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Seattle, WA--Genesis Advanced Technologies, manufacturer of 2-channel audiophile loudspeaker systems, has released the Genesis 6.1 Absolute Surround multi-channel music and cinema system.

Steve Moore refers to his company as a "typical CEDIA dealer/installer." Just like most CEDIA members, his company designs and installs all subsystems in...

CEDIA Product Introductions Focus on Aesthetics and Performance It has taken a few years, but in the audio/video world is finally coming around to...

Everyone says hindsight is 20/20. The ability to see into the future could save a person a bunch of money, time, aggravation, embarrassment, etc....

"How can one be in a position to collect the final payment when the client isn't sure if they have accepted the system yet,...

Ask a residential systems dealer to name one or two manufacturers that regularly go out of their way to solve problems or to service...

Marrying two distinct identities and styles is tantamount to a culture clash, so how will Digitech survive?

In the early 1980s, the company for which Steve Haas worked was hired to acoustically transform an old movie palace in downtown Indianapolis into...

The custom installation industry--built on the kaleidoscopic experience of audiophiles, engineers and MBAs--doesn't promote just one business orthodoxy. Ask 50 custom business owners how...

Greg Margolis has never shied away from trying out the "latest and greatest" technology in his company's high-end A/V integration designs. During his 16...

Ask Craig Trice about his management style, and there is a common thread that runs through the conversation. For Trice, who recently purchased the...

n September 2001, the world became a different place. Greatly overshadowed that month by the tragic events of 9/11 was the custom installation industry's...

A few Saturdays ago Audio Advice majority owner and president, Leon Shaw, received an irate phone call from a customer who had purchased...

There was a time a few years ago when it seemed like the business boom would last forever. The referrals would flow in and...

In 1991, while working for QHP, a Lafayette, California-based installation firm, Robert Kranson went to interview for a potential home automation project in Napa...

Veteran New Jersey Dealer Holds Onto Retail Store Despite Growing Custom Installation Success

Back in 1997, Andrew Guenther proved that he was a man ahead of this time. Having toiled away for nearly 20 years, first as...

During the month of February, it seemed like Salt Lake City, Utah, was the center of the world. As host of the 2002 Winter...

Several years ago Bill Skaer was asked to participate on a panel with his peers at CEDIA EXPO in Dallas. The topic of the...

Back in 1987, Jason Carnahan had recently graduated from college and was working with his dad, selling insurance and investments. His computer proposal software...

In the custom installation business, modesty can be among the rarest of commodities. Ask most dealers, "Who's the best designer/installer you've ever seen?" and...

Some people think Jeff Hoover is a little nuts. Not only does he take extreme personal risks, like flying a Russian MiG 25 at...

Prior to CEDIA EXPO last year, Atlanta Home Theater was leading a fairly anonymous existence in suburban Atlanta, quietly establishing itself as a top...

Cover Feature Today is December 2, 2003 Macro Management by Jeremy J. Glowacki In the 1988...

Bill Anderson faced an amusing realization the other day on the sales floor of his Irvine, California, store. Anderson, president of Genesis Audio &...

Keith Yates is passionate. Passionate about everything--live music, great recordings, cinema, his latest home theater design, his clients and colleagues, even what he'll be...

Fasten your seat belts, you are about to meet AudioVisions and experience abrupt acceleration. Three-time U.S. national champion cyclist Mark Hoffenberg is accustomed to...

t's logical to assume from the company's name, that All Around Technology is a widely diversified systems integrator, a firm that tackles anything and...

Irvine, CA — Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America has announced the immediate availability of the world’s first, laser-powered television. The Mitsubishi LaserVue 65-inch model is...

Hebron, KY — Dana Innovations, parent company of Sonance and iPort, has signed a licensing agreement with NuVo Technologies, whereby NuVo will license Dana...

Bang & Olufsen has formed a partnership with the renovated The Mark hotel in New York, which will result in the first complete hotel...