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09 June 2025

Italy - K-array has announced a landmark step forward in AV-over-IP integration. Through a simple software update, its full line of Kommander amplifiers is now NDI-enabled, making K-array the first professional audio brand to natively embed the Network Device Interface (NDI) protocol directly into its amplifiers. No external gateways, licenses or additional hardware required.

NDI is a low-latency, IP-based protocol capable of transmitting synchronised audio, video, and metadata over standard networks. While widely adopted in the video broadcast and live production sectors, its expansion into the audio domain marks a strategic evolution, one now being driven by K-array’s adoption.

“Bringing NDI into our amplifiers, at no cost to the user, demonstrates how our software-defined architecture is ready to embrace every evolution of AV-over-IP,” says

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09 June 2025

USA - Avante Audio, a member of the ADJ Group of Companies, is set to present its latest pro audio solutions at InfoComm 2025 this week. Avante Audio's products will be featured prominently within the immersive AVL Experience, along with sister company ADJ Lighting, at Demo Room W230A and booth #7973.

The AVL Experience is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive demonstration of integrated audio, video, and lighting systems. Avante Audio's participation will highlight its commitment to delivering high-quality, versatile audio solutions suitable for various applications, from live events to permanent installations. Attendees who visit demo room W230A can join an immersive audio, video and lighting experience at select time to hear the impressive clarity of Avante Audio.

Among the products on display will be the Akro Series, Avante Audio's f

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06 June 2025

Europe - Celebrated Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, has delivered his latest live offering through an L-ISA immersive spatial audio system, an all-encompassing sound experience taking fans through three decades of operatic and orchestral excellence.

The tour’s core sound engineers all began their careers with UK tour supplier, Britannia Row Productions. FOH engineer Davide Lombardi, systems engineer Alessandro Cestaro and monitor engineer Stefano Serpagli, describe the rental house’s partnership as a familial experience.

Davide begins: “I started in the Britannia Row warehouse in early 2000s; Britannia Row and particularly Bryan Grant, gave me my first opportunities in the international live music business, so when there is a chance to work together, it’s always a real pleasure as it feels as though I’m coming back home.”

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06 June 2025

Thailand - AtlasIED has announced the opening of new offices in Thailand. This move represents a significant step in the company’s global expansion efforts. The new location enhances AtlasIED’s presence in the APAC region, allowing the company to provide innovative solutions and dedicated, on-the-ground support to customers worldwide.

Located strategically in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, the new office will function as a regional hub for customer engagement, operations, and sales. This setup will enable AtlasIED to effectively meet the needs of its expanding client base throughout Asia and beyond.

"The launch of our Thailand office serves as a launchpad for opportunities that expand not just our geography but also our influence and impact, positioning us to drive innovation and customer engagement as we continue to write the next chapter of our

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06 June 2025

Germany - d&b audiotechnik has introduced Create.Control, a standalone software that opens the creative possibilities of the d&b Soundscape ecosystem to a wider range of users.

With Create.Control, the creative freedom of object-based mixing now gets its own space, enabling sound designers, engineers, and creatives to explore extensive features in an independent environment - whether in pre-production or during a live show. Users can design and prepare projects offline, adding a new layer of flexibility and creative workflow to the d&b system across churches, theatres, and concert halls.

Create.Control brings peace of mind to system engineers working with guest engineers and creatives. By having a dedicated native software for the mixer, there is no longer the need to share the R1 system interface to creatively work with Soundscape. While

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06 June 2025

Spain - Madrid is packed with nightlife options to suit any taste and any budget. With so much choice, clubs and bars in the city need to work hard to stand out, and Ayala 120 is doing just that. 

Nestled discreetly in Madrid's exclusive Salamanca district, between Goya and Manuel Becerra, Ayala 120 seamlessly blends elements of a sultry nightclub, high end cocktail bar, and lively salsa club, making it a go-to spot for those looking to party late into the night. 

With a capacity of 300 and music playing from 7pm until 6am most days, the club needs a reliable and memorable sound system to keep the dancefloor full and to ensure customers keep coming back. To make this happen, the owners looked to high-end loudspeaker manufacturer Renkus-Heinz.

