The European Commission (EC) hopes to bolster the European digital music industry with a proposal streamlining the way agencies collect royalties for copyright holders-- making the sale of digital music across the 27 EU nations much easier.
The EU has tried to bring about pan-European licensing for a while, following the antitrust decision in 2008 against national royalty collecting agencies. That decision allows rights holder to issue pan-European licenses.
European collecting agencies collect an estimated €6 billion annually from radio stations, restaurants, bars and other music users. However according to the EC less than 50% of collected royalties are distributed within the 1st year.
Currently music copyrights are still granted on a national basis within the EU-- meaning customers can only purchase digital music from an online store (such as iTunes or Spotify) operating within their home country. As a result, music pirates find a nice in customers who are unable to legally purchase digital music.
Apple managed to roll out iTunes stores in 12 European countries (including Poland and Hungary) in 2011... only 7 years after iTunes first opened its digital floodgates in Germany.
The Energy Power 10 features a 10-inch front-firing woofer, a 50W continuous amplifier, switchable 0-180-degree phase control, rear slot port (increases efficiency), x2 line-level RCA inputs, x2 speaker-level inputs, auto power on and an electronic circuit preventing driver over excursion.
The 2-way L/C/R and surround channel speaker includes a 1-inch high frequency compression driver (mounted on a constant directivity waveguide), a high-output 6.5-inch woofer and the so-called "Procella Identical Voice" crossover.
The company says installers can apply any flexible material of 3mm or less (including topping compound, wallpaper or plaster) across the speaker front surface without compromising performance or fidelity.
It carries two 5.25-inch woofers (inside a tuned enclosure), four 2.5-inch midranges and two 1-inch soft dome tweeters. A 60W power supply feeds all components, and custom DSP electronics improve male and female vocals, increase higher listening levels and deepen bass.
At first glance the Nexus Q looks like a piece of modern sculpture or 
It features a screen voltage regulator and DC restoration circuit minimising crossover distortion and output tube dissipation. 1.5 ohm output impedance and current and voltage feedback loops allow the amplifier to "listen" to the room via acoustic feedback from the speakers.
