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Essential Install | Products Products A Huge Helping Of AV And Automation Innovation Ultimate Screens Adds Further Choice Ultimate Screens transparent screens are available in both 16:9 and 2.35:1 formats Ultimate Screens has broadened its range of high performance 4K-ready, acoustically transparent screens to embrace motorised masking and thin bezel options in both 16:9 and 2.35:1 formats. Designed for the easiest assembly and on- wall installation, Ultimate Screens promises highly competitive pricing devoid of hidden costs and fast, effi cient, secure delivery from a UK factory. Complementing Ultimate’s Original Fixed Screens, the new Ultimate Mask Screens offer vertical or horizontal electronic masking options. Ultra-quiet motors with soft start/stop operation and simple installer adjustments obey IR, RS232, contact closure or 12V trigger control to position ultra-black, anti-shadow image borders horizontally or vertically, reconciling 16:9 and 2.35:1 image and screen ratios when the two are mixed. Vertical (side) masking is available for wide range of screen sizes in 10cm increments from 2.4m to 6.1m screen widths; horizontal (top and bottom) masking for 2.4 and 2.8m screen widths. Two further additions to the Ultimate Screen range are the Slim and Edge models offering slim bezel widths of 38mm and an ultra-thin 2mm respectively for a fi ner blend with room design: especially effective in dual-role environments such as media rooms. Both Slim and Edge screens are available in screen sizes from two metres to 6.1m widths in 10cm increments. The new Ultimate Screens range features Ultimate Screens’ innovative magnetic bezel and front fabric mounting system, which transfers screen assembly from the fl oor to the wall, protecting the screen surface and bezel while introducing enhanced installation practicality, convenience and speed. More information: Karma-AV +44 (0)1423 358846, www.karma-av.co.uk JBL Celebrates 70th Anniversary With Return Of Its Compact Three-Way Monitor Design The limited edition JBL 4312SE monitor JBL has launched the JBL 4312SE monitor, an update to its classic three-way 12in compact studio monitor lineage. Created as a limited edition by JBL to celebrate its 70th anniversary, the 4312SE reprises the driver confi guration and aesthetics of the renowned 4310/4311 studio and L100 ‘Century’ hi-fi monitors from the 70s, and 4312 from the 1980s. Just like its predecessors, the 4312SE is designed and assembled at the home of JBL in Northridge, California. Supplied in matched mirror-image pairs to maintain detail whether placed horizontally or vertically with the tweeters aligned inside or outside, the versatile 4312SE is engineered for a wide range of environments and systems in keeping with its studio heritage. The 4312SE’s three-way confi guration has been refreshed with JBL’s latest transducers including a 12in (300mm) 1200FE-8 Aqua-Plas-coated Pure Pulp cone woofer, fi vein (125mm) 105H-1 Polymer-coated Pure Pulp cone midrange, and onein (25mm) 054ALMg-1 Aluminium/Magnesium Alloy tweeter with waveguide. Front panel mid and high frequency trim controls, a bass refl ex enclosure with front-fi ring port, binding post speaker terminals and a black wood grain fi nish with removable black cloth grille complete the specifi cation. The 4312SE’s Special Edition livery features 70th anniversary badges fi xed to each speaker and an anniversary certifi cate recording the speakers’ serial numbers and the signatures of the system engineer and factory assembly techni cian. More information: Karma-AV +44 (0)1423 358846, www.karma-av.co.uk ULTIMATE POWER ABSOLUTE CONTROL Meridian Audio’s Hi-Res, 1U tall 218 Zone Controller and 258 Eight Channel Power Amplifier. Tailored for custom install, competitively priced and with a five year warranty included; it’s not just the performance that’s outstanding. [email protected] +44 (0) 1480 445678 meridian-audio.com 190x40.indd 1 12/07/2017 11:30 July 2017 | 67