NEW JBL VRX Portable Line Array PA system for The Dark Blues

We have a long standing working relationship with the The Dark Blues, long known as "Britain's most popular party musicians" – a title originally coined by Harpers & Queen

Their career highlights include many of the Royal Family's private parties at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Phil Collins – who played alongside the band at HRH Prince Charles' 40th birthday – subsequently asked them to play for his wedding in 1997, and for his wife's party in Geneva on Millennium Night.

Bandleader Nigel Tully had expressed an interest in upgrading the bands PA system, to reduce the size and increase coverage and quality, not such an easy task when the band already owns a highly competant system.

Researching the possibilities showed that the JBL VRX 932 compact portable line array system with matching VRX 918 subs would fit the bill in all respects.

An audition of the system arranged through our close colleague Chris Gunton at CGA Integration and the system immediately showed itself to be all that Nigel and the band were looking for, with a smaller footprint, high quality sound and improved sightlines, and an order was placed at the demo, to include the new VRX speakers, flightcasing and a new Yamaha SPX2000 digital reverb..

The delivered system is now hard at work with the band and helping them keep their audiences entertained like never before.

Origin Live SILVER on AR 'The Turntable'

We have just had the pleasure of bringing an AR the turntable up to date with a refurbish and installation of an Origin Live DC motor upgrade, with the fitting of an Origin Live SILVER tonearm, Goldring G1042 pickup cartridge and VTAF VTA on the fly adjustment system.

This beautiful turntable required the manufacture of a new armboard for the Rega fitting arm (we now have AR blanks in stock), and an alignment and service.

The new arm and cartridge combination shows just how good this turntable can be when its potential is released.