New Gear

Flare Audio’s SM15 Stage Monitor is designed to help live music venues optimize stage space. The compact (384mm x 595mm x 421mm) and lightweight (28kg) units are designed with 15″ and 1″ drivers capable of producing ample power (Max SPL of 133.5dB) for a wide array of applications.

CAD Audio has added the new AS22 and AS16 to its growing line of Acousti-shield stand mounted acoustic enclosures.

VUE Audiotechnik’s compact h-8 joins the company’s other h-class loudspeakers, including the larger h-12 and h-15 systems. The h-8 combines an 8-inch transducer with a neodymium compression driver featuring a Truextent beryllium diaphragm at its core.

Grund’s new GQ Series loudspeakers can be used  in PA-type enclosures, positioned on the side as floor monitors or be pole mounted. The five-model series includes the GQ-10, GQ-12. GQ-15, GQ-153, and GQ-18S. The GQ-10, GQ-12, and GQ-15 are 2-way designs that employ a 1-inch high frequency compression driver with rotatable horns mated to their respective low frequency transducer. The GQ-153 is a 3-way design encompassing a 1-inch high frequency compression driver with rotatable horn, an 8–inch mid driver, and a 15-inch low frequency transducer. The GQ-18S is a sub bass system featuring an 18-inch low frequency transducer in a bass reflex enclosure.

At the 2014 I.S.E. show, Christie Digital unveiled Vive Audio, a full line of installation speakers for auditorium/theater applications. The Christie Vive Audio line array speakers combine advanced ribbon driver technology with a unique coaxial articulated line array design to provide greatly enhanced clarity, dramatically reduced distortion and ultra-fast transient response. All the standard line array models feature multiple 3.5-inch ribbon neodymium HF drivers and Kevlar cone midranges, arranged in a coaxial array with 120×30-degree (HxV) dispersion.

ANAHEIM, California – At Winter NAMM 2014, JBL Professional announced the latest addition to its legendary EON portable loudspeakers with the new EON600 Series. A complete departure from traditional approaches to affordable, self-contained and portable P.A. systems, the EON600 Series was purposely designed and built from the ground up using JBL’s advanced waveguide technology and proprietary transducers. The EON600 Series brings the extraordinary quality of high-end studio monitors to a highly flexible, easy-to-use P.A. system.

Hosa Technology’s new Edge Series cable products feature Neutrik connectors and Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) conductors. And because Hosa Edge consists of microphone, guitar, and speaker cables, it can be used along the entire signal chain. The cable products were featured at Winter NAMM 2014, Booth# 5590 (Hall B).

The d&b audiotechnik White range of integration solutions has expanded to include the xC-Series column loudspeakers. This latest addition contributes the same exacting qualities to the installation specific White range as the xS-Series and xA-Series, offering visual, physical, acoustical and electrical integration in a manner that meets the most demanding specifications.

Meyer Sound has announced the self-powered LYON™ linear sound reinforcement system, the newest addition to the LEO family of linear loudspeaker systems. Incorporating the technology of the LEO family in a lighter, more compact package, the LYON loudspeaker system extends the advantages of highly linear self-powered systems to a broader range of venues and applications. LYON will debut at the Feb., 2014 ISE trade show in Amsterdam. Shown here (L-to-R) is the LYON development team: Pablo Espinosa, chief loudspeaker designer & VP of R&D; John Meyer; and product manager Luke Jenks.