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MARTIN AUDIO JOINED BY TIMAX, LINEA RESEARCH AND OPTIMAL AUDIO AT INFOCOMM 2026 WITH EXPANDED DEMO ROOM EXPERIENCE

USA – Martin Audio returns to InfoComm 2026 in Las Vegas (16–19 June) alongside sister brands TiMaxLinea Research and Optimal Audio, with an optimised presence on Booth N6833 and a curated showcase in Demo Room N112.

The Demo Room takes attendees through four real-world applications – Hospitality, Sports Venues, Auditoria and Worship – demonstrating how Martin Audio delivers coverage, consistency, and control to address venue challenges. These applications are brought to life by projection mapping and immersive audio from TiMax, while also showcasing how spatial audio can bring a further dimension to the audience experience in a venue.

On the booth and in the demo room, Martin Audio presents the US tradeshow debut of the award winning BlacklineQ, the first in its class to offer differential dispersion, helping to deliver controlled coverage in multiple deployments. Similarly, the evolution of the flagship Wavefront Precision optimised line array series is also showcased. The upgraded enclosures offer full IP54 rating with corrosion-resistant coatings and UV stability, while new in-grille LED indicators – popularised on TORUS – make individual cabinets identifiable via VU-NET.

INFOCOMM 2026 WILL SHOWCASE THE INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH OF THE FOUR BRANDS

James King, Marketing Director

Back by popular demand, theFlexPoint Pitstop Challenge returns across all four show days with daily prizes. This lively competition complements the wider series of FlexPoint enclosures on the booth, highlighting the speed and ease of set up, and FlexPoint will also feature in the demo room.

Linea Research debuts its newly launched NSC Series of compact network system processors to the US audio Market. Linea Research is the heartbeat of an audio system and this three-model range – NSC24, NSC46 and NSC48 – delivers exceptional sonic transparency at a 96 kHz input sample rate, with analogue, AES and Dante connectivity. Visitors can also get hands-on with System Engineer 8, the intuitive control software bringing expanded control across the wider Linea range.

TiMax demonstrates its full spatial audio and show control ecosystem in a dedicated immersive setup on N6833, taking visitors into TiMax panLab for fast, effective and low cost immersive audio design while TiMax SoundHub delivers the ultimate in powerful and flexible spatial processing and show control, supported by TiMaxTrackerD4for real-time performer and object tracking. The booth showcase will also highlight the latest third party OSC integrations available to TiMax SoundHub users, including SpatAI.

Optimal Audio, meanwhile, will showcase their recently announced Column speakers, Column 8 and Column 16, designed for indoors and outdoors with everything needed for an install included in the box. Both Column models integrate natively with Optimal Audio’s Zone controllers and the recently announced WebApp 1.6, and the whole booth is designed as an operational venue so that integrators can experience first-hand the full strength of the Optimal Audio ecosystem.

Summing up, Marketing Director James King says, “Across the booth and in the demo room, InfoComm 2026 will showcase the individual strength of the four brands but also highlight how in combination they can provide powerful integrated solutions for venues.”

Photography: Daniel Dobrovszki, Armin Speil, Oliver Toth, MateLeblanc

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Community Solutions: LEA Connect Series Installation brings smart audio to Lewis & Clark Library

Montana’s very first library gets even smarter after an upgrade that included LEA’s Connect Series amplifiers featuring our cloud-based control system

With over 150 years of serving the community in the books, the Lewis and Clark Library found they needed to start a new chapter in their audio visual services in order to meet the evolving needs of their employees and patrons. The Library turned to Montana Pro Audio to help design a system that would blend seamlessly with their space and offer increased efficiency.

The Spec

🏢Venue: Lewis & Clark Library | Helena, Montana

👷Integrator: Aaron Fisher |  Montana Pro Audio

🎶Audio Spaces: Building wide, AV meeting room

🦈Product Used: Connect Series CS354 & CS704 (Multiple)

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Lewis & Clark Library situated in Helena, Montana, opened its doors in 1868. While the library has moved location since its founding, it has remained a prominent historical institution in the state.  Looking to serve the community in new ways, Lewis & Clark organized a survey of local residents to gauge what new services would be most beneficial. At the top of the list was a new AV system. 

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Lewis & Clark Library situated in Helena, Montana, opened its doors in 1868. While the library has moved location since its founding, it has remained a prominent historical institution in the state.  Looking to serve the community in new ways, the library organized a survey of local residents to gauge what new services would be most beneficial. At the top of the list was a new AV system.

The Library turned to Aaron Fisher, Business Development and Production Manager, and Ryan Johnston, Director of Integrations, at Montana Pro Audio to help with the project. 

“The small form factor, the sleek, efficient look, and the well thought out design were all factors in our choice to use LEA Connect Series amplifiers for this job”, commented Johnston. “One of my favorite things about the design of the amps is that there are no controls on the front panel of the amplifier, so I don’t have to worry about anyone changing amplifier settings.”

Another element of LEA Professional’s grounding technology utilized on this project was the free Cloud platform which gives system integrators like Montana Pro Audio more powerful, reliable, and secure remote monitoring and control capabilities when used with the Connect Series of IoT-Enabled professional amplifiers.

“Montana is such a large state, so a cloud-based amplifier is a huge deal for us,” added Aaron Fisher, Business Development and Production Manager at Montana Pro Audio. “Our company headquarters are in Butte, Montana and many of our clients are in other communities throughout the state, so we could have a multi-hour drive just to turn up the volume on a system. By adding the LEA Cloud to our service contracts, we enhance client satisfaction and streamline our operations.

Not only is the LEA Cloud Platform providing the library with the efficiency they desired, it was also improving life for the integrators at Montana Pro Audio.

The Conclusion

Working alongside Montana Pro Audio, LEA Connect Series amplifiers helped deliver a flexible, reliable solution for a complex, multi-zone library environment. We’re proud to support the Lewis & Clark Library as it continues serving its community for years to come. 

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