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DENON PROVIDES HIGH-PERFORMANCE AUDIO QUALITY CONTROL PRODUCTS DURING NBC’S COVERAGE OF THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES

– Denon A/V Receivers and DVD Players enable Audio Quality Control during coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games, August 8-24, 2008 –

Mahwah, NJ, August 18, 2008 — Denon Electronics was selected to provide Audio Quality Control products to NBC Universal during NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing, China August 8-24. The announcement was made today by Bob Dixon, Director Sound Design, NBC Olympics. (more…)

SoundSense Solves In-Wall and In-Ceiling Speaker Noise Problems With NoiseOut™ Acoustic Speaker Back
While Enhancing Installed Speakers Performance

Denver, CO (CEDIA EXPO) August 17, 2008 – SoundSense will feature and demonstrate its patent-pending new NoiseOut Acoustic Speaker Back in booth #453 at the CEDIA Expo 2008. These high-performance acoustic enclosures are engineered to maximize the performance of recessed speakers while virtually eliminating noise problems in adjacent environments. Designed with the installer in mind, the NoiseOut Acoustic Speaker Back comes as a single unit, completely constructed and ready for installation. Due to the flexibility of the material, the speaker backs can easily be used in both new construction and retrofit applications. NoiseOut Acoustic Speaker Backs are available in two standard sizes, addressing both ceiling and wall applications. Custom enclosures can also be ordered to fit any speaker size. (more…)

QSONIX DEMOS NEW VERSION MUSIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT CEDIA WITH ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE FEATURES AND STORAGE CAPABILITIES

Denver, CO (CEDIA EXPO) August 17, 2008– Qsonix, developer of the simplest and fastest drag-and-drop user interface in digital music management systems, will demonstrate their award-winning Series 110 touch screen based systems and new Version 2.45 software in booth #906 at CEDIA EXPO 2008 in Denver, Colorado. (more…)

Promoted from Position as Vice President of Sales for Liberty

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Aug. 15, 2008 — Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, has announced the appointment of John D. Dace as General Manager. Mr. Dace was serving as Vice President of Sales prior to his promotion. (more…)

I’m trying to enjoy the Olympics, really I am. But there is only so much a person can be expected to tolerate. Between the seemingly endless commercials, studio patter, travelogues, and human interest stories, there’s barely any of that competitiony-stuff going on.

I will not watch it “live” at all (here in the U.S. Pacific Time Zone, nothing is really live anyway). Plus, I do not have the patience to sit through all the fluff. I also tried recording on my DVR, but three or four hours of HD Olympics every night, in addition to my usually scheduled recordings, fills up my hard drive too fast. Comcast actually has a pretty neat On Demand selection that features a few of the previous days highlights, available free and in HD. My only complaint is that I wish there was more of it.

I understand that TV networks pay a princely sum for the right to televise the Olympics, and have to recoup their investment. But there’s got to be a better way to do it.

RICHARD GRAY’S POWER COMPANY EXTENDS WHOLE-HOUSE POWER OFFERINGS WITH RGPC HOUSEGUARD

Surge Protection is the most commonly requested power management solution; RGPC’s HouseGuard protects a home’s most critical circuits from surges by connecting directly to the AC panel. (more…)

I have seen a lot of people using Apple’s iPhone lately.  I have wanted one as well but the device doesn’t operate on my cell phone provider’s network.  That left me with the decision to buy the iPod Touch which provides a lot of the same functionality as the iPhone and has the same stylish interface that is so fun to use.  I brought the device home and loaded it with some songs and pictures and I was pleased with the clean and bright display as well as how easy it was to navigate through media.  The only problem is that I don’t have many songs in an iTunes library and my CD collection still hasn’t been ripped to my computer’s hard drive as of yet.

On the other hand, I have long been a fan of the Rhapsody subscription service because I like the idea of accessing so many different songs without purchasing them.  Unfortunately, as of now, Rhapsody subscription songs do not play on the Apple iPod series of MP3 players.  While Rhapsody has created an online store that sells their library songs in the MP3 format to reach the Apple crowd, iPod users still don’t have a subscription service available to them.  I really hope this changes either with Apple offering their own subscription service or through an agreement with Apple and the Rhapsody service.

So, I went back to my local electronics retailer and I bought a very inexpensive 2gb MP3 player from Insignia.  This player has an interface which requires lengthy presses of tiny buttons and its screen is just big enough to fit a couple lines of text.   Needless to say, its unpleasant to navigate through.  On the upside, it does transfer and play Rhapsody subscription tracks quite easily.  So, I loaded the device up with at least twenty different albums and was able to listen to brand new releases such as Skin Deep, Buddy Guy’s soulful new blues offering.  I take this device with me to the gym while my iPod Touch stays at home because I want to listen to brand new music without spending fifteen dollars for an album I haven’t heard yet.  Functionality that fits.

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PETER WELLIKOFF JOINS SOOLOOS AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Accomplished industry veteran will oversee the rapidly growing networked home entertainment platform manufacturer’s operations. (more…)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― Aug. 7, 2008 ― Leon Speakers, a manufacturer of custom-built, on-wall loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today announced the release of the latest addition to the popular Leon Profile™ Series: the ultra-high-fidelity Profile 404-X-A. Beautifully styled and expertly crafted, the Profile 404-X-A delivers high fidelity and high design to any environment. With a depth of only 3¼ inches, it perfectly complements new, thinner flat-panel TVs, and can be custom-built to match the exact height and finish of any display. Furthermore, the Profile 404-X-A is available in a number of wood-veneered baffles and can be painted to match any interior color. (more…)

PETALUMA, Calif. — Aug. 7, 2008 — Furman, a world-leading provider of power management solutions, today announced that industry-recognized engineer Garth Powell will conduct a training session at the upcoming CEDIA EXPO 2008 in Denver, Colo. The hour-long seminar, entitled “AC Power — The Foundation of Every Premium Home Theater System,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 2:00 p.m. in the Quartz B room at the Hyatt Regency. In his presentation, Powell will share his experience to aid other industry professionals in achieving the highest sound and video quality through smart use of AC power. (more…)