Line In for AV Support
First in a series of blogs on portable / installed audio amplification issues.
We recently posted a series of articles exploring key performance features of headphones and headsets. With Infocomm approaching, the largest AV conference of the year, we’ll shift the focus to PA gear.
To someone who hasn’t dealt with a PA system before but is now faced with having to operate or even set one up, they can seem complicated or even a little intimidating. This article will focus on connecting a media source to the PA system. (Note the PA system could be portable or installed such as the Classroom Infrared Audio System). Increased integration between LCD projectors, interactive whiteboards, media players, and computers is now more critical than ever in business presentations, conferences, and classrooms. It’s just as true for outdoor events as well. In order for the audio portion to go from a computer (or other source) to the PA system and then be amplified out to the audience, portable and installed speakers have a ¼” auxiliary input (AUX IN) and/or RCA left and right stereo inputs (LINE IN). (more…)
