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Alcons Audio has opened a direct office presence in India, offering customers full factory support. The company will be operating out of Mumbai and Bangalore initially, with expansion planned to other cities in the near future. Members of the Alcons India team include sound
professionals Dhaval Mastakar (sales manager) and Amesh Sharma (technical support manager), both ex-Harman.
www.alconsaudio.com
EM Acousticshas supplied three pairs of EMS-51 compact full- range speakers, a pair of EMS-61 small-format full-range speakers and an i-8 compact subwoofer to console manufacturer Midas for its training room in Kidderminster. EM Acoustics operations director Mike Wheeler, said: “It’s great to have had the opportunity to work with Midas, and the fact that they chose EM Acoustics is a huge accolade for us.”
www.emacoustics.co.uk www.midasconsoles.com
Matrix Saleshas been named as Powersoft’s new partner for Denmark. Matrix Sales is part of the newly formed Matrix Group, made up of several well- established companies working to provide complete solutions for the touring, permanent installation and MI markets.
www.matrixgroup.dk www.powersoft-audio.com
The Science Musuemin London is to showcase the Universe of Sound, a new digital installation which sees a virtual Philharmonia Orchestra taking up residence in the facility from 23 May to 8 July 2012. Universe of Sound is an HD interactive experience, taking Gustav Holst’s The Planets Suite, and presenting a ‘virtual’ Philharmonia Orchestra performing the piece. Using giant screens, interaction and projection, visitors can ‘step inside’ the orchestra to take on the role of conductor or composer.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
installation UNITED KINGDOM UnivoxAudio helps hard of hearing
Bo Edin and loop induction advocate Ken Hollands join forces to create UnivoxAudio. Their mission? To enrich the lives of the UK’s hard of hearing, writes Erica Basnicki
BASED IN Hertfordshire, UnivoxAudio is a UK subsidiary of the world’s oldest loop induction company, Sweden’s Bo Edin – in business since 1965. The company was recently launched in the UK, founded by a team from Bo Edin and former commercial director at loop induction company Ampetronic, Ken Hollands.
One in six people in the UK
are hard of hearing, and UnivoxAudio says its mission is to make their daily lives “more enjoyable and enriching”. The company offers induction loop and wireless systems for home, public transport and commercial installation applications. Parent company Univox has undertaken assistive listening
From left to right: Conny Andersson, technical director and owner Bo Edin; Meta Bernhager, managing director Bo Edin; Ken Hollands, managing director UnivoxAudio
installations in a wide range of settings including induction loop systems in a historic English church, the World Expo in Spain, the Copenhagen Opera House, and throughout the
Scandic chain of hotels. UnivoxAudio’s Professional Loop Series amplifiers use a twin core multi-strand cable, eliminating the need to calculate cable impedance on install,
POLAND The ins and outs of IRIS-net By Erica Basnicki UNITED KINGDOM
PRO AUDIO Systems joined Meyer Sound in presenting the European debut of their Quick System Setup And Alignment seminar at the Alhambra theatre in Bradford. Around 40 delegates attended the interactive seminar, focused on practical solutions for quickly optimising audio systems, as well as key principles of acoustics and applicable physics.
Brian Lumb, Pro Audio Systems MD, said: “Events like this are what sets Meyer Sound apart in my opinion. Their investment in education is a huge part of their success and for us to partner with them in presenting events like this is really exciting and worthwhile for us and our business.”
www.meyersound.com www.proaudiosystems.eu
A DOZEN of Poland’s pro- audio specialists and audio installation designers took part in the latest Dynacord Academy, featuring some hands-on learning with IRIS-Net. The most recent Dynacord Academy took place in Hucisko, organised by the company’s Polish partner, Tommex. The three-day course, conducted by Bosch Communications Systems’ Tobias Pirtsch, focused on the IRIS-Net software platform covering fundamentals of IRIS- Net software and hardware, basic network theory and practical applications. Participants were also introduced to other standard networks such as Ethernet, CobraNet, Dante and CAN-Bus. The event was arranged by
Tommex’s Marzena Wojtowicz, Marcin Zimny and Jaroslaw
A range of Dynacord kit was covered during the course
Kraszewski. “We decided to organise this academy because these are subjects about which we are constantly being asked – by dealers and end-users. Since each of the participants had an individually configured rack at their disposal, they were able to put into practice the theoretical information they had learnt. The commitment of all the participants was outstanding,” said Wojtowicz.
www.dynacord.com
and simplifying system modifications. The design of the company’s SuperLoop SLS-2 range also addresses signal loss through construction metal and spillage, and can be used in adjacent rooms. Hollands, himself an
electronics engineer, explained UnivoxAudio’s philosophy: “Far too many induction loops don’t work because they’re underpowered. We’re about ‘power and performance’, which means a good experience for the hearing aid user, and
‘engineering simplicity’, making it easier for the architects, consultants, facilities managers, designers and installers who use our products.”
www.univoxaudio.co.uk
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