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Residential In-wall Speakers  

By Bennett Liles

Virtually every challenge posed by mounting speakers directly into walls has been attacked and defeated by some of the latest technology available in this category. New features in in-wall speakers from a wide range of manufacturers now allow such speaker installations to be custom-tailored, in terms of directional throw and frequency response, to the specific room in which they are installed...

Niles Introduces New Ceiling-mount Loudspeakers and Subwoofers 

Niles Audio announces the introduction of 26 new ceiling-mount loudspeaker and subwoofer solutions designed to deliver outstanding audio performance from a discrete location....

Kramer Electronics’ New VM-100CA is a One-box Solution 

Kramer Electronics has introduced the VM-100CA 1:10 distribution amplifier for component video signals, with the capability to also distribute both analog and digital S/PDIF stereo audio signals ...

TAPCO Unveils Series 69 Passive Loudspeakers at NAMM 

After a successful unveil at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany last March, TAPCO is showing the new Series 69 Passive Loudspeakers for the first time in the United States, this week at NAMM....

Niles Audio Launches Website for Digital Whole-house Audio System 

Niles Audio Corporation announces the official launch of its IntelliControl ICS (integrated control solutions) website....

New LCR Loudspeakers Integrate Center Channel 

Artison’s Masterpiece LCR speakers feature DualMono Center Channel technology, which integrates center channel components into the upper portion of the right and left speakers, eliminating the need for a separate center channel speaker enclosure. ...

Inter-M Power Amps Drive New Organ Design 

Harman Pro Group HiQnet 

By John McJunkin

Way back in the good (or bad) old days, we had microphones, mixers, amplifiers, loudspeakers, signal processing, and cabling. And that was it. We hooked...

InfoComm Pick Hits 2006 

Staff Report

During InfoComm 2006, Sound & Video Contractor's judges patrolled the show floor at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., looking for new products deserving of Pick Hit awards. What makes a product Pick Hit-worthy? Well, first, it has to be new, and real. That means the product hasn't been shown at any previous InfoComm shows; it's shown on the show floor at InfoComm 2006 as a real product (not as a technology demo); and it's set to ship in 2006. But more importantly, the product must be technologically...

Technology Showcase:
Lavalier Microphones  

By Bruce Borgerson

The lavalier microphone is a shrinking device with a shrunken name. The origin of the term harks back to a type of jewelry pendant popularized by the Duchesse de la Vallière, a favored mistress of Louis XIV...