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Sound Connections in Audio Networking

The world of networked AV is its own kind of Babel. CobraNet, developed by Peak Audio in the mid-1990s and the first successful digital...


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    Hybrid Keypad: Xantech MRKP2

    Xantech Commercial introduced its new MRKP2 keypad, which combines the functionality of a keypad with a 2.4-inch TFT LCD touch panel for operating AV components.

     
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    Power Amplifier: Radio Design Labs FP-PA18

    Radio Design Labs' new FP-PA18 and FP-PA18H are high-efficiency 18W power amplifiers with a line input, 8-ohm output, and an integral audio compressor. Both are designed for low power consumption.

     

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New Audio Product Releases

  • Gefen Ships Volume Stabilizer

    Gefen has begun shipping its new GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer, which is designed to solve a common complaint heard from people watching television inside or outside the home: a noticeable rise in volume levels during commercials.

     
  • Polk Audio Readies "Vanishing" Speakers

    Polk Audio said a new Vanishing Series of in-ceiling speakers will ship later this year.

     
 

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    Spatial Audio: Sound in Space

    Last year, New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development put the finishing touches on a $6.5 million, 7,500-square-foot addition–the new James L. Dolan Recording and Teaching complex at the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.

     
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    Audio Excellence at The Recording Academy

    The Grammy Awards celebrate the best in music excellence, so it only makes sense that the event's producers would invest in top-notch audio technology for their new Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters.

     
  • Angels in the Outskirts: Telemedicine in Action

    Known as the Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education, and Learning System (ANGELS), the program employs conferencing technology to virtually transport a medical specialist to wherever the mother and child live and allow the doctor to perform many of the same examinations they would in person.

     
 

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Audio Buyer's Guides

  • Guide to Audio DSPs

    Digital signal processing is everywhere. You can find it in speakers, mixers, dedicated processors, and more. Today's DSPs tackle everything from live sound to corporate boardrooms. Here's a sampling.

     
  • Wireless Microphones

    The FCC's re-allocation of the 700 MHz band has been 10 years in the making, and now that the day of reckoning is upon us, wireless microphone manufacturers are moving forward with products and features they've had in the works to ease the transition.

     
  • High-Powered Audio Amplifiers

    Rack-mounted audio amplifiers capable of producing at least 500 W per channel at 4 ohms.