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About CommunityIn the mid 1960s music was on the move. The growing "rock revolution," and the need to bring its explosion of new musical styles and messages to audiences around the world, demanded an evolution in the technology of touring sound: lightweight, mobile systems able to reproduce the depth and complexity of the music with absolute impact and clarity. Communication had become the critical factor in live sound.
Determined to solve these problems, Howze came up with an original idea that would revolutionize the technology of live sound. To improve the clarity and coverage of loudspeakers and reduce their weight, he designed and engineered lightweight horns and enclosures from fiberglass, a radically different material for that application. This breakthrough eventually led to the foundation of Community Light & Sound in 1968 Over the years, Community has led the way in providing powerful and articulate full-range sound with exceptional "throw" (projection capability) in massive outdoor and indoor venues. In addition to innovative ideas and designs, each of our products is manufactured as part of an exacting procedure to ensure absolute quality. Community manufactures most of its components and cabinetry in our modern 100,000 square foot Chester, Pennsylvania facility, near Philadelphia.We've implemented ISO quality standards and acquired advanced computer-controlled precision milling, modeling, molding and production systems, all of which have contributed to a significant annual growth in recent years.
![]() Community continues to do what we've become known for since Bruce Howze first founded the company. We start with unique and practical ideas designed to bring the highest level of communication to sound reproduction. These ideas then evolve into unique designs manufactured with rigorous and sophisticated techniques, coupled with new proprietary materials and transducers, to achieve superior standards of acoustic excellence. Beyond that, we constantly look for new ways to better develop and provide the finest audio reproduction technologies to the world marketplace.
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Bruce Howze, a creatively inclined loudspeaker designer working in Pennsylvania with influential bands such as Jefferson Airplane, was keenly aware that 2-way sound systems based on equipment from movie theaters were no longer viable. These had unacceptable limitations in coverage, clarity, and portability, largely due to their massive size, weight, and the lack of midrange output of their loudspeakers, a result of their limited 2-way design.
