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36-572: Brothers Roy and Gene Clair grew up in Lititz, Pennsylvania , where their parents owned a grocery store. Their father bought them a small public address system in 1955 which they started to rent out to bands, schools, and churches. It consisted of a horn loudspeaker , a Stromberg-Carlson integrated preamplifier , a 35-watt power amp , and a microphone . Money they earned went to buying more equipment. Through high school, college and after they continued to rent it out and add to it. Their first business

72-536: A Bogen amplifier and four Shure 55s microphones and rented for $ 95 a night. Their big break came in 1966. They provided sound to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at a local show at Franklin & Marshall College . Their road crew was impressed by the Clair Brothers sound system. Roy asked to be invited into their dressing room, where he talked about why the system sounded so good. The next day

108-593: A branch in the EU again after Brexit. Clair designed and built the first stage monitor, in 1970, and the first hanging sound system for indoor arenas, in 1972. Both are now standard parts of live events. Clair, along with JANDS co-founder Bruce Jackson, developed and introduced its own 32-channel folding audio console with parametric EQ, in 1977, followed by CTS™ processing and the Clair/TC remote controlled EQ system in 1980. In 2014, along with partner Tait Towers, Clair opened

144-620: A century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz. Until the middle of the 19th century, only members of the congregation could own houses; others were required to lease. The lease system was abolished in 1855, just five years before the beginning of the American Civil War . During the American Revolutionary War , Brethren's House, built in 1759, was used as a hospital for Continental Army troops, and

180-453: A new environment. Spin-offs also allow high-growth divisions, once separated from other low-growth divisions, to command higher valuation multiples. In most cases, the parent company or organization offers support doing one or more of the following: All the support from the parent company is provided with the explicit purpose of helping the spin-off grow. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission 's (SEC) definition of "spin-off"

216-596: A number of Continental Army soldiers died and were buried here. Lititz is also home to Linden Hall School for Girls , the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States. Located adjacent to the Moravian Church on 47 acres (19 ha) of land, Linden Hall was founded by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has

252-695: A population of 9,370. Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named by a German form of name of the Litice Castle in Bohemia (the present-day Czech Republic ) – in this estate the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church (of which the Moravians were successors) was founded in 1457. Lititz was one of four leading Moravian communities in Pennsylvania, the other three being Bethlehem , Emmaus , and Nazareth . For

288-430: A section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active. It is distinct from a sell-off, where a company sells a section to another company or firm in exchange for cash or securities. Spin-offs are divisions of companies or organizations that then become independent businesses with assets, employees, intellectual property , technology , or existing products that are taken from

324-642: A total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km ), of which 2.00 acres (8,090 m ), or 0.13%, are water. Lititz Run flows through the downtown from Lititz Springs Park toward the Conestoga River , 6 miles (10 km) to the southeast. Lititz has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.1 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University The local hardiness zone

360-547: Is 6b. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,029 people, 3,732 households, and 2,407 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,884.0/sq mi (1,499.6/km ). There were 3,827 housing units at an average density of 1,646.2 units per square mile (635.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.23% White , 0.44% African American , 0.09% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.50% from other races , and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of

396-460: Is more precise. Spin-offs occur when the equity owners of the parent company receive equity stakes in the newly spun off company. For example, when Agilent Technologies was spun off from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1999, the stockholders of HP received Agilent stock. A company not considered a spin-off in the SEC's definition (but considered by the SEC as a technology transfer or licensing of technology to

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432-505: Is now handled in their Florida -based facility. Rock Lititz, a company specializing in rock concert production, is headquartered and has a show production stage in Lititz. The facility attracts international artists and supports music production suppliers in the area. The White House Gift Shop is now based in Lititz. It is an online company selling (according to its website) a 'wide selection of White House, Presidential, Diplomatic, and United States Military gifts'. Originally set up by

468-542: Is one of aviation's oldest continuously manufacturing propeller companies, specializing in propellers for light aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles , and airboats . The company is particularly known for its wood props, but also has produced fixed-pitch metal props since 1948, and in recent years expanded to adjustable-pitch carbon-fiber composite propellers. Throughout the mid-20th century, Sensenich wood props were available on nearly all 1-seat and 2-seat U.S.-made aircraft, many of which still operate today. Wood prop manufacturing

