What makes a product good? Is it the box that it comes in, the features, the reputation of the manufacturer, the price? Maybe it’s just a great full color ad campaign, or some B.S. story by a celebrity that is connected to the product? Sometimes I think that at least half of everything that is made today is designed to… Read more →
Not quite the unloved stepchildren of pro audio equipment, power amplifiers are something that we either take for granted when they are functioning normally, or berate mercilessly when they fail. As we know full well, malfunctioning power amplifiers have the potential to completely fry speaker systems; drivers have been known to quite literally combust. Equally destructive, but more subtle are… Read more →
Almost everybody who has been around the studio business for a while is familiar with Technical Audio Devices (TAD) which is the professional division of Pioneer Electronics. Historically, TAD has made both drivers (their 4001 compression driver is a staple in the large soffit mounted monitor world) and finished speaker systems. Historically as well TAD’s products have been priced well… Read more →
Unveiled to the world press at the recent Pro Light + Sound at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, the Midas XL8 represents yet another large step in the maturation of the live sound digital console. With layout cues, sonic attributes and microphone preamps evolved directly from Midas’ universally lauded analog consoles, the XL8 has the potential to take the high-end live… Read more →