A Visit to Audix on its 25th Anniversary
By Ryan Abeling
Audix Co-founder Cliff Castle shows off some prototypes for mics.On a surprisingly sunny day in Portland, OR, I took a trip down to Wilsonville to visit with local microphone manufacturer Audix. Upon arriving , I sat down with Cliff Castle, co-founder of Audix, to talk a bit about the history of the company and how they'd come to find a home in Oregon. Twenty-five years ago, Audix was founded in Redwood City, CA. After many years of business in that area, Castle began to feel a bit crowded as more and more new companies opened up in the area. So he decided to uproot the company and move it ...
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Single-Projector 3D Arrives at InfoComm
By Ryan Abeling
Probably the most interesting new application on view at InfoComm last week was one that has jumped from the consumer side to the commercial AV side of the fence: 3D, using just one projector. Big-gun 3D-ready projectors have been available from other manufacturers for the past couple years–Barco, Christie, Digital Projection, projectiondesign in the DLP camp, and offerings from a variety of players in the LCD camp that use two projectors– but new at this year’s InfoComm: New, inexpensive 120Hz time-sequential 3D compatible projectors that use just one projector, and will ship later this ...
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NEC Showcases Its Latest to New York Dealers
By Ryan Abeling
Recently I had the chance to traipse downtown and check out the NEC New York Showcase at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel. The first thing I noticed as I entered the ballroom was the growth of other manufacturer participants from last year. This year featured Crestron, Display Devices, KBZ, Kramer Electronics, Libery Wire & Cable, Peerless Mounts, Polycom, Revolabs, and Stewart Filmscreen were all present with many recently introduced products to compliment the spread NEC provided. And it was a quite interesting spread, a mix of recently announced and not quite ready products were scattered ...
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Sanyo Unveils its QuaDrive Technology in New Projector
By Ryan Abeling
Last week I took a walk over to Sanyo’s recent product showcase at the Omni Berkshire Hotel in New York to see what the projector company had to offer in its fall lineup. What I found was that the company had been making leaps and bounds in technology since I had last taken in a Sanyo press conference.The new thing that had all the Sanyo reps abuzz was its new QuaDrive projector technology. Before I even knew what it was, I noticed two similar sized projectors set up side by side, the one on the right was definitely showing brighter, more vivid colors than the other, but what could be ...
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Swiss Acoustics
By Ryan Abeling
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND--Ah Montreux, the majestic Alps, the sparkling Lake Geneva, and of course home to one of the world's largest music festivals. Every year in July, for a little more than two weeks, this small town that was once the refuge of wealthy Englishman for holiday, is transformed into the music capital of the world. Acts as diverse as Chick Corea and the Beastie Boys converge here to play their latest and capture the attention of locals and outsiders alike.The Stravinsky Auditorium at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
The festival centers around two major halls, the large Stravinsky ...
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