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AV MagazineLive & DJHow the AV systems integration market is splitting into two The D-Tools 2026 Midyear Market Report reveals that while median sales were up, 35% of integrators grew theirs by 51% or more while another third saw business decline by at least 21%.

AV MagazineLive & DJFuturesource MD steps down after joining firm 18 years ago Chris Mcintyre-Brown who joined the consultancy as an analyst has expressed his love for market research and analysis but expressed concern about its slowness to adapt its service models.

AV MagazineLive & DJBaoli Zhao: ‘Displays that enhance a space, not dominate it’ The Vieunite founder tell us that ever brighter displays are not the answer to presenting curated art without glare and supporting wellbeing in hospitality spaces.

AV MagazineLive & DJGrass Valley unveils all-in-one solution for live production Avora gives users everything they need to create, produce and deliver live content from one flexible system, without the complexity of assembling and operating multiple independent tools.

AV MagazineLive & DJSennheiser begins shipping Spectera SKM handheld mic The final core element of the bidirectional wide-band ecosystem delivers ultra-low-latency wireless audio, while providing continuous monitoring and remote configuration.

AV MagazineLive & DJSPOR Group acquires interior design consultancy Squaredot The deal strengthens UK-based SPOR Group’s capabilities and expands the breadth of services it can offer to organisations across Europe, while supporting Squaredot's next phase of development.

AV MagazineLive & DJWyreStorm Synergy Control Flow integrated with Netio Netio's solutions can now be controlled and monitored directly through a WyreStorm Synergy interface, so power management no longer sits separately from the room control experience.

AV MagazineLive & DJWashington Athletics expands live-production capabilities The broadcast systems designed by consultancy Anthony James Partners establish the University of Washington facility as one of the US’s most advanced collegiate live production environments.

AV MagazineLive & DJNBA’s largest exterior transparent LED display installed The 860 sq metre, 17m pixel Absen LED display, which spans the plaza entrance of the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, will show highlights during game-day watch parties.

AV MagazineLive & DJLANG AG to host Drone Summit at its academy in November The event will bring together drone show operators and technology providers for demonstrations and talks covering market developments, hardware, software and regulatory frameworks.

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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

The name is the three-pin connector that every signal in the business passes through: the microphone on stage and in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX cable that runs the lights. Studio, stage and lighting rig share it, and so does this magazine. Every few hours XLR collects what the makers shipped, what the reviewers heard, what the studios and the touring crews are doing, which producers and collectives are surfacing and what they are saying — synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lights, the rooms and the people — from a few hundred sources in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more, then plots what is moving. The editor writes a letter every few days. Nothing is sold here; when a link leads to a shop, that is the maker's shop, not ours.