MARTIN AUDIO, TIMAX, LINEA RESEARCH AND OPTIMAL AUDIO CLAIM MULTIPLE AWARD WINS AT INFOCOMM 2026
Martin Audio, TiMax, Linea Research and Optimal Audio returned from InfoComm 2026 in Las Vegas with three major award wins and an enthusiastic response to theDemo Room approach. BlacklineQ took a Best of Show Award for Martin Audio on the back of its US tradeshow debut, the newly launched Optimal AudioColumn Series claimed a Best of Show Award of its own, and Martin Audio partners Technical Audio Group and Vestec Audio were awarded Best Multipurpose Venue at the Mondo|DR Awards.
At the heart of the showcase was Demo Room N112, where a new application-driven format took attendees through four real-world walkthroughs – Hospitality, Sports Venues, Worship and Auditoria – pairing the right loudspeaker systems with the control and processing technology to bring each one to life. Brought to life by projection mapping and immersive audio from TiMax – showcasing how spatial audio can bring a further dimension to the audience experience in a venue. The sessions were very well received generating in-depth conversations with integrators, consultants and end users that traditional stand demos rarely allow.
On Booth N6833, Martin Audio showcased the evolution of the flagship Wavefront Precision optimised line array series, alongside CDD Series and ADORN, whilst BlacklineQ made its US tradeshow debut, adding Best of Show to its growing roster of awards. As the first series in its class to offer differential dispersion, helping to deliver controlled coverage in multiple deployments, BlacklineQ has moved ahead as the fastest selling edition of the popular Blackline Series.
From its fully operational hospitality environment on stand, which spanned dining room, bar and outdoor terrace, Optimal Audio, launched its ZonePad VL-1 passive wall controller and SmartAmp Custom Configurator. The new products were served alongside the recently launched Column Series – Column 8 and Column 16 – which went on to win its own Best of Show Award.
The growing interest in advanced spatial audio workflows were evidenced at TiMax, where the latest evolution of its spatial audio and show control platform, TiMax SoundHub, was demonstrated with a dedicated immersive setup. New ADM-OSC integrations, native SpatAI v2 integration bringing AI-driven control into TiMax SoundHub, and Scaling Surfaces for portability of showfiles between venues of different sizes all drew consistent interest from performance, presentation and experiential audio professionals throughout the week.
Meanwhile, Linea Research chose InfoComm to introduce its newly launched NSC Series of compact network system processors. Visitors went hands-on with NSC24, NSC46 and NSC48 alongside the latest update to System Engineer 8, with the stand seeing consistent engagement from integrators and system designers across the week.
Marketing Director, James King, concluded, “Our Demo Room concept and booth experience at InfoComm 2026 successfully showcased the individual strength of the four brands and highlighted how in combination they can provide powerful integrated solutions for venues.”