Snap One announced today that they are now selling to all four major custom integration buying groups (they called them “all four major CEDIA U.S. buying groups”) and that fact shows their commitment to their “integrator partners.” The company says it is now allied with Azione Unlimited, HTSA, HTSN, and ProSource “…as a key part of its long term strategy to help dealers succeed.”
Integrators
Bryston BR-20 Preamp/Streamer is Now Certified as Roon Ready
High-end specialty audio products maker Bryston announced today that its BR-20 Preamplifier/Bit-Perfect High-Resolution Streamer is now Roon Ready certified. This is a move that blends some of the finest audio and streaming technology with an enhanced music catalog interface that is sure to please Bryston users.
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[Read more…] about Bryston BR-20 Preamp/Streamer is Now Certified as Roon ReadyAs Companies Have Employees Return to Office, Is This the End of Remote Work?
What Will the Impact of This Trend Be on Custom Integration?
With COVID now seemingly in decline, on Monday Google employees (Googlers?) began the process of returning to work at the company’s various headquarter and other office locations around the country. The company is requiring they work at least three days a week in the office, continuing to work remotely for the other two.
Google is hardly alone in pulling employees back to the office, Apple employees return next week and most major companies have announced dates for office life to begin again. Will this kill remote work and have an impact on the custom integration business?
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[Read more…] about As Companies Have Employees Return to Office, Is This the End of Remote Work?AAMP Global Acquires AudioControl
AAMP Global, a leading global manufacturer of a wide array of technology products for the personal and commercial vehicle markets, announced today the strategic acquisition of AudioControl – the well-known specialty manufacturer of electronics products for the automotive, residential, and commercial audio channels. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but AAMP says that AudioControl’s Seattle, WA-based operations and team will continue to operate as an independent facility under the AAMP Global umbrella.
I spoke with top executives of both companies to learn more about what drew the parties together and just what is meant by a “strategic” acquisition.
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[Read more…] about AAMP Global Acquires AudioControlNew CEDIA CEO; Ignoring Distractions & Getting Down to Business
PART 1: Identifying Membership ‘Stress Points’
In a Zoom interview last week, I sought to take more of a measure of the man who now runs CEDIA, its new Global President and Chief Executive Officer Daryl Friedman. We first met, and I first told you about Friedman, back when his selection was first announced to the world just a little over 100 days ago. Friedman was in a series of round-robin press interviews and we only had a few minutes to interact. Now, 106 days later (at the time of this interview) he’s traveled the country, gotten his feet wet, and had much more depth of thoughts to share with Strata-gee readers.
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[Read more…] about New CEDIA CEO; Ignoring Distractions & Getting Down to BusinessCrestron Acquires 1 Beyond, Adding Intelligent Video to Improve Hybrid Meetings
Crestron Electronics announced today that it is acquiring 1 Beyond, an innovative provider of intelligent video products that enable more effective meetings – especially meetings that blend in-office and remote participants, known as hybrid meetings. The company said that the 1 Beyond team will stay at their existing base in Boston, MA. The terms of the deal were not released.
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[Read more…] about Crestron Acquires 1 Beyond, Adding Intelligent Video to Improve Hybrid MeetingsRussound & D-Tools Partner to Offer ‘A Giant Organizational Leap Forward’
Russound announced today that it is partnering with D-Tools, a leading software provider of system design tools, to offer a new productivity solution to its dealers. The company says this new program will turbocharger their dealers’ productivity.
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[Read more…] about Russound & D-Tools Partner to Offer ‘A Giant Organizational Leap Forward’Snap One Unleashes an Array of New Products at Virtual Partner Summit
New Introductions for Control4, OvrC, Episode and Triad
Last Friday, Snap One held a Virtual Partner Summit in which they unveiled a whole roster of new products to dealers participating in the online event. It was an impressive launch in key product areas for the company including OvrC, audio, new controllers, new soundbar and wireless sub, new architectural speakers, a major new operating system upgrade called OS 3.3.0, and more.
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[Read more…] about Snap One Unleashes an Array of New Products at Virtual Partner SummitELMO, Leading Pro & Enterprise Brand, Enters Resi Space w/Control Solution
Elmo Company, a 101-year old global technology company predominantly in the education, professional, and enterprise channels, is now entering the residential space with a unique dedicated room control solution that features ease of installation and an intuitive user experience. This new system, called the CVAS Room Control System, is just the first of what will be an expanding line of bullet-proof, daily use products that offer an optimal blend of performance and value.
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[Read more…] about ELMO, Leading Pro & Enterprise Brand, Enters Resi Space w/Control SolutionNew Brand AVA Appears with Solid Founder Pedigree; But is Success Guaranteed?
On Monday we learned of the launch of a new brand of wireless streaming music systems called AVA. Targeted towards the higher-end of the market, AVA features a more European design aesthetic, is targeted for distribution through the custom integration channel, and comes from a triumvirate of co-founders of respectable pedigree.
But does this pedigree guarantee their success?