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Australia - ARX Systems, announce the release of their new SPL 8H ultra-compact integrated two-way powered loudspeaker. The SPL 8H features a reflex-loaded 8" (205mm) LF driver and 1" (25mm) HF compression driver on ARX's newly developed 80° x 60° waveguide. 24dB Linkwitz Riley filters are used throughout to ensure phase integrity.

The internal Mosfet-based power amplifier develops an optimized 150W RMS with system protection provided by ARX's onboard I.S.C based proprietary analogue computer. AC mains input and loop through feature Neutrik PowerCon NAC series connectors for failsafe operation. Audio input and output is via locking XLR connectors.The trapezoid (7.5° taper) SPL8H cabinet features a full-length steel mesh protective grille with a stand mount fitted as s

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UK - Formula Sound’s recently-launched PM-100 Freedom Series modular mixers have already proved to be a big hit with DJs, who are now using them at some of the UK's most prestigious venues, say the company. London-based Ritzy Entertainment bought one of the first mixers to become available, and having taken it into such high profile venues as London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel and the famous Café Royal, and according to Formula Sound their DJ teams have voted it "the best quality mixer available in today's competitive market."

"This mixer has tremendous flexibility and the microphone options are particularly useful, " comments Ritzy's Sanjeev Kumar. "It gives you great control over everything and is ideally suited to the needs of the DJ. We will certainly be buying more of these," he adds.

The new PM-100 Freedom Series units build on the modul

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Finland - Oy Hedcom Ab has recently supplied three Midas XL4 consoles complete with XL3 sidecars via their installation partners to Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Helsinki for installation into some of the world’s most advanced cruise liners. Kvaerner Masa-Yards has been shipbuilding since 1737 and is now a vast operation employing over 4,000 people across two extremely modern yards in Helsinki and Turku. In the last 10 years, over 25% of the world’s cruise ships have come from these two shipyards.

The consoles have been installed in the main show lounge/nightclub of the Carnival Pride with a passenger capacity of 2,680 and her sister ship the Carnival Legend which sail primarily in the Caribbean out of Florida, while the third has been delivered to the Costa Mediterranea, which is still under construction and will be sailing in the Mediterranean upon her completion later th

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UK - Having completed another successful year, UK-based sound and lighting wholesaler Batmink Ltd has expanded its warehouse with an additional purpose-built storage facility covering some 6,000sq.ft. The additional facility is now in full operation ensuring a fast turnaround of customer orders and additional stockholding. Commenting on the expansion, managing director David Churches said: "We seem to be bucking the downward trend, with 2002 being our most successful year. I believe this is due to our customers appreciating our honest and competitive outlook to the trade distribution business. The first three months of 2003 are some 15% higher than the same period last year and I am looking forward to a very successful 2003."

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Germany - That doyen of German lighting designers, Max Keller, approved the use of five Wynne Willson Gottelier (WWG) Fantômes as the main component front-of-house system for Munich’s historic Kammerspiele theatre, which re-opened recently for public performances after seven years of darkness.

Fantôme is WWG’s fully automated version of Robert Juliat’s revered d’Artagnan 2.5kW HMI zoom profile spotlight. Fantôme provides pan and tilt via WWG’s patented orbital, double mirror head, now manufactured by High End Systems, remote automation of zoom, focus, and iris plus WWG’s new flexible, full-framing system. Automated mechanical fader and gel-scroller, both by Licht Technik, were also incorporated at the specific request of Keller.

The challenge for Keller was that the Kammerspiele has a listed decorative ceiling in the theatre and it was fo

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UK - Qube, the joint venture between pro audio manufacturers Renkus-Heinz and FBT, has introduced a new line array system, available via UK distributor Proel (International) Ltd, which it says is priced low enough to bring line array technology to a whole new range of lower-budget applications. The QSA-210 line array is a two-way passive line array speaker, featuring two 10" neodymium loudspeakers and two 1" neodymium drivers, together capable of handling 600W (400W RMS LF into 8 Ohms, 200W RMS HF into 8 Ohms).

The system is based on a principle Qube calls 'the Isophasic Plane Wave generator', which employs a true acoustic lens in the horn section, loaded with the two 1" HF high-compression neodymium drivers, resulting in a line-shaped source evenly distributed within the cabinet as well as with the line array. Qube says this allows high power and precise line arr

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Russia - Spanish manufacturer D.A.S. Audio reports that its systems have been fundamental in installations ranging from houses of worship to theatres in both Korea and Russia recently. Kusan,the company’s distributor in Korea has installed D.A.S. systems in a number of venues requiring precise and natural coverage. Reference series R-212s and Dynamics series DS-12s have been incorporated in the audio/video systems of the the Bu-Kwang Methodist Church, the San-sung Church and the Pyung-Tack City Youth Center.

