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KANSAS CITY, MO — Avlex Corporation has introduced the new MA-808 Portable Wireless PA System, which features an enclosure with retractable handles and integrated wheels for easy transport. This bi-amplified system includes a Class AB amplifier for the HF (high frequency) driver and a Class D amplifier that drives a 10-inch woofer. The unit also includes a built-in MP3 recorder/player module, support for two wireless receiver modules and storage provisions for the transmitters.

LONDON — CrystalRoc is the UK Company behind Kylie Minogue's crystallized Sennheiser SKM 5200 microphones, currently being used on the "Showgirl Homecoming Tour," which started in Sydney on November 11th.

DALY CITY, CA — Pearl Jam has converted to Digidesign's VENUE live sound environment. The band has had a busy year, commencing with the release of their eighth studio album, Pearl Jam, in May, with the single "World Wide Suicide," and the band is also on a worldwide tour, playing large festivals (including the iconic Leeds and Reading Festivals in the UK) and dates throughout South America, Mexico, Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia through the end of this month.

GAINESVILLE, GA — Danley Sound Labs announces the TH-215 subwoofer, the latest addition in their TH line of subwoofers, which is intended for applications in houses of worship, performing arts centers and music venues.

WOONSOCKET, RI — The Grand Hall of the historic Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, RI recently received a new sound reinforcement system featuring a selection of EAW components, including AX Series full-range loudspeakers, EAW Commercial CAZ Series power amplifiers and an MX8750 digital signal processor. The system also includes a Mackie Onyx 4880 house mixing console.

TORONTO, CANADA — PA Plus Productions, Inc recently deployed 80 Crown I-Tech 4000 amplifiers at Toronto's Air Canada Centre for Just Give Me Jesus, a Canadian multi-denominational Christian women's gathering.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Sao Paulo-based R4 Som recently provided a VerTec line array system for the 24th Salao Internacional do Automovel 2006 (International Automobile Expo). The event took place at the Anhembi Exhibition Park in Sao Paulo. The event featured 155 exhibitors and drew more than 620,000 visitors over a two-week period. R4 Som, a full-service sound reinforcement company, provided its client Toyota with in-booth audio production services.

NEW YORK — "Don't Tell Mama," a piano bar in New York City that uses an interactive entertainment experience, has acquired a new pair of Sennheiser wireless mics. The singing wait staff encourage the crowd to clap along and often single out patrons for impromptu duets or solos.

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Pianist/composer Alan Pasqua has purchased two EON G2 powered 15-inch loudspeakers for use as stage monitors on a two-week tour through the West Coast of the United States.

MONTREAL, CANADA — Created and directed by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, Cirque du Soleil's Delirium is a mixture of theatre, music, dance and multimedia that uses a 136-foot wide, 80-foot high stage that bisects the arena, dividing the audience into two halves, one on either side. The sound system created by audio designer Yves Savoie was conceived as dual, opposing setups to cover both sides of the stage, using a total of 96 Meyer Sound MICA curvilinear array loudspeakers. Each side sports three towers of 16 MICA cabinets, along with two columns of five 700-HP subwoofers. Six M1D curvilinear array loudspeakers per side act as frontfill for the first few rows of floor seating, with a handful of CQ-1 wide coverage main loudspeakers added to fill in some front corners.

MUNICH, GERMANY — The world premiere of Marilyn – the Musical took place at the Gärtnerplatz Theatre in Munich, using a networked (EtherSound) Camco-powered NEXO GEO S sound reinforcement system.