by Lindsey Snyder Last week I met with Audyssey co-founder and CTO, Chris Kyriakakis, and Robb Mason, vice president of marketing, and we discussed one of the company’s latest technologies, called “low-frequency containment.” Essentially, it’s a “do not disturb” mode for your home audio system.

Dealer Appreciation trips are nothing new. Over the years, manufacturers in the custom installation industry have rewarded their top-selling reps and dealers with cruises, island retreats, Mexico getaways, and trips to Europe and Asia. Every five years or so, video projector manufacturer SIM

It seems like a long time ago that URC began promoting its Total Control line of home automation products to the industry. In fact it was only this past CEDIA, but the products have been in development for three years. That number must seem like an eternity to the Harrison, NY-based team of en

by John Sciacca I had an a phone call from someone the other day. And we chatted about this and that and it quickly became apparent that this person has a way, WAY, like SUPER WAY more high-end lifestyle than I do. (I was going to write “than I ever will” but, well, that just made me feel sad and like there was no

by Raymond Wright The following article originally appeared in the IPRO e-newsletter. There are at times some good reasons, almost always specific to performance in an individual territory, to let a representative go who has failed to produce good sales performance and needed relationships. Change will occ

by Jeremy Glowacki   Mark Weisenberg, general manager, Sunfire Legendary audio technology inventor Bob Carver may have stepped away

Once in a while in our relatively small industry, there’s a manufacturer that manages fly under the radar. Until now, SoundCast Systems ’ relative obscurity was deliberate to some degree, as the company worked to establish its footing over the past five years with an innovative wireless speak