UREI Speaker discussions

[BMWCCA]

This thread has me wondering: What is the accepted pronunciation of "UREI".

I realize it's simply an acronym for United Recording Electronics Industries, but I've never heard it pronounced "U—R—E—I, like JBL. So what is the accepted way to say it? "Youree" or "Youreye"? Something else?

Anxious to put this one to rest!

[RMC]

From memory, Le Studio was built in the 70's in Morin-Heights with large windows and nice forest surroundings proper for creation and low noise recordings. A number of international stars have recorded there, as well as local ones.

Nick Blagona was the Engineer, Andre Perry studio manager and Yeal Brendeist owned the studio (i may have misspell some name here but its pretty much what it was).

However, i simply can't remember the UREI monitors there, nor the recording console they used, dumb me... i might have the info hidden in a pile of Professional Sound Magazines i kept, one of which also presented the Bryston/JBL touring system of a Canadian PA firm.

As i recall, the UREI monitor was designed (at least for the Time Align crossover) by Edward M. Long (Ed Long and Associates). Among other things, he's also credited for the first near-field monitor. Maybe the smaller UREI??

Sorry i can't help you more than that.

Richard