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Anaheim, CA--Extron Electronics is celebrating its 20th year of providing service, support and solutions to the A/V industry. Established in 1983, Extron introduced its...

Ft. Lauderdale, FL--AVAD, a leading distributor of custom home systems technology, has expanded its AVAD Central location in Warren, Michigan.

Long Beach, CA--Citing the need to protect the interests of authorized dealers and consumers, and to safeguard its own intellectual property rights, Kenwood USA...

New York, NY--In a move reflecting increased convergence within communications markets, Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable company in the U.S., has teamed up...

Kitchener, ONTARIO--Tannoy has released its plan for a company restructure designed to position Tannoy's North American (TNA) operations to be more customer-focused and take...

Atlanta, GA--Meridian America, the Atlanta-based subsidiary of British home theater manufacturer Meridian Audio Limited, debuted its new G Series components with a pair of...

San Clemente, CA--Moving quickly to meet its goal of increased high-touch dealer support, Sonance has appointed Craig Childs to the position of West Coast...

San Clemente, CA--Delano Associates, a newly formed strategic business development consulting practice, has been founded by custom installation and consumer electronics industry veteran, Buzz...

Houston, TX--Edge Marketing & Procurement will support Leviton's further expansion into the electronic, voice and data and other low voltage industries.

Dallas, TX--The convergence of industry developments and strong consumer demand for connected entertainment at home will drive multimedia networks to exceptional growth over the...

Bridgeville, PA--Greyfox Utility Services LLC has reached agreements with Comcast in the company's Western Pennsylvania cable systems to offer services.

Santa Ana, CA--Korean-based set-top box manufacturer, Humax Co. Ltd., will make its U.S. debut at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, to be held in...

Running a profitable custom installation company that constantly makes payroll and pays bills on time is a challenging proposition. The real trick is how...

Ft. Lauderdale, FL--AVAD Southeast/Custom Solutions Distributing celebrated the grand opening of its Nashville branch last week.

New Orleans, LA--HAI's Omni Family controllers will now support both Lutron RadioRA and the new Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) technology.

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...