Properly Equalized: Best Practices for Loudspeaker Equalization and Tuning

Charlie Hughes knows about directivity control and how a loudspeaker system should sound good and measure accordingly. This article offers basic recommended guidelines that will not only help to develop good equalization and tuning practices, but also will go a long way in improving the overall sound quality, regardless of the application. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2022.

Expanding its range of speaker solutions since the acquisitions of Community and Apart, Biamp now announced the introduction of Desono DX, a new line of attractive, high-performance, high-output ceiling and surface mount loudspeakers that will replace the former Community Desono D Series loudspeaker range. The new updated Desono DX line, improves sound performance, with updated designs and installation accessories.

Biamp, the former manufacturer of professional audiovisual solutions from Beaverton, Oregon, now covering virtually every major market segment in pro audio and commercial installation, has appointed Charlie Hughes as Principal Engineer within the company's fast-growing Electroacoustics division. Charlie will have the opportunity to expand the company’s loudspeaker catalog that already encompasses products from Community and Apart.

Biamp Systems, a manufacturer of video and audio networked solutions for commercial audio applications based in Beaverton, Oregon, announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Apart Audio based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. The strategic acquisition follows the expansion strategy defined by Rashid Skaf, Biamp's President and CEO, appointed by Highlander Partners, a private investment firm which acquired Biamp in November 2017.