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When? 10–12 February
Easy ISE James Groves rounds up the kit on display at the Amsterdam show Integrated Systems Europe 2015 is just around the corner, and the show is set to celebrate its 11th anniversary with its biggest offering yet. The event begins on 10 February and will offer a wide range of events, presentations and training sessions, hosted before and during the event. Here is a round-up of the products you can expect to see at ISE 2015. Clear-Com will exhibit the LQ series, a new family of connectivity devices for linking intercom and audio systems over LAN, WAN or IP networks. As part of building a communications link, LQ utilises the low-latency audio codec Opus, which features a range of different settings to provide high-quality audio on the network bandwidth available. This means that the LQ Series can be used for intercom conversation, networked
music performances and for audio signals that need to be transported between different facilities. The compact LQ throw-down devices enable connections of two-wire partyline with call signalling and four-wire audio over LAN, WAN or internet IP infrastructures. The LQ-2W2 is both Clear-Com and RTS TW compatible, and a maximum of six LQ IP interfaces can be linked together in any
Clear-Com’s LQ Series offers both two-wire and four-wire combinations
two- or four-wire combination. www.clearcom.com Contacta will introduce the HLD product platform. The initial products in the range are the HLD5, and HLD 7, offering users “the flexibility and capacity to create comprehensive solutions to the requirements of the assistive listening market, whether for meeting rooms, lectures halls, theatres or conference venues”. The HLD5, a standalone, large area loop driver, is suitable for small facilities, including meeting rooms, classrooms and smaller venues. The HLD5 has built-in phased dual drivers for perimeter or phased array configuration. The HLD7, the large-area loop driver is better-suited for medium sized facilities, meeting rooms, lecture halls, places of worship and small theatres. The HLD7 can be used for perimeter or phased array configurations. MD Simon Thomas states: “In Europe around 71 million adults suffer from hearing loss, and that market has not been well supported by the AV and hearing loop industry. Contacta is set to change that with our expertise and products.” www.contactaglobal.com d&b audiotechnik will showcase its Y-Series at ISE. Offering point-source and linearray loudspeakers, the Y-Series delivers versatile and configurable solutions for a range of different environments. Yi loudspeakers are the installation-specific versions and will take centre stage at the d&b audiotechnik display alongside the Yi7P, Yi10, Yi8 and Yi12. According to the company, the d&b installation solutions provide “stylish, discreet and quality performance” in permanently installed applications. Examples from the xS-Series, xA-Series and the “particularly elegant” xC-Series column speakers will be on display at the show. Sabina Berloffa, the new director of marketing and product management for d&b, says, “The d&b philosophy of seamless integration combined with simplifying the implementation process is at the heart of the system reality. The d&b installation solution is a straightforward, uncomplicated process that can be implemented for any size of venue that would benefit from a quality pro-audio solution.” www.dbaudio.com Dan Dugan Sound Design will introduce three products at ISE – Dugan models M,
d&b’s Y-series promises versatile solutions
N and K. The ‘Dugans’ patch into the input insert points of a mixing console, giving the board operator all of the features of the board such as EQ and sends along with automatic mixing. The Dugan Model M uses MADI I/O. It provides 32 channels of Dugan auto-mixing at 96kHz or 64 channels at 48kHz. It will have PoE and is housed in a half rack case. The Dugan Model N has Dante I/O and supplies 32 channels at 96k or 64 channels at 48k along with PoE, also in a half rack case. The Dugan Model K is a physical interface for all networkable Dugan products. This gives the user physical buttons for controlling a system made up of any number of Dugan units. www.dandugan.com RCF will present a wide range of products, with focus on its new flagship DXT 9000 and DXT 3000 digital voice alarm systems, certified to EN 54-16 and EN 54-4 standards. The first fully digital PA/VA system to be designed from the ground up by RCF engineers, the DXT 9000 can be used in almost any kind of application, from the small schools and hotels to huge campuses that include multiple buildings. It is a distributed system in which every component, including the loudspeakers, has its own physical address, can be monitored according to current EN 54 standards and can be configured after installation where necessary. While paging and voice evacuation are the primary uses for the DXT 9000, it can also be used to interface pro-audio active speakers through RCF’s RD-NET control and monitoring system. Another addition to the DXT range is the DXT 3000. Designed for wall mounting, it offers an integrated solution for small and medium, single or multi-zone applications. Other items on the RCF stand will include a new white installation version of the company’s HDL 10-A active line array. “The ultra-compact size, no compromise