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Integrators Rejoice! Peace Chimes are Ringing – Crestron & Lutron are Working Together

May 26, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Lutron and Crestron are now working together

OK…I don’t want to overstate this, but over the last few years, integration industry giants Crestron and Lutron have been…shall we say…a little competitive with each other. Maybe not directly so, but certainly there have been skirmishes over several lines of products. Over time, the two companies’ line extensions have been progressively encroaching more and more into each other’s territory.

Well, that’s over now, as Creston announced last week that it has forged “an alliance” with Lutron – integrating several of the lighting company’s products into the Crestron Home ecosystem. Dealers who sell both brands are undoubtedly rejoicing – Hallelujah! Peace has come!

Read more on the Crestron & Lutron alliance…

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Products Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, John Clancy, Lutron, Lutron Electronics, Michael Smith

Sound United and HTSA Partner to Expand Market Availability of Top Audio Brands

May 20, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sound United logo

Sound United LLC, the parent company to brands such as Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, announced on Tuesday that they have joined forces with Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), a leading trade consortium of custom integration dealers. This new partnership will expand availability of some of the top specialty audio brands throughout North America, thanks to HTSA’s extensive network of top dealers.

See more on this Sound United and HTSA partnership…

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Filed Under: Brands, Buying Groups, Integrators, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Boston Acoustics, classé, Classe, Definitive Technology, Denon, Frank Sterns, Home Technology Specialists of America, HTSA, Jon Robbins, Marantz, Polk Audio, Sound United

After Nearly 18 Years, SVP & GM Doug Cole Leaves Universal Remote Control

April 16, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Doug Cole, former SVP and GM of Universal Remote Control URC

For several days now, multiple sources have reached out to Strata-gee to report that Doug Cole, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Universal Remote Control – better known as URC – has left the company. I have confirmed his exit, a decision that marks the end of a long career leading the organization’s sales and marketing efforts.

See more on Cole’s exit from Universal Remote Control…

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Chang K. Park, Doug Cole, Universal Remote Control, URC

As Overall Economy Hit by COVID-19, Layoffs Hit Tech as Well

April 2, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioQuest Announces Downsizing

AudioQuest logo

A relatively large number of readers and industry sources have reached out to Strata-gee with word of cutbacks and layoffs at various industry brands – as the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) takes its toll on the U.S. economy. As was reported in a post just a few days ago, jobless claims jumped dramatically – by 33% in just one month – only to be exceeded a few days later by a massive jump in claims of 3 million more unemployed workers.

Now we are beginning to see layoffs in Tech…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Pivot Point Tagged With: AudioQuest, Coronavirus, COVID-19, layoffs, recession

Audio Design Associates Location in Yonkers is Closed

March 5, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Audio Design Associates Yonkers location exterior front door

When last we heard from Audio Design Associates just this past December, the company had put out a statement to industry media that a company shutdown was likely imminent. This was shocking news from a company with a long and venerable history as both an integrator and a well-respected manufacturer of custom integration gear.

Now, we learn from a Strata-gee reader that Audio Design Associates has apparently closed their location in Yonkers, NY …

See more on the status of Audio Design Associates’ Yonkers location…

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: ADA, Audio Design Associates, Richard Stoerger

Leave Sony for Sound United?? Frank Sterns Senses Opportunity

February 26, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Graphic from Sound United website

When news first appeared two months ago that Frank Sterns was making the move from Sony to Sound United, many folks asked…why? At Sony, he was a top executive with a global CE leader positioned at the top of the industry food chain…a backbone-of-the-industry brand…the inventor of many of the core technologies used in just about every home in America today. Yes, Sound United is a global player as well, but in a much more limited way…and focused exclusively in only one area…audio.

Sterns Tells Strata-gee Readers What He Saw at Sound United…

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, People, Strategy Tagged With: Frank Sterns, Kevin Duffy, Sony, Sound United

Savant 2020 Integrator Summit Shows Strength of Strategic Products & Partnerships

February 12, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff at Savant Integrator Summit
Jamie Siminoff, Ring founder

Savant Systems LLC held their 2020 Integrator Summit this year in conjunction with the International Builder Show in Las Vegas, NV on January 20-23. At that event, the company unveiled a large array of new products and new strategic partnerships, showing they intend to retain their innovative edge that has attracted so many integrator fans.

See more on the Savant Integrator Summit…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Technology

U.S. Trade Commission Opens Formal Investigation of Google on Sonos Complaint

February 12, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sonos vs. Google - Google booth at a show in China
[Photo: REUTERS/Stringer]

The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it is launching a patent investigation into various speaker and controller products offered by Alphabet Inc.’s Google brand. This investigation initiation is the result of a formal complaint made by Sonos, Inc. who makes similar products that compete with Google, and claims the tech giant stole their technology.

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Filed Under: Brands, Law, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: patent, patent infringement

Sonos Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Results

February 6, 2020 by Ted 3 Comments

Sonos, Inc. this week reported a strong first quarter for their 2020 fiscal year. In fact, the company says it had a record quarter with strong revenue and profit gains.

See more on the Sonos record quarter results

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Law, Manufacturers Tagged With: Sonos

Strata-gee Survey Shows Coronavirus Response Places Supply Chain in Jeopardy

February 5, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Container ship at port

No Need to Panic Now, But Maybe Soon

I received a tip from a tech supplier here in the U.S. that the Coronavirus epidemic impacting China is a big problem getting bigger every day…and that our industry needs to think about – and prepare for – the impact on our supply chain. This week, Strata-gee surveyed several brands to learn their status on product supply…and what their perspective was on the near-term future impact of this epidemic taking place in China.

What top brands say about supply chain risk…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Manufacturers, News, supply chain Tagged With: AudioControl, classé, Classe, Coronavirus, Emotiva, James Loudspeaker, Origin Acoustics, Russound, SVS Sound, Technology Visions Analytics, The Davinci Group, Vanco

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