Audio

Growth in the percentage of new homes getting custom-installed systems is flattening in some segments of the custom industry, but other segments are gaining...

Monster Cable is diving deeper into the home automation and custom installation markets, introducing wireless Illuminessence lighting-control systems and offering select Home Automation home-control...

High-performance table radios are connecting to more music sources and adding new features, as new models from Eton and start-up Chestnut Hill Sound indicate....

At least three more companies at International CES launched their first home automation products incorporating the no-new-wires Insteon technology developed by SmartLabs. The introductions...

The home audio industry won’t cut and run from its mission of delivering a great home audio experience, but it is retooling its methods...

Sherwood is coming to CES with its first two 1,080p-upscaling A/V receivers and first two receivers with built-in decoding of all HD DVD and...

Acknowledging the popularity of custom–installed multiroom audio systems, suppliers here see potential for more mainstream solutions that use wireless to distribute music around the...

TWICE: Will HD DVD and Blu-ray have any impact on sales of home audio electronics and speakers, in terms of sales or product features?...

TWICE: Have installers shifted their strategies in light of the housing slowdown? Gartland: AVAD has been working with our dealers for years to encourage...

Definitive Technology is adapting one of its signature designs, the tower speaker with built-in powered subwoofer, for the age of the flat-panel TV. The...

TWICE: How did the custom market do in 2006 in dollar volume, and what are the prospects for 2007? Bob Gartland, AVAD: Most custom...

Custom installers have witnessed an invasion of low-voltage and IT contractors onto their turf, retooled their businesses to integrate various home systems, and labored...

TWICE: Look out 10 years from now. What will the home audio industry look like? Bales: Technology will create new applications and consumer behavior...

TWICE: Look ahead 10 years from now. Describe the products that will be installed, the companies that will sell and install them, and the...

Multiple audio suppliers will use wireless technology to transmit music from a central source to tabletop clients at International CES, and at least one...

TWICE: Is the home audio industry doing enough to tap into the popularity of new sources of music such as iPods, the networked PC,...

TWICE: Does the future of the component and system business lie in networked devices that use Ethernet or no-new-wires networking technology to distribute music...

Germany-based high-end audio maker Burmester has set up a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary to market its first multichannel home theater audio electronics and speakers...

Com One, known for its Bluetooth accessories, is venturing into the Wi-Fi market with a Wi-Fi-connected clock radio that streams music from the Internet...

Zensys has developed a third-generation Z-Wave chip that will deliver wireless home-control networks powered strictly by batteries. Such networks could include battery-powered smoke detectors...

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance won the backing of major consumer electronics suppliers LG and TCL, which joined the association board and will implement the...

It used to be that enclosed speakers were tower or bookshelf speakers, but a growing selection of custom-installed in-wall and in-ceiling speakers are dropping...

Integra stepped up its commitment to multi-room audio, HDTV-compatibility and HD up-scaling DVD players with four new products due in October. The brand also...

In the speaker market, the writing is on the wall, in the wall and in the ceiling. The custom installation channel is growing in...

Speakercraft has launched 46 new products, including an expanded AIM series of aimable architectural speakers, its first enclosed architectural speakers, and a tweaked series...

Exceptional Innovation expanded the capabilities of its Lifeware home-control and media-distribution software for Windows XP PCs with a multi-product launch here at the CEDIA...

VISTA, Calif. — The $149-suggested Soloist Universal Media Dock, which incorporates NXT flat-panel speakers, is the industry’s first docking station to mate with more...

New York — The forms and functions of iPod hi-fi systems are multiplying like rabbits, as are the number of supplier trying to tap...

The Denon and Boston Acoustics brands in the D&M Holdings stable launched new products and programs here during a dealer show, where executives promised...

CE products with new HDMI 1.3 interface technology will be available in stores before Christmas now that the 1.3 standard has been approved and...

The success of iHome, a new division of SDI Technologies, here, illustrates the explosive growth of the iPod hi-fi stations. In July 2005, iHome...

Suppliers firmed up the pricing and availability of the latest XM Satellite Radio portable headphone stereos, having missed their previously announced first-quarter ship dates....

The satellite radio market is changing, and retailers’ displays are changing with them. Marketers cite the growing number of home and portable satellite radio...

Marantz began shipping its first powerline network multiroom-audio system in April and will likely incorporate the technology in more products in the future, marketing...