The Score Magazine - Archive January 2017 issue! | Página 26

HOT SELLING PRODUCTS OF Harman,Roland, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic and casio IN 2016 HARMAN - SRX800 SERIES JBL Professional has made a name for itself by producing great sounding, long lasting portable PA systems. With the introduction of the SRX800 line of powered portable PA loudspeakers, JBL has set the standard for what a fully professional powered PA system should be. SRX800 breaks new ground, bringing together JBL’s premium transducers and enclosures, Crown’s Proprietary Front-End DriveCore Technology, user-configurable DSP, and full HiQnet Network control compatible with a variety of platforms. Integrating industry-leading levels of sound quality, power, control, and durability, SRX800 is a perfect all in one solution wherever high performance, comprehensive control, and pristine sound are required. Each component in the SRX800 Series was purposefully designed and thought through to deliver a perfectly tuned system that is powerful, easy to use, and rugged enough for the most demanding applications. 26 The Score Magazine www.thescoremagazine.com Casio- MZX-500 Arranger keyboards are something of a known quantity these days. All serve up a buffet of sounds, “one-person band” accompaniments that follow your chord changes, the ability to record your performance, and bells and whistles such as auto-harmony. Powerfully musical in experienced hands? Yes. Cool, easy-play factor for beginners? Of course. Hip and relevant for 2016 onward? Opinions diverge, but the Casio MZ- X500 might make them diverge less. With the Casio MZ-X500, Casio tried to give us a new take on an arranger and wound up offering a very robust multi-timbral synth workstation with a contemporary and fun user experience in the bargain. Its bang for buck is off the scale. Being Casio’s most premium keyboard so far, it does an unprecedented job at living up to all the hype around it.