504-956: The Truman administration in 1946 it is now privately owned and no longer has any connection with the US Federal Government Annual events include: The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County . Lititz, along with Elizabeth and Warwick townships and part of Penn Township, is located in the Warwick School District . Schools located in Lititz include: Pennsylvania Routes 772 (West Orange and East Main streets) and 501 (Broad Street) run through Lititz. The Reading and Columbia Railroad operated passenger service through downtown Lititz until 1952. Norfolk Southern continues to operate freight service to Lancaster, while

540-431: The parent company . Shareholders of the parent company receive equivalent shares in the new company in order to compensate for the loss of equity in the original stocks . However, shareholders may then buy and sell stocks from either company independently; this potentially makes investment in the companies more attractive, as potential share purchasers can invest narrowly in the portion of the business they think will have

576-483: The 30,000 square-foot Rock Lititz, the largest dedicated rehearsal space in the world. Clair is a primary developer of Rock Lititz, a campus shared with other companies in the live event industry. Lititz, Pennsylvania Lititz / ˈ l ɪ t ɪ t s / is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , United States, 9 miles (14 km) north of Lancaster . As of the 2020 census , it had

612-829: The Clair brothers sound system, the tour manager asked them to join them on the road for the rest of the tour, bringing their sound system, for $ 90 per show. It is believed they were the first professional sound company to tour with a band. In 1967, Clair Brothers used Altec Lansing A7-500 Voice of the Theater speakers on the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tour. In 1968, the Clair Brothers main front of house system consisted of stacks of custom designed dual 15 inch bass horns loaded with Altec drivers. These were paired with passive crossovers and Altec 288-C high frequency drivers attached to Altec multi-cell horns. These were powered by

648-610: The Lititz location to a new location in nearby Manheim. That business is now separate and known as Clair Companies. In 1990, Clair acquired MD Systems of Nashville and created a partnership with JANDS in Australia. Also that year, Clair opened a location in Cambridge, England. Four years later it moved the operation to Switzerland to combine with Audio Rent in Basel, operating there as AudioRent Clair. In 1995, Gene Clair sold his end of

684-667: The UK in 2008. In 2008, renamed as Clair Global. Clair Global added a broadcast services division in August 2010, in part through the acquisition of Wireless First, Inc. and GTO Live, Inc. With that acquisition came Kevin Sanford, the founder of both companies. In December 2013, co-founder Gene Clair died of an illness at age 73. In April 2022, Black Box Music in Berlin was acquired by AudioRent Clair, which now operates as BBM Clair. Clair thus has

720-673: The amplifier racks using custom large gauge multi pair cables with Cannon multi-pin connectors. The S-4 was used in large two dimension arrays. Typically six to ten or more columns of six or nine speakers closely arrayed. In 1980, Clair Global established its first location outside the United States, with Clair Japan in Yokohama. At the end of the decade, Clair Global officially launched a spin-off to install permanent sound, video, and lighting systems in concert venues, churches, stadiums, theaters, cruise ships, and schools. This new business eventually grew large enough that in 2009 it moved out of

756-404: The average family size was 2.91. In Lititz, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough

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792-516: The band had a show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which sounded terrible. They contacted the Clair brothers through a local DJ and asked them to come down with their system. Just before these two concerts they had done a show with Herb Alpert , who had not allowed them to use his superior sound system, and they were stuck with the poor house sound system. This made them realize the benefit of traveling with their own sound system. Once again impressed with

828-405: The business to his son Troy Clair, who is now president and CEO. In October 2000, Clair bought Showco, its direct competitor, and named the combined company ClairShowCo. With this move, the company became one of the world's largest sound reinforcement equipment providers, and it continued to grow over the course of the decade, particularly with acquisitions of DB Sound of Chicago and ConcertSound of

864-473: The cabinets above and below them. The driver selection evolved over time generally keeping with the all JBL design. The 4-way design used a 3-way active cross over with 200 Hz and 1,200 Hz crossover points initially powered by Phase Linear 700 amplifiers. A passive 7 kHz high frequency crossover between the JBL 2440 and JBL 2405 drivers was installed in the cabinet. Speaker cabinets were connected to

