable audio to a historical parish, Hercules, California-based Pro Media/UltraSound recently upgraded the sound system at St. Joseph’s Church in Pinole, California with JBL Professional VP Series loudspeakers. The Church has been a permanent fixture in the Pinole neighborhood for more than a century, and a constituted parish in its own right since 1947. The parish’s congregation currently consists of more than 10,000 individuals. more