Miramar, Florida—February 11, 2010—SIM2 will exhibit (DR#3) at the upcoming EH Expo in Orlando, Florida on March 25-27th. Expecting to add yet more sparkle to the magical performance that was last year’s multi-award winning home theater demonstration, SIM2 will again partner with THIEL Audio to provide the loudspeakers, while Bryston will bring amplification and power conditioning, XLO for cable and Vutec will furnish the screen. more

San Clemente, CA—Dana Innovations, parent company of Sonance, iPort and TRUFIG, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Sloan to Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Jason is responsible for overseeing sales of all Dana Innovations brands worldwide.

Jason joined Dana Innovations as Vice President of Business Development in 2006 and was appointed Vice President of Sales later that year. In 2008 Jason assumed a leadership role in Dana Innovations’ newest endeavor, TRUFIG. He has been an integral part of crafting the Dana Innovations outreach strategy and in working towards connecting the CEDIA community with the leading architects and designers in every market. more

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL—Media Decor LLC (www.mediadecor.com), leading manufacturer of elegant solutions to discreetly conceal flatscreen TVs, believes that the perfect place for fine art is in front of your television!

As TV screens increase in size, the most popular location for placement tends to be a wall—but when the TV is turned off, it becomes a large, black glass object that’s difficult to hide. Enter Media Decor with three attractive designer solutions for concealing flatscreen displays behind beautiful framed artwork. Designers and homeowners can choose Moving Art on Canvas, Mirrors, and Art Lift systems, over 500 frame styles ranging from traditional to contemporary, and over 2,500 works of art available on the company’s website—or, alternatively, client-supplied artwork. As a free service to installers, architects, and designers, Media Decor also offers AutoCAD drawings with detailed instructions. more

Orlando, FL—2009—Tributaries® Cable, the Florida company that sets the standard for high-performance, high-value accessories and cables for custom home audio and home-theater installations, is pleased to announce the T3 Flat-Panel Power Pak. The new triple-outlet model incorporates high-current surge protection and RFI AC line filtering.

The T3 features a super slim design—with a depth of just 1.5 inches, the entire unit plugs directly into the wall socket, easily fitting behind a flat-panel unit. To assure maximum clearance behind a display, the T3 has three edge-mounted AC outlets; two fixed outlets as well as one AC outlet and one RF connection outlet that can be rotated 90° providing variable plug-in arrangements. more

Grand Cinema C3X LUMIS Makes Commanding Entrance

Miramar, Florida—September 2009—SIM2 is thrilled with the reception their 2009 Collection received from attendees at the 2009 CEDIA Expo. The full DLP projector line-up includes the Grand Cinema Series with its impressive three-chip and single-chip models, as well as new entries in areas of LCD flat panel, and LED based projector technologies.

SIM2 was one of the very few companies to have invested extensive time, research, and resources on three different type of technologies (DLP, Dolby Vision, and LED) to deliver a whole new array of products.

Over 20,000 professionals from the residential electronics systems industry attended the CEDIA EXPO and, despite the 12% decrease in individual attendance over 60% of attendees were key decision-makers. Indeed, attendees were far more focused than previous year, and we were able to have more in-depth, high-quality contacts. SIM2’s booth was very busy more

Meridian Audio, widely recognized as a world-leader in high quality audio and video reproduction, has launched two specialty dealer programs to specifically target top retailers and custom integrators. The Meridian Premium Partner and Meridian Design Consultant programs seek to build a best-of-the-best sales network.

“Over the past few years, Meridian has received a boost to its marketing efforts by way of new team members, as well as luxury marketing expertise from the Richemont Group,� said Peter Wellikoff, CEO for Meridian America. “We’ve put the gained knowledge to work with the formation of these specialty dealer programs, which are targeted to excite the sales force about the brand as well as changing the mindset of premium shopping experience. Meridian’s elite sales network will be an extension of the company, and their retail spaces and demo areas will reflect the essence of the brand. This combination of appearance, rejuvenation, and more

Orlando, Florida—September 2009—Tributaries®, the acknowledged leader in value-high-end connectivity for home and professional A/V systems and custom installations continues to mark its territory in the accessories category as well. Originally developed as an installation tool for the new line of T100 and T200 Power Managers, Tributaries in response to feedback from the field, is now making its LED Gooseneck Light available as a separate SKU. For retailers, Tributaries has packaged in display, making it suitable for stores.

The 12� gooseneck is designed to be plugged-in to a USB receptacle on either the front or rear panel of the T100 or T200 providing enough light to read the nomenclature on the equipment. The LED design provides a cool, long-lasting light that can be used with a laptop computer or any other USB powered device. For convenience, the gooseneck lamp is more

Los Angeles, CA — September 2009 — Avical, industry experts in video system calibration, brings their acclaimed calibration and consulting service to video system manufacturers. This service combines their extensive knowledge of video systems, gleaned from years of experience calibrating and specifying systems, and their deep understanding of consumer and dealer needs for performance and features.

Avical consulting services for manufacturers combines their two areas of expertise. Using state-of-the-art technology and industry standard testing, Avical tests each product in a non-biased lab setting, using the results and their systems knowledge to evaluate and interpret the display’s performance. Working with the manufacturer’s design and marketing teams they create a product plan to improve system performance and marketability, benchmarking performance to industry standards and providing the manufacturer with the insight to target specific needs of dealers and their clients.

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Carcès, France—CEDIA Expo 2009—Leading French hi-fi speaker manufacturer Waterfall Audio has been developing innovative audio designs with patented components encased in glass for more than ten years but never before in their history have they dared to push the boundaries this far. more

San Clemente, CA—September 9, 2009—Sonance, the technology leader that introduced the world’s first in-wall loudspeaker, will continue to focus their attention on design solutions at 2009 CEDIA Expo with a new program for custom installers called Degrees of Invisibility and new introductions to the industry leading Visual Performance Series. more