The New Year

Looking to 2024 Our customers have known for a long time that Innovox is the “engineer’s company.” It’s the kind of business identity that companies like HP (Hewlett Packard) and 3M used to have; not sexy but incredibly well made, designed, focused on utility. These are/were companies targeted specifically to engineers with products intended to be used primarily by engineers. This has been both a benefit and a drawback to Innovox. We are highly respected by AV engineers and installers who know the difference and our end user customers are always blown away with our performance. Where this has been unhelpful is that many people view us as that hyper-engineer focused company. Some might look at Innovox and think, “that’s too complicated, too much of a precision instrument for our needs.” But the fact is our systems really do solve the problems of clear sound in large environments, they are as easy to integrate as any other loudspeaker system and they aren’t that much different in cost. Innovox is mostly steak, not much sizzle and it can be hard to be heard above the noise, (sorry for the pun) of all the other brands out there. Long story short, you don’t need to be an engineer to appreciate our loudspeakers. New Product Announcements One way for us to generate more sizzle is to announce new, ever more amazing products. This year, we are introducing a new product and a redesign of a popular product. We are gearing to expand our video wall applications and for 2024, our Flex Array hybrid line array speaker system is getting a complete redesign. It will deliver all around better, higher performing audio. It’s being designed to be modular, configurable with an improved ease of installation. As video wall systems become more demanding, the audio performance needs to be ratcheted up. More details to follow.   DLFC308-CLA935; DLFC608-CLA2035, respectively,   Also new for 2024 is the amazing DLFC308 – CLA935 and DLFC608-2035. These loudspeaker systems are a combination of a dipole, low frequency cardioid speaker and a curvilinear array. This new loudspeaker system has already been installed in two public spaces in dire need of clear, powerful audio. The results have been overwhelmingly positive and we are excited to see all the new applications and organizations this product will help. Have a great new year.   Innovox Audio  

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Innovox introduces Synergy Connect – a Higher-Performance Soundbar Solution Built to Improve Speech Accuracy for the Barco weConnect Cloud-Based SaaS Solution

The Synergy Connect soundbar solution ensures both students and teachers will be heard clearly and effortlessly while using the Barco weConnect learning platform. No more struggling to understand the curriculum. By combining a high-frequency ribbon driver, two mid-bass drivers and a five-inch low-frequency driver, with DSP plus processing power, Synergy Connect guarantees comprehension of every syllable spoken. Each Synergy Connect is made to match the dimensions of your displays, while providing an extra wide camera pocket large enough to house two USB pan-tilt-zoom cameras. The speaker modules can be adjusted to angle up or down depending on placement (above, below or in-between displays) to provide optimal pairing of audio and video. “People were asking us for a higher performing solution to accompany the new Barco weConnect virtual classroom,” explains CEO and Founder of Innovox, Chris Oswood. “We developed Synergy Connect as a higher-quality solution to maximize intelligibility and clarity at the close distance the presenter is from the screens.” For more information about Synergy Connect or Innovox Audio please contact Kelly Perkins at kperkins@innovoxaudio.com or by phone at (612) 298-7688. For more information on the Barco weConnect platform, please visit https://www.barco.com/en/page/products/weconnect.

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Du Nord Riot Recovery Fund

Innovox Launches Twin-Cities Riot Recovery Fund Donation Match

We’ve been pretty quiet over the past few weeks. It’s been a very stressful, emotional and uncertain time for everyone at Innovox, but we didn’t want our customers to worry, so we’ve stayed quiet. On the evening of May 25th, George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis Police. What followed were peaceful protests – folks wanting their voices to be heard. Unfortunately, rioters and looters used these protests as an opportunity to capitalize on our collective grief and frustration – destroying local neighborhoods and businesses. Our factory in St. Paul is a stone’s throw away from where much of this took place. Our staff lives in areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul that were directly affected by the rioting, looting and destruction. We’ve been working in the background, donating, volunteering and cleaning up the community in which we work and live. The devastation is overwhelming. We’ve decided to challenge our friends, colleagues and partners in the industry (and outside) to help us rebuild our neighborhoods by matching up to a total of $2000 to be donated to the Du Nord Riot Recovery Fund. Du Nord is a small batch distillery located in the heart of South Minneapolis that established a fund to support companies affected by the riots. They are are creating a 501c that will serve as the organization that will distribute these funds, and to date have raised over $568K, toward a $1,000,000 goal. For more information or to donate please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/minnesota-poc-business-support and make sure to email your receipt to kperkins@innovoxaudio.com. We’ll keep track on our end. Thank you, Chris Oswood, CEO and founder of Innovox Audio

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