rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 19 — October 11, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Jaynes on HDCP, plus news from Crestron, Alcons Audio, D-Tools, Seymour-Screen Excellence October 11, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 19 One of our team members, Michael, sent us a house listing on Zillow this morning kind-of as a joke. […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 18 — September 23, 2019 Latest headlines: So much CEDIA Expo news, including announcements from Legrand, Brilliant, Optoma, Savant, AudioControl, Russound, Metra Home Theatre, Harman, Luxul and more September 23, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 18 Were you at CEDIA Expo in Denver this month? If not, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 17 — September 9, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on troubleshooting, Sonance buys James Loudspeaker, 8K spec released, Crestron Home OS 3 available and more September 9, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 17 We’re headed to CEDIA Expo in just a couple days — will you be […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 16 — August 21, 2019 Latest headlines: News from BlueBOLT, Savant, Legrand, Extron, Luxul August 21, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 16 There’s tons of CEDIA Expo news in this issue of rAVe HomeAV — everything from shades to control to audio to remotes. Also in this […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 15 — August 13, 2019 Latest headlines: The Best of InfoComm 2019 awards are out! Lee Distad talks about Gantt charts, Mark Coxon talks about the future, plus news from QMotion, CEDIA, Torus Power, Stewart Filmscreen and more August 13, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 15 CEDIA […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 14 — July 29, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on redundancy, Anthony Coppedge on AV’s headlines sucking, plus news from CEDIA, James Loudspeaker and MSE Audio July 29, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 14 When you go out into the field, do you take back-ups of your […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 13 — July 12, 2019 Latest headlines: Andrew Davis on how software is encroaching on hardware in the AV space, plus news from Key Digital, TechLogix, CEDIA, Z-Wave, Legrand and more July 12, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 13 Are you going to Denver for CEDIA this […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 12 — June 26, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on the themes of InfoComm 2019, plus news from Stewart, Studio Six, Denon, Nortek, CEDIA and more June 26, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 12 Welcome to another issue of rAVe HomeAV Edition! We’re just back from ProAV’s […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 11 — June 5, 2019 Latest headlines: The rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards are out! Lee Distad on communicating effectively, plus news from Leon, Klipsch, Jamo, Control4 and more June 5, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 11 This issue, we’re excited to announce the winners of our 2019 […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 10 — May 23, 2019 Latest headlines: Leonard Suskin on touch panels and Marie Kondo, Christopher Jaynes on destressing at work, Lee Distad on the troubleshooting process, plus news from SnapAV, Barix, Marantz, BlackWire, MSE Audio May 23, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 10 Welcome to a […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 9 — May 08, 2019 Latest headlines: Anthony Coppedge on converting leads into sales, plus news from QSC, Pakedge, AudioControl, Alcons Audio, CEDIA and more May 8, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 9 I really think there must be a conference room of people at Samung who […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 8 — April 25, 2019 Latest headlines: Jonathan Brawn on 8K, Lee Distad on the joys of working with the cable guy, plus news from Crestron, Marantz, Atlona, James Loudspeaker, Key Digital, Savant and more April 25, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 8 Are we on the […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 7 — April 11, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on underselling, InFocus is getting out of the display and projector business, plus news from MSE Audio, BenQ, Sonos, Middle Atlantic and more April 11, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 7 Today Lee Distad has more advice on […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 6 — March 30, 2019 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on cybersecurity, Anthony Coppedge on using data for sales, plus news from Josh.ai, CEDIA and more March 30, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 6 Our long-awaited ISE 2019 awards are out and while many of them are commercial, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 5 — March 15, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on on change orders, Anthony Coppedge on real metrics for social media success in the AV market, plus news from ZeeVee, Extron, SnapAV and more March 15, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 5 Is there room for CES and […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 4 — February 26, 2019 Latest headlines: News from InFocus, Savant, Control4, Attero Tech February 26, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 4 Welcome to another issue of rAVe HomeAV! We just returned, as you likely know, from the giant ISE show — you can see all our coverage […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 3 — February 18, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on working with electricians, plus news from Philips, Bose Professional, CEDIA, Crestron, Extron, Metra Home Theater Group and more February 18, 2019 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 3 We’re just back from ISE 2019 in Amsterdam, the biggest AV […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 2 — January 29, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on warm sales calls, plus news from RTI, LG, CEDIA, BenQ, Torus Power and more January 29, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 2 The best residential AV show is NOT CEDIA Expo — not even close. Not by […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 1 — January 10, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on making big sales, Dr. Fred Ampel on scopes that creep and kill profitability, plus news from Crestron, CEDIA, Klipsch, Tronnov Audio and more January 10, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 1 Welcome to our first issue of […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 24 — December 27, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on CRMs, news from Parasound, ELAN, Extron, Mark Levinson, Savant, Parasound and more December 27, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 24 It’s almost the end of the year, and this is our final rAVe HomeAV Edition issue of […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 23 — December 13, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the relationship between custom installers and electricians, Johnny Mota on smart displays in the home, plus news from CEDIA, URC, JL AUDIO and more December 13, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 23 Yesterday in our office, Gary […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 22 — November 30, 2018 Latest headlines: Leonard Coxon on touch panels in the home, Lee Distad on preparing for holiday sales, Johnny Mota on incorporating air quality control products into home automation, plus news from Luxul, RTI, Egan, Savant and others November 30, 2018 | Volume: 15 | […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 21 — November 13, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on selling maintenance contracts, plus news from MSE Audio, Shinola, Savant, Just Add Power and others November 13, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 21 The past week has been a roller coaster for me. My youngest daughter attends […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 20 — October 30, 2018 Latest headlines: Columns from Johnny Mota, Lee Distad and Christopher Jaynes, plus news from Atlona, MSE Audio, Luxor and Screen Innovations October 30, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 20 There are three great columns below from Lee Distad, Johnny Mota and Christopher […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 19.1 — October 09, 2018 Latest headlines: Extron enters AV over IP, Leonard Suskin on diversity, Lee Distad on gaming rooms, AVAD parent company buys WAVE Electronics, plus news from Premier Mounts, LG, Klipschorn, RTI and more October 9, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 19.1 Although Extron’s […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 18 — September 18, 2018 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on CEDIA Expo attendance and the rise of distribution, Lee Distad explains holdbacks, plus news from DISH, Salamander, DVIGear, Origin Acoustics, Sony, Epson and more September 18, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 18 We all survived Hurricane Florence […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 17 — September 07, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on filtering out bad clients, Fred Ampel on not giving away services for free, plus lots of CEDIA Expo news! September 7, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 17 Readers! We’re at CEDIA Expo this week in sunny San […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 16 — August 27, 2018 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on why everyone should take a vacation in Australia next August, Lee Distad on getting connected, plus news from Wisdom Audio, Channel Vision, Simply Reliable, Somfy, Extron, D-Tools, Trinov, FIBBR and more August 27, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 15 — August 16, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on partnering with a buying group, Mark Coxon on the hacking of AV systems, plus news from Klipsch, Key Digital, Screen Innovations, Dynaudio, Key Digital, Savant, Luxul and more August 16, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 15 At […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 14 — July 26, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad continues his series on subcontracting, ISE moves to Barcelona, plus news from Savant, Atlona, Klipsch, Just Add Power and others. July 26, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 14 I’m just back from Barcelona, where I was checking out […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 13 — July 13, 2018 Today Lee Distad has the second in a multi-part series on using subcontractors. Do you use outsource any parts of your business? Johnny Mota also has a piece on technology in homes can make for a better and more thoughtful tomorrow. We have news […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 12 — June 29, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on when you should consider subcontracting, Joel Rollins on manufacturer websites, plus news from OneVision, CEDIA, RTI, James Loudspeaker, Covid and others Volume 15, Issue 12 — June 29, 2018 Editorial Subcontracting: Part 1Lee Distad : rAVe Columnist Editorial Searching […]