The current vulnerability is in the ThroughTek Kalay network, a protocol implemented as an SDK built into software and networked IoT devices. Read all about the threat here at CEPRO.

By Vincent P. Luciani, Sr. Sales Engineer

AMETEK Electronic Systems Protection

The AV community is becoming more aware that a solid power foundation is necessary for their equipment to work properly, be available for their customers to use, and reduce costly service calls. Through the use of power monitoring devices, AV technicians are seeing firsthand that power quantity is not the same thing as power quality. Even if power is available, it may not be the low-distortion/low-noise 120 Volt/60 Hz sine wave we expect to be distributed within homes and commercial buildings.

SurgeX Senior Sales Engineer Vince Luciani discusses the differences between Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) technologies, features to look for in UPS’s, and how certain types of UPS’s can be used not only for backup but can actually solve a variety of power quality issues.

Your careful design for your client's audio signal in their theater, listening room, meeting room or any audio system is often held back from delivering the results they desire by the very room the audio is played in. Their audio passes through the expanse of air that surrounds the speaker and the listener. The listener always hears the “direct signal” or that nearly perfect part of the sound wave that travels the straight path from the speaker to the listener. But the final link in the audio chain is the acoustic space, the very air through which the signal passes. Their audio signal bounces off of walls, floor, and ceiling of the listening room and combines with the direct sound from the speakers delivering sound far from the direct signal alone. The result is unremarkable performance.

What can you do? Deploy ASC TubeTraps - read more here.

speaker B output or one of the popular wireless streaming system amplifiers like BlueSound or Sonos. With robust bass from its in-ground subwoofer, 8 precision 2-way satellites complete with mounting stakes, this system is a complete solution in one box!

Big Power Modest Chassis Maximum Performance

Capable of 1,125 watts of steady state power yet agile enough to delivery even larger power under momentary demands while falling to microwatts to achieve the finest details, the Anthem MCA525 is the powerful 5-channel performance your client wants and needs.

The MCA 525 GEN 2 was designed and built in Canada, and is like no other amplifier in the world: custom low noise high-power toroidal transformers; high-current bipolar output transistors; high-quality filter capacitors; advanced power supply regulators; oversized aluminum heatsinks; custom-designed dual binding posts; and patented auto-on/off circuitry. Superior craftsmanship that is reflected in clean, clear, audiophile-quality sound from top to bottom of the frequency spectrum.

The MartinLogan MC8 uses unique technology found in their critically acclaimed Motion series in a discreet in-ceiling speaker. The MC8 deploys a Folded Motion Tweeter and combines it with a woven fiberglass woofer and a proprietary Vojtko crossover network all hidden behind a flush micro-perforated grill. When full performance is desired, the MC8 delivers the results. Check it out here!

In Mount Vernon Washington a unique company derived from custom installers manufactures unique solutions from Invisible Loudspeakers and Subwoofers to Large Scale Outdoor Video Screens.

Their unique Invisible speakers offer sound quality that meets or exceeds many visible speaker solutions. With almost 180 degree dispersion, the coverage is remarkable. They manufacture multiple models from their entry level 6.5" two-way to their reference LRx85 bi-amp capable LRx85 with multiple drivers and panels. They even make invisible subwoofer solutions.

Axpona 2021 has been rescheduled around concerns for Covid-19. The Axpona organizers have worked with their Renaissance Schaumburg venue partner to return AXPONA to its traditional spring timeframe in 2022, April 22–24, and they secured future dates from April 14-16, 2023 and April 12-14, 2024. Axpona looks forward to full participation in April with over 200 listening rooms, the Ear Gear Experience, Record Fair, Expo Hall, live concerts, networking events and so much more fun for audio gear buyers and sellers from all over the world to safely enjoy.

EmeraldX, owners of CEDIA, are still planning for the CEDIA Expo this week. A large number of exhibitors have decided to pull out with health concerns around Covid and worries around real attendance numbers. You can see a list of manufacturers who have decided not to exhibit here and a list of who will be there here.

In the case of PAMrep, my manufacturers have decided not to exhibit and will not be showing products. I will not be attending at this point.

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