A Strategic Approach For The Custom Electronics Professional
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Bridging the Residential-Commercial Gap
November 2007 From CustomRetailer
The notion of entering the world of commercial integration is an extremely seductive one to successful integrators who are confident that they’ve perfected the art of the deal—and the art of the details—in the residential installation realm. Beyond the desire to tread new profit paths, there is the housing market slowdown that has appeared as a market influence within the last year and seems to loom larger with each passing month, stimulating greater interest than ever among home custom installers to look at business possibilities on “the other side.” But can an extension into commercial be effectively—and safely—made without compromising business stability on
November 2007 From CustomRetailer
The notion of entering the world of commercial integration is an extremely seductive one to successful integrators who are confident that they’ve perfected the art of the deal—and the art of the details—in the residential installation realm. Beyond the desire to tread new profit paths, there is the housing market slowdown that has appeared as a market influence within the last year and seems to loom larger with each passing month, stimulating greater interest than ever among home custom installers to look at business possibilities on “the other side.” But can an extension into commercial be effectively—and safely—made without compromising business stability on
Making Audio Work
April 2006 From CustomRetailer
Opportunities are wide open for the custom retailer who can peer beyond flat-panel's pixels By Nancy Klosek It isn't video. It's audio. And it isn't easy. In fact, it takes a village—C-tailing business owners, manufacturers, salespeople—to make the case for a high-ticket audio purchase. Suppliers and C-tailers who get it know that conducting a good demonstration is only the culmination of the presentation process. The development of cannily designed product lines on the manufacturing side and, on the retail side, an unvarnished self-examination of the dynamics which influence audio purchases are the requisite preludes to a sale, say industry participants from each camp
April 2006 From CustomRetailer
Opportunities are wide open for the custom retailer who can peer beyond flat-panel's pixels By Nancy Klosek It isn't video. It's audio. And it isn't easy. In fact, it takes a village—C-tailing business owners, manufacturers, salespeople—to make the case for a high-ticket audio purchase. Suppliers and C-tailers who get it know that conducting a good demonstration is only the culmination of the presentation process. The development of cannily designed product lines on the manufacturing side and, on the retail side, an unvarnished self-examination of the dynamics which influence audio purchases are the requisite preludes to a sale, say industry participants from each camp
Klipsch Audio Executing a Global Strategy
September 2005 From CustomRetailer
Private equity funds and venture capital firms have invested in several of the vendor groups written about in this report, but with VantagePoint Venture Partners, Klipsch Audio Inc. possesses a high-powered minority shareholder with vast information resources, and the companies work together closely to execute a mutually agreed-upon strategy. VantagePoint first began pursuing an investment strategy for the digital media market in 2002. It "incubated" a portfolio company called Aurora Inc., founded by John Carter, former chief engineer of Bose Corp., and Tom Jacoby, former CEO of Harman Consumer Group, to help VantagePoint refine its strategy and select a company in which to invest.
September 2005 From CustomRetailer
Private equity funds and venture capital firms have invested in several of the vendor groups written about in this report, but with VantagePoint Venture Partners, Klipsch Audio Inc. possesses a high-powered minority shareholder with vast information resources, and the companies work together closely to execute a mutually agreed-upon strategy. VantagePoint first began pursuing an investment strategy for the digital media market in 2002. It "incubated" a portfolio company called Aurora Inc., founded by John Carter, former chief engineer of Bose Corp., and Tom Jacoby, former CEO of Harman Consumer Group, to help VantagePoint refine its strategy and select a company in which to invest.
