When the owners of the flagship Orchard Park Mall, the largest in the Okanagan area, approached Northwest Global Entertainment about an upgrade to their audio, the challenge was straightforward.

As company president Steve Williams describes it, “They were having problems with their PA system. Announcements weren’t being heard clearly and they weren’t getting the warm, clear sound distributed evenly throughout the mall because of the system’s generic speakers. more

Demonstrating Superior Fidelity with Automated Calibration and Fast Set up, Aperion’s Summit Enabled Speakers to be Showcased At CEDIA EXPO

Campbell, CA – August 31, 2009 — Focus Enhancements, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless audio technologies announces its partnership with Aperion Audio, a consumer direct maker of award-winning home theater speaker systems. The two companies are joining efforts to offer consumers the first home theater system with Focus Enhancements’ Summit wireless technology (“Summitâ€?). Aperion’s Intimus® 5 series speakers will be showcased at CEDIA Expo and plans to introduce similar home theater speakers with integrated Summit technology in the first half of 2010. more

Industry’s Only 7.1 Channel, Wireless Audio Solution for Home Theater to Be Showcased in Multiple Products at CEDIA Expo

Campbell, CA – September 1, 2009 – Focus Enhancements, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless audio technologies announces the commitment of home theater and speaker contract manufacturers who have recently completed the training requirements to develop wireless home theater surround sound products using Focus Enhancements’ Summit wireless technology (“Summitâ€?). The Summit wireless integrated circuit enables home audio systems to deliver high-resolution, distortion-free audio with ease, using the recently opened 5GHz UNII band spectrum. Summit wireless surround sound technology will be integrated into a variety of audio platforms including, speakers, audio video receivers, DVD players, digital televisions, game platforms, docking stations, sound bars, set top boxes and wireless audio hubs. more

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – RF Central, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems to international broadcast, government and military markets, is featuring its RFX-RMR-X6-II-D six-way COFDM diversity receiver at IBC 2009 (Stand 1.B31). Building on the success of its signature RFX-RMR-X6 and RMR-X6-II, RF Central’s RFX-RMR-X6-II-D now features an internal SD/HD Decoder. more

AVAD LLC, North America’s leading distributor of custom electronics, announced a new offering of products for security systems and security monitoring services through distribution agreements with industry leaders DSC and COPS Monitoring. In expanding its products, training programs and services to include security—in addition to boasting the industry’s best brands of residential and commercial AV products—AVAD reinforces its commitment to serving as the custom installer’s single solutions-provider for any application. AVAD will present attendees to CEDIA Expo 2009 with an opportunity to learn more about DSC, COPS Monitoring and more as part of its “One Call Does it All” demo in booth #1761. more

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Nucomm, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems to international broadcast, government and military markets, is featuring its highly popular upgraded ChannelMaster 7 series ‘split box’ portable microwave link system at IBC 2009 (Stand 1.B31). more

Wisdom Audio L100i and C150i Sage Series line source speaker solutions sized specifically for use behind perforated screens.

CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 1, 2009 — Wisdom Audio (www.wisdomaudio.com), the leader in planar magnetic technologies, is proud to announce that it will launch two new Sage Series models at the 2009 CEDIA Expo, held in Atlanta from Sept. 10-13 at the Georgia World Congress Center, booth SR-8. The L100i and C150i have been designed as Sage Series line source solutions sized specifically for use behind perforated screens. MSRP is $11,000.00 (L100i), $16,500.00 (C150i), and expected availability for both is October 2009.

“Due to customer demand for Sage Series line source solutions for use behind perforated screens of numerous sizes, we are adding two new models to the more

Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the first two Extron TouchLinkâ„¢ touchpanel models: The TLP 700MV 7″ Wall Mount Touchpanel and TLP 700TV 7″ Tabletop Touchpanel. The IPL 250, a new control processor designed for use in TouchLink systems, is also now shipping. TouchLink is the first fully configuration-based control system with the power to handle the control needs of single display rooms, dual display rooms, divisible rooms, multi-image systems, and video conference suites. more

Huntsville AL – September 2009… When it came time to outfit its new 580-seat multi-purpose auditorium with sound reinforcement equipment, Randolph School’s Board of Trustees envisioned a system that would be equally adept at handling everything from live theater and choral or instrumental concerts to meetings, lectures, and multimedia presentations. Realizing that creating such a sound system was no small undertaking, they contracted Huntsville, AL-based Clarity Solutions to help make their vision a reality. After careful evaluation of the facility and the types of activities that were planned there, a new TrueLine Series line array setup from Greensboro, NC-based WorxAudio Technologies was installed. more

Solon, OH––Following other breakthrough variable pattern designs such as the 930VPL boundary mic and 1500VP condenser, the new CAD Audio/Astatic Commercial 1700VP is the first continuously-variable pattern condenser overhead recording microphone system with remote polar control design (patent pending) and a 56� carbon fiber boom with an exclusive clutch rotational system.
The 1700VP’s variable polar pattern with remote control allows the user to precisely adjust the shape of the pick-up pattern to provide the best gain before feedback from a remote location using the standard mic cable. more