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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

Sonos Launches New Era 300 and Era 100 Smart Speakers Featuring Spatial Audio

March 8, 2023 by Ted 4 Comments

New Sonos Era 300

Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) announced on Tuesday that it has launched two new smart speakers that implement spatial audio for a more immersive listening experience. The company says these new models are the next-generation of smart speakers, utilizing Dolby Atmos technology to launch “…a whole new chapter in sound and design innovation.” They also call them “revolutionary” and “bold” and the “best experience for out loud spatial listening.”

Learn more about the Sonos Era 300 and Era 100

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Technology Tagged With: immersive audio, smart speakers, Sonos

Sony Offers Unusual Incentive to Attract Chip Engineers for Expanding Division

March 6, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

photo of a Sony facility
[Photo: Nikkei]

Sony is looking to make a major investment to fuel even greater growth in its semiconductor business – a hot category right now around the globe. This means they need to hire engineers, dozens of engineers. But one of the consequences of so many companies chasing the semiconductor category is that competition has really been turbocharged for everything…especially engineers.

Now the company thinks it has found the perfect incentive to lock up the best engineers – something that is not nearly as prevalent in Japan as in the U.S.

See what Sony plans to offer to lock up the right engineers

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy

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

Parasound’s New Owner Delivers on Promise to Expand Engineering, Hires Darren Myers

March 2, 2023 by Ted 2 Comments

Parasound JC-1Plus amplifier

Parasound announced this week that it has hired well-regarded audio engineer Darren Myers to its team. An expansion of the company’s engineering group, it struck me immediately that with this announcement new owner David Sheriff was already delivering on his promise to expand the company’s product design and engineering team.

See more on Darren Myers now at Parasound

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Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Bill Leebens, Darren Myers, David Sheriff, Larry Bennett, Parasound, PS Audio

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

Jeff Coombs, Founder of James Loudspeaker & Ambisonic Systems, Has Died

February 22, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo of Jeff Coombs

Origin Acoustics announced this week that Jeff Coombs, founder of respected brands James Loudspeaker (now owned by Sonance) and Ambisonic Systems (now owned by Origin Acoustics) died on Monday, February 20, 2023. Coombs, age 69, passed away from cancer surrounded by his loving family.

Learn more about Jeff Coombs’ passing

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Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Ambisonic Systems, James Loudspeaker, Jeff Coombs

Russound Says ISE 2023 was a Blast

February 15, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Charlie Porritt/Russound (L), Mike Blackman/ISE (C), and Pete Baker/Russound Rep (R)

Russound released a statement today from CEO Charlie Porritt who summed up their experience at the recent ISE 2023 event in Barcelona. According to Porritt, the show was “one of the most productive, well-run, and enjoyable trade events to date.” It doesn’t get much better than that…

See more on Russound’s experience at ISE 2023

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Filed Under: Brands, Dealers, Distributors, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Products, Residential, Shows & Events Tagged With: Charlie Porritt, ISE, Mike Blackman, multichannel amplifiers, Pete Baker, Russound

The Transformation Begins: Parasound Appoints Larry Bennett as VP of Sales & Marketing

February 15, 2023 by Ted 3 Comments

Parasound logo

Parasound announced today that it has appointed Larry Bennett, a well-known audio industry veteran, as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The company says that this is the first step in new owner David Sheriff’s plan to revitalize the company.

See more on Larry Bennett’s appointment at Parasound

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Filed Under: Brands, Dealers, Integrators, Management, News, People

These 4 Charts Clearly Reveal the Challenges of Big Tech

February 14, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Australian store of Apple, part of Big Tech
An Apple store in Australia [Photo: REUTERS/David Gray]

After years of driving the economy, Big Tech has suddenly hit a rough road. By now you’ve likely heard about layoffs in tech…lots and lots of layoffs. According to Layoffs.fyi, as of this writing, more than 104,000 tech jobs have been lost in just the first six weeks of 2023. But what is behind the struggles of these Big Tech players?

See four charts that explain what’s happening to Big Tech

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Google

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