METAlliance is a collaborative community that involves itself in establishing techniques and technical standards in modern music recording. They will be holding a METAlliance Academy Event in Hollywood, March 20 & 21, at the famous Capitol Records studios.

Scott Heston, of Heston Technical, took on a project that is located off the Seattle shore, which he claims is, “not the everyday sort of thing that we do.”  The project involved a 1,500 square foot houseboat that was custom built from the floats up by owners, Mike and Kristy Villiott. They wanted to have a fully integrated entertainment system installed, which would allow them to have clear, consistent sound throughout their home—whether it meant they were watching movies on the main floor, or listening to music while practicing on the rooftop putting green.

The Villiots and Heston agreed on incorporating a comprehensive suite of Tannoy speakers throughout the home. “They wanted the entertainment system to flow throughout the house, inside and out, [with] the latest equipment, as well as easy control of the system,” says Heston.

David Wiener Collection (DWC) has announced that US Champion Skater, Apolo Anton Ohno, will be the new face for the company. The 27 year old has won six Olympic medals so far, and has also competed (and won) in TV’s Dancing With The Stars in 2007.

 “DWC’s products fit my lifestyle and my love of music and design,” said Ohno, as he prepared to leave for this year’s 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Triad Speakers has recently introduced three entry-level powered in-room subwoofers to their OmniSub line.

The Mini, Bronze and Silver OmniSubs are fully featured and compact:

Mini OmniSub has a long-excursion 8-inch driver and a 200-watt BASH (Bridged Amplifier Switching Hybrid) amp. 

InRoom Bronze OmniSub taps a 10-inch driver and 300-watt BASH amp.

InRoom Silver OmniSub uses a 12-inch driver and 500-watt BASH amp.

An installation in a remote location awards both challenges and success for Custom LA.

Crestron is now shipping a new Processor Amplifier, the PAMP-4X100. The amplifier is designed for Crestron’s Prodigy, the company’s more affordable line of entertainment and control solutions.

PAMP-4X100 allows six stereo sources to four rooms at 50 watts per channel, and can be expanded up to 12 rooms.

How to create an acoustic “slice of paradise” on the high seas.

Noise is a subjective experience: It has distinctive effects on individuals based on their sensitivities to sound. The physiological effects of noise vary from person to person.  For example, a hearing-impaired person may be susceptible to further harm when exposed to excessive noise levels. 

Recently, a SoundSense client with a hearing problem asked if the noise from his yacht could potentially harm his hearing.  After a quick reading with a spectrum analyzer and an interview, we realized that the noise levels were, indeed, hazardous to his existing condition.

NuVo’s new Music Port Server (NV-MPS4) and Color Touch Pad (NV-CTP36) are now available. While the Music Port Server is compatible with the Essentia system, the Color Touch Pad is not.

The Music Port Server merges PC-based audio content (from Windows Media Player and iTunes) from a home’s network, and merges it into a comprehensive music library by storing all the files onto a 320GB internal hard-drive. The Music Port Server also has the ability to access songs from other sources such as Sirius/XM radio, Pandora, and RadioTime.