900-400: The different sized modular boxes generally used in large concert PA systems of the time. The S4 was a single box full range 4-way speaker weighing 425 lbs with integrated rigging hardware for suspending from the roof or superstructure of an auditorium or arena. The S4 measured 45 inches by 45 inches which allowed two cabinets to sit side by side in a semi-trailer truck . The S4 design

936-748: The line between Lititz and Ephrata has been converted into a rail trail . A replica of the Lititz Depot was constructed at its former location in Lititz Springs Park in 1999, along with a small museum in a Reading caboose . Bus service in Lititz is provided by Red Rose Transit Route 10, the successor of the Conestoga Traction Company trolley line to Lancaster along the Lititz Pike. A sister city relationship between Lititz and Kunvald ( Czech Republic )

972-414: The main reasons for what The Economist has dubbed the 2011 "starburst revival" is that "companies seeking buyers for parts of their business are not getting good offers from other firms, or from private equity". For example, Foster's Group , an Australian beverage company, was prepared to sell its wine business. However, due to the lack of a decent offer, it decided to spin off the wine business, which

1008-520: The most growth. In contrast, divestment can also sever one business from another, but the assets are sold off rather than retained under a renamed corporate entity. Many times, the management team of the new company are from the same parent organization. Often, a spin-off offers the opportunity for a division to be backed by the company but not be affected by the parent company's image or history, giving potential to take existing ideas that had been languishing in an old environment and help them grow in

1044-458: The new Crown DC300 direct coupled amplifiers. The new dual 15 inch bass horn design was based on the Altec A7 horn design. They were built in-house. In 1970, the Clair Brothers officially incorporate as Clair Bros. Audio Enterprises, Inc. and switched to JBL speaker components in their speaker designs. In 1974 Clair Brothers introduced their S4 all-in-one PA speaker. A radical departure from

1080-478: The new company) may also be called a spin-off in common usage. A second definition of a spin-out is a firm formed when an employee or group of employees leaves an existing entity to form an independent start-up firm. The prior employer can be a firm, a university, or another organization. Spin-outs typically operate at arm's length from the previous organizations and have independent sources of financing, products, services, customers, and other assets. In some cases,

1116-406: The population. There were 3,732 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and

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1152-407: The spin-out may license technology from the parent or supply the parent with products or services; conversely, they may become competitors. Such spin-outs are important sources of technological diffusion in high-tech industries. Terms such as hive-up, hive down or hive across are sometime used for transferring a business to a parent company, a subsidiary company or a fellow subsidiary. One of

1188-556: Was $ 40,417, and the median income for a family was $ 52,028. Males had a median income of $ 36,126 versus $ 25,997 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 20,601. About 2.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Lititz-based Woodstream manufactures mousetraps under the Victor brand name. Mousetraps have been produced in Lititz since 1899. Sensenich Propeller , founded in 1932,

1224-454: Was a loudspeaker reconing business, Clair Reconing, which fixed loudspeakers. This is where they first started learning about loudspeaker design and how important it is to efficiency. In the early 1960s Gene began working as a technician for Franklin & Marshall College in nearby Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which gave them opportunities to rent out their sound system. Their sound system consisted of two columns with six eight-inch speakers each,

1260-566: Was a system that included the S4 speakers, amplifier racks, flying hardware and cabling as an integrated package. The original S4 design was a 4-way system with two JBL K150 18 inch bass speakers, four JBL K110 10 inch midrange speakers, two JBL 2440 2 inch troat high frequency drivers coupled to JBL 2385 12 inch elliptical exponential horns (without the slant-plate acoustic lenses) and two JBL 2405 ultra-high frequency "slot" drivers. The drivers were vertically aligned so they would acoustically couple with

1296-473: Was established on June 11, 2006, during the celebration of the 250th anniversary naming of Lititz. The ceremony took place in Lititz Springs Park. Their Pennsylvania sister city is Emmaus in Lehigh County . Official website Corporate spin-off A corporate spin-off , also known as a spin-out , or starburst or hive-off , is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off"

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