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Houses of Worship Top Story

Audio Podcast: Saving Costs in a Sound System Upgrade
 In this edition of the Houses of Worship AV Special Focus enewsletter podcast series, S&VC contributor and Freelance AV specialist Bennett Liles talks with Kelly Ward, AV specialist at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., about the church's recent sound system upgrade, in which new loudspeakers were paired with existing loudspeakers for added clarity and control. more>>

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W8L Longbow Large Scale, Three-Way Line Array Enclosure
Combining patent-pending wavefront curvature control technology with new advances in high frequency design, the W8L Longbow provides 10dB of increased high frequency output over its popular predecessor the W8L along with tight, punchy low frequency performance for demanding sound reinforcement applications such as outdoor festivals, sports stadiums and large arenas.
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Industry News

Houses of Worship: Making the Transition to HD Affordably
 The landscape of media consumption has changed dramatically over the past decade, and people today consume video in the home and in the world at large much differently than they did in years past. As media consumers have grown accustomed to HDTV and have become more familiar with web-based and mobile media technologies, their expectations of video in any setting, including houses of worship, have grown more sophisticated; they expect the same or better quality video at worship as they see within their own homes. Thus, houses of worship are changing along with the times and exploring the transition to HD now or will be within the next few years. Houses of worship are no different than any other organizations looking to move to HD. While the overall mission of production may be guided by a unique vision, such facilities face the same fundamental concerns in planning for HD: budget, distribution and workflow. more>>

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Installation News

Grace Cathedral Upgrades Audio Capability with APB Spectra Series
 Grace Cathedral, built in 1849 during the California gold rush, has survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and several incarnations to become the third-largest Episcopal cathedral in the nation, visited by well-known religious figures such as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Billy Graham, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Actively involved in contemporary technology—with extensive online programming, podcasts, MP3s, and live streaming of services and talk shows on the Internet—Grace Cathedral recently undertook the first step in an audio upgrade, highlighted by the installation of a new Spectra-C 40-channel console from APB-DynaSonics. more>>

From the Briefing Room

TecNec Introduces New Connectronics HDMI Feed-Thru D Series Chassis Mount Connector
 TecNec, a worldwide distributor of professional video, audio, multimedia, digital, and AV equipment and accessories related to the broadcast, prosumer and home theater markets, announced the availability of the new Connectronics HDMI Feed-Thru D series chassis mount connector. The TN-HDMICM is a gold-plated HDMI panel-mount adapter that is designed to mount in a standard D Style Punch. more>>

Product News

Radian RPH series
 The Radian Audio Engineering precision array series represents the pinnacle in two-way arrayable loudspeaker systems. It features Radian's proprietary large-diaphragm compression drivers and is available in four horn patterns. more>>


AKG Acoustics C 680 BL
 The AKG Acoustics C 680 BL uses a condenser element phantom powered with 9V to 52V DC to produce a cardioid pickup pattern, and it includes a shock-mounted design to help isolate the element from impacts to the conference table. more>>

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