“Our goal was to transform the customer experience from ordinary to extraordinary by providing an

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06 June 2025

USA - Bose Professional has announced the global availability of the Forum series multipurpose loudspeakers. The Bose Professional Forum series offers fidelity and high output in a compact, install-friendly form factor.

“Forum full-range coaxial point-source loudspeakers are incredibly clear and loud, delivering outsized performance in an ultra-compact enclosure that solves the most common issues designers and installers face,” said Shawn Watts, director of product management, Bose Professional.

“Forum raises the bar by combining precision engineering with the installation flexibility required to configure mounting options on the fly. The proprietary Beamwidth Matching Waveguide ensures signature Bose Professional sound quality, delivering consistent frequency response, clarity, and projection, while the surprisingly small cabinets can be rotat

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06 June 2025

USA - EAW has added the UXA4807D to its successful installation amplifier line. The new addition will debut at InfoComm 2025.

UXA installation amplifiers offer onboard processing that includes FIR and limiter settings called greyboxes. Greyboxes come preloaded and can be assigned to each output from a pull-down menu using intuitive software. Ample user-adjustable EQ, limiter/compressor and delay settings are available to fine tune the installation.

“Through the creation of the UXA Installation Series and specifically the UXA4807D, we are making it easier and faster to specify and integrate EAW systems,” says TJ Smith, president of EAW. “We understand that today’s consultants and integrators do not have time to review mountains of specifications and download settings. EAW UXA installation amplifiers save time during specification, integration

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06 June 2025

Malaysia - HK Audio helped set the tone for a high-profile celebration at the Majlis Sambutan Aidilfitri Madani 2025, held on 19 April at Stadium Perpaduan Petra Jaya in Kuching. The event brought together a mix of cultural performances and official speeches in front of thousands of attendees, including Malaysia’s Prime Minister, the Premier of Sarawak and other senior officials - all supported by a powerful and precise HK Audio sound system.

With a venue of this scale and significance, speech intelligibility and full-range musical clarity were critical. To meet the challenge, the sound for the event was handled by Authentic Ideas and Events Enterprise (AIEE), which deploying an HK Audio Cosmo concert sound system, with additional HK Audio LTSA and L SUB 4000A for out-fill coverage. The result was consistent, high-definition sound across every cor

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06 June 2025

UK - The Crosville Social Club in the North Wales city of Bangor is a multi-use venue whose origins lie in traditional working-class social club culture. Formerly the after-work haunt of the city’s bus-drivers, the club has evolved into a community hub, providing facilities for a broad range of events. Its membership and clientele crosses the generations, and the club’s continued existence owes much to its forward-thinking outlook.

Whether promoting its regular traditional staples of cabaret, comedy and bingo, or hosting DJ sessions, live bands and wide-ranging private events, the club remains committed to sustaining a cultural hub for the whole community. As the scope of its ambitions has broadened, so the need for high quality technical provision has developed.

Good audio is crucial to supporting the club’s varied programme and following a re

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05 June 2025

Spain - Barcelona’s historic El Molino, a former cabaret theatre and a cultural landmark for more than 100 years, reopened in October 2024 following renovations and a total refresh of its installed sound, lighting and stage technologies. The club, which presents music, stand-up comedy and other entertainment five nights a week, now features a Solid State Logic Live L100 Plus mixing console at front-of-house that is tightly integrated with the venue’s new immersive audio speaker system.

El Molino’s technical director, Ramon Sendra Entrena, a 20-year live sound veteran, was tasked in late 2024 with equipping the venue, which Mayor Jaume Collboni called “a symbol of Barcelona’s vibrant artistic soul” during its reopening ceremonies. The principal challenge, Sendra says, “was implementing high-quality audio in a relatively compact auditorium that m

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05 June 2025

USA - Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak II beltpacks are at the heart of an outdoor tracking sequence in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd., directed by Jamie Lloyd. This cinematic, real-time scene begins backstage at the St. James Theatre and spills out onto West 44th Street, with the production captured live on a massive LCD screen. The ambitious sequence, involving 62 cast and crew members, requires precision timing, flawless communication, and robust technology to execute every night.

