LAKEWOOD, NJ – FEBRUARY 19, 2008 – Kontinuous Jams Music, a multimedia AV recording, post and mastering suite located in Boardman, OH continually turns to Neutrik USA, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, for its connectivity needs.

Kontinuous Jams Music is far more that just a recording studio; it‘s the Mecca of music, offering lessons in just about every instrument, in-house duplication and replication services, and a wholesale retail business for high-end AV products. The company has grown beyond its borders, necessitating a move to a larger facility. more

Extreme CCTV announces that its EX85 Megapixel IP Imager is now compatible with products from OnSSI, a leading provider of IP-based video surveillance software solutions. The EX85 is the culmination of today‘s most advanced imaging technologies, incorporating dual megapixel sensors, IP Infrared Imaging (I³)design and Black Diamond™ active-infrared night vision technology into an all-weather enclosure. more

New Service Provides Integrated Search Across Both Television and On Demand For the First Time

Boston – Jan. 22, 2008 – TV fans in the Greater Boston area now have a new choice for recording their favorite programs with the launch of the Comcast Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with TiVo service. The new service combines TiVo‘s award-winning interface and exclusive features, including WishList searches, TiVo Suggestions and Season Pass recordings,with Comcast‘s comprehensive channel lineup and massive On Demand library – which includes the most high-definition viewing choices on the market – in one box. more

Rome, Italy: Fox Channels Italy has become the first broadcaster to invest in DK-Technologies‘ new MSD100C Loudness meter, which is designed to tackle the issue of the perceived loudness of audio signals.

The new meter has been installed at Fox Channels Italy‘s studios in Rome where it is being used as part of the Broadcast Content Management chain to meter and normalize the loudness of programmes ingested into the video server, before transmission. FOX Channels Italy has also upgraded the MSD600M++ meters that it is using in its audio post production department to incorporate DK‘s new loudness software. more

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13, 2008 — Phoenix Gold®, a division of Rodin, is proud to announce that its new ATI515 two-way LCR in-wall home theater speakers are now shipping. At only $179.95 apiece, the affordable ATI515 is ideal for either center channel or three piece front channel home theater audio applications.

“Price point, ease of installation, convenience of ‘off the floor‘ LCR speakers, and rich sound reproduction makes the Phoenix Gold LCR speakers a must have,” explained Stewart Millager, Phoenix Gold director of engineering. “The dual 5.25-inch configuration allows for custom mounting between two 16-inch separated wall studs. The carbon filled polypropylene drivers and 25mm pivoting parachute silk soft dome tweeter provide reliable, rich sound reproduction with a platform that allows the end user to direct audio to the sweet spot in any home theater room.” more

Sound system makes use of Biamp processing to provide the newest in audio capabilities.

BEAVERTON, OREGON, February 12, 2008 — After completely gutting its Conference Theater Room, the Crystal City Hyatt at Reagan National Airport approached AV/Com Integrators to give the room an audio system that provided a truly interactive experience for presentations and collaborative conferencing. What John Bangs, Owner, AV/Com Integrators and his team developed is a completely transparent sound system that allows for uninterrupted two-way conferencing, both audio and video, that some of the nation‘s top governmental agencies can use to exchange information. more

“The Voice of the West” since 1865, the six-time Pulitzer Prize winning San Francisco Chronicle is now the eyes and ears as well, with online video on its SFGate.com Web site further expanding its comprehensive coverage of the Bay Area. Among the top five newspaper Web sites nationally for daily visitors, the Chronicle‘s staff photographers capture their SFGate.com online video reports using Canon‘s XH A1 HD camcorders, which do double-duty shooting still images for the paper as well. more

LAKEWOOD, NJ – FEBRUARY 12, 2008 – A student-run, project-oriented organization at Michigan State University (MSU), the Audio Enthusiasts and Engineers (AEE), have jumped full-force into their ongoing project, Revolution Audio. Through generous donations from Neutrik USA, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, along with several other manufacturers, the students are able to begin construction on a high-quality turntable, low-noise RIAA phono stage, a hand built tube microphone, rebuild several power amps, as well as redesign the universal power supply and the preamp.

Revolution Audio is an ongoing project that began with the creation of a one-of-a-kind stereo system that allows options of source selection, volume control and audio panning from an LCD touch screen on the preamp. An audiophile type turntable and the phono stage are this semester‘s addition to the Revolution Audio project. AEE will also build an enclosure for a 24-inch subwoofer that will complement Revolution Audio for frequencies as low as 10Hz. Other sponsors include Advanced Circuits, Microsoft, Electric Interconnect, and Linear Systems. more

Auralex Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, recently outfitted ClearView Baptist Worship Center with its best-selling Custom ProPanels.

The ClearView Baptist Worship Center, located in Franklin, TN, is a multi-purpose building housing: worship services; worship band and choir practices and performances; social meetings and events; bible school studies; and a preschool. The facility has a wood gym floor and a dry wall finish on all walls, which created slap echoes and an excessive sound decay, specifically within midrange frequencies. more

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January, 2008 — System Integrator AVL Internacional of Costa Rica is currently mid-stream on an ambitious project to supply the country‘s newly expanded international airport with an advanced, scalable AV system for background music and paging applications. In doing so, Nils Pinagel of AVL Internacional, elected to build the system on a Biamp® digital audio network with multiple CobraNet® enabled AudiaFLEX® and Networked Paging Stations, to deliver reliable, consistently high-quality performance coupled with future-proof modularity. more