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Marc Bertrand is Named COO of Theory Audio Design & Pro Audio Technology

April 25, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Theory Audio Design logo

Premium residential and commercial audio brands Theory Audio Design (Theory) and Pro Audio Technology (PRO) announced today the appointment of Marc Bertrand as Chief Operating Officer of both entities. Bertrand is said to have a long and highly-regarded history that will greatly assist both brands in their market growth initiatives.

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, People Tagged With: audio, high-end, Marc Bertrand, Pro Audio Technology, Theory Audio Design

Veteran Sales Pro Phil Jackson Joins Redwood Marketing in N. California

April 6, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Redwood Marketing logo

Well-respected high-performance A/V manufacturers sales representative firm Redwood Marketing has announced this week that veteran sales professional Phil Jackson has joined the firm, boosting its manpower and market coverage. The appointment of Jackson is effective immediately and the company says the addition “reinforces our position in the marketplace.”

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Filed Under: Integrators, News, People, Sales, Sales Reps Tagged With: Jim Knight, Phil Jackson, Redwood Marketing

A First – Data Shows Shipments of Smart Home Devices Dropped in 2022

April 4, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Graphic of digital TV a smart home device

For the first time since the category has been independently tracked, new data from market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that global shipments of smart home devices actually declined in 2022. Not only that but while the market researcher predicts that 2023 will see a bit of a rebound overall, its largest segment – Smart TVs – will likely decline again this year.

See the latest data on smart home device shipments

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: smart devices, smart home, smart homes market

New TX-RZ70 Tops the Onkyo Line as Its Flagship Model

March 30, 2023 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of the new Onkyo TX-RZ70

On Monday, Premium Audio Company (PAC) announced the launch of the Onkyo TX-RZ70, a flagship audio-video receiver that the company says provides “stellar audio performance” along with “studio-level processing.” As a “flagship,” by definition, this model is at the top of the Onkyo AVR line-up and is being launched just three-and-a-half weeks after the launch of Integra’s flagship model, the DRX-8.4.

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Filed Under: Dealers, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products Tagged With: Klipsch, Onkyo, Premium Audio Company, Rob Standley

Pandora Music & Podcasts are Now Included with Russound MBX Streamers

March 29, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Russound MBX front panel with Pandora logo

Russound, a top specialty manufacturer of smart home and connected audio solutions for integrators, announced on Tuesday that the ever-popular Pandora streaming service is now included in the company’s top streaming products. Both the Russound MBX-PRE stereo preamplifier and the MBX-AMP stereo amplifier now have the Pandora streaming service included natively in the device.

See more on this new Pandora service from Russound

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Residential Tagged With: Charlie Porritt, Pandora, Russound, streaming services

Snap One Reports Mixed Results for Fiscal ’22 Q4 & Full Year; Forecasts 2023 Resi Decline

March 16, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Cover page of Snap One presentation to financial analysts

Red Flags: Residential Market is ‘Softening’; Consumers are ‘Cautious’; Channel Inventory ‘Destocking’

Snap One Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SNPO) released their fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full-year results after the close of the market on Tuesday and held a conference call for investment analysts shortly afterward with more details. The company produced a prodigious amount of data that they suggest shows success in the face of adversity, and forecast a decline in their performance in fiscal 2023.

They also said the industry slowed down in 2022 and will continue to be slow for the first three quarters of 2023.

See more on the latest Snap One earnings report and forecast

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Filed Under: Financial, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Residential, Strategy Tagged With: earnings, Snap One, SnapAV

Azione Unlimited Spring Conf. Shows Members Their Future is Unlimited

March 10, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo from Azione Unlimited's Spring Conference called the Didactic Dovecote in the Desert

Launches Two Major Initiatives Partnering with Nationwide

On Thursday, Azione Unlimited wrapped up its spring conference, this year known as the Didactic Dovecote in the Desert, which took place in Scottsdale, AZ from March 7th to March 9th. Although this is the first Azione event I have personally attended, it was an impressive display of solidarity, sharing, learning, and planning with a lot of enthusiastic participation by the organization’s members and vendors.

Perhaps most importantly, as part of the Nationwide Marketing Group’s family of companies, the association announced two major new initiatives: the Azione Academy, an online self-paced education program; and the Drive to 1,000 collective membership drive. This initiative by Nationwide is their plan to drive collective group membership to 1,000 members overall.

Learn more about the Azione spring conference…

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Filed Under: Associations, Integrators, News, Shows & Events, Strategy, Training Tagged With: Andy Orozco, Azione Unlimited, John Riddle, Richard Glikes, Tom Hickman

Integra Adds DRX-8.4 Deeply Featured Flagship AVR to Its Integrator Lineup

March 2, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Integra DRX-8.4 flagship AV receiver

Premium Audio Company, a VOXX company, announced this week the launch of an all-new, deeply featured Integra flagship audio/video receiver (AVR) to cap its remarkable DRX line first introduced in 2021. The new DRX-8.4 offers 11 channels of 150 watts of Integra symmetric class AB room-shaking power. This unit is stuffed with all of the latest technology offering integrators an unprecedented level of flexibility and system control.

Learn all about the new Integra DRX-8.4 AVR

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Filed Under: Integrators, News, Products Tagged With: AVR, home theater, Integra

RoseWater Energy Joins in Local Energy Day Dealer Presentations

February 23, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

RoseWater Energy founders
The founders of RoseWater Energy Group – Joe Piccirilli, Mario Bottero, and Marco Lorenti

RoseWater Energy Group said today that it is participating in multiple Energy Day education seminars being held by local sales representatives around the country. These events are being held in February and March and provide dealers with an informative half-day education session on the importance of power as the foundation for any home automation or smart home solution.

See more on these RoseWater energy seminars…

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Filed Under: Education, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Sales Reps, Shows & Events, Training Tagged With: energy management, Joe Piccirilli, Marco Lorenti, Mario Bottero, Rosewater Energy Group

Once Again Moody’s Downgrades the Credit of AVDG Parent Guitar Center

February 23, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Guitar Center store in Manhattan. Guitar Center owns AVDG
Guitar Center in Manhattan

Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) announced recently that it has once again downgraded the overall credit rating of Guitar Center Inc. – the owner of custom integrator Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG). The agency has dropped its creditworthiness from B2 to B3. Not only that, Moody’s notes that it has additionally downgraded the company’s rating on a specific item – its senior secured note – to Caa1 from B3. The outlook for the near term is said to be “stable.”

This is yet a new chapter in a long-troubled private equity-owned company swimming in debt and trying to grow itself out of trouble.

See more on Moody’s analysis of Guitar Center/AVDG…

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Filed Under: Dealers, Financial, Integrators Tagged With: Audio Visual Design Group, AVDG, Guitar Center, Moody's Investors Services

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