Meyer Sound has earned the first loudspeaker from the AVnu certification for its CAL column array loudspeakers.

Recognised by the AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) devices for interoperability, yhis certification is given to devices that have implemented the IEEE AVB standards and passed Alliance’s testing for interoperability and compliance.

With its certification, CAL provides interoperability with AVnu-certified AVB devices from other vendors to simplify network implementation, while offering the advantages of the open IEEE AVB standards. For specifiers and integrators, this streamlines network infrastructure by combining audio signal transmission with system control and monitoring using industry-standard structured cabling, such as Cat5e and Cat6. This provides time and cost savings comover analogue and digital signal distribution, while simplifying network implementation and future reconfiguration. In addition, AVB eliminates shortcomings in legacy proprietary networking solutions and provides precise timing synchronisation with guaranteed bandwidth.

‘Meyer Sound embraces technology that yields superior audio performance and operating simplicity for our customers,’ says Director of Product Management, Luke Jenks. ‘By aggressively addressing the issue of interoperability through AVnu certification, we have taken an important step to help customers create end-to-end A/V networks that are easier to plan and less costly to install.’

The AVnu certification programme is conducted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), a third-party testing house that has also worked with the Wi-Fi Alliance and other industry consortia.

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