United Digital Integrators Selects Crown Audio's Commericial Series Amps With XM Radio To Provide Quality Sound For Uptown Kitchen Restaurant

Taking advantage of Crown’s Commercial Audio Series amplifiers with a built-in XM Radio tuner, Uptown Kitchen, located in Granger, Indiana recently underwent a system overhaul and now has clear, balanced background music throughout the restaurant, matching the bright and fun atmosphere the owners have created.

Unhappy with the previous system, Owner Jonathan Lutz turned to United Digital Integrators (UDI) to fix their “musical problems” and bring in a great sounding and easy to use solution for their indoor and outdoor seating areas. Prior to the installation, the previous system needed to be reset every 20 minutes, causing massive interruption with the service of its customers. By using the Crown amplifier with built-in XM Radio service, Jonathan is able to change stations between the breakfast and dinner crowds to match the atmosphere he’s created for each.

The new system consists of two Crown amplifiers; the 180MAx Pack is an 80W mixer amplifier with built-in XM Radio tuner and comes with four JBL Control 1S speakers. The system also includes a Crown 1160MA 160W single channel amplifier and eight additional JBL Control 1S speakers.

“Our goal for Uptown Kitchen was to fix two big issues; the unreliable digital music player and to eliminate hot spots in the audio system,” said Kevin Cleary, president of UDI. “We’ve used the Crown/JBL combination in previous jobs and they always complement each other very well. We wanted to give Jonathan a convenient solution with even sound throughout the restaurant and I think we achieved that goal.”

“Working with UDI was an extremely good experience,” said Uptown Kitchen Owner Jonathan Lutz. “Kevin and his team clearly knew what they were doing! They finally solved our problems with our music system. The sound is fantastic and completely surpassed our expectations.”

Crown’s 180MAx is its first integrated tuner-mixer-amplifier designed for commercial use and delivers XM Satellite Radio programming in digital sound quality as part of the XM for Business service, managed by PlayNetwork, Inc. on behalf of XM Satellite Radio. The 180MAx is currently available through PlayNetwork, Inc.

InfoComm 2008 Marks U.S. Market Debut Of Crown Macro-Tech I-Series Amplifiers

A Legend Is Reborn As Crown Macro-Tech-i Makes U.S. Debut At InfoComm 2008 In Las Vegas;

Unrivalled Pedigree Coupled With Awesome Raw Power Makes The New Crown Macro-Tech-I The Uncontested Heir For Analog Supremacy!

Building upon 20 years of innovation and market success, Crown Audio today introduced the new Macro-Tech-i family of analog amplifiers it expects will emulate the reliability, sonic performance and value of the now-legendary Macro-Tech Series. The original Crown Macro-Tech Series earned a reputation as the most reliable, best sounding analog power amplifier line money could buy and now, by incorporating Crown’s advanced, patented Class-I circuitry, the new Macro-Tech-i delivers significantly greater power while reducing the weight by more than half!

Comprised of three models – the MA-5000i, MA-9000i and MA12000i – the Macro-Tech-i Series is equipped with comprehensive status, fault, and load monitoring via standard Ethernet networking and Harman Pro’s HiQnet™ and System Architect™ software. A universal power-factor corrected power supply ensures that the new models can be used literally anywhere in the world, delivering full rated power regardless of where touring schedules may lead.

“No amplifier manufacturer is as dedicated to its customers as Crown Audio is committed to the pro audio community: we listen attentively to audio professionals and work very hard to build the right products to address their needs,” noted Brian Divine, Crown Audio Market Director for Touring Sound and Engineered Sound. “This commitment is manifested in today’s introduction of the new Macro-Tech-i family that was conceived and refined with the close cooperation of our user group. As a result, the new Macro-Tech-i Series boasts rugged build quality, rock-solid reliability and unmatched sonic performance.”

As is the case with all Crown amplifiers, the Macro-Tech-i Series is backed by the manufacturer’s industry-exclusive Three-Year, No-Fault, Fully Transferable Warranty.

Shipping immediately, the Macro-Tech-i Series features the following power ratings and U.S. pricing:

MA-5000i – 1800W per channel at 2 ohms (with 2565W 20mS burst), 2000W per channel at 4 ohms, 1250W per channel at 8 ohms, 3600W at 4 ohms bridged, and 4000W at 8 ohms bridged; $4,255 MSRP

MA-9000i – 2500W per channel at 2 ohms (with 4570W 20mS burst), 3000W per channel at 4 ohms, 1500W per channel at 8 ohms, 5000W at 4 ohms bridged, and 6000W at 8 ohms bridged; $5,200 MSRP

MA-12000i – 3500W per channel at 2 ohms (with 5900W 20mS burst), 4000W per channel at 4 ohms, 2100W per channel at 8 ohms, 7000W at 4 ohms bridged, and 8000W at 8 ohms bridged; $6,855 MSRP

ARINC Selects Crown Audio’s CTS Series Amplifiers To Power Boston’s Transportation System

On a daily basis, the ability for transportation authorities to communicate with passengers is important. However, in these times of heightened security, it is even more important for officials to know those safety and security broadcasts will be delivered in a crisis. ARINC, a leading integrator, specializing in transportation broadcast systems has selected numerous Crown Audio amplifiers in its revamp of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system, the nation’s 5th largest mass transit system.

In designing Boston’s transit public address system, reliability and convenience were the top priorities. It was for this reason that ARINC selected Crown Audio amplifiers, favoring the CTs 4200 for the bulk of the system.

According to Dave Morrissey, ARINC Vice President, Surface Transportation, the new station PA systems, utilizing state-of-the-art digital processing by Crown Audio and text-to-speech technology, deliver clearer and crisper audio to keep MBTA customers up to date on the status of the trains.

“We primarily chose Crown Audio’s CTs 4200 for the installation flexibility, reliability and reporting we desire with their easy integration with HiQnet™ and CobraNet™,” said Morrissey. “These amps are rock solid but if there is ever a problem, they will report the error back to us so we can correct it without spending unnecessary man hours to test the system.

Marc Kellom, Crown Audio’s Vice President of Marketing noted, ”Building high performance and highly reliable amplifiers is our fundamental goal! When the MBTA selected our CTs 4200, it is a testament to the pride we put in our products and we are very pleased that we could offer a solution for the MBTA that will be used on a daily basis, but also at a time where performance is most critical!”

Crown’s CTs Series amplifiers provide exceptional performance, flexibility and value for installed sound applications. CTs Series amplifiers feature independent selection of high and low impedance operation for a specific channel, plus power levels and features that were carefully chosen to match the requirements of fixed install design. Easy integration with HiQnet™ and CobraNet™ allows CTs amplifiers to deliver a comprehensive lineup of monitoring and control features along with digital audio transport for an award-winning digital audio solution.