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Aldous Systems Shows Forté ABD-W5 Active Indoor/Outdoor Speaker (25/1/2010)

Stand 1EF49, ISE 2010

Forté launches the ABD-W5, A-BUS/DIRECT WALL, an active + passive pair of speakers with its high powered learning remote keypad and wall cradle, making it a huge success for both outdoor and indoor use.

The introduction of the new 5.25” A-BUS/DIRECT WALL digitally, amplified loudspeaker will even further expand the A-BUS family of multi-room audio, greatly simplifying installation and reducing overall cost. “A-BUS/DIRECT provides a proper amplifier dampening, giving a tighter cleaner bass response and maximum efficiency by locating the amplifier at the speaker – a most exciting feature” states Andrew Goldfinch, founder of LeisureTech Electronics and co-inventor of the A-BUS technology. “Requiring only a single Cat5 from the hub to the active speaker, it eliminates the need of long runs of speaker cable ensuring the delivery of high quality audio signal is optimized.”

A-BUS Now Goes Outdoors

The speakers are fully weather and UV resistant providing a superb installation for outdoor alfresco entertaining. Outdoor active speakers require the ultimate user control in sunlight and Forté with Press Release-A-BUS/DIRECT active speaker technology takes a new form its recent release of the high powered emitter (38k & 56kHz) in the ABR-43 learning remote keypad (supplied), exceeds all expectations for outdoor use. Only A-BUS with its simplistic, plug-n-play approach provides a wall cradled, keypad mounted at the kitchen light switch, or when used as a hand held remote, can stick to a fridge (magnetised) then taken outdoors for complete fingertip control directly to the speaker. It can learn up to 5 functions from 4 remotes which are ideal for a bedroom to control TV, DVD, air-con and blinds. It includes standard A-BUS control commands with additional keys so you can learn source commands such as play, stop track, advance and preset up/down. The easy learning facility will allow consumers to do their own set up to suit their individual requirements. For UK and European houses A-BUS/DIRECT WALL is a simply seamless solution for indoor wall mounted speakers where both ceiling and wall cavities aren’t available. Only 155 x 240 x 190mm the speakers will hide in any corner and can be mounted either vertically or horizontally.

A-BUS/DIRECT WALL, like the A-BUS/DIRECT CEILING speaker has an IR window on the grille for full A-BUS controls and IR pass through, a fixed 3m Cat5 cable and RJ-45 input, and a 5m 14-gauge speaker cable to connect to the passive speaker. This provides instant retrofit applications for any custom installer or DIY with an existing A-BUS system.

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