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Industry is Abuzz – What’s Happening With Sony TVs & Audio? What is China’s TCL’s Involvement?

January 23, 2026 by Ted 2 Comments

Sony is selling its TV and audio business to TCL

The industry is all abuzz ever since this past Tuesday, when Sony Corporation announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TCL “for strategic partnership in home entertainment field.” The announcement goes on to describe, in really sketchy terms with virtually no details, an idyllic or almost utopian vision of how this “partnership” would operate.

But it’s all code. The media has scrambled to spread the news of what they know…which is virtually nothing. Let me help you decode the important meaning of this announcement.

Learn more about this new Sony & TCL ‘partnership’…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Sony, TCL

Welcome Back, Connected Design!

January 22, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

The Connected Design website home page

On Wednesday, a new company, RLS Creative Services, announced that it was relaunching Connected Design, a business-to-business, trade media property previously owned and ultimately shut down by former publisher CT Labs’ owner, Messe Berlin (owners of the IFA, an international technology show in Germany). In a formal announcement, the new owner pledged a “renewed commitment to serving the design-forward build environment.”

See more on the relaunch of Connected Design…

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Filed Under: Media, News, Strategy Tagged With: Connected Design, Maryellen Oswald, Rob Stott

Building on a 33 Year Legacy of Touch Screen Leadership, Crestron Launches 80 Series, Its Most Advanced Version Yet

January 22, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

The all-new Crestron Series 80 touch screen line

A Legacy of Leadership in Innovative Touch Screen Design & Technology

Crestron Electronics announced this week the launch of an all-new 80 Series Touch Screen line, its most advanced touch screen design ever. What specifically has changed in this series as compared to previous versions? According to a company source, only one thing has changed: everything!

Learn all about the new Crestron 80 Series Touch Screen control interface…

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Filed Under: Feature, Manufacturers, News, Products, Residential, Technology Tagged With: Crestron, touch screens, touchscreens

CEDIA Announces 2026 Board Members and First Ever Woman Chairperson

January 15, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

The new CEDIA Board Chairperson is Amanda Wildman
Amanda Wildman

On Wednesday, the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) announced the roster of new members joining the Global Board of Directors after a “slate” vote by members recently. The trade association also announced a historic first – for the first time in its history, a woman has been selected as Chairperson of the organization.

Learn more about the changes to the CEDIA Board & Leadership

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Filed Under: Associations, Management, News, People Tagged With: Amanda Wildman, board of directors, CEDIA, Daryl Friedman

Marantz Launches ‘Reference Quality’ AV 30 Preamp and AMP 30 Power Amp

January 15, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Marantz AV 30

Marantz, part of Sound United, which itself is now part of Harman International Industries, which itself is part of Samsung, announced two new models in what it calls its “reference quality” home theater component series. The all-new AV 30 and AMP 30 are serious, pro-grade audio components that elegantly blend dramatic industrial design with flexible feature sets – with a high-performance-first product design philosophy.

Products like these really warm the heart of this old audio guy!

Learn all about the Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30…

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Filed Under: Feature, Manufacturers, News, Products Tagged With: Harman, Marantz, Sound United

Huge News From AVPro Global as Current CTO Matt Murray is Named CEO

January 14, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Big news this morning out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota as AVPro Global Holdings, LLC, one of the fastest growing companies in the custom integration industry, announces it has named current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matt Murray as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Company founder and current CEO Jeff Murray will become the Chairman of the Board in a move that the company says was a long-planned generational leadership transition.

Learn more about the leadership transition at AVPro Global…

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Filed Under: Brands, Feature, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Jeff Murray, Matt Murray

AVPro Global Tech Sage: When Authentic Insights Craft a Powerful AI Support Solution for Integrators

January 9, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

AVPro Global's new Tech Sage AI-powered tech support solution

What happens when a team of engineers with Authentic Insights (AI) craft a powerful artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to benefit integrators with a new, heretofore nonexistent but incredibly impactful tool? Tech Sage is what happens. Tech Sage, a new, powerful support solution for integrators, has been launched by AVPro Global, and this is one of the best uses for AI I’ve seen so far.

Learn all about Tech Sage…

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Filed Under: News, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, AVPro Global, Jeff Murray, Matt Murray, Tech Sage

Cambridge Audio Selects Fidelity Imports as Exclusive U.S. Distributor

January 8, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

Image of Cambridge Audio music system with Cambridge logo and Fidelity Imports logo

London-based audio company Cambridge Audio announced this week that it has selected Fidelity Imports as its exclusive distribution partner for the United States territory. This is a move that Cambridge says marks a “strategic milestone” and suggests will serve to scale up its operations here in the States.

Learn more about the Fidelity Imports appointment by Cambridge Audio…

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Filed Under: Distributors, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Cambridge Audio, distribution, Fidelity Imports, James Johnson-Flint, Steve Jain

CES 2026: With Onkyo, Premium Audio Co Proves It Can Walk & Chew Gum at the Same Time

January 8, 2026 by Ted Leave a Comment

At CES 2026, Onkyo was featured in the VOXX booth

See Onkyo at CES 2026, VOXX Booth #17204

I have to say that the team at Premium Audio Company (PAC), part of the VOXX division of Gentex Corp., does a nice job of paying homage to the long, 80-year history of technical innovation and market success of its Onkyo brand, while at the same time, launching innovative new models to propel the brand into a space-age future. While conventional wisdom might suggest otherwise, you could say that they prove that they can walk and chew gum at the same time.

See more on Onkyo & Klipsch at CES 2026…

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Filed Under: Feature, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events Tagged With: CES, Onkyo, Premium Audio Company

Top 10 Strata-gee Stories of 2025 Revealed

December 31, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s interesting to look back on the Top 10 stories on Strata-gee in the year past. By top stories, I’m talking about those posts that drew the largest readership, as measured by pageviews. Clearly, you can discern some of the 2025 “mega-trends” from this list.

See the Top 10 Strata-gee Stories of 2025…

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Filed Under: Feature, News Tagged With: Top 10

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