A highlight of the EI Live! show in Farnborough, UK is the AWE Village, which is retuning this year with its biggest footprint yet to showcase its range of products and solutions from its various brands.
The stand will be split into four technology zones, two projection demo rooms and a base performance simulator for visitors to test their competitive driving skills.
Innovations from Bowers & Wilkins, part of the Sound United family available exclusively to the CI channel will be displayed on the stand, alongside the latest 4K projector from Sony and new display technologies, including the new Sony QD-LED and Hisense L9 TVs.
AWE’s two audio zones will feature a Bowers & Wilkins zone where visitors can see the latest architectural in-wall and in-ceiling loudspeakers for home cinema and whole-home projects. These will include the 800 Diamond Series and 700 Series architectural loudspeakers and CT series in-wall subwoofers, alongside iconic floorstanding loudspeakers from the range.
This zone will also include the latest custom installation amplifiers by Rotel – the C8 and C8+. These new Class AB amplifiers leverage Rotel’s 60-year audio engineering heritage to deliver a higher level of acoustic performance with eight channels of high-performance multizone audio.
The second audio zone will showcase processors, receivers, and amplifiers from Denon and Marantz, whole-home audio from Denon featuring HEOS technology, and more speakers from Definitive Technology.
The Sony Demo Room will feature Sony’s new XW compact Native 4K SXRD Laser Home projectors, VPL-XW7000ES and VPL-XW5000ES, the first public showing of these projectors outside of AWE’s show facility in Epsom. These feature-rich projectors pack 3840x2160 4K resolution and 8.3million pixels into a small chassis, making them ideal for all installations. With an accessible price point, the VPL-XW5000ES (2,000lm) starts at £6,000 while the VPL-XW7000ES (3,200lm) starts at £15,000.
Outside the Sony Demo Room, the Hisense L9 laser TV will be on display. It has all the features of a standard smart TV but in two parts – an ultra-short-throw laser projector and a 100” or 120” ambient light rejecting TV, allowing integrators to create a big screen experience under £4,500.
Moving over to the Epson Demo Room, the EH-LS1200B projector will be showcased, featuring a high 2,500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 4K resolutions (8.3m pixels on screen), HDR10+ support, 3LCD and a laser light source. The projector is equally apt to be used for gamin, offering 4K resolution at 120fps, as well as input lag times below 20ms.
Room-filling, detailed sound is provided by Sound United while new TV innovations flank the outside walls with LG and Panasonic bringing their latest products to the show.
Sony’s TV Zone will give visitors the chance to learn about the latest enhancements to the brand’s 2022 line-up, including some new models for Bravia, Mini LED and OLED. Visitors can also enjoy the EI Live! premier of Sony’s 65” Bravia XR A95K QD-OLED.
The Control Zone will feature the URC Total Control platform, including the new Accelerator 3 software, featuring the Expressway option on the software for simpler installations. There will also a display of Ring X-line innovative security solutions and the latest products from Philips Hue and Silent Gliss for effective lighting and blind control.
Reviving its popular AWE BPS Sprint Cup, integrators are invite4d to experience the thrill of driving an Aston Martin AMR GT4 in the Blade Sim from Base Performance Simulators (BPS). The top three qualifiers will win a private tuition session and go head-to-head at the BPS HQ in Banbury.
“We have so much to show and can’t wait to get back amongst the action at EI Live!” said Stuart Tickle, MD at AWE. “The AWE Village is always where it’s at, and this year is no exception. We have some jaw-dropping technologies for integrators, especially in terms of new innovations in projection and display. Come along and talk to our team of experts about how we can support your next project. You will not leave disappointed.”