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Thames Audio invests in L-Acoustics Kara

Thames Audio's James Tebb with the new Kara system

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Thames Audio has purchased an L-Acoustics Kara modular WST line source system for its hire stock.

"The addition of Kara to our stock was led very much by customer demand," says Thames Audio's project manager James Tebb. "We had a number of clients who were specifying line array systems for their events. Having worked with a number of different systems, our preference stood very much with L-Acoustics, and we used dV-DOSC systems on a number of UK events, tours and festivals."

Following the success of these events, Thames Audio arranged a visit to L-Acoustics to listen to the new Kara system. "We were immediately impressed with the system as a whole," continues Tebb. "The Kara is an obvious progression of the dV-DOSC system. Sonically it has

ETC Ions at Cairns Civic Theatre, Australia

ETC Ions for Cairns Civic Theatre

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - The Cairns Civic Theatre, owned and operated by the Cairns Regional Council, has been presenting some of the best arts and entertainment available in Australia, since it was opened in 1974. More than 230 performances are presented at the theatre each year, ranging from local amateur shows to national and international touring extravaganzas.

For many years the theatre has been home to ETC lighting consoles, with the latest acquisition being an ETC Ion 1500.

"In fact we purchased two ETC Ion 1500 consoles s

The Da Mario Italian restaurant in London's Kensington

A.C. installs multi-zone system at Da Mario restaurant

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - A.C. Special Projects has provided a multi-zone audio solution for the Da Mario Italian restaurant. Located a short walk from Kensington Palace in London, the 120 year old building's architecture merges Venetian and Gothic styles and was commissioned by Queen Victoria. In addition to the main ground floor restaurant, the venue features a basement level separated into a bar, a DJ dancefloor used for disco music nights and private parties, and a further smaller dining area.

When Da Mario wanted to centralise control of separate sound systems in each zone, they approached A.C. Speci

The Sennheiser EMB team, L-R: Dr. Heinrich Esser, Paul Whiting, Dr. Andreas Sennheiser, Volker Bartels, Daniel Sennheiser and Peter Callan.

Sennheiser announces global restructure

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - The supervisory board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co has announced the company's new global organisational structure. Three responsive 'Business Divisions' designed for the target markets of Consumer Electronics, Professional Systems and Installed Sound will be supported by a strong corporate group with three divisions.

"With this structure, we are implementing clear customer orientation as part of our corporate strategy and will be able to act in a more decisive and target-oriented manner in the future," said Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser, chairman of the supervi

Control Protocols Plug Fest set for January

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Control Protocols Plug Fest celebrates its second anniversary with another Fest being held in January 2011 in conjunction with the Technical Standards Programme meetings at the Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas.

As a result of the continuing popularity and growth of the programme, the Plug Fest will fill a larger space at the Marriott, and the event will be lengthened by half a day, running Friday, 21 January from 16:00 to 22:00; Saturday, 22 January from 09:00 to 23:00; and Sunday, 25 January from 09:00 to 22:00. The event, originally created to support ANSI E1.20 RDM (Rem

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