Infocomm 2014 Show Highlights

Infocomm 2014 was a great show for all of us and our vendors. Hopefully you were able to attend. If not, we have summarized the latest and greatest from our vendors listed below. Please contact your rep if you have any questions! Sorry for the length of this message - lots of stuff to show you! (*note: all brands not available in all territories)

AKG

CBL31 WLS Wireless Boundary Layer Mic

The CBL31 WLS is based on a heavy duty tabletop mechanics and includes the well-known cardioid capsule CK31 from the DAM Series. Due to its heavy weight it is very well shock absorbing and holds the microphone firm on place. Various AKG pocket transmitters fit into the housing to transform the station into a complete wireless solution.

CSX IRS10 - Infrared Language Distribution System

The next generation of AKG Infrared System is based on a 10 channel PPM (Pulse Phase Modulation) technology, ensuring absolute security! All transmitted signals stay in the room.The system is easily expandable to literally any room size. PPM also always uses the whole LED panel, regardless of whether one is using 1 or 10 channels, which leads to the same radiation power even if one is changing the number of needed channels.

CS3 - Plug N' Play Conference System

The CS3 System is a modular and flexible conference system for small and medium size applications. It�s reliable components can be easily set up, wired and expanded. One CS3 base unit can support 60 microphones. The base unit connects to all relevant devices like PA, recording, external audio sources and camera control systems. Different operating modes enable automatic or controlled conferences, even without PC remote.

ASK Proxima (Sound Marketing West Only)

ASK Proxima Launches New Line of Bright, Lightweight and Cost-Effective Business/Data Projectors

The C5 Series, which consist of the C520 and C510W, are LCD-based projectors with 5500 and 5000 lumens, respectively, and a 5000:1 contrast ratio for rich, bright and vivid picture quality. Features such as network control via RJ45 connection and edge-blending technology come standard in the C520 and C510W. Both projectors come with a 1.65x digital zoom lens, as well as vertical/horizontal and corner keystone correction for image adjustment and to ensure that the C5 Series of projectors are ready for large environments and complex projection installations.

ASK Proxima Introduces the E3000 Series of Dual-Lamp Large Venue Projectors

The E3815 and the E3715W are full-featured projectors, with a dual-lamp optical engines, ensuring 24x7 continuous operation with automatic lamp switching. The E3000 Series offers 360-degree projection, allowing the E3815 and the E3715W to project in any orientation, providing unlimited installation options, for even the most difficult or specialty applications. The automatic focus function combined with built-in edge-blending technology in both projectors deliver seamless presentation and perfectly matched images.

BSS Audio

New BSS Soundweb™ Contrio™ Wall Controllers

BSS Audio today introduced its Soundweb Contrio family of wall controllers, designed to provide greater system control and flexibility for a variety of fixed install applications. The Soundweb Contrio wall controller lineup features four models that, in addition to advanced multiple zone control, can easily be employed in a room-combining and splitting environment.

New Soundweb™ Contrio™ Server

The Soundweb Contrio server enables comprehensive system control logic configuration, both with a similar 'wiring' design environment as exposed in Audio Architect for existing Soundweb London devices, and a new open scripted Lua environment. The overall system is made even more efficient by running a logic system separate from the audio devices, which frees up processing capability and reduces the amount of hardware required.

Crown

Crown XLC Series Amplifiers

Available in two models, the XLC2500 and XLC2800 incorporate Crown's proprietary DriveCore™ Technology, which significantly reduces the amplifiers' size, while yielding much more energy efficient operation - without sacrificing performance. Compact, powerful and cost-effective, the XLC Series provides ease of installation, outstanding sound quality and the unwavering reliability inherent in every Crown product. These amplifiers are powerful, affordable options for both the cinema and install markets.

DBX

DBX AFS2 Advanced Feedback Supression Processor

The AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression processor has been completely re-designed to take the foundation of the best selling AFS224 and bring it to thte next level. The AFS2 now offers the highly-intuitive Wizard function that takes all of the guesswork out of setting up any room. The AFS2 also incorporates a completely re-designed Advanced Feeback Supression module. Best of all, the AFS2now provides the user with a full LCD display setup and monitoring.

