2022 CEDIA DAILY - DAY ONE

team, from left: Chris Menefee, Alyson Robb, and Ronald Trznadel

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Part of the CEDIA Show Management team, from left: Chris Menefee, Alyson Robb, and Ronald Trznadel

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SHOW NEWS

Smart Stage Schedule: Day One

The Smart Stage is your place to get the latest on industry hot topics and hear from thought leaders. Smart Stage sessions are included in your attendee pass, no need to pre-register for sessions. Here are today’s Smart Stage sessions.

9:30 AM-9:45 AM

OPENING/WELCOME

Speaker(s): Jeff Costello, Vice President of Sales, Panelist, Nice

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY - CE PRO

Speaker(s): Jon Robbins, Executive Director, HTSA; Richard Glikes, President, Azione Unlimited; Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer, CE Pro; Daryl Friedman, Global President & CEO, CEDIA; Hank Alexander, Director, HTSN/Nationwide Marketing Group; Jim Pearse, President, ProSource

10:40 AM-11:10 AM

A BUILDER, A DESIGNER AND AN INTEGRATOR WALK INTO A BAR—AN INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION

Speaker(s): Mark van den Broek, President, Smarthouse Integration; Bret Jacob , Director of Builder Services , Nortek Security & Control; Steve Murray, President, Murray Homes; Nancy Giangeruso, Principal, bcd-IT

11:15 AM-11:45 AM

MANAGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS

Speaker(s): Katye McGregor Bennett, Publicist | Podcaster | Communicator | Connector, KMB Communications; Avi Rosenthal, President and Founder, Bluesalve Partners; Jim Sweeney, President, Hometronics Lifestyles; Keith James, Director, Strategic Supply Chain and MFG Ops, Crestron

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

THE FUTURE OF WORK—IT’S UNDENIABLY A HYBRID WORLD

Speaker(s): Gary Sorrentino, Global CIO, Zoom; Jay McArdle, Head of Video Products, Plantronics, Inc. Poly; Catelyn Orsini, Director Of Engineering, Cisco Systems; David Danto, Director of Emerging Technology, IMCCA; Tim Hernquist, Director of Product & Business Management, Jabra; Sam Kennedy, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Crestron

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

THE PROSPECTS FOR BRINGING STREAMING TO THE CI CHANNEL

Speaker(s): Tom Doherty, Director, New Technology Initiatives, HTSA - Home Technology Specialists of America; Marc Finer, Managing Director, Communication Research; Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer, CE Pro; Andy Orozco, Senior Vice President of Custom Integration, Nationwide Marketing Group; Ken Aagaard, Chairman Emeritus, Sports Video Group and Chairman, Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

2:00 PM-2:45 PM

KEYNOTE: WHAT DOES THE NEW MATTER STANDARD MEAN FOR INTEGRATORS?

Speaker(s): Gene LaNois, Director of Professional Industry Partnerships, Google Nest; Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer, CE Pro; Kevin Po, Group Product Manager, Google Nest; Val Zinchenko, Director of Global Business Development, Samsung SmartThings; G Paul Hess, Chief Product Officer, Control4; James Shurte, Senior Product Manager, Residential, Leviton

CEDIA CIT-IST Certification Offered at Expo

BOOTH 19025 CEDIA is offering end-to-end pathways to earn its globally accredited Cabling & Infrastruc ture Technician (CIT) and Integrated Systems Techni cian (IST) Certifications at CEDIA Expo 2022.

The CIT Certification is ideal for individuals wishing to pursue a career in installing and inte grating technology systems, as well as building and construction, looking to expand their skillset into low-voltage cabling and basic equipment installation.

For intermediate-level technicians, the IST Cer tification is the global standard of excellence. The IST Certification exemplifies that an individual has

experience, possesses a broad range of technical skills and is ready to pursue more specialized and advanced training.

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

THE FUTURE OF HOME CONTROL Speaker(s): Doug Jacobson, Crestron Electronics; Jennifer Kent, VP of Research, Parks Associates; Paul Williams, Chief Product Officer, Nice; JC Murphy, President, Savant

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

CEDIA ASSOCIATION: WHERE WE ARE. WHERE WE’RE GOING.

