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Harmonia Distribution Announces Leadership Changes in Wake of Schultz Departure

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Harmonia Distribution display at an audio event

La Verne, Ca-based Harmonia Distribution, a national distributor of select high-end, high-performance audio brands, has announced recent changes to its leadership structure in the wake of the departure of former President David Schultz, who left the company at the end of 2025. Taking over as President is Jesse Luna, who was promoted from his previous role as Vice President of the company. Also, Jeff Coates has assumed the role of Director of Sales. Coates was also an internal advancement from his previous position as US Sales Manager.

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Sonos Announces Amp Multi, Its First New Product in Over a Year; Is Its Strategy Changing?

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Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) introduced on Tuesday the launch of a new model called the Amp Multi, its first such launch in more than a year. Targeted for the professional integrator channel, Amp Multi is, as the name suggests, a multi-channel streaming amplifier that appears to be designed to encourage integrators to incorporate more Sonos products in larger, more sophisticated residential installations.

But will integrators go along with this scheme?

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

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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.

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Welcome Back, Connected Design!

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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.”

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

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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!

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CEDIA Announces 2026 Board Members and First Ever Woman Chairperson

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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.

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

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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!

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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