Some End Of Year Thoughts: Apples, oranges & onions.
It has been an interesting yet frustrating year for me. Interesting in that some new and rather different (i.e., challenging) …
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It has been an interesting yet frustrating year for me. Interesting in that some new and rather different (i.e., challenging) …
High-resolution audio differs from high-definition video in some important respects. Frankly, video systems are generally easier to design. Although they …
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Computer programs: boon or bane? About 15 years ago, if I had been asked if I made much use of …
Sooners AV distribution gets an upgrade. When the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman decided to do a major upgrade …
Foot in mouth. One of the more interesting features of my job is that I get to travel around the …
Bridling marble to implement smart AVL. The Venetian (venetiannj.com), a large event and reception facility in Garfield NJ, gets raves …
Why does the laptop sound so funny? In the AV industry, the end users are typically represented by two separate …
There can be little doubt, unless you are a DJ, of course, that good high-frequency performance from a sound system …
In the AV industry, the end users are typically represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the designers who …