TOA are aware of the importance of training. It is essential that a basic understanding of acoustics is of paramount importance if we are to achieve our desires and objectives when designing sound systems.

One of the most difficult speaker requirements to satisfy is a cost-effective mid-size speaker system that offers high quality sound no matter what the application. TOA HS Series speakers are equipped with narrow-directivity control (90° horizontal x 40° vertical). This useful feature allows tailoring the speaker's dispersion characteristics to better suit the acoustic environment in which it is installed.The ability to adjust sound dispersion characteristics makes TOA HS Series speakers the optimal choice for venues with acoustical problems caused by high ceilings that tend to reduce the clarity of sound reproduction, such as in sports facilities, multipurpose halls and houses

The TOA M-9000 Series Digital Matrix Mixer features a compact design that fits in a two rack space package. The versatile new Mixer is ideal for multi-zone paging, music distribution and room-combining applications.

The M-9000 includes eight module ports allowing designers to easily configure custom systems with up to eight mic/line inputs and eight outputs. The M-9000 chassis has two channels of built-in digital signal processing (DSP) with ten band parametric EQ, compressor, eight level ducking and more. Input and output modules provide additional DSP.

Two discrete operation modes, "Mixer" and "Matrix", allow the M-9000 to be used in both simple mixing...

Sound contractors, RG Jones' association with The All England Tennis & Croquet Club extends back 20 years, since when they have carried out systematic upgrades at Wimbledon's famous grounds, in line with the ever-evolving requirements.

Several generations of technology have passed through the hands of Robin Jones and his installation teams during that period, and they were indeed fortunate this year – when asked to redesign the entire public address control network – that technology had consolidated in the digital domain, enabling them to conceive an upgradeable, software-controlled system with virtual routing and sound processing.

The scope of providing public address and voice

For the third time Newcastle played host to the tall ships race with over 100 sailing ships of all types including some of the largest tall ships in the world arriving on the Tyne ready for the celebrations to commence on the 25th July.

The industries standard entry level amplifier (A-1000) has now been superseded by the A-2000 series range with improved frequency response and treble and bass enhancements.

A-2000 Series Mixer Power Amplifiers are designed to be highly cost- effective solutions to the demands of PA applications. They offer high levels of performance and versatility and are especially well-suited for broadcasting paging and supplying background music in Schools, offices, shops, restaurants, public houses, factories, mosques, churches and large meeting rooms.

The A-2000 series makes available a wide range of power outputs
(A-2030: 30W; A-2060: 60W; A2120: 120W; A-2240: 240W), with a frequency response of

At the recent Fire Expo exhibition held at the NEC Birmingham TOA was privileged by winning the “Best Product at International Fire Expo 2005 Award”

This award was for the VM-2000 and VX-2000 series voice evacuation sytems.

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When the City of Manchester Stadium heralds the start of the XVII Commonwealth Games on July 25, public information will be broadcast to the maximum 38,000-capacity seating via TOA loudspeakers, which will provide speech projection and even coverage into the uppermost reaches of the space age, cantilevered stands.

Built by contractors, Laing, Arup’s design of the £77m stadium - situated in East Manchester and funded by Manchester City Council and Sport England - is based on an eight-mast and cable structure, ensuring that all seats have uninterrupted views of the pitch.

Every part of the stadium structure is used to support the

TOA's ten-year relationship with British Airways reached something of a pinnacle this month when the Concorde Lounge at Heathrow's Terminal 4 opened its doors to first class passengers.

Although Concorde flights are still under suspension, the airline's ambition is clear to see, since they have commissioned Conran Partners, under the direction of Sir Terence Conran, to design the reconfigured lounge, and invited spa specialists Molton Brown to replicate the successful invigorating sanctuary to be found in the T4 Arrivals lounge (landside) with an extended version in the new Concorde Lounge (airside).

This is the one area immune from spot announcements and is the exclusive

An elaborate TOA networked system forms the core of the new audio communications system at the refurbished Radio Spares warehouse in Corby.

Retrofitted by Provoice, the audio division of Burnley-based fire protection and voice evacuation specialists, Protec, the system is based around a centrally-sited, 32-zone SX-1000 audio management digital matrix, powered by a combination of TOA VP-1240, VP-1120 and VP-1060 amplifiers, housed within a suite of five "Access Series" drive racks, manufactured by Wilshire & Quick.

There are 48 amplifiers in total, and since the system is plugging into a pre-existing PA set-up, using branched circuits, Provoice opted to use an impedance