All items tagged with professional audio (450)
The Audio Industry Mourns the Loss of George Krampera
March 4, 2025 by Joao Martins

The Audio Industry Mourns the Loss of George Krampera

KV2 Audio has confirmed the news of the passing of its founder and industry pioneer George Krampera Sr. A true sound reinforcement visionary, Krampera devoted the last decades of his life to the professional audio company he founded in Milevsko, Czech Republic. But his name will be also remembered for his pioneering work with RCF, from where he left to work at B&C Speakers, and later to create Fussion, a new company in partnership with Marcelo Vercelli, which was eventually bought by Mackie, which subsequently also bought RCF.
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Harman Announces Leadership Transition: Christian Sobottka Appointed as New President and Chief Executive Officer
March 3, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Announces Leadership Transition: Christian Sobottka Appointed as New President and Chief Executive Officer

Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, announced that Michael Mauser will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 31, 2025. The Board of Directors has unanimously elected Christian Sobottka, currently President of Harman's Automotive Division, to succeed Mauser as President and CEO, effective April 1, 2025.
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Celestion TSQ2145 and TSQ1845 Low-Frequency Pro Audio Drivers Now Available
February 25, 2025 by Alfred Moody

Celestion TSQ2145 and TSQ1845 Low-Frequency Pro Audio Drivers Now Available

Engineered for applications in subwoofers or as bass drivers in two- or three-way loudspeaker designs and large-format arrays for sound reinforcement, Celestion's Ten Squared (TSQ) Series launched in 2024 is now expanded with two large-sized woofers. Celestion announced the availability of both the 21" TSQ2145 and 18" TSQ1845 models of aluminum-chassis neodymium magnet low-frequency loudspeakers.
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Powersoft Acquires K-Array and Signals Transition to Solution Provider
February 20, 2025 by Joao Martins

Powersoft Acquires K-Array and Signals Transition to Solution Provider

Powersoft, the Italian company that heads the Powersoft Group operating worldwide, announced the signing of a binding investment agreement to acquire 51% of the share capital of K-array from shareholder H.P. Sound Equipment. Powersoft says that the acquisition of K-Array expands and strengthens its position as a professional audio solutions provider, allowing the group to transition from a product focus into becoming a solution provider in existing and new markets.
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Beyma Introduces Multiple New Products at ISE 2025
February 18, 2025 by Joao Martins

Beyma Introduces Multiple New Products at ISE 2025

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is increasingly the trade show where speaker driver manufacturers in the pro audio segment present their new designs and announce new base models and innovations. During ISE 2025, Beyma introduced many new products that update its range to make it more competitive and broader. Among the new products are a new 14" woofer, two waveguides for line arrays, two new horns, and new compression drivers, expanding the CD family presented in 2023.
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Lighter, Cooler, More Powerful. B&C Speakers Introduces New Products for 2025
February 4, 2025 by Joao Martins

Lighter, Cooler, More Powerful. B&C Speakers Introduces New Products for 2025

Fresh from NAMM 2025 in Anaheim, CA, B&C Speakers will exhibit at ISE 2025 in Barcelona, where it will present its latest innovations, highlighting in particular the latest HLX Series Helical compression drivers DH350 and DH450 now benefiting from purposely designed heatsinks. Also new for the show are two new lightweight, high-power woofers, that are perfect for small format line arrays, expanding the Italian speaker manufacturer’s CL Series.
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A Compression Driver Trilogy and More From Lavoce at ISE 2025
February 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

A Compression Driver Trilogy and More From Lavoce at ISE 2025

The 2025 trade show season is in full force, and Lavoce Italiana is crossing the Atlantic after attending the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, and now moving closer to home, for Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona, Spain. There, the company will be introducing three neodymium magnet HF compression driver models: DN07.10LTF with 0.75” exit and low Fs, DN10.20 with 1” exit, and DN20.30TK with 2” exit. These compression drivers join the recently announced CAF series ferrite common magnet coaxials and other new models.
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Theory Professional Makes Official Debut at ISE 2025
February 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Theory Professional Makes Official Debut at ISE 2025

From Orange County, CA to Barcelona, Theory Professional will make its official debut on the show floor at ISE 2025, with plans to demonstrate its high performance loudspeakers, subwoofers, and loudspeaker controllers. Visitors to the show will be able to find the latest DLC loudspeaker controllers with AES67 audio-over-IP connectivity, and the full family of Surface, In-Wall, In-Ceiling, Pendants and Soundbars. The company founded by Paul Hales is co-exhibiting with Jupiter Systems at stand 3N620.
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L-Acoustics Names Bryan Bradley as CEO Americas
January 22, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

L-Acoustics Names Bryan Bradley as CEO Americas

Having recently crossed its milestone 40th anniversary and added its 1,000th team member at the close of 2024, L-Acoustics announced that Bryan Bradley has joined the company as CEO Americas. The former president of Group One Limited joined the L-Acoustics team to spearhead North, Central, and South American operations. The announcement jointly comes from worldwide L-Acoustics co-CEOs Laurent Vaissié and Hervé Guillaume, to whom Bradley reports.
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QSC introduces KC12 Active 3-Way Column Loudspeaker System
January 15, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

QSC introduces KC12 Active 3-Way Column Loudspeaker System

In a refreshing announcement coming from QSC, the new KC12 “K Column” active 3-way column loudspeaker system builds on the legacy and reputation of the company’s World of K portfolio. The KC12 is a first-of-its-kind, 3000-watt active column loudspeaker system that surpasses the acoustic performance of conventional designs. Simple and easy to deploy, the elegant QSC KC12, available in black and white, is ideal for a wide range of applications from solo entertainers, musicians and bands, to DJs, corporate AV, and event production.
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