There's a New Source in Town
August 2005 From CustomRetailer
Satellite radio is gearing up for the home user. Here's what you need to know to keep your clients happy. By Chris Legrange Every emerging market needs to start somewhere. Satellite radio companies began their marketing blitzkrieg by targeting the 220 million cars cruising U.S. highways and byways. As a new consumer trend, satellite radio was an easy sell because it offered a refreshing alternative to the stale AM/FM airwaves, with their hit-or-miss local programming and five-minute blocks of commercials. No longer did the average Joe or Jane have to miss out on regional sports broadcasts when outside his or her metropolitan area. Now,
August 2005 From CustomRetailer
Satellite radio is gearing up for the home user. Here's what you need to know to keep your clients happy. By Chris Legrange Every emerging market needs to start somewhere. Satellite radio companies began their marketing blitzkrieg by targeting the 220 million cars cruising U.S. highways and byways. As a new consumer trend, satellite radio was an easy sell because it offered a refreshing alternative to the stale AM/FM airwaves, with their hit-or-miss local programming and five-minute blocks of commercials. No longer did the average Joe or Jane have to miss out on regional sports broadcasts when outside his or her metropolitan area. Now,
Correcting the Room
August 2003 From CustomRetailer
Acoustic correction circuits are home theater's missing piece By Mark Fleischmann The advent of high-definition television, the digitizing of surround sound and the steady rise of custom installation have all contributed to the ongoing improvement of the home theater experience. But the best may be yet to come. Using digital processing to correct a room's acoustic flaws may be the most important innovation of the next 10 years. As any good system designer or installer knows, the room — after good hearing and eyesight — is the most crucial of home theater system components. Rooms with poor acoustic properties suck energy
August 2003 From CustomRetailer
Acoustic correction circuits are home theater's missing piece By Mark Fleischmann The advent of high-definition television, the digitizing of surround sound and the steady rise of custom installation have all contributed to the ongoing improvement of the home theater experience. But the best may be yet to come. Using digital processing to correct a room's acoustic flaws may be the most important innovation of the next 10 years. As any good system designer or installer knows, the room — after good hearing and eyesight — is the most crucial of home theater system components. Rooms with poor acoustic properties suck energy
Prismiq Media Player
August 2003 From CustomRetailer
By Steven Kramer You've done all the work installing your customer's media center, and down the hall sits a super fast computer attached to the Internet via broadband. There are gigabytes of songs, video, stills and links to favorite Internet radio stations, but they aren't connected to the A/V system and the customer wants to know why not. The PRISMIQ Media Center is designed to act as a simple, powerful and affordable PC-A/V bridge. The PRISMIQ set-top box sits within the home theater set up and connects to a home computer network via wireless or Ethernet connection. The accompanying Windows-compliant MediaManager software can detect
August 2003 From CustomRetailer
By Steven Kramer You've done all the work installing your customer's media center, and down the hall sits a super fast computer attached to the Internet via broadband. There are gigabytes of songs, video, stills and links to favorite Internet radio stations, but they aren't connected to the A/V system and the customer wants to know why not. The PRISMIQ Media Center is designed to act as a simple, powerful and affordable PC-A/V bridge. The PRISMIQ set-top box sits within the home theater set up and connects to a home computer network via wireless or Ethernet connection. The accompanying Windows-compliant MediaManager software can detect
Hardware Spotlight ? Paradigm
April 2003 From CustomRetailer
Paradigm System Six Home Theater Speaker System By Ron Goldberg While distributed audio is one of the killer apps of home installation, many, if not most, customers still expect a freestanding speaker solution for their main home theater and music listening areas. Once you filter out the highest-end, cost-no-object systems, and other speaker systems that are really meant to be seen (or not seen) rather than heard, the formula for both C-tailer and customer is pretty much the same as it's always been — best sonic value for the buck. Paradigm's Monitor series has been gathering followers for years, particularly amongst frugal audiophiles, with
April 2003 From CustomRetailer
Paradigm System Six Home Theater Speaker System By Ron Goldberg While distributed audio is one of the killer apps of home installation, many, if not most, customers still expect a freestanding speaker solution for their main home theater and music listening areas. Once you filter out the highest-end, cost-no-object systems, and other speaker systems that are really meant to be seen (or not seen) rather than heard, the formula for both C-tailer and customer is pretty much the same as it's always been — best sonic value for the buck. Paradigm's Monitor series has been gathering followers for years, particularly amongst frugal audiophiles, with
Hardware Spotlight - Sunfire Preamp/Processor and Amp
December 2002 From CustomRetailer
Sunfire Theater Grand III Preamp/Processor Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Power Amp By Ron Goldberg Sunfire has always positioned itself at the "pro-sumer" end of the home theater spectrum, and as a result, the company has made a natural transition into the world of products for the custom install market. The new Theater Grand III preamp/processor and Cinema Grand power amplifiers come in an "Architect's Choice" version for these applications, and can easily be said to be among the most powerful products on the market for custom-installed home theater. THEATER GRAND III The control center for Sunfire's home theater offering is the Theater Grand,
December 2002 From CustomRetailer
Sunfire Theater Grand III Preamp/Processor Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Power Amp By Ron Goldberg Sunfire has always positioned itself at the "pro-sumer" end of the home theater spectrum, and as a result, the company has made a natural transition into the world of products for the custom install market. The new Theater Grand III preamp/processor and Cinema Grand power amplifiers come in an "Architect's Choice" version for these applications, and can easily be said to be among the most powerful products on the market for custom-installed home theater. THEATER GRAND III The control center for Sunfire's home theater offering is the Theater Grand,
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