Every spring, Frankfurt becomes the centre of the professional audio and musical
instrument industries for almost a week. This year the Prolight + Sound and
Musikmesse trade shows together attracted almost 110,000 visitors from around
130 countries. One of the highlights for the attending companies is the annual
Prolight + Sound International Press Awards (PIPA), an event that has established
itself as the Grammys of the pro audio and musical instrument industries.
More than 100 dedicated special interest magazines from all over the world voted
for the best pro audio equipment and musical instruments of 2015/2016 in 38
categories. The official awards ceremony took place on April 7 at the Prolight +
Sound show. This year, Electro-Voice received a PIPA award for the second time in
a row: the X-Line Advance compact vertical line array loudspeaker system
convinced the jury in the concert sound category. Introduced in spring 2015, X-Line
Advance is gaining industry notice for providing a uniquely satisfying combination of
precise, linear output, a best-in-class performance-to-size ratio and a user-friendly
rigging system. Last year, EKX series loudspeakers from Electro-Voice prevailed
over the competition in the portable sound category.
Guillermo Wabi, Product Manager for Concert Sound Systems with Electro-Voice,
proudly accepted the award: “I’m thrilled that the X-Line Advance is honoured with
this prestigious award. With the X-Line Advance we channelled our concert sound
expertise and R&D resources towards a product that has pushed the art and science
of sound forward, rather than following the pack.’
About X-Line Advance:
The result of rigorous research and development, the new X-Line Advance family of
line array loudspeakers from Electro-Voice represents a dynamic step forward in
line-array loudspeaker system design, offering a range of new features and
advanced audio technologies that work together to surpass the performance of
other line arrays available today– and all in a significantly more compact cabinet.
The X-Line Advance line array is developed for the most demanding applications,
including large houses of worship, concert and event/tour sound, sports venues, and
theatres/ performing arts centres. Though it is approximately a third smaller in size
than systems typically used in these environments, X-Line Advance designed to
deliver outstanding audio performance, superior full-bandwidth coverage, and
higher output — meaning fewer units are required to achieve desired results —
while also making system design, transit, and setup/teardown more efficient and
cost-effective.
For more information, visit www.electrovoice.com and www.facebook.com/ElectroVoice.
