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>An unusual visitor to PLASA, and a new one, Specialz provide PAT tested, CE marked solutions to set designers (TV, concert, wherever) who wish to place lights and other electrical devices into scenic elements. "We also provide low-tech solutions to complicated problems," said co-director Dave Smith. Two good examples were on the stand; a dimmable ballast for fluorescent tubes, flicker and 'plasming' free between 2%-100% fade; and a delightful pair of roving headlamps built for the Weasley family's Ford Anglia, as used for the recent Harry Potter launch at the Royal Albert Hall.

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UK - Chameleon Audio has Introduced a new range of professional digital amplifiers, with 'A' input and class 'T' output stages. The Atlas range is designed to offer clarity and power and also complement the highly respected Chameleon analogue range.

The AT-700 is two 350W per channel at 4 ohms and two 700W per channel at 2 ohms. The AT-1400 is two 700W per channel at 4 ohms and the AT-4/350 is four 350W per channel and four 700W at 2 ohms

Crosstalk is better than 80dB and signal to noise ratio is better than 100dB. The amplifiers require no fan for cooling and are light weight packaged taking up only 2U of a 19" rack

The Atlas range of amplifier products has been designed to be modular allowing for multiple amplifier versions or individual modules for OEM and loudspeaker retrofits. Factory upgrade retrofitting of modules to existing amplifiers is also a feature.

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>Alcons Audio's primary display was its new LR6 compact line array system. Based on a twin 8" mid/high cabinet, the use of a 6" ribbon device for the high gives the system some unique characteristics. The simplified horn construction is the biggest benefit of this driver, obviously giving the potential for much reduced distortion and better transient response, peak power 1000W in 200msecs, 105dB 1W @ 1m. The horn is also rotatable, making a single cabinet positioned vertically a practicalstand-alone box.
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>Inevitably, PLASA 2003 saw the biggest range yet of LED-based lighting products. Winner of the PLASA award for Design Excellence in the Lighting category, the Element Labs' Versa Tile is a modular, LED-based panel matrix with front diffuser, each panel corresponding to an individual pixel of a computer screen. A relatively small array of Versa Tiles offers a bright, cartoon-like feel, whereas a bigger installation could deliver high resolution imaging. It's currently available in a 5 x 5 pixel unit (50cm x 50cm), but the company's Jeremy Hochman confirmed that both larger and smaller units are in development.

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>Two new power supplies were among the new products for Roscolab - the PSU-400 and PSU-200, each with four XLR outputs plus four returns and termination switch. These offer triple-fan cooling and are already set up for RDM protocol. For users of traditional metal gobos, 150 new designs have been introduced and a new Gobo catalogue has been published. The Rosco Vortex 360 dual gobo rotator is a sleek device which can rotate one or two steel or glass gobos at fixed or variable speed. Duncan Smith said Rosco were enjoying an excellent show.

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>Cirro Lite (Europe) was demonstrating its Lightning Strikes! range of lighting effects. New to the range is the Paparazzi Flash Quad and Longstrike, offering full-power 10-second flash, with focusing beam. In response to demand Cirro Lite has also developed the DMX 4 bank select which allows users to control Kino Flo fixtures by selecting 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the heads to be on or off. The company's fixtures have been specified for use on the forthcoming Olympics in Athens in August next year.

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>Paul Butler from Mushroom Event Services had a busy show long before the doors opened, having been responsible for building the Robe Show Lighting and Studio Due stands, in addition to supplying three other stands, plus the lighting for the DJ competition. Other recent projects have included the Custom House Museum Hotel in Manchester and fitting out the new West 1 Shopping complex in Oxford Street with LED lighting.

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>A new hard drive video player, the VHD3 from Rolec took centre stage on the company's stand. Currently on trial at the Edwards chain of bars (owned by brewers M&B), the high capacity MP2 player schedules audio, video and colour graphics seamlessly.

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>Production line white speakers for churches and temples might seem an obvious change to make, but when it involves a whole range then it's apparent that Delta Loudspeakers has made a very positive commitment to this market. Also of interest was the 2015 - a new horn-loaded bandpass sub based on the company's own-design 15" speaker, capable of handling 500W continuous with a sensitivity of 93dB @ 1m 1W, SPL 123dB @ 1m; a lot of power from a cabinet just 20" square and 12" deep.

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>A unique manufacturing process allows Projected Image UK to produce high-resolution glass gobos in both monochrome and full-colour in a wide range of sizes. It also supplies metal gobos as custom designs and from its new extensive catalogue.

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>Three products were highlighted by Hall Stage. First up was the new BGV70 band hoist, a fully programmable, variable speed, load-sensing hoist designed for a variety of lifting purposes, including people flying. The band hoists don't have a clutch, so there are no components to wear out. Also on display was the new 2-channel infra red assistive listening system from Williams Sound, the TX925, as well as the innovative Hold-On clips, designed to hang and fix material without the need for eyelets. Very nice.

