CEDIA Expo 2018 – San Diego, CA – September 6 – 8, 2018 – Booth #2925 – The PowerHouse Alliance is pleased to announce additional growth to its A2V product line, created by and available exclusively through PowerHouse Alliance distributor members throughout the US. In addition to its dynamic collection of speakers, racks, TV mounts, and most recently added certified premium high-speed HDMI cables, A2V now features a line of free-standing subwoofers and outdoor speakers to be displayed this week in the PowerHouse Alliance booth #2925 at CEDIA Expo 2018.
“We launched the A2V brand one year ago at CEDIA Expo 2017, and since then we have grown the product line tremendously,” said Dennis Holzer, executive director for the PowerHouse Alliance. “In just one year we have added AV racks, TV mounts, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, HDMI cables, and today we are introducing subwoofers and outdoor speakers. We continue to listen to our dealers and design and manufacture products available exclusively to them that solve their installation needs.”
New A2V Subwoofers
Available in 8-inch (A2V8SWB), 10-inch (A2V10SWB), and 12-inch (A2V12SWB) drivers, A2V’s new front-firing subwoofers offer premium digital sound via a rear slot ported bass reflex design. The A2V8SWB offers installers an entry level subwoofer to fit any space with a frequency response of 33Hz – 120Hz, 110dB sensitivity, and 100W/200W peak power. In the middle of the line, the A2V10SWB offers a frequency response of 32Hz – 120Hz, 112dB sensitivity, and 150W/300W peak power. For those that demand big loud bass, the A2V12SWB features a frequency response of 30Hz – 120Hz, sensitivity of 116dB, and 200W/400W peak power. A2V subwoofers are available in a Black Oak vinyl finish and offer a two-year warranty.
New A2V Outdoor Speakers
The new A2V outdoor all-weather loudspeakers offer premium sound and easy installation. The line consists of two rugged, sealed cabinets with C-bracket mount included, available in either black or white finish options. The A2V525OD features a 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter and 5.25-inch polypropylene woofer with a frequency response of 75Hz – 20kHz and 90dB sensitivity. The A2V650D features a 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter and 6.5-inch polypropylene woofer with a frequency response of 65Hz – 20kHz and 91dB sensitivity.
PowerHouse Alliance dealers can purchase the new A2V subwoofers, outdoor speakers, HDMI cables, and the rest of the A2V line exclusively from distributor member warehouses across the nation.
New Vendor Demos and Distributor Member: Pioneer Music Company
Twenty-three vendor partners, including new vendors eero, Intellinet Network Solutions, Russound, and Yamaha Commercial, will also be represented in the distributor alliance booth. Attendees can stop by to learn more, talk to brand representatives, and enjoy new product demonstrations from A2V, URC, Yamaha Commercial, and Zigen. All twelve PowerHouse Alliance distributor members, including the newest member, Pioneer Music Company, will also be present at CEDIA Expo 2018, and welcome dealers to stop by their individual pods in the PowerHouse Alliance booth.
DPL Laboratories HDMI Certification Presentation
DPL Laboratories president, Jeffery A. Boccaccio, industry expert and creator of the Digital Performance Level Program (DPL Program) – a Digital-HD (DHD) product performance testing program, will be in the PowerHouse Alliance booth to discuss the certification procedure of the PowerHouse Alliance’s new A2V brand of DPL-certified HDMI cables.
DPL’s testing laboratory at its headquarters facility in Ormond Beach, FL, provides highly precise and critically accurate Digital-HD (DHD) product performance testing utilizing an exhaustive, multi-element testing regime. Interested attendees can stop by the PowerHouse Alliance booth for a presentation on Friday, September 7 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT and Saturday, September 8 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am.
All product demonstrations and displays will take place in the PowerHouse Alliance CEDIA Expo Booth #2925 from September 4-8, 2018.
To learn more about the PowerHouse Alliance or any of its member distributors, please visit www.powerhousealliance.com or reach out to the member in your area.
The PowerHouse Alliance is a national consortium of regional wholesale distributors delivering name brand products for custom installers, specialty dealers, large retailers and industry buying groups in the residential and commercial audio/video, home entertainment, security, networking, IT and consumer electronics accessories markets. With combined annual sales in excess of $800 million, PowerHouse Alliance member companies represent 800,000 square feet of warehouse space in over 40 convenient locations across the country, stocked with more than 250+ product lines including house-brand A2V. Creating cost efficiencies for manufacturers and buying power for customers, the Alliance offers a national footprint with the added benefit of local sales, training and support.
Powerhouse Alliance members include: 21st Century, Audio America, CED, Davis Distribution, ECD, EDI, Mountain West, MRI, Pioneer Music, Sierra Select, Ui Supplies, and Volutone.