February 2003
Features
Power Line Conditioners
Chris Steinwand
Contrary to what the electric companies would have you believe, all voltage is not created (or distributed) equally. One hundred twenty volts is more…
Video Test Equipment
Chris Steinwand
Compared with video, testing and troubleshooting audio is a breeze, and you know what a headache that can be. As more and more installs become an integration…
Reviews
NEC HT1000
Jeff Sauer
SPECIFICATIONS OPTICAL Panel Single-chip 12-degree DMD Resolution Multiresolution 1,024768 XGA; 1,024576 wide mode Advanced AccuBlend compatible Lens…
Columns
The Importance of Perspective
MARK MAYFIELD
IT’S NO STARTLING REVELATION TO POINT OUT THAT THE RATE OF change in industry, especially technology-driven ones, is rapid, to say the least. New technologies,…
Lessons Learned in the Association World
By Chuck Wilson
IT’S BEEN SEVEN YEARS NOW that I have been with the National Systems Contracting Association (NSCA). I have learned that running a trade association and…
Departments
Install of the Month
In fall 2002, BP Exploration (Alaska) held an open house to mark the opening of the BP Energy Center, a $7.1 million facility in Anchorage. The 13,500-square-foot…
REPRESENTATIVE AND DISTRIBUTION NEWS
Denon Electronics appointed the TK Group as sales representative for the Rocky Mountains territory. A Furman Sound Rep Council meeting took place at the…
20 YEARS AGO IN THE INDUSTRY
Editor’s Note: As part of S&VC’s 20th anniversary, we will be bringing you 20 Years Ago in the Industry, a retrospective glimpse of the industry and S&VC…
CONTRACTOR’S WEB WATCH
www.stardraw.com Stardraw.com has made available the component elements used to create its product symbols in the Block Schematic, Rack Layout, and Pictorial…
PEOPLE NEWS
Ken Berger has joined Mackie Designs as senior vice president of marketing. He will have global responsibility for marketing initiatives across all Mackie…
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 26-March 1 Electronic House ExpoOrlando, Floridawww.ehexpo.com March 3-6 ShoWestLas Vegaswww.showest.com 5-7 ISC WestLas Vegaswww.isc.reedexpo.com…
AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ACQUISITIONS
Global Cach and Xabler, both providers of products that enable technology in homes, have signed an alliance agreement that describes their intentions…
FEEDBACK
Protect Yourself from Fiberglass Allan Soifer’s December 2002 Contractor’s Toolbox: A World of Hurt was a most interesting and enlightening article emphasizing…
PUBLICATIONS
Belden Electronics Division (www.belden.com), a manufacturer of wire and cable products, has a new 600-page master catalog. Arena Rigging (Rigging Seminars;…
INDUSTRY NEWS
IED Gets ISO-9001 Certification Innovative Electronic Designs (IED) a manufacturer of public address, voice announcement, and visual paging systems has…
OFFICE SPACE
Inter-M Americas Opens U.S. Offices Inter-M Americas has unveiled a newly constructed 10,000-square-foot facility housing sales and administrative offices…
What’s New
audio products
Network System Crown Internationalwww.iqaudiosystems.com The IQ Network, previously known as the IQ System, has been redesigned. The IQ System was originally…
video products
Universal Player Onkyowww.onkyousa.com The DV-SP800 decodes SACD discs, DVD-Audio discs, and MP3 CDs in addition to conventional DVDs and CDs. It has…
a/v accessories
Power Conditioners Furman Soundwww.furmansound.com The Metered Six Series offers upgrades from earlier power conditioner products, especially for professionals…
Installation Profiles
Dam Entertaining
By Christopher Buttner
AS THE CENTERPIECE of the Columbia Basin Project, a multipurpose endeavor managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the dam is five times larger and…
Video Projections
ANTENNA TRICKS
PETER H. PUTMAN, CTS
Attention, all commercial and residential A/V designers and installers: The FCC just made your life more interesting and possibly much more aggravating….
Clean Signals
NOISE ANNOYS
BILL WHITLOCK
A predictable amount of constant, random noise is inherent in all electronic devices, such as background hiss in a sound system or the grainy movement…
Articles
Shelter from the Storm
Winn L. Rosch
Once solid-state equipment has been burned in, failures rarely happen without some encouragement. Would-be technicians spill coffee, short outputs, or…
