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AES 2009 Pick Hit Award Winners
09 March 2010

More than 300 exhibitors were on hand with the latest pro audio gear at the 127th Audio Engineering Society (AES) convention in New York, Oct. 9 to 12, 2009. New additions to the JBL Vertec Series and Soundcraft's Vi2 digital console were top picks for contracting and live sound professionals from AES.

Making the Top 10 list for 2009:

JBL Vertec Series

VT4886 Line Array and VT4883 Sub

The smallest JBL Vertec series system, the VT4886 three-way passive line array and VT4883 cardioid subwoofer are designed for suspended-array, ground-based, and front/side fill applications. The 35lbs., 22.7”x7.75”x10.25” VT4886 is capable of 137dB peaks from its eight neodymium drivers: twin 6.45in. woofers and a waveguide with four 2.5in. mids and two 1in. exit HF units. The companion VT4883 sub extends LF down to 35Hz.

Soundcraft Vi2 Console

Built in a frame that’s barely 33in. wide, the SoundCraft Vi2 handles up to 96 channels using the standard stagebox and local rack hardware for FOH, monitor, or sidecar duties. Touch the Vistonics master section screen and any eight inputs assign onto the faders for full control of channel parameters, EQ, auxes, groups, etc. Vi2 Show files are compatible with Vi4 and Vi6 consoles and the Virtual Vi Offline Editing software.

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