Niles‘ versatile, custom installation-specific home theater loudspeaker line meets and exceeds highest standards of excellence established by Sound & Vision

MIAMI, FLORIDA – January 9, 2008 – Niles Audio Corporation, The First Name in Custom Installation®, announced today that Sound & Vision magazine, whose reviews are the most authoritative in the home entertainment industry, has selected the company‘s StageFront Home Theater Solutions™ loudspeaker line as a “Sound & Vision Certified and Recommended product.” Designed specifically for home theater applications, the StageFront line includes both in-wall and cabinet models that are voice-matched to deliver exceptional sound quality in custom installed home theaters, regardless of loudspeaker type. The Sound & Vision Certified and Recommended status endorses StageFront loudspeakers and tells consumers that the product stands out in its class and that they can purchase it with confidence. (more…)

New KEF KHT1005.2 Speaker System Features Uni-Q® Driver Technology and Compact Design

Marlboro, N.J. – January 9, 2008 – KEF, renowned British manufacturer of audiophile-quality speakers and world-class home theater speakers, has announced the addition of the brand new KHT1005.2 Series to its Home Theater Speaker family. The KHT1005.2 Series is a 5.1 home theater speaker system that features KEF‘s iconic ‘egg-shaped‘ surround speakers and is complemented by the KUBE-1, KEF‘s newest, entry-level subwoofer. It is the second generation installment to their Home Theater 1000 Series speaker system. (more…)

Wireless touch screen interface for whole house audio/video and home theater system control lauded by Consumer Electronics Association as superb, innovative solution for custom installation professionals and their clients

MIAMI, FLORIDA – January 9, 2008 – Niles Audio Corporation, The First Name in Custom Installation®, announced today that the company‘s iRemote® TS — an elegant user interface for operating the award-winning IntelliControl® ICS whole house distributed audio/video system and automating sophisticated home theater systems — has been named an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade press, the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize the most innovative consumer electronic products in the industry. The prestigious CES Innovations 2008 Honoree Award represents only the most recent among numerous industry accolades bestowed upon Niles over its illustrious history. (more…)

United States Patent and Trademark Office Grants Patent for “Method and System of Reducing Electromagnetic Interference Emissions”

AUSTIN, Texas – January 9, 2008 - VizionWare, the Texas-based active interconnect company, has announced that it has secured one of several pending patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent will protect several key technologies used in the design and production of its innovative line of digital interconnects and adapters, specifically VizionWare‘s “Method and System of Reducing Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Emissions.” (more…)

Industry Leader to Manufacture Chassis of Revolutionary Integrated Theater Console

DRAPER, UTAH – January 9, 2008- SE2 Labs announced today that the chassis for the company‘s revolutionary ITC One (Integrated Theater Console) will be manufactured by Neal Feay Company, a leader in high-end audio, video and home theater design and manufacturing. The ITC One is the world‘s first personalized, fully-integrated, one-box home entertainment solution. More than a new product launch, the introduction of SE2 Labs‘ ITC One will result in an entirely new category in home electronics. (more…)

New Internet Program to Teach Sales Techniques, Installation Tips Product Info

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – January 9, 2008- OmniMount, the global leader in consumer and commercial A/V mounting and furniture solutions, has launched the Learning Library, a new online training institute designed to educate and certify dealers and installers on its products, the company announced today. (more…)

Robertson Will Continue to Lead OmniMount‘s Global Sales Effort

PHOENIX, Ariz. – January 9, 2008- OmniMount, the global leader in consumer and commercial A/V mounting and furniture solutions, announced today the promotion of Alex Robertson to senior vice president of sales for the U.S. and International markets. (more…)

New interface delivers touch screen functionality in table-top form to accommodate nightstand and desktop control applications

MIAMI, FLORIDA – January 9, 2008- Niles Audio, The First Name in Custom Installation®, today announced that the company‘s designer-inspired CONTACT-TT table-top system control keypad with color touch screen is now shipping to dealers nationwide. The CONTACT-TT, specifically designed to complement Niles‘ revolutionary IntelliControl® ICS whole house distributed audio/video system, offers consumers a table-top control option with color touch screen functionality. It features a built-in integrated display on a high-resolution 3.5” color touch screen with LED backlighting and delivers all the necessary metadata to scan, select and play program material from a variety of menu-based digital audio sources like iPod®, Sirius® and XM® satellite radio and HD Radio®. (more…)

Xantech‘s Single-Source Distribution Amp Recognized by Consumer Electronics Association

Sylmar, Calif. – January 9, 2008 - Xantech Corporation has announced its HD16D, a one-in, six-out distribution amplifier featured in Xantech‘s complete line of video distribution products, has been named a Consumer Electronics Association Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award honoree in the Multi-Room Audio/Video product category. (more…)

New Environmentally-Friendly ERGPS Series Power Supplies to Be Packaged With All IR Kits

Sylmar, Calif. – January 9, 2008- Xantech Corporation, a leading producer of innovative, reliable and problem-solving IR distribution products, announced today that the ERGPS: Energy Efficient Regulated Power Supplies, will now be packaged with all of the company‘s IR Kits. (more…)