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NEWS

March - April 2015

Christie On Schedule To Install

100

th

Vive Audio Sound System

HARMAN’s Crown Ships XLi Series

INTERNATIONAL: Christi e has shared the
company's accomplishment to install its 100th
Christi e Vive Audio cinema sound system.

“Christi e made history a year ago when it
began shipping the world’s fi rst audio system
to feature a unique ribbon driver technology
in a single enclosure line array design,
purposely craft ed and built for entertainment
environments,” said Patrick Arti aga, Director,
Business Development, Christi e.

“Since then, the breadth and depth of
the Christi e Vive product line-up has
been expanded to include a wide-range
of speakers, amplifi ers, and audio-video
processors. As the creati ve community
expands the envelope in delivering the most
realisti c audio experience possible to movie-
goers, we’ve developed these Christi e Vive
audio products specifi cally to help producti on
teams achieve their creati ve objecti ves and
exhibitors meet performance challenges,”
added Arti aga.

Designed to support all of the leading cinema
audio formats including Dolby Atmos, 7.1 and
5.1 surround sound and Auro 11.1, Christi e
Vive Audio can be confi gured to provide

audio soluti ons for any cinema space, from

post producti on studios and screening rooms

to traditi onal auditoriums and premium large

formats cinemas. Exhibitors such as Cinemex

(Mexico), Wanda Cinemas (China), New Farm

Cinemas (Australia), and Southern Theatres

(United States) have chosen Vive.

Additi onally, many exhibitors embracing

the Dolby Cinema program will use Christi e

Vive, beginning with the fi rst Dolby Cinema

install at the newly-constructed JT Eindhoven

cineplex in the Netherlands, which opened in

December 2014.

“We’re proud of our traditi on of bringing the

latest developments in audio technology to

our Southern Theatres and Movie Tavern

guests with the opening of the Southern

Grand 14 Esplanade in Kenner, LA and Movie

Tavern Northshore in Covington, La.,” said

Ron Krueger II, President and Chief Operati ng

Offi cer, Southern Theatres. “We’re the fi rst

theatre to power every auditorium with

Christi e Vive Audio, a revoluti onary leap in

cinema loudspeaker design that provides an

improved sound experience for every guest in

every seat in the house, and we look forward

to conti nuing this relati onship with our plans

in 2015 starti ng with the Movie Tavern Baton

Rouge in Baton Rouge, LA.”

“Over the past year, we’ve raised the bar

in next-generati on audio technology and

implementati on, giving exhibitors a true

competi ti ve edge that their customers can

appreciate,” noted Arti aga.

The complete Christi e Vive Audio soluti on

includes ceiling surrounds, wall surrounds,

and screen channel speakers, as well as

subwoofers, and Class D amplifi ers.

http://www.viveaudio.com

INTERNATIONAL: At NAMM 2015,

HARMAN’s Crown announced the shipping

of XLi Series, four models that set a new

standard for entry-level professional grade

amplifi ers. The new XLi3500, XLi2500,

XLi1500 and XLi800 are powerful, rugged

and reliable and are well suited for a

wide variety of live and installed sound

applicati ons.

The Crown XLi3500, XLi2500, XLi

and XLi800 deliver 1,000, 500, 330 and

200 Watt s per channel respecti vely (into

8 ohms; 2,700, 1,500, 900 and 600 watt s

in bridged mode into 8 ohms). All models

feature user-selectable input sensiti vity to

accommodate a variety of program sources

that have low output signals and include

balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs. XLi

can be operated in stereo, parallel or bridged-

mono mode and provides binding post and

speakON output connectors to facilitate use

with virtually any type of passive PA speakers.

All four amplifi ers feature front panel level

controls, signal presence, and clip and fault

LED indicators. Like all Crown power amps,

XLi Series models provide comprehensive

protecti on against shorts, no-load conditi ons,

and power on/off thumps. The amplifi ers

are also shielded against radio frequency

interference to keep the sound quality

pure, even in situati ons with a great deal of

wireless acti vity.

“Our XLi Series power amps bring the

excepti onal sound quality and bulletproof

constructi on Crown is known for to

more att racti ve price points,” said Craig

Lambrecht, Business Segment Manager,

Crown Audio. “They’re ideal for musicians,

bands, DJs, dance clubs, bars, houses

of worship and other situati ons where

aff ordability is important, without

compromising on performance or

reliability.”

All Crown XLi amplifi ers feature a one-year,

no-fault, fully transferable warranty.

http://www.harman.com