PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring NAB Show Announcements from AKG, Neumann & Shure

New Products - April 18, 2012 AKG HSC and HSD Professional Headset Lines » Neumann KK 204 and KK 205 Wireless Microphone Capsule Heads » Shure UR3 Plug-on Transmitter for UHF-R Wireless Systems » Today's Product Review Pro Audio Review Session Trial: Premium Headphones featuring AKG, Audio-Technica, Shure, Sony & Ultrasone By Rob Tavaglione "This, our eighth Session Trial — PAR’s ongoing series of comparative, real-world gear evaluations — examines the following premium studio headphones: the open-back AKG K702 ($539 list); the closed-back, collapsible Audio-Technica ATHM50 ($199 list); the closed-back Shure SRH840 ($250 list); the closed-back, collapsible Sony MDR-7509HD ($265 list); and finally, the closed-back Ultrasone HFI-680 ($249 list). All are well-built, full-size, ear-surrounding models and are most definitely ‘professional grade’ headphones." More » Today's Blog NAB Pro Audio Pit -- Halftime Recap By Frank Wells "The Pro Audio Pit at NAB has been bringing some of the industry’s sharpest minds together. It’s been a great venue for highlighting the issues facing broadcast audio. The panelists have been both entertaining and informative, from Frank Serafine talking about the tools and techniques for capturing location effects sounds to Jonathan Novick (Audio Precision) and I discussing modern audio test procedures." More »

©2012 NewBay Media, LLC