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John Rudolph

Vice President / General Manager of PCD, John heads up the Sales team. John started his career in consumer audio with Shoreline Stereo managing the Santa Rosa store in 1976, then Pacific Stereo sales and then management from 1977-1979. John then proceeded into the professional audio world at Sound Genesis in 1979 – 1983 in San Francisco working with a team of professionals building and designing radio stations, recording studios broadcast TV and private production systems as well as commercial audio video systems. In 1983, John went back into the consumer AV industry working for The Good Guys starting in 1987, first as a store manager and then headed up the development of the company’s custom installation business until 1999 when he left to join PCD as General Manager and Vice President.

When classwork begins or a big meeting is planned, the last thing you should worry about is the operation of your audio / video system. PCD offers a “No Worry” experience providing proactive support and maintenance of your system. In addition, with the AVaaS program, you are able to put together a system that fills your needs without worrying about having the capital budget to make the purchase. AVaaS allows a system that is based on a monthly payment that meets your operational budget and scheduled maintenance to provide “worry free” operation.

If you were tasked with installing office lighting, would you save a few bucks by specifying fewer fixtures and thereby creating a workplace environment with annoyingly inconsistent lighting? Probably not. But sound masking system designers sometimes under-specify the number of loudspeakers needed to achieve a uniform masking system. And while it’s true that fewer loudspeakers means a lower cost, it also means poor sound masking performance. That’s because without the proper number of speakers—installed in a consistently spaced grid pattern—there’s little to no uniformity, which results in a sound masking system that’s noticeable, thereby becoming a distraction that adversely affects employee comfort and productivity; which totally defeats the purpose of sound masking!

Most wireless microphones, transmit via radio waves in locally vacant TV channels primarily in the Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) range.