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>Award for Design Excellence

>Element Labs Inc

>Versa Tile

Element Labs' Versa Tile is a glowing light tile controlled by video signal that generates stunning visual effects when used in large arrays. Versa Tile is much like 'electronic wallpaper' and can be used as a modular building block for walls, floors, ceilings - or any surface for that matter. The system is available in 50cm x 50cm panels (consisting of 25 tiles) which can be joined together to create arrays of unlimited size.

Proven LED video display technology allows Versa Tile to produce a broad spectrum of colours to create an endless variety of moods. Complex sequences can be easily generated with the aid of QuickTime, Flash or other media software and displayed using the DVI output on any computer. Compared to traditional videowalls, Versa Tile offers low-cost, a thin profile, a wide viewing angle, low heat,

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>One of the most eye-catching stands belonged to Pulsar Light of Cambridge, making effective use of the ever-expanding Chroma range of LED lighting fixtures. Several additions were debuted, including the ChromaMR16 Heart, ChromaDeck modules for dance floors, ChromaPanel 300 (a smaller version of the ChromaPanel 600), ChromaCube and the ChromaBank Mk2. Also on show were prototypes of the ChromaScan moving head unit. Away from LEDs, Pulsar had its full range of other products on display, including Masterpiece controllers and the new WinLite Windows-based virtual lighting desk software, available free from the company's website.

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>Conference mic systems from Brähler ICS have been augmented this year with the introduction of the IRX, a 32-channel Infrared linked system. It offers improved sound quality and a new lighter belt pack with user access to channel and volume controls. A new alarm feature (to prevent users from inadvertently walking off with the listening hardware) is an optional addition. CDS VAN, or Virtual Audio Network allows for large rostrum mic and speaker systems to be daisy-chained with Cat5 cable; all controlled from the CDS software, which gives access to full audio DSP.

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>A compact addition to its range, the Turbosound TXD-081 contains an 8" and a 1" driver with wide-angle dispersion characteristics and a Max SPL of 122dB peak, aimed squarely at the mobile DJ market. The TSB-110 is a passive sub with a 10" dual voice coil driver: compact, with big delivery. The wave-guide for the 1" driver on the well-established TQ440 brings better pattern control and smoother delivery to the HF.

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>The busy stand of pro audio distributor Fuzion featured product from Crown, Littlite, Nexo, Camco, Australian Monitor and Kelsey Acoustics. Crown's new Xs Series of amplifiers were debuted: these are 2U, switch mode,two-channel lightweight touring amps with on-board microprocessor control protection and excellent run time thermal capability. A fourth model, the Xs4300 is a four-channel version.

Also on stand was the US-based Littlite's LED gooseneck light for consoles. Nothing new in the LED concept, but this new version features red LEDs as well as the regular blue/white, making for a more readable light.

From Nexo, the Geo T downfill, the 2805, augments the already well-received Geo T array PA: the cabinet contains a pair of 8's and gives 5° spread. Though only on show in prototype form, the Camco Tecton series of amplifiers promise features such as high efficiency SMPS, outpu

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>Canadian company Pathway Connectivity was experiencing a busy show. Manufacturers of entertainment lighting interfaces and distribution devices, the company was showing its Pathport system, which allows up to 64 universes of DMX. It enables flexibility for Ethernet installations and for legacy DMX equipment and enables the user to send data signals wherever they're needed.

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>Par Opti's stand always offers a wealth of fibre optic lighting products and design ideas. One of the more unusual items from the company is its Katerpillar system - essentially a flexible self-support solution which creates an interesting twist to fibre optics and is available in three colours - black, white and clear.

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>'Marketing by stealth,' as Chrys Lindop would have it, Garwood launched its new Tour Guide system without presenting the actual product on its stand. A radio-based system that can support a virtually limitless number of receivers, Tour Guide is an easy communications solution for leading and informing tour groups around museums and art galleries.

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>An elegant line array system, the distinctive Butterfly from Outline was launched in Frankfurt back in March, but this is its first appearance in the UK. The sub cabinet features an 18" front speaker with a 15" at the rear for cardioid dispersion. The elaborately curved mid/high box, made from steam mould ply, contains 4 x 8" drivers, two diametrically opposed, and a 3" compression driver on a DPRWG (Double Parabolic Reflective Wave Guide). Its flying system is very neat, with a very simple toothed plate connector that allows angle variation between 0° and 12.5° on half-degree increments. GL-based (rather than Excel) software provides comprehensive array curve and delivery calculations.

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>Adda Super Cases was celebrating its 25th anniversary at the PLASA Show this year, and enjoying a very busy show. Monica Saunders commented particularly on the very high level of interest from the Far East.
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