YAMAHA COMMERCIAL AUDIO CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF DIGITAL CONSOLES WITH 3,000 PM DIGITAL CONSOLES SOLD WORLDWIDE

BUENA PARK, Calif.-Yamaha Corporation has manufactured professional audio products for over 35 years and this year marks the 20th anniversary of digital console manufacture with over 3,000 PM digital consoles sold to date. “Yamaha is a company with amazing resources and a huge talent pool of brilliant engineers,” states Larry Italia, Vice President/General Manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. “With a range and depth of capabilities to engineer and manufacture products across the board, the company maintains a strong commitment to the digital console market and has made serious inroads with the convenience of recall, built-in signal processing, on-board effects, and reasonable costs which have led engineers to move into the digital realm.” more

Milled From Solid Billet Aluminum, New On-Wall Speakers Feature the World’s Finest Ribbon Tweeters and Dual Hand-Made Eton HEXACONE 7-Inch Woofers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Aug. 21, 2007 — Leon Speakers Inc., a world leader in custom, audiophile-grade, on-wall loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today announced its latest offering, the Leon Seven. Inspired by postmodern industrial design, and infused with the classic lines of the 1920s and 1930s, the Leon Seven redefines custom on-wall audio as Leon enters a new realm of design and engineering. more

SAN DIEGO — August 20, 2007 — HME is pleased to announce the DX300, a wireless headset solution designed for high school football coaches and audio professionals requiring 2-channel operation. Featuring the smallest and most lightweight beltpac, the DX300 allows hands-free, simultaneous communication for up to 20 users. more

DENVER, CO, August 21, 2007 — Oculus Designs, a wholly owned subsidiary of The RapcoHorizon Company and a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional grade cables and home theater products, is exhibiting its Series 6 line of cables at CEDIA 2007 (Booth #152). Series 6 offers quality sig delivery through a generous selection of cable types offered in multiple lengths filling any home theater installation need. more

Aviom, exclusive developer of the world‘s premier audio transport technology, A-Net®, is announcing that the company‘s entire product line is now available on the InfoComm iQ Online AV Buyers Guide, the AV industry’s leading source for product information and providers of AV services.

The Aviom catalog can be found here. more

At PLASA07, German intercom manufacturer Riedel Communications will introduce two new headset series — AIR and PRO. The two new series join Riedel‘s classic heavy-duty MAX headset, which was specially designed for use in areas with high ambient noise levels. more

SEATTLE – August 2007 — Because church services can vary dramatically from week to week, with PA systems often in the reins of inexperienced volunteer staff, finding the right mixing system for a house of worship can certainly present its share of challenges. However, when the time came to replace a nearly 20-year-old Soundcraft Vienna desk at Eastside Foursquare Church in the Seattle suburb of Bothell, the decision was simple–a Soundcraft Vi6™ digital live sound console. more

Riedel Communications, manufacturer of the most advanced fiber-based intercom systems available, will showcase its new 2100 series control panels and a MADI card for its Artist digital matrix intercom platform at IBC2007.

2100 Series Control Panels for Artist Digital Matrix Intercoms
The new 2100 control panels join Riedel‘s classic 1000 and 2000 series to offer high-quality versatile, easy-to-operate control key-panels for any Artist intercom infrastructure. Positioned between both panel product lines, Riedel‘s new 2100 panels feature 8-digit, high-contrast, full graphic LCD displays, showing label and cross-point level for each talk key. The unique talk buttons are illuminated with definable marker colors to allow instant function identification. In addition, the 2100 panels provide features that were available only with Riedel‘s premium Artist 1000 LED control panels. The new series includes additional analog line level inputs and outputs, as well as three GPI/Os on the rear side. It‘s available in 19“/1RU rack-mount and desktop versions. more

Industry Veteran, David Kroll Will Work Closely with Dealers to Boost Company‘s Position in the Custom Installation Market

MARLBORO, NJ – August 20, 2007 - KEF, renowned British manufacturer of audiophile quality speakers, today announced the appointment of David Kroll as Custom Installation Business Development Manager. Kroll will work closely with KEF‘s Custom Installation (Ci) dealers to increase awareness of the company‘s line of architectural speakers. Additionally, Kroll will oversee KEF‘s training and education initiatives, obtain feedback on existing and new product lines, strengthen dealer relationships, and develop new marketing strategies. more

Industry Veteran, David Kroll Will Work Closely with Dealers to Boost Company‘s Position in the Custom Installation Market

MARLBORO, NJ – August 20, 2007 - KEF, renowned British manufacturer of audiophile quality speakers, today announced the appointment of David Kroll as Custom Installation Business Development Manager. Kroll will work closely with KEF‘s Custom Installation (Ci) dealers to increase awareness of the company‘s line of architectural speakers. Additionally, Kroll will oversee KEF‘s training and education initiatives, obtain feedback on existing and new product lines, strengthen dealer relationships, and develop new marketing strategies. more