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LG has started selling the xboom Blast portable Bluetooth loudspeaker. Two 5.25-inch woofers and two 20mm tweeters are joined by up to 36 hours of playback, IP68 protection, a replaceable battery, and Auracast.
Canada's JAG Hotel has installed 71 Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers across three new upper floors. Fifty in-ceiling 4435s and 21 exposed 4430s use PoE to carry audio, power, and control from spaces far above the second-floor AV room.
Sound Image deployed Meyer Sound systems for Festival Napa Valley from July 4–19. The plan ranged from LEOPARD mains and distributed orchestra monitoring at Charles Krug to point-source gala coverage and a compact rig moved among 60 locations.
Father's House Church in South Africa has installed a distributed Plus Audio system in a wide room with a low ceiling and concrete floor. CPH212 and CPH210 cabinets sit closer to listeners, supported by CPU105 fills and ET218B subwoofers.