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Powersoft, the world leader in lightweight, energy-efficient amplifier platforms, announced that it has opened a new headquarters location in the New York Metro area. The new 3,700 square foot facility, located in Kearney Point, NJ — just minutes from Manhattan and regional transportation hubs — will house Powersoft's operations, sales, support, warehousing and distribution for U.S. and Canada. The new east coast North American headquarters location is also logistically advantageous to the Powersoft executive team, which is served by frequent direct flights from Italy into Newark Liberty International Airport. The reduced time difference enables more direct communication among the executive team at Powersoft to better support the business.

Powersoft has announced a brand new app for mobile devices, called Snapshot Selector. The free and easy-to-use app, now compatible with Android devices, allows users of Powersoft's X Series amplifier platforms to instantaneously recall a full slate of saved settings by simply connecting their phone to their amplifier with a USB cable. The app makes the X Series amplifier platforms an even more appealing solution for audio professionals, including in rental environments.

Ruth's Chris Steak House's new location near Toronto's Pearson International Airport brings the reputation for excellence in food and service of the popular high-end chain to business travelers and vacationers coming in and out of Canada's largest city. Tommy Francis, owner of US-based integrator JTEK Customs, oversees all A/V and security installations for Ruth's Chris Steak House. For this location, he decided to reach out to London, Ontario-based audio specialist Tomahawk AV to design an audio system that would meet the specific needs of the new restaurant. Tomahawk AV's Eric Sidles designed a powerful multi-zone audio system based around the performance of Powersoft's Quattrocanali amplifiers.

Located in the San Francisco Bay area, Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, is known for both its academic achievements and its football team, which boasts a winning record so far this season. As one of two high schools in a town of 74,000, Amador Valley High School serves 2,650 students and 175 staff members who pack the stands on Friday nights to watch their 'Dons' take on the competition.

Austin-based premium powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS has announced a refresh of its popular 2-way, self-powered, bi-amplified AT212 Powered Top. The new AT212-3K improves upon the impressive performance of the original with the help of a Powersoft Digimod 3004PFC2 amplifier module, which doubles the available wattage from 1500W to 3000W and delivers improved sound quality and higher dynamic power while maintaining light weight and portability.

When AccuGroove LLC founder Marc Wright built his first bass guitar speaker cabinet he had no intentions of starting a company. "I built that first cabinet for myself because I couldn't get the same sound live that I could get in the studio with any commercially available cabinets," he says. It took Wright two years and $50,000 dollars before he got it right. "I tested over 1,200 different speakers in the process," he notes. Finally satisfied, he thought his work was done, but a few prominent bass players who heard the cabinet were insistent that Wright build one for them. Finally acquiescing, AccuGroove LLC was born. Always in pursuit of the most discerning consumers, the company's product line was further elevated with the addition of Powersoft OEM amplification to kick off AccuGroove's line of self-powered guitar and bass cabinets, delivering unprecedented clarity and output.

While many audio experts specialize in either live sound production or installations, New York City's Paramount Events Inc. handles both ends of the spectrum at a high level. "We handle everything from corporate events to festivals and concerts on the live production side," says Paramount Events Inc. CEO Rafel Narine, "but we also do a lot of installations at churches, clubs and other venues." Always staying abreast of the latest technological developments in the industry, Narine made a commitment three years ago that allowed him to optimize his live and installed sound systems to a remarkable extent: he began investing in Powersoft power amplifiers.

Each summer in the heart of Los Angeles, the City's Department of Recreation and Parks hosts a series of free concerts at the Pershing Square Downtown Stage. The high profile concert series, which ran this year between July 12 and August 19, attracted over a dozen national touring artists including The B-52s, The Wallflowers, Meat Puppets, 10,000 Maniacs and L.A.-based punk trailblazers X — now celebrating their 40th anniversary. The eight-week music series, which drew thousands of local and international music fans, also featured sound reinforcement from a new integrated touring solution by BOSE Professional and Powersoft Audio.

Father and son duo Gerardo Tovar Sr. and Gerardo Tovar Jr. began building amplifiers together at Clear Lake Audio in 2004, setting down roots in Houston, Texas. Shortly after they commenced manufacturing amplifiers based on Tovar Sr.'s designs, they noticed that the market for their technologies was different than what they expected. "We started out designing speakers for conventional live music applications," says Tovar Jr. "but we started to notice that there was much greater demand from churches and houses of worship." Since then they have managed to address the needs of this market while still designing loudspeakers that are perfectly capable of delivering sound for the largest of live music venues. This has all been done with the help of Powersoft amplifier modules.

An avid user of Powersoft amplifiers since 2009, Lennox Foster, president of Sound Media, turned to the brand when he needed the right amplifiers to power 1970s rock bands Firefall, Poco and Pure Prairie League during a concert at Pompano Beach Amphitheater in South Florida on July 15. His company, a full-service audio, lighting and AV rental production business based in Hollywood, Florida, has been using Powersoft's equipment for nearly a decade, and when Foster took on the job, he knew Powersoft's X Series and K Series amplifiers would be the only fit.