JBL Professional

Control 45C/T - Two-Way 5.25" Coaxial Ceiling Loudspeaker

The Control 45C/T is a premium in ceiling professional loudspeaker designed for applications that can benefit from extremely wide bandwidth and very consistent coverage from a ceiling speaker with a small footprint.

AWC159 and AWC15LF All Weather Compact Loudspeakers

The AWC159 is a compact, coaxial-driver, 2-way, highly weather-resistant full-range loudspeaker system which is ideal for speech and music in a wide variety of applications, including sports facilities, racetracks, stadiums, fairgrounds, rodeos, skating rinks, themed entertainment venues, cruise ships, water parks, outdoor background music/paging systems, swimming pools, and a wide variety of other outdoor or indoor venue types. The AWC15LF is a matching subwoofer.

Control 60PS/TPendant Subwoofer with Crossover

The Control 60PS/T pendant subwoofer loudspeaker provides bass extension and high impact for high-fidelity sound systems in a wide variety of applications including restaurants, retail stores, music cafes, health clubs, theme bars, leisure venues, and other locations where full-range high fidelity foreground/background music systems are utilized. Featuring 150 Watt power handling and low distortion, the long-excursion 200 mm (8 in) low frequency driver features butyl rubber surround for well-damped, tight sound quality and long-term reliability, and a polypropylene-coated cone for humidity protection.

Middle Atlantic Products - Wiremold

Flexview Series Video Carts

The FlexView™ Series is a collection of display stands and carts that are easy-to-integrate, cost-effective solutions for corporate, hospitality and education environments. Featuring a slim profile and contemporary design aesthetic, FlexView models are also certified for safety, offering hallmark Middle Atlantic strength and durability. All carts and stands are integrator and end-user friendly with storage where it's needed and useful options and accessories to customize the solution to the application

Hide A/V equipment and mount projectors with the Evolution Series Ceiling Box from Legrand.

For a new way to hide clutter, look up to the new Evolution Series Ceiling Boxes. They offer localized mounting for A/V and technology equipment in a plenum-approved enclosure. These boxes are available with and without an option for mounting a projector. Perfect for smaller spaces like conference rooms and education facilities where traditional racks and credenzas won't fit.

Soundcraft

The Soundcraft Vi3000

features an all-new appearance with a more efficiently designed control surface, 36 faders, 24 mono/stereo busses and a sweeping black screen panel with four Vistonics II™ touchscreen interfaces with sleek, updated 3D graphics. Because the Vi3000 has four touchscreens, it's the only console in its class that can be used by two engineers at the same time.

Soundcraft Realtime Rack UAD Powered Plug-Ins for Soundcraft Vi Series Live Sound Consoles

The result of a unique collaboration between live sound mixing experts Soundcraft and renowned plug-in manufacturer, Universal Audio, the Soundcraft Realtime Rack brings industry-standard UAD studio plug-ins to the Soundcraft platform. The Realtime Rack hardware and software delivers tight integration of Soundcraft Vi consoles and UAD Powered Plug-Ins, with (48 kHz) sub-2 millisecond latency and full snapshot store and recall with Soundcraft's CUE/Snapshot system. Soundcraft Realtime Rack brings the stability of DSP and the sound quality that Soundcraft and Universal Audio are known for in a scalable, low-latency processing environment.

Tascam

TASCAM updates the CD-RW900mkII and CD-RW901mkII

The new models build on the installer-standards with features that increase their reliability and functionality. A new tray-loading CD transport has been added, designed in-house by TEAC. The CD-W5600S is purposefully designed for use in audio recorders - unlike computer drives, its firmware allows it to record without gaps between track markers. Additionally, the "Time-Track Increment" feature has been added to the CD-RW900mkII, allowing it to create a new track marker after a preset amount of time has passed.