Clear-Com plays a crucial role in providing seamless communication among the diverse team as they manage complex logistics outdoors while ensuring perfect synchronisation with the orchestra indoors. The real-time coordination required for this performance includes crowd control, outdoor route adjustments, and security, tasks made possible only with

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05 June 2025

USA - Martin Audio returns to this year’s InfoComm 2025 where it will be joined by sister brands, Linea Research, Optimal Audio and TiMax at Booth #5843. Martin Audio also promises a major visitor attraction at the booth, and at the same time will join forces with TiMax for a series of live presentations in audio demo room W224F (which starts a day earlier).

Alongside their strongest ever product line-up, Martin Audio is revving up the excitement with The FlexPoint Pitstop Challenge. Visitors are invited to test their speed and skill in rotating the driver on the flagship FlexPoint loudspeaker, the FP8. The contestant with the fastest time recorded over the four-day event will be crowned the ultimate speed champion and receive a prize package valued at $10,000.

Away from the booth - which will provide the first showing of the new Adorn A80

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05 June 2025

USA - Spatial audio brand TiMax will launch extended mixing console integration for TiMax panLab on Booth 5843 at InfoComm 2025. TiMax panLab now supports integration with Allen & Heath desks in addition to those already supported, including DiGiCo, Yamaha, Midas, and Behringer.

The launch marks another milestone on TiMax panLab’s product development roadmap as it seeks to democratise entry-level access to spatial audio. The platform remains as the only spatial audio rendering software to integrate with customers’ existing hardware.

The TiMax team will be on hand to discuss the recent deployment of TiMax SoundHub at the TED Conference filmed in Vancouver, Canada, and the latest updates in TiMax SoundHub and TiMax TrackerD4.

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05 June 2025

USA - Powersoft’s 30th anniversary tour continues at InfoComm 2025, with the Italian company planning a dynamic showcase of its latest technological innovations on booth 6260.

Founded in 1995 by Luca and Claudio Lastrucci and Antonio Peruch, Powersoft has over the past 30 years grown from a passion project into one of the world’s most respected audio technology brands.

“Our 30th anniversary is a celebration of our history and a reaffirmation of our commitment to innovation,” says Powersoft CEO Luca Lastrucci. “Every milestone we’ve achieved is thanks to the strong relationships we’ve built with our global community of distributors, integrators and customers, particularly in the United States, where our footprint continues to expand. We’re thrilled to mark this moment at InfoComm 2025, and we warmly invite attendees to visit our booth.

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04 June 2025

Germany - Void Acoustics has announced NEEC Audio Deutschland as an additional new distributor and partner to its existing partner Event Integrator in Germany.

As a subsidiary of existing Spanish Void distributor NEEC Iberia, NEEC Audio Deutschland has the same pro AV market focus as its parent brand. Target German markets include hospitality, hotels, restaurants, retail and corporate.

NEEC Audio Deutschland distributes a range of audio solutions including Void products, serving a network of over 150 integrators in the German AV market with Pro AV products and solutions.

Void’s specialist product offering for smaller venues and hospitality spaces has seen sizeable demand recently, including the compact Cyclone range of speakers and the Indigo series. NEEC De will offer these products as well as the extended Void range for system integration

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04 June 2025

India - Linea Research has announced the appointment of Vardhaman Megatech Pvt. (VMT) as its exclusive distribution partner for India, extending the global reach of the UK-based manufacturer of advanced amplifiers, DSP platforms, and networked audio solutions. 

The exclusive distribution partnership is effective immediately and VMT took the opportunity of the recent Palm Expo in Mumbai, India, to showcase Linea Research.

Martin Hildred, sales and marketing director for Linea Research, confirmed the appointment. “VMT is a well-respected and established distributor operating throughout India with strengths in all the markets Linea Research operates in, including both touring and installation.

“With teams and satellite offices across the country, linked closely to its head office in Mumbai, VMT can quickly provide Linea Research cu

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04 June 2025

UK - Audiovisual solutions specialist Delta Live has renewed its partnership with the Roundhouse in Camden to be its exclusive audio solutions supplier. The new agreement will see Delta Live implement significant updates to the venue’s audio systems to include new flown PA side-fills, plus updated PA ground fills and new mixing desks.

The company specialises in sound design, broadcast, events, and communications solutions across a range of industries from live concerts to corporate events, and has worked on productions for London Fashion Week, the recent VE Day celebrations in London, and has a two-decade partnership with the BBC Proms.

