EAW® KF740 Loudspeakers Are the Latest Addition to Eurohire Sound and Light

February 14, 2011 by EAW

Eurohire Sound and Light, a long established turnkey supplier for Europe’s events and entertainments industries, recently expanded its EAW® inventory with the addition of 16 KF740 Three-Way Line Array Modules. The Basingstoke, Hampshire, England-based company is the latest professional sound and lighting company in the U.K. to add the KF740 modules to its extensive inventory of products, which also includes EAW KF760/KF761 Line Array Modules, KF850 Series Virtual Array™ Modules, KF853 Three-Way Virtual Array Modules, SB850z High-Output Subwoofers, BH853 Virtual Array LF Systems, SB250z Medium-Format Subwoofers, MicroWedge Series MW15 and MW12 Stage Monitors, and UX8800 Digital Signal Processors.

“When EAW’s UK Sales Manager Kevin McNally first mentioned they were coming out with the KF740 and gave us the rough dimensions of the box, being smaller and more manageable than some of our current inventory, I knew this would be something we would be interested in,” stated Eurohire Owner Mervin George. “We’ve had the KF760′s for some time, which are great for outside in the summer, long-range or arena-type shows, but we wanted to get into a new system…

New EASA Data Available for JF, KF and QX Series

February 3, 2011 by EAW

New EASE Data is now available for the JF Series, KF Series and QX Series.

http://www.eaw.com/Info/EASE_Data/

Please keep checking back to our site for more info and data.

If you need further information please contact us directly.

LOUD Appoints New Pro-Audio Leadership

February 3, 2011 by EAW

LOUD Technologies Inc. (“LOUD”) today appointed Jeff Rocha, Vice President and General Manager, EAW and Anthony Taylor, Vice President and Managing Director, Martin Audio. In these newly expanded roles, Rocha and Taylor will assume P&L responsibility for their respective brand, as well as manage all engineering, product development, marketing, manufacturing and sales efforts. In addition, Rocha will lead the EAW design and manufacturing facility in Whitinsville, USA, while Taylor will lead the Martin Audio design and manufacturing facility in High Wycombe, UK.
“EAW and Martin Audio are strong brands with their own unique personalities and reputations for service and innovation,” said Mark Graham, LOUD CEO. “Both Jeff and Anthony are veterans of their brands and have already improved the speed and accuracy of brand-level decision making. This increased autonomy will allow us to unlock even more potential and ensure our customers are supported to the highest level possible. And when you combine that with recent new products that are starting to hit their strides, EAW and Martin Audio will deliver industry-leading growth in 2011 and beyond.”

EAW at ISE 2011

February 1, 2011 by EAW

EAW is currently attending ISE Europe in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Stand 1J101 has been busy with people stopping by to check out the latest JF and KF two-way and three-way loudspeakers. In addition to these products, we are showing the KF740 line array and the much-applauded SB2001 dual 21-inch subwoofer.
If you are at ISE, go ahead and swing by our stand and talk to the members of the EAW team. Sean Martin, Moray McMillin, Kevin McNally, Bernie Broderick and Kenton Forsythe are all there to answer your questions!
We look forward to seeing you there!

EAW KF740 Loudspeakers Added to Peak Hire Ltd.’s EAW Inventory

January 24, 2011 by EAW

Peak Hire Ltd., based in Cheltenham in Gloucester, England, continues to expand its EAW® inventory with the addition of 18 KF740 Three-Way Line Array Modules. The announcement was made by Peak Hire Managing Director Karl Ashman and signifies the first U.K. order of the critically acclaimed sound reinforcement module. Formally established in 2007, Peak Hire is one of the U.K.’s leading sound and lighting contractors, providing sound, lighting, rigging, power, set and stage equipment, as well as skilled technical support for productions, concerts, theaters, conferences, outdoor events, etc., The addition of KF740 modules from EAW, a world leader in audio system technology, was part of a strategic plan for Peak Hire’s expansion and the company’s ongoing commitment to their market sectors and clients.

“We bought a KF730 system about four years ago after extensive evaluation, and it became our first line array,” stated Karl Ashman. “Moray McMillin, who was EAW’s U.K. Sales Manager at the time, and is now involved with EAW’s Application Support Group, sold us the system after some live demos, and it was great. But eventually, we reached a point with our 730 system where, although we were achieving very good results in the…

EAW Speaker Systems Chosen To Reinforce Pope Benedict XVI

January 20, 2011 by EAW

Barcelona, Spain-based production sound company FOCUS, S.A. provided a massive EAW® speaker system for the tens of thousands of people who recently turned out to witness Pope Benedict XVI consecrate the city’s renowned La Sagrada Familia church. FOCUS deployed the system, which included nearly 150 KF730 Compact Line Array Modules plus dozens of other EAW speakers. The system was powered by Lab.gruppen amplification with speaker management by EAW UX8800 and Lake LM 26 digital signal processors, in the main Plaza Gaudí and throughout the streets in the surrounding area.

The EAW speakers deployed at the Plaza Gaudí included 24 KF760 Long-Throw Line Array Modules, eight KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, eight KF650 Compact Array Loudspeakers and four KF750 High Output Array Loudspeakers, all under the control of four UX8800 Digital Signal Processors. For additional coverage, including delays, FOCUS provided 24 KF760, 24 KF750, 28 KF650 and 68 JFX260i Compact Full-Range Loudspeakers, all managed by a 21 UX8800 processors.

“The major challenge when we were appointed to supply an outdoor sound system at the Sagrada Familia for this event was that…

Barcelona’s BAM Festival Stages Rock to EAW and Lab.gruppen Sound Systems

January 17, 2011 by EAW

The BAM (Barcelona Acciò Musical) Festival, which runs concurrently with the Spanish city’s traditional La Mercè celebrations, attracted 120,000 music fans last year to a jam-packed schedule of free, mostly open-air concerts throughout the downtown area. This year’s 18th annual BAM Festival included a host of European and American rock, hip-hop and dance artists, such as Goldfrapp, OK Go, Anti-Pop Consortium, Belle & Sebastian and El Guincho, and featured substantial Lab.gruppen-powered EAW® P.A. systems on the MTV-BAM and Electro-BAM stages at the Parc del Fòrum.

For the MTV-BAM stage (larger of the two), production sound company FOCUS, S.A., a renowned sound company based in Barcelona, supplied an EAW speaker system comprising twelve KF760 Long-Throw Line Array Modules, four KF730 Compact Line Array Modules and eight SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers per side, all under the control of UX8800 Digital Signal Processors. Focus S.A., with over 20 years experience designing, producing, coordinating and directing unique ceremonies and events with clockwork precision, was able to design a comprehensive system that exceeded the demands of the venue. Due to the large…