Pinanson manufactures audio and video connectivity tools including splitters, patchbays, stageboxes, multicores, cables, connectors and a large number of accessories. Until now, the company has been dedicated to the analogue model, but with the increasing use of digital technology in the marketplace, Pinanson has taken the decision to incorporate digital technology, specifically EtherSound, into its own products in order to offer their customers maximum choice and flexibility. The first digital product to be manufactured is a stagebox featuring 48 EtherSound inputs (mic and line) and 16 EtherSound outputs.
Pinanson's president, Angel Sanchez, explains why the company has chosen to adopt EtherSound: "We are coming across digital technology more and more frequently, especially in the live sound arena where digital mixing consoles are now a very common sight. It has therefore become imperative that we now offer customers the choice between traditional analogue connectivity solutions and digital audio distribution. We chose EtherSound because we believe that Ethernet is the future of signal distribution in professional audio and, as such, EtherSound offers the simplest, most flexible, and most cost-effective digital audio distribution technology on the market. EtherSound connectivity is already available in a number of mixing desks and we anticipate that there will be many more brands in the future."
Jimmy Kawalek, business development manager for EtherSound, said: "Pinanson's decision to incorporate EtherSound technology into their traditional analog product range is another indication that the professional audio market, especially for live sound, is moving further still into the digital domain."
(Lee Baldock)
