Valuable Resources | Troy Story

Stop guessing your way through power design and start building systems with the same confidence you bring to signal flow. In this Troy Story, Troy walks through the must-have codes, standards, and references that save you time, prevent expensive mistakes, and keep every install safe and compliant. Read More

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November 12, 2025

Never “Just Another Room”: Starting With Why in Higher Ed AV | Empowered by Design

Never “Just Another Room”: Starting With Why in Higher Ed AV Empowered by Design — with Chris Kelly Picture this: a professor can’t get an image on the projector five minutes before class. We remote in, unmute the video feed, and—voilà—picture restored. Ticket closed. On to the next one. But if our job ends there,... Read More

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November 10, 2025

When Design Becomes Culture: Building a Standardized AV System That Scales | Sound Perspective

When it comes to classroom audio, faders and DSP presets get all the attention—but the real foundation of clear sound is gain structure. Set it wrong, and you’ll spend the semester fighting mumbling lectures, distorted recordings, and speakers that sound like they’re possessed. Proper gain staging isn’t glamorous, but it’s essential. It keeps your signal strong without clipping, protects your hardware from stress, and ensures every mic and amp in the chain can do its job. Because great audio doesn’t start at the fader—it starts at the input trim. #avtweeps Read More

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November 10, 2025

Gratitude: The Power of Kenosis | Business of AV

Gratitude: The Power of Kenosis By Joe Way, PhD, CTS Every November, we talk about gratitude. We post about it, we hashtag it, we even make lists of it. But true gratitude is not a seasonal sentiment; it’s a spiritual discipline and a professional posture. It’s not simply acknowledging what we have, it’s creating room... Read More

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November 6, 2025

Integrating Non-PoE Equipment | Troy Story

Troy Story is relaunching with a special 6 week series: Power in AV Check back each Thursday for the next installment! At a recent HETMA Advisory Board meeting, someone joked that they wished everything in AV could just be PoE because it was “so clean and simple.” It got a good laugh, mostly because... Read More

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November 5, 2025

Why Alliance, Not Association? | Business of AV

Why Alliance, Not Association? By Joe Way, PhD, CTS Whenever someone says “HETMA” and attempts to then utter what the acronym stands for, I pause, hold my breath, and wait to see what word the letter “A” becomes. Will it be “alliance?” Will it be “association?” And, it’s usually 50/50. I either correct or congratulate.... Read More

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