Duran Audio Splits from Performance Devices

As of the 1st September 2012 Performance Devices no longer represent Duran Audio and the AXYS Intellivox brand within the US. "We are grateful for all the hard work Performance Devices of Torrance, California, has done for us in the past years and wish them the very best in the future," the company says.

In the immediate future, Duran Audio will be servicing the US AXYS Intellivox customers directly. In order to facilitate this change, the company has now setup a US contact number, along with direct email addresses for information, servicing, and sales.

"It is our aim to strength the existing brand representatives throughout the US during the coming months. We also eagerly anticipate the launch of our 'Factory Design Service' which will offer you a unique support facility on project design, bringing an expertise that can only be gained through designing thousands of projects around the world," the company says.

Duran Audio added: "We would like you to take this opportunity to contact us directly with any questions, comments or suggestion on how we can improve our service towards your company and we look forward to hearing from you soon in this respect." Recent product developments from Duran Audio include:

FlexG2 Series of powered, networked speakers has been designed to meet a wide variety of applications which include sound reinforcement for: theatre, places of worship, live music venues, night clubs, conferences, and TV studios to name a few.

Optocore DM1-TP Interface for Intellivox was launched at InfoComm 2012 was the new Optocore DM1-TP digital audio interface for Duran Audio's Intellivox range of AXYS products -- marking the latest technical partnership formed by the German fiber network specialists. Offering a unique, non-proprietary open standard transport platform the company says SANE is the first fully synchronous CAT5 network solution for streaming and transmitting data in real time.

The AXYS Intellivox ADC range is intended for use in 70V/100V public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) systems. Each array consists of six carefully aligned four-inch full range loudspeakers housed inside a tough steel enclosure. The specially aligned drivers are highly efficient and according to the company have an extended flat frequency response, providing natural and uncolored reproduction of both spoken word and background music.