Sound & Video Contractor presents product coverage related to large venue technology

TOA HX-5B/FB-120B

By John McJunkin

TOA Electronics continues to deliver quality products of all stripes. Even if the company isn't on your short list of speaker manufacturers in terms of name recognition, you'll want to be aware of its new HX-5/FB-120 combination. This high-quality package consists of a subwoofer, the FB-120 ($692)...

Top Technology Products of 2005

By Jack Kontney

What's the next big thing? New products are brought to market at an ever-increasing pace. We see them at trade shows; we see them advertised. And, as your caretakers of industry news...

Technology Showcase:
Line Array Loudspeakers

By Daniel Keller

Browsing most speaker manufacturers' current offerings, it's hard to imagine that as recently as a decade ago, line arrays were a relatively uncommon commodity in the world of live sound. Although the technology has been around for quite a while (described in Harry F. Olson's “Acoustical Engineering” in 1957), only in the last few years has everyone and his mother seemingly jumped on the line-array...

Avocent Emerge WMS1000

By Jeff Sauer

In last month's Sound & Video Contractor I reviewed ViewSonic's Media Gateway WMG120 and Media Adapter WMA100. That combination sends video and audio...

Technology Showcase:
Noise-masking Systems

By Tim O'Leary

Aristotle once said, Why is it the buzzing in the ears ceases if one makes a sound? Is it because a greater sound drives out the less? This statement...

Technology Showcase:
DVRs and Beyond

By Bret Bass

When considering the largest existing market opportunity for video surveillance systems, J.P. Freeman Co., a leading...

Sony SRP-X700P

By John McJunkin

Simplicity. It's nice to have everything you need wrapped up in a tidy package...

Drawmer DSL424

By John McJunkin

It's no secret that Drawmer...

Technology Showcase:
Microphone Preamps

By Bennett Liles

In modern parlance, the terms and have, for practical purposes, become inextricably linked. In every field, maximum effort is being made to stretch available resources for maximum effect, and nowhere is this trend more evident than in the world of low-cost mic preamps...

VBrick VB6200

By Jeff Sauer

By now, most AV contractors are aware of the trend toward using IP networks to move AV control data. And the advantages are fairly clear: unlimited distances,...