Biamp Systems (Beaverton, OR), a supplier of professional audio and video systems, recently announced that its Cambridge Sound Management (CSM) QtPRO direct-field sound masking system received Commercial Integrator (CI)’s 2019 BEST Award in the program's acoustical treatments category. Winners were selected by a panel of CI editors and top industry leaders based on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages, and benefits to the installer.
Last December, Biamp announced its acquisition of CSM from Gladstone Investment Corp. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Cambridge Sound is a pioneer in the fast-growing sound masking market and, as noted by Biamp, is among the only providers of direct and in-plenum sound masking solutions. At the time of the acquisition, Rashid Skaf, Biamp's president, CEO, and co-chairman remarked, “The acquisition of Cambridge Sound Management unites two great brands in the professional audiovisual market. Together, we offer customers better access to industry-leading solutions that manage sound and video to address a wide array of modern communications and collaboration challenges." Under Mr. Skaf’s direction, Biamp has charted an aggressive growth strategy that blends organic product lines and distribution expansion with entry into new markets via acquisition.
Only six months after acquiring CSM, Biamp seamlessly integrated the Cambridge sound masking technology as part of its end-to-end AV solutions offering, allowing CI's awards panel to laud the QtPRO platform as the most popular direct-field sound masking system available on the market. Per Biamp, "The QtPRO uniformly disperses a pre-tuned signal directly from the ceiling into a workspace, resulting in consistent, comfortable ambient sound throughout." Consisting of the Qt emitter and a control module, the system requires only standard Category cables for connection.