Another example of the international scope of D.A.S. installations is the Norilsk Zapoliarny Theatre in Russia. BossMan, D.A.S.’s Russian distributor has installed a large number of different D.A.S. systems. The venue was built in 1941 and remodeled in 1985. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the theatre, a series of upgrades were undertaken, including n

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UK - Summit Steel has moved into new, bigger, better, more convenient and funkier premises in Kent.According to Summit, the move was necessitated by the expansion in Summit’s equipment stock over the past 12 months, reflecting a healthy growth in the working schedule, which in 2002 included major events such as the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and the Commonwealth Games.

The new warehouse and offices will consolidate all the equipment stock - including James Thomas trussing, ground support systems, Lodestar Motors and Summit’s own SmarTmast small footprint PA towers - in one location. The warehouse will have easier access for trucks, and geographically, Sissinghurst is well located for major motorways and road routes. It’s 45 minutes from central London on the train.

The offices - all with South facing windows - have been designed and purpose built by the Sum

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Tony Andrews and the Funktion One team demonstrated their excellent and imposing Dance Stacks in a private demo room away from the show floor. The Dance Stack, which stands over eight-and-a-half feet high, has been further developed since its appearance at the PLASA Show last year, with the addition of the Infrabass 218 (1200W RMS) - a completely new Andrews design for the octave from 30-60Hz (response 20-80Hz). With the same dimensions as the F218, this unit can also add its smooth, deep bass to the low end of their Resolution 2 full-range touring and installation system.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: AKG showed the new Emotion/Tri-Power Series of microphones for wired or wireless use. The Series features the plug-in TM 40 transmitter module, which can replace the XLR connector module on any of the D 3700, D 880 or C 900 microphones within seconds, to produce a high-performance wireless mic for use with the WMS 40 system.AKG's latest wireless system is the WMS 4000, a versatile wideband UHF system with true-diversity receiver, offering 1200 frequencies in each of six bands. Configurable via the company's Mission Control software, this extremely stylish system features intelligent battery management, universal charger, backlit display on all transmitters and receivers and a turn-push jog control for one-handed use.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Dutch manufacturer ASL Intercom was highlighting its presence in the live touring comms market with the introduction of its Digital Wireless Intercom system. The short-range system, designed for ease of use, reliability and speech intelligibility, works on the global licence-exempt frequency of 2.4 - 2.483GHz. ASL has established up to eight wireless full duplex intercom connections within this band, either 1- or 2-channel.

The system consists of rugged wireless beltpacks and base stations for either two or four wireless connections, and includes all standard ASL features including audible and visible Call signals, Talk and Mic Mute functions, with LED indicators on the front panel. (Available in the UK from beyerdynamic)

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: D.A.S. Audio expanded its self-powered low frequency range with the introduction of the mono-amplified Compact 218 Sub. Two special 700W RMS 18 GN cone transducers handle low frequency reproduction, employing edge-wound flat wire (EFW) for the voice coil windings, a high-flux neodymium magnet and a front-loaded bass-reflex configuration and large enclosure volume to enhance bass response. The C218 Sub uses advanced Class-D amplifier design. True high-end performance is achieved by the patented ICEpower amplifier. A single 1000W module provides the power amplification for the Compact 218 Sub. With an efficiency of 93%, the ICEpower amplifier uses less electricity, reduces heat and does not need fans or bulky heatsinks for cooling.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Latest moves from DiGiCo include the launch of the D5 Live FM, which they say offers "everything needed for live sound production between the microphone and the PA system". The D5 Live 56 FM package includes a 56-input/64-channel FOH console; 64-channel monitor console; one stage DigiRack, one local FOH DigiRack and one local monitor DigiRack; three drums of fibre optic cable (one for a redundant loop) and two flightcases. The D5 Live 96 FM package is identical but with 96-channel FOH and monitor consoles, an extra 40-input stage DigiRack and a fibre optic link cable.

