Volume 21, Issue 17 – September 4, 2024

Latest headlines: Lee Distad on treating all your customers with the same respect, plus news from Somfy, Leon, Denon, BenQ

September 4, 2024 | Volume: 21 | Issue 17

rAVe HomeAV Edition

And just like that, it’s CEDIA Expo time. No one ask me where this year has gone; I do not have an answer for you. It feels like April was just yesterday. But in actuality, yesterday I was on a plane with some of the rAVe crew headed to Denver. And today, I’m hosting a panel for Commercial Integrator Expo’s conference portion (all about commercial lighting trends). Tomorrow, it will be the official start of the show(s). Are you excited? I know I am.


This show is really special to me since I attended my first one in 2021 in Indianapolis. It’s just been a lovely thing to see it bounce back a little more each year from the COVID effect. So, trust me, if you want to know the latest about resimercial or residential technology, this is the place.


But if you’re not en route to Denver this year, you can always keep up with us at ravepubs.com/cediaexpo. We’ll post the latest product news, product videos, episodes of rAVe [TV] live from the show floor and more.


Happy Reading and Happy CEDIA Expo season!

Steph Beckett

Managing Editor, rAVe [PUBS]

COLUMNS

Here’s the Latest From the Blogsquad.

You Never Know Who Your Next Whale Is Going to Be [Lee Distad]

Everyone who has ever taken a sales training course has been taught this: Don’t pre-judge anyone. Get to know them, and without making assumptions learn […]

PRODUCT NEWS

What You Need to Know.

Epson Debuts Three New 3LCD Home Theater Projectors; One Outputs 4K at 10,000 Lumens

Theory Audio Intros Outdoor Speaker, Sub

Theory Audio Design has added a line of landscape loudspeakers in the form of the ic6-Bollard, a 6.5” full-range landscape loudspeaker and the iws12-Bollard […]

Screen Innovations Announced Partnership With Wolf Drapery in Time for CEDIA Expo 2024

Screen Innovations announced a partnership with Wolf Drapery. Wolf Drapery is a manufacturer of premium drapery and Roman shading solutions specifically […]

Now Bond Can Control Hunter Douglas PowerView Shades

New Vanco PAEXWIR Is a 48KHz Wireless Audio Extender

Vanco International announced the launch of the PAEXWIR wireless audio extender. This solution […]

Level Locks Offers CI Lineup of Smart Locks for the HomeAV Market

Level Home announced the release of professional installer editions of its smart locks, Level Bolt and Level Lock+ including new Zigbee native configuration […]

Somfy Debuts Sonesse 40 PoE Motor Range for Shading Systems

BenQ Ace Projector Is Short-Throw Golf Simulation Solution

BenQ announced the BenQ Ace golf sim projector for $1,899. The BenQ Ace’s short throw lens allows for […]

ASCENDO Debuts Two New High-End Passive Subs

ASCENDO Immersive Audio announced two new subwoofers — The28 SUB SQUARED PRO PASSIVE ($30,000) and The16 SUB PRO PASSIVE ($5,800). ASCENDO […]

Leon Debuts Universal Frame-Style Mounts for Thin TVs

The Hexagonal Design of the New Ambisonic Systems Bollard Landscape Speakers Is Unique

Ambisonic Systems by Origin Acoustics is introducing a collection of luxury landscape speakers to […]

Denon Adds to A-Series With AVR-A10H Receiver

Denon, a pioneer in audio technology with over a century of expertise, proudly introduces the Denon AVR-A10H. Denon’s latest A-Series receiver takes inspiration […]

Leon Debuts New Studio Frame for Sony BRAVIA 7, Two New Sizes

Extron Debuts 4 and 6 Output HDMI DAs with 40Gbps Bandwidth; Means Uncompressed 4K, 5K and 8K

Extron announced the DA4 HD 8K L and the DA6 HD 8K L, four- and six-output distribution amplifiers for […]

Control4 Adds Apple Music!

Snap One, now part of ADI, announced an integration partnership with Apple Music. Control4 Partners now have the ability to infuse Apple Music into scenes, routines […]

Sonus Faber Continues Partnership With Lamborghini With Release of Temerario

Jetbuilt Adds AI-Driven Service Desk — Jetbot

Jetbuilt is set to launch Jetbot, its AI-driven service desk. Initially introduced as part of Jetbuilt’s support team, Jetbot Service Desk will be unveiled in its […]

Does Your Home Theater Need a Speaker to Go With the LED Display? Check Out the The10 from ASCENDO Immersive Audio

ASCENDO Immersive Audio debuted The10 PASSIVE LED PHANTOM VOICE speaker designed to manage sound in shallow and narrow spaces and designed as a […]

Onkyo and Dirac Create Deeper Partnership; First to Benefit is Klipsch

Origin Acoustics Launches New BLENDS Invisible Speaker Series at CEDIA Expo

Origin Acoustics announced its new Boundaryless Listening Experience with Natural Depth Sound, […]

INDUSTRY NEWS

What’s New in HomeAV.

Dirac Makes Anders Storm CEO

Dirac announced the appointment of Anders Storm as chief executive officer, effective immediately, according to Dirac Chairman Johan Sedihn. Storm’s […]

Visionary Makes Inc. Magazine Top 5000 List at 509

Inc. magazine revealed today that Visionary ranks No. 509 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Inc. 5000 says the […]

MEDIA

Videos We Think You’ll Love.

METHOD XI Demos Interactive Touch Display for Education, Meetings at KW ABSC Booth

OWI Shows Off SX—6730, a 6-inch Indoor and Outdoor Mountable Speaker

Elite Screens Highlights Retractable Floor Riser Pro CineGrey 4D Projector Screen

Snap One Shows Wattbox Power Products with IP Managed Power Features

Alogic Intros Horizon 34″ Ultrawide Touch Display for Use with Mac OS

Prosocoustic Highlights SONOPan with Noise STOP Technology and Easy Mounting

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