Audio
Demo: Electro-Voice X-Line Advance series (VIDEO)
Electro-Voice hasn’t launched a line array since 2008, having focused its efforts in installation speakers primarily on the ZLX series. So we were delighted...
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Audio
Audio consoles: eight of the best
Our round-up of recently launched audio consoles shows they appeal to a broader range of users, with usability, input and output scalability and futureproofing...
Case Studies
Solutions: Gothia Towers hotel complex fits Baldwin Boxall VA system
The recently expanded three-towered Swedish hotel sought a voice alarm system able to withstand the daily rigours of this multi-functional complex. Gothia Towers in...
Technology
Shops and shopping centres: two-way communication
The first half of this feature on AV in shops and shopping centres looked at the growing expectations customers have when visiting retail facilities....
Technology
Shops and shopping centres: customer engagement
AV is used widely to draw customers to shops and shopping centres. Steve Montgomery assesses the methods and tools retailers and brands employ to...
AV-IT
The rise of VoIP: standalone vs. integrated
In the first part of this feature on VoIP technology, we looked at the transition from analogue and paging to VoIP-based systems. Here we...
AV-IT
The rise of VoIP: opportunities for integrators
The widescale adoption of voice telephony systems in sectors such as corporate and education has fuelled the recent surge of interest in VoIP. But...
Audio
Solutions: ELAN and Niles audio feature in historic site remodel
At 288m above sea level, this once run-down building has been transformed into a welcoming bar and restaurant with big ambitions, writes Tom Bradbury....
Connectivity
Signal management: future configurations
Having covered networked and multipoint-to-multipoint solutions, the final part of this signal management feature looks at future configurations. As with any technology, then, the best...
Connectivity
Signal management: multipoint-to-multipoint
The first part of this feature on signal management looked at networked solutions, here we turn our attention to point-to-point configurations. Lower cost, facilitation...
Connectivity
Signal management: networked solutions
It was in 1978 that TCP/IP was split into TCP and IP. Since then, Internet Protocol has transformed every industry – including the AV...
People
Interview: Simon Dutton, Inition
With a track record spanning over 13 years and hundreds of installations, Inition is known for leveraging new technologies before they go mainstream. We...
AV-IT
Opinion: how is virtual reality’s influence growing?
Our columnist Rob Lane discusses the world of VR, following the F8 Oculus Rift update. I wrote about Facebook’s March 2014 acquisition of Oculus...
AV-IT
Opinion: the opportunities from surveillance and access control
AV systems, access control systems and surveillance are joining voice telephony and computer data on the Ethernet cables and WiFi connections that run through...