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Top AudioControl AVRs and Pre/Pros are Now Certified Roon Ready

April 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioControl system with Roon

AudioControl announced this week that their top-rated X-Series audio/video receivers and preamp/processors are now certified to be Roon Ready. What this means is that these models can auto-discover and connect to Roon without any user or integrator involvement with advanced configuration steps.

See more on AudioControl and Roon…

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: AudioControl, Roon, Roon Ready, X-9 Series

Bowers & Wilkins Launches 16-Ch. Distribution Amplifier

April 1, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

Front shot of new new B&W CDA-16 from Bowers & Wilkins

Yep, you read that right. Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) today announced that they have launched an impressive looking 16-channel distribution amplifier aimed at the custom integration channel. Long deemed by many to be the king of Hi-Fi stereo sound, the company is making a power move into a decidedly integrator mainstay category. So say “Welcome” to the new CDA-16…

Learn about the Bowers & Wilkins CDA-16

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Bowers & Wilkins, Bowers and Wilkins

Global Chip Shortage Forces Cuts to iPhone Production

March 31, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Foxconn Chairman Young Liu
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu [Photo: Ken Kobayashi]

Foxconn, a Taiwanese company said to be the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics and Apple’s biggest supplier, announced on Tuesday that due to the global shortage of semiconductors they have been forced to reduce production of iPhones. It was a surprising admission of just how extensive the chip shortage has become – that it is impacting Apple, one of the biggest companies in the world with virtually unparalleled buying power.

See more on chip shortage impacting iPhones…

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: chips, Chuck Robbins, Cisco, Cisco Systems, Foxconn, Intel, Pat Gelsinger, semiconductors, shortage, Young Liu

Digital Audio Consumption Grows, Even in a Pandemic

March 25, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

In new data from eMarketer, we learn that digital audio continues to grow even in the wake of a global pandemic. And by grow, they mean that the time users spend listening to this type of content continues to increase. Early in the pandemic, this didn’t necessarily look like it would be the case, as homebound consumers turned to traditional TV or social media (or both) leading many researchers to suggest digital audio would lose some ground.

See what happened with digital audio during the pandemic…

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Filed Under: Research, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: digital audio, digital media, digital music, eMarketer, music, podcast

Crestron Partners with Origin on New Audio Line

March 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

When two power players decide to create something new together, the result could potentially shake the earth and be felt by all in the industry – especially by their competitors. Such was the first thought that came to mind when I learned that Crestron Electronics and Origin Acoustics – one, a home automation and integrated systems Jedi Master…and the other, a leading brand in premium architectural audio solutions – came together to create a new line of residential audio products under the Crestron brand.

Learn more about this Crestron/Origin partnership…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: architectural speakers, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, John Clancy, Nick Berry, Origin, Origin Acoustics, smart home

Vanco Feels the Need, the Need for Speed, in New HDMI 2.1 Cable Line

February 25, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Vanco continues to impress me with their wide assortment of solution products needed and used by integrators every day. But they aren’t just an outlet for useful tools and gadgets – they also know how to push the envelope in core product performance. No better example of that exists than their latest announcement of the launch of a new line of Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 cables.

These cables aren’t just fast…they are certified fast by HDMI themselves.

See Vanco’s latest line of Ultra High Speed HDMI cables…

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Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, News, Products, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: HDMI, HDMI 2.1, Vanco

Let the Chips (Supply Chain) Fall Where They May

February 17, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

An earthquake in Fukushima, Japan will cause further supply chain problems
Boulders dislodged by the quake blocked a road in Soma, a city in the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, on Sunday morning. Credit…NY Times via Hironori Asakawa/Kyodo News, via Associated Press [Click to enlarge]

Earthquakes & Snowstorms Hit an Already Stressed Supply Chain

Since Strata-gee began tracking the story of our stressed-to-the-brink supply chain last year, the situation has only become more dire. Not only has the pandemic caused a once-in-a-hundred-years impact on the supply chain, but adding to that whipsaw from the collapse of demand to then off-the-charts demand, we can now add fires, earthquakes, and snowstorms to the mix.

It all adds up to a concerning level of stress to our supply chain that will impact product availability in multiple product segments, including residential and commercial technology.

Mother Nature mauls the supply chain…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Tech Trends Tagged With: manufacturing, Renesas, Samsung, semiconductor, supply chain

Sony’s Strategic Shift From Hardware to Services Pays Off; It Now Projects Record Profits

February 4, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Like the hero in their anime movie Demon Slayer, Sony has blown away investors with their latest (and probably last) revision to their fiscal year net profit estimate. Announced on Wednesday, the company now says that it forecasts that it will set a new all-time record net profit for the fiscal year that ends in March. The major reason? A shift in focus away from hardware to services and content revenues and profits.

See more on this latest report from Sony…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Sony, Sony Corp

The Dizzying Drop of Traditional TV in 2020 Cord Cutting

January 28, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of man cutting cord

New data shows that consumer content consumption trends are changing dramatically…and at a quickening pace. Fresh reports from eMarketer and separately from Axios show that people are unplugging from traditional cable and satellite TV in huge numbers. If traditional pay TV is losing, who is winning? And what does this mean for the Tech industry?

See the latest data on consumers cord cutting…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Industry Trends, Media, News, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: cord cutters, pay TV, streaming, streaming video

LG Wins an Emmy for OLED TV

January 27, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

LG OLED TVs win an Emmy

LG Electronics announced this week that the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded it an Emmy for its OLED TV at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards event. The award is said to recognize LG’s “continuing innovations to enhance and evolve the televisions to meet reference studio specifications.”

See more on LG’s OLED Emmy win…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, News, Products, Shows & Events, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Emmy, OLED, OLED TV

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