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Turn Marketing Into a Magnet, Not a Megaphone
Stop shouting and start attracting more clients.
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Behind the Business
Meet Winston: 1 of 100 Techs in 100 Days
A conversation with a recipient of the CEDIA Foundation’s donor-supported training initiative.
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Home Theater Week Case Study: The No-Compromise Cinema
JBL Synthesis powers a world-class home cinema built from the ground up for reference-level performance.
Awards
Home Theater Week: A CEDIA Smart Home Award-Winning Theater
A look at Cantara’s award-winning project from last year, plus advice from the company’s president and other CEDIA Awards insiders.
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Home Theater Week: Nailing the Space Planning Early
The first, most important rule in private cinema design is simple: Get the space right from the start.
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Home Theater Week: From Aspiration to Accountability – Private Cinema Comes of Age
Integrators turn their attention toward performance verification and clarity in product specs.
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Home Theater Week: Superior Suburban Cinema
Manhasset, New York-based Home Theater of Long Island gets a blank slate to make a stunning, basement-based personal cinema.
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Turning Every Path Into an Experience
Harnessing the power of blended light and sound outdoors.
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Navigating the Landscape
Hidden Creek Landscaping integrates light and sound into a scenic riverfront yard in Ohio.
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Why Good Managers Fail at Innovation
Disruption can’t be scheduled — your business has to be ready to take advantage when the time comes.
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Rethinking Power Management for the Luxury Home
Clean power represents a strong entry point for integrators ready to broaden their expertise.
Behind the Business
Integrators Take the Lighting Lead
How home technology professionals are well-positioned to enhance luxury residential lighting.
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Content That Makes Your Brand Unmissable
In a year when more posts won’t move the needle, integrators who turn their content calendars into proof engines, not just publishing schedules, will...
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Sports in 4K HDR With Immersive Audio
Sports offer the opportunity to bring people into the home theater. Here’s a rundown of which services are currently providing the best video and...
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A Trip to the Other Side
At ISE 2026, I really enjoyed getting to explore the creativity of our adjacent industries — and they did not disappoint.
Behind the Business
How to Change the Dynamic Between Interior Designers and Integrators
Integrators already deliver control and fixtures, but far fewer are known by interior designers as a true lighting resource. Here’s how to expand your...
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Small Lighting Spends That Offer Big Improvements
Three easy upgrades for better lighting results.
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Case Study – Powering Perfection for a Home Theater
Lifestyle Solutions and Custom Works AV raise the bar in home theater performance with a solid plan for clean, stable delivery of power.
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AI, Evolved
I had the opportunity to attend 2026 CES in Las Vegas at the start of the year to work on the Official CES Show...
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Showroom Spotlight — Audio Video Concepts
This Palm Desert, California-based company’s first experience center is designed to take its business to the next level.
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The Shiny Object Trap
Why being the first to offer a new technology doesn’t always make the best business sense.
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Specifying the Right Video Wall
Professionals offer tips on how to deliver the best video wall for the application.
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Lifestyle Is Non-Negotiable for Luxury Clients
Why your marketing needs to move beyond specs and hyperbole and start speaking to their lifestyle language.
Behind the Business
It’s a Mad, madVR, World
How madVR Labs’ Envy Series became the industry’s luxury video processor of choice in less than five years.
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Taming the Rockies
A lush luxury home in the harsh climate of the Rocky Mountains relies on a URC control system integrated with a host of third-party...
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Living for the Perfect Fry
Finding happiness in doing one task flawlessly instead of always striving for more.
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Rethinking Reference Level in Residential Audio
A new white paper reveals that the theatrical reference level is not a universal playback target for domestic spaces.
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Beyond Ventilation: HVAC in Rack Design
How to keep cool when presented with less-than-ideal rack room conditions.
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What Is the Value of Luxury?
A guide for the distinguished integrator, designer, and private cinema consultant to defining, delivering, and articulating value.
Behind the Business
Designed to Work Together
As homeowners demand more connected experiences, CEDIA and NKBA | KBIS show how collaboration delivers better results for every client.
Back to Business
The Raving Fan Factory
By making great work the goal, you can create super-satisfied customers who are five times more likely to recommend your business.
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The Sorry Optimist
Why a typically 'let's-lower-expectations' person is feeling good about the custom integration industry right now.
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Showroom Spotlight – World Wide Stereo
A circular building becomes an immersive showroom on Philadelphia’s popular Main Line.
Behind the Business
Companies to Watch 2026
Our annual look back at the wins of the past year and how they will impact the next one.
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Humanizing AI
Smart tech alone isn’t enough; discover why 2026 belongs to integrators who blend digital tools with human judgment, culture, and creativity.
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December Is Your Competitive Advantage
Four critical areas every custom integrator should focus on before the calendar flips to 2026.
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New Tech Week: When “Good Enough” Won’t Cut It
How professional calibration, combined with modern video processing, unlocks the full potential of today’s displays.
Awards
New Tech Week: Best of Show Awards at CEDIA Expo 2025 Winners
Get a closer look at the 53 products that impressed our judges and took home the prize.
Audio
New Tech Week Review: Sony BRAVIA 8 II QD-OLED and BRAVIA Theater Quad
After living with the BRAVIA 8 II and watching hours of real-world movie and broadcast content, this display earns its “King of TV” crown.
Behind the Business
New Tech Week: State of the Industry 2025
If you’ve been feeling optimistic about your business this year, we have the data to back it up.