New software upgrades bring added features: Gain Tracking is a world first, allowing FOH/monitor console operators to change any input gain without affecting the sound balance on either console; the D5 Live's 38 x 8 matrix can now have any channels, inputs and any buss, rout

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Germany's HK Audio had occupied a presentation room away from their stand to provide a quiet environment for their friends and customers. The company is one of the three pro audio brands manufactured and marketed by Music & Sales, along with Hughes & Kettner and MindPrint. Music & Sales expanded into new premises 18 months ago in a €4 million investment, and now employs over 200 people. At Frankfurt this year, HK was highlighting its new corporate image and re-defined product ranges, with loudspeaker systems clearly categorized into Touring, Install or Portable ranges. New product ranges are expected to be announced in July, and will make their debut at the PLASA Show in London in September.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: BSS Audio introduced the new Soundweb Lite 3088 programmable digital audio system. The new 8x8 unit provides a less-expensive alternative to the original Soundweb for jobs requiring a maximum of eight ins and outs. This will undoubtedly find favour in many applications, including houses of worship, theme bars, boardrooms and clubs. The 3088 has all the capabilities of the networked version and runs under the common Soundweb Designer platform (V1.40 available from the BSS website). Consultants and contractors already familiar with Soundweb will be able to incorporate designs using the 3088 immediately.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Germany's KME introduced the CA 6 active sound system, aimed at portable performance applications. The system includes two CSA400D top elements and four CBA600D subwoofers, providing a total performance rate of 3kW RMS. The CSA400D has a continuous sound level of 129dB and the subwoofer a powerful 142dB. The entire system fits easily into the back of an estate car, say KME.

Also new is a direct-radiating bass reflex system in the company's Prestige Series. The new 18" long-term excursion transducer QB 1181 E/QB 1181 ET reproduces a lower cut-off frequency of 28Hz. Designed as a direct radiating bass reflex system, it features a sophisticated tunnel geometry for significant minimization of flow noise.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Digigram's Audio Manager is a powerful set of software tools for local and remote management of multi-zone audio. DAM builds upon NCX Suite and includes all the functions of NCX Suite plus a new catalogue module, and adds management for Digigram's miXart 8 multi-channel sound card range, including the miXart 8 CN sound card with CobraNet interface. Management and monitoring tasks can be performed from virtually anywhere via TCP/IP.Digigram also showed its systems-oriented approach to IP-based audio networks, with Exaudi Platform and Exaudi Hitplayer, formerly sold as 'Hitplayer-L' by Aztec Radiomedia. Exaudi Platform is an open development platform designed for large-scale systems-oriented applications such as inter-site audio distribution in public transport, governmental logging and monitoring, or broadcast infrastructure. Exaudi Hitplayer is now s

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: KT showed the complete Helix system - consisting of the DN9340 Helix and the DN9344 slave unit. The DN9340 is a dual-channel digital audio equalizer which offers the whole range of EQ functions from one smart 2U box. The DN9344 slave unit includes four channels of Helix configurable EQ into just 1U: this means that with just six slaves and one master unit, you can have 28 channels of EQ - in just eight rack spaces. KT also announced that the Legend 3000 console (over 350 of which have been sold since its launch last year) is now fully compatible with the Helix system.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: New from Crown were improved versions of the XLS Series of power amplifiers, aimed at DJs, musicians and installers. Now in a rugged, all-steel 2U package instead of 3U, the XLS 202 (250W @ 2 ohms), 402 (570W @ 2 ohms) and 602 (840W @ 2 ohms) are smaller, lighter and more affordable than the earlier models, say UK distributor Fuzion.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: AudiaFLEX is the second generation of the Audia system introduced at NSCA last year. In addition to the signal processing, EQ, dynamics, speaker processing, and other features of Audia, the AudiaFLEX also includes CobraNet compatibility, plus the ability to customize the product, allowing customers to fully maximize the digital power, resulting in less equipment, less wiring, and other project savings, say Biamp. Also new is AudiaSOLO - a slimmer and less expensive version of the original Audia, aimed at configurations without a requirement for digital audio networking. (Available in the UK from beyerdynamic.)

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: In addition to its new range of Vigil FireCare fire telephones, Baldwin Boxall (on the stand of distributor Laauser & Vohl) was showing the three models in the recently introduced Vigil 2 voice alarm Class D amplifiers, greater than 80% efficient, drawing less current and therefore reducing unwanted heat. Also included in this range is a new Switch Mode Power improving efficiency and reducing unwanted heat dissipation. Also on show, was the touch screen and download software for the popular Vigil BVR20 Microdrive 20-zone Voice Alarm routing matrix. The software enables engineers to re-program the BVR20 on site from their laptop computer - saving time and money. Finally, the new Vigil CommuniCare is a communication system developed for public buildings containing refuge areas. It allows wheelchair-bound personnel to be kept in contact with fire office
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