Audio Concepts, New England’s resource for premier audio and video components for more than 30 years, hosted a grand opening reception at its second location serving the greater Boston area, last week, and I sent my audio-enthusiast brother-in-law, Scott, to report on the event and take some photos for me.

Shortly after we moved into our first house after leaving the rental world of New York City three years ago, my wife and I signed up for a free home energy audit with our local power utility. We were happy to learn that with our EnergySTAR washer, dryer, and dishwasher, combined with conservative thermostats settings o

It’s tough to summarize the content from a two-day CEDIA Management Conference that was good as the one I attended last week in New Orleans. However, there were two fundamental “takeaways” from the event that I would like to share, then feel free to click on the links below to access PDFs of the three daily newslette

In cooperation with the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and other EPA-accredited training providers, CEDIA is now offering the two-part Certified Lead Renovator course, which includes both an online component and a hands-on component. The online portion of the training will be available through the CEDIA

Next week I’ll be introducing Dallas Jones from the Home Energy Institute who will moderate CEDIA’s Power Hour webinar about how ESCs can find new business by offering and conducting home energy audits. With energy management services growing at a rapid pace, performing an energy audit is a great way to educate clien

My takeaway from the recent Residential Systems -sponsored CEDIA PowerHour webinar on “Using a Homes Existing Wires in a Retrofit Installation,” was that retrofitting an audio distribution system using one of the three standards now available is a reliable option, just as long you work with products labeled as being

Fear can paralyze you, but can also serve as an excellent motivator. Motivation was the answer for Russ Pritchard, owner of CEDIA founding member Audio Warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, after he received a rare Saturday evening call from a client who believed that his personal data files had been stolen by on

An unusual challenge has led to an opportunity for increased sales at Maine-based New England Hi-Fi, a provider of high-end audio and home theater equipment, service, and custom installation.   The New England HiFi storefront A few years ago, several