For more than 20 years, Mike Goodreau has been providing superb sound reinforcement in the New England region as the head of ACE Audio, based in Middletown, Connecticut. Business is very good indeed for this regional sound company that has justly earned a reputation for excellence.
ACE Audio recently provided sound for the popular Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival in Preston, Connecticut. Marking its 29th anniversary, the festival features a bill of “who’s who” bluegrass artists such as Rhonda Vincent, Grammy-nominated Blue Highway and several others. Mike used the occasion to deploy his new EAW…

It’s been around for a while now, but everyone should know about the EAW TSP (Touring Systems Payment) Program. TSP is a flexible, simple approach to leasing that works for you!
We invite you to check out TSP and take advantage of it to augment your existing EAW inventory or finally own that EAW touring system of your dreams… all without tying up valuable working capital, or affecting cash flow. Flexibility is the key reason that this program is so popular – you chose which EAW products you need, you chose the payment program that’s right…

Culture Lab-Newcastle in the U.K. is described as a flagship for the University of Newcastle’s interdisciplinary research grounded in digital technologies.
The result of a significant investment by the university and the British government’s Science Research Investment Fund, Culture Lab is a multi-application, multi-user digital media facility whose aim is to enable the development of new digital technologies for solutions to arts, humanities and social science research problems. The facility boasts a live event space for performances, lectures and interactive displays, and state-of-the-art workshops where people can customize hardware and software.

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The tremendous growth of Crossroads Christian Church has spurred the development of a new church building that’s also purpose-built to serve as a premier live concert hall, and featuring a commensurate high-end sound reinforcement system headed by EAW KF Series line arrays and KF750 concert loudspeakers.
The new 60,000-square-foot facility, located in Corona, California, offers seating for 3,500. It hosts an average of two concerts a month as well as children’s productions, civic events and other community activities in addition to Sunday worship services. Dubbed “Stage1” when used as a concert venue,…

Planet Medley, the installation division of Bryn Mawr, PA-based Medley Music Corp., recently unveiled a new sound system headed by EAW DSA Series full-range loudspeakers that provides full-range reinforcement for a 1,200-seat auditorium at Norristown (PA) High School.
Built in 1973, the auditorium hosts theatrical productions, concerts, classes and meetings, but is hampered by numerous hard wall surfaces that seriously compromise acoustics, complicated by an existing infrastructure for cabling that is largely inaccessible. A floor-to-ceiling steel door frequently used to close off the balcony adds to the room’s acoustical challenges, leaving Kyle Rosenbloom,…

More than 400 EAW MK Series loudspeakers are the key components of a distributed sound reinforcement system serving 44,000-seat Busch Stadium, the new home of the storied St. Louis Cardinals major league baseball team.
Located in downtown St. Louis, adjacent to the site of the team’s previous ballpark (also named Busch Stadium), the facility opened in time for the start of the 2006 season, built at a cost of approximately $365 million. Wrightson Johnson Haddon & Williams (WJHW) of Dallas was contracted to provide the design of all A/V systems, with SPL…

EAW Online Forums are a great resource for specific information about “everything EAW” as well as a valuable place to get tips, guidance and “how to” advice.
This week, a customer logged into the “General Information” Forum with a question about limiter settings and gain structure as they relate to his KF650/MX8750 rig. EAW’s Scott Jordan and others get to the crux of the situation and provide useful input and answers.
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The new ACME Bowling & Billiard Events Center in Tukwila, Washington, offers 40 bowling lanes in addition to seven billiards tables, a video game arcade, a lounge and even a restaurant staffed by professional chefs, all receiving premium sound reinforcement from a range of EAW Commercial loudspeakers.
Located just outside of Seattle, the 51,000-square-foot facility is perhaps more aptly billed as an “entertainment destination,” reflecting the transition of bowling to a social backdrop for family outings, private parties and corporate events. The venue’s professional caliber sound system, designed and installed by Kent, Washington-based…

Milan-based audio and communications distribution specialists Exhibo SpA has been named the EAW distributor for Italy.
EAW’s European sales manager, Sean Martin, is already noting the results. “I’m delighted to report that since their appointment, Exhibo has already become one of EAW’s highest performing distributors in Europe. The company had already proved itself as an experienced pro audio distributor with the Sennheiser brand, which they’ve carried for fifty years. An added bonus came in the form of Edoardo Ravelli, who was responsible for the EAW brand at our previous distributor, Audium. Edoardo had always been…

What’s Theta Technology? Glad you asked! It’s one of the key design elements of the exciting new SMS Series loudspeakers that will be shipping later this year. Find out all you need to know – and more – by clicking here to read/download a newly posted in-depth description of Theta Technology. (It’s a pdf file…)