Outline lands in North America

Outline lands in North America

Jun 11, 2009

A few months ago, Brescia-based pro audio manufacturer Outline inaugurated its American branch, Outline North America LLC.

Led by Thomas Bensen, one of the most esteemed professionals in the pro audio sector, with thirty years’ experience in the industry – who for several years has also helmed the US branch of another well-known Italian company, amplifier manufacturer Powersoft – Outline North America LLC has its head office in Farmingdale, in New York State.

The company is moving fast over a great deal of the North American market.

So much so that in the short period since it opened, as well as being able to boast high profile installations and live events (Clear Channel Theater, New York; the “Healing Place Church” cathedral in Louisiana; Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, and the New Orleans Jazz Festival), Outline N.A. is able to organize professional demos of its innovative loudspeaker systems; in particular the MANTAS, Butterfly and mini-COM.P.A.S.S. vertical line arrays, the last of which is self-powered and fitted with sensors and DSP for the variable directivity (from 60 to 150 degrees) it is able to provide users. Outline’s comprehensive product range also includes wedge monitors, “point source” systems and infra-sub units – all able to ensure cutting edge acoustic performance in terms of linearity and top grade reproduction at very high SPL, in spite of their very small footprint.

Giorgio Biffi (Outline’s International Sales and marketing director) comments: “I’ve known Tom Bensen for quite a long time and have been impressed by his career and the way he always been very successful in introducing high class brands on to the US market. Before we set up our relationship with Tom, I had individually met a number of people in the US pro audio market who have a great and deep respect for him. His current successful venture with Powersoft was further proof of his skill and experience, so we are absolutely convinced that he is the perfect professional person to represent our quality products.”

Thomas Bensen of Outline N.A. states: “I’m proud to be part of the Outline family. This is a company that has vision – it has tremendous eye towards the future – they have a tremendous resource in their R&D and I see nothing but amazing things happening for Outline. The future of pro audio belongs to the companies that have really learned to embrace volumetric efficiency and low impact. I think that Outline is to loudspeakers what Powersoft is to amplifiers. Take the new Mantas vertical line array for example. The thing weights little more that 50 pounds with all of its hardware; it’s extremely high output, extremely lightweight, easy to deploy. We are trying to save on energy, we are trying to save on trucking, we are trying to save money. The response in America has been really one of great anticipation waiting for this product line to really develop and come in.”

Outline North America LLC will be at InfoComm (Orlando, FL) from June 17th to 19th 2009 with a series of interesting new products including, for example, the MANTAS VLA and the LAB 21 (infra-sub), as well as the compact enclosures of the DVS (8-10) range, in self-powered versions. Booth number: 6384.

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