Its relationship with the Roundhouse goes back to 2019, when it won the tender to become the venue’s official audio supplier. “Up to that point they had rolling contracts with their previous suppliers,

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04 June 2025

Australia - Production house Dead Puppet Society is known for combining craftsmanship with cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with world-class arts companies and creatives to produce large-scale, design-led theatre works that shake up genres, incorporate contemporary forms of puppetry, and push the boundaries of live performance.

Opening in February at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, Dead Puppet’s latest production is a new version of the five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Peter and the Starcatcher.

For this musical, Dead Puppet’s creative director David Morton and the team engaged the services of Gold Coast-based sound, light and production technology specialists Captivate AV to design and deploy a sound system that would ensure audiences enjoy the full experience of the show’s ambitious sound design.

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04 June 2025

Germany - d&b audiotechnik has expanded its amplifier portfolio with the introduction of the 25D and D25. Based on the company's most advanced amplifier DSP platform, both models integrate Milan networking and offer full compatibility with d&b's software suite, ensuring seamless performance and improved workflow efficiency. Designed for versatility, the D25 is optimised for mobile applications while the 25D is tailored for installation.

"With the 25D and D25, we're not only providing customers with a cost-effective solution to address venues and events for small to mid-sized applications perfectly, but they also share the same feature set as the more powerful D90, D40 and 40D amplifier models to create maximum application flexibility for their individual needs," says Wolfgang Schulz, head of product management, electronics & software at d&b a

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04 June 2025

Spain - Work Pro has announced the launch of the Raptor series, a new line of audio which includes two models: Raptor 8 and Raptor 10, both designed to offer ‘superior sound experience and hassle-free installation’.

The Raptor series consists of compact systems that combine an amplified subwoofer and a satellite speaker. The Raptor 8 includes a 2x8-inch subwoofer and a passive satellite, while the Raptor 10 features a 2x10-inch subwoofer and an active satellite. Both models have a dual 5-inch satellite speaker plus tweeter, mounted on a speaker stand coming from the subwoofer, creating an easy-to-install system optimized for the best performance.

Designed for small events where portability is key, the Raptor series stand out for their ease of transport and quick setup without compromising sound quality. One of the main innovations of the Raptor 8

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03 June 2025

USA - AVlex has been named as the exclusive distributor for Amadeus Acoustics in the US. The agreement will see AVlex present Amadeus’ software-based audio solutions for multi-channel and multi-room applications to multi-use spaces, schools, churches and performing arts centres across the US.

“We needed a partner that understands the benefits, applications and basic technical aspects of our solutions,” explains Amadeus Acoustics CEO, Fabio Kaiser. “Also, somebody who can act on a national, state or regional level at the same time. And finally, somebody who is willing to go on a journey with us, as active acoustics and immersive sound solutions for venues and smaller spaces are still emerging.

“We believe with AVlex we found a partner for the US that fulfil these criteria who we could build a long-term relationship with.”

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03 June 2025

Argentina - A new immersive sound experience has opened recently at Punta Ballena, a leading whale-watching centre in Puerto Pirámides in Patagonia. The setup in the experience room uses Dolby Atmos technology with Audient Oria at its heart, and introduces a new, innovative dimension for tourists visiting the centre.

“It allows visitors to immerse themselves in the ocean’s soundscape and gain a sense of what it feels like to be a whale,” explains marine biologist and diver Gonzalo Bravo, a member of the team. “It offers a sensory journey that helps participants understand how whales communicate and interact. This experience complements the company’s traditional whale-watching tours, providing an even deeper connection to marine life.”

The immersive experience room is a specially designed space located next to the café where visitors eit

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03 June 2025

USA - For one week each year a wing of the large Vancouver Convention Centre event space transforms into the custom-built 1,200-seat TED Theatre - which hosts powerful, high-profile talks aimed at driving meaningful change.

As the non-profit TED Organisation’s relationship with its current PA supplier was nearing an end, their long-serving and highly experienced audio consultant, Michael Nunan was working on a TED Countdown project in Brussels, alongside FOH sound engineer Miles Barton, another veteran of TED event sound mixing. “We were discussing what PA manufacturer would be a good choice going forwards,” Barton recalls. “I’ve used Martin Audio gear since leaving college 24 years ago - and now use it regularly with [Martin Audio rental partner] 22live.”

He believed the two brands - TED and Martin Audio - would make a good alliance, and