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Audio & Visual

Audio and visual equipment makes sound, carries it and puts pictures on a screen, for shops, offices, schools, venues, live events and homes. This collection gathers the whole AV range in one place: background music and PA speakers, amplifiers including 100V models, mixers, wired and wireless microphones, HDMI, audio and speaker leads with their connectors, projector screens and interactive displays, TV aerials, and the racks, cases and stands that hold the kit.

Choosing Audio & Visual

Start from the job, such as background music, a live PA, a presentation or a TV feed.

Background music and public address

Installed background music and paging systems often use 100V line speakers fitted with a transformer and selectable volume tappings. The Adastra 952.281UK KV-T ceiling speaker has 3 tappings, and the 953.015UK UX series mixer-amplifier is a 240W 100V unit with Bluetooth, DAB+/FM and a USB player in a half-width 1U case. Where a speaker must be fire rated, the 952.205UK fire dome ceiling speaker is certified to EN 54-24.

Live sound and performers

Active PA cabinets such as the Citronic CASA 178.112UK carry their own class D amplifier, DSP with 5 profiles and a Bluetooth and USB/SD player. Passive cabinets such as the CASA 178.113UK are driven by a separate power amplifier. The Monolith mk3 171.237UK pairs an active subwoofer with a pole-mounted column. For vocals, the TU4 171.043UK runs 4 handheld UHF transmitters from one receiver, and the NU-X B-7 Pro 171.827UK sends a wireless in-ear monitor mix over up to 50m.

Leads, connectors and adaptors

Leads and connectors make up a large part of the range, including HDMI, audio, guitar and mains leads. For speaker lines, connectors such as the Neutrik 763.481UK Speakon take a twist lock and are rated up to 37A rms.

Screens, displays and TV

Projector screens include electric and manual pull-down models. Interactive flat panels such as the Hikvision DS-D5C86RB/B combine an 86" 4K touch screen with Android 14, a camera and microphones for conferencing. TV parts include indoor and outdoor aerials and distribution amplifiers such as the Mercury 130.031UK, a 4-way unit with a 5G/4G filter.

Most of the range comes from Adastra, AV:Link, Citronic and QTX.

JobWhat to look atExample
Background music100V ceiling speaker and mixer-amplifierAdastra 952.281UK, 953.015UK
Fire-rated speakerEN 54-24 ceiling speakerAdastra 952.205UK
Live PAActive PA cabinetCitronic 178.112UK
Compact band PASubwoofer and column setCitronic 171.237UK
Wireless vocalsUHF system with 4 handheldsCitronic 171.043UK
In-ear monitoringWireless IEM systemNU-X 171.827UK
Presentations86" interactive flat panelHikvision DS-D5C86RB/B
TV in several rooms4-way distribution amplifierMercury 130.031UK

Related categories

See also Chord Products, Headphones and Pro Audio Processors & Accessories. Go to speakers, PA speakers and systems, amplifiers and mixers or microphones, find adaptors in AV adapters, fit out a rack in AV install and accessories.

Brands we stock in Audio & Visual

Adastra, AV:Link, B-Tech, Chord, Citronic, Folk Safe, Haydon, Hikvision, Maxhub, Mercury, Neutrik, NU-X and QTX.

Frequently asked questions

What does an audio visual installation involve?

An AV installation usually starts with a site survey and plan, then covers running and terminating cable, fixing speakers and displays, and setting up amplifiers, sources and controls. Equipment is often housed in a rack, and the system is tested and balanced before handover. The range here includes rack accessories, ceiling speakers and AV leads.

What is audio visual equipment?

Audio visual, or AV, equipment is anything that produces, carries or controls sound and pictures, such as speakers, microphones, amplifiers, displays and the leads that link them. It is used in homes, schools, offices, churches and venues for presentations, announcements, music and live events. The range here includes PA speakers, microphones, amplifiers, interactive displays and AV leads.

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