Speaker(s): Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer, CE Pro; Daryl Friedman, Global President & CEO, CEDIA

4:45 PM-5:00 PM

CE PRO BEST PRODUCT AWARDS & CE PRO HOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS PRESENTATION Speaker(s): Avi Rosenthal, President and Founder, Bluesalve Partners; David Kaplan, Bluesalve Partners; Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer, CE Pro; Lew Brown, Bluesalve Partners

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

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Both the CIT and IST Certifications are globally accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board as having met the international ISO/IEC 17024 standard for personnel certification bodies. This recognition demonstrates to other trades, customers and lawmakers that the custom integration industry is a clearly defined profession with rigorous, widely accepted criteria for competency.

CIT and IST Certification preparation and testing will be available onsite for purchase. Visit the CEDIA booth to learn more about eligibility, education and enrollment.

SHOW NEWS

CEDIA Announces 2022 CEDIA

Awards Finalists

The annual CEDIA Awards celebrate projects, products and individuals exemplifying innova tion and excellence in the residential electron ics systems industry. For the first time in two years, the CEDIA Awards ceremony will be hosted in person at CEDIA Expo.

The 2022 Home Technology finalists in the Americas region are:

 Admit One Home Systems (Edina, MN)

 Audio Images (Tustin, CA)

 Cantara (Costa Mesa, CA)

 DSI Luxury Technology (Van Nuys, CA)

 ETC (Palm Beach, FL)

 La Scala (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

 Premium Digital Control & Automa tion (Hollywood, FL)

 Smartlab (Naucalpan, Mexico)

 SmartTouchUSA (Columbia, MD)

 Wallscreen Skylounges (Miami, FL)

The 2022 CEDIA Awards ceremony, spon sored by DISH, will be held on the 3rd Floor, D Ballroom—East & West on Friday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. CDT. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on CEDIA’s social media channels. During the event, CEDIA will also honor the 2022 Lifetime Achievement recipi ent, CEDIA Fellow and Volunteers of the Year. Leading up to the ceremony, CEDIA will induct several outstanding products into the Product Hall of Fame during a special presentation in the CEDIA booth (19025) today at 3 p.m.

To register for the CEDIA Awards cer emony, visit cedia.net/awards.

CEDIA Wants YOU!

BOOTH 19025 Everyone at CEDIA Expo is part of the “CEDIA Chan nel.” But are you a CEDIA member?

If not, you should make signing up for member ship a top priority before leaving the show. Here’s why:

 Advocacy: CEDIA members get access to a licensing and regulatory reference directory that can help them execute projects across North America. The association also tracks legislation, lobbies on behalf of the industry, and connects members and lawmakers.

 Connection: CEDIA connects a global net work of volunteers and thought leaders who work together to produce standards and best practices, elevate the industry through prestigious awards, and build a sustainable workforce pipeline.

 Education: CEDIA offers deep member dis counts on vetted training programs for your whole staff, globally accredited professional certification, and members-only presenter training to help you grow your design-build professional network.

Stop by the CEDIA booth (19025) or the join desk near registration to learn more or join. When you join at Expo, you’ll get membership through Dec. 31, 2023, which includes two months of free membership.

Crestron Returns to CEDIA Expo…Take 3

By Anthony Savona

BOOTH 16017 In 2020, the big news early in the year—before that other big news—was that Crestron was going to exhibit at that year’s CEDIA Expo, marking the company’s first appearance since 2015. Of course, the in-person reunion with the industry’s largest tradeshow was delayed when Covid-19 took the show virtual. The big comeback would have to wait until 2021.

Not so fast. The pandemic did not give up easily, waylaying Crestron’s return for another year. But the day integrators have been looking forward to has finally arrived at the 2022 CEDIA Expo, and John Clancy, EVP of residential for Crestron, could not be happier.

“My first year at Crestron was our first year not exhibiting at CEDIA Expo,” says Clancy. “It was a goal of mine to get us back into that show. Of course, we never left the community or our dealer base, but now we are back, and we have a lot of news for our dealers and for those who aren’t already Crestron dealers.”

The large, can’t-miss booth is well stocked with the company’s latest and greatest, with an emphasis on game-changing technologies such as Crestron Home and the DM NAX audio distribution plat form. “Everything we show off in the booth has a Crestron Home connection to it,” says Clancy. “We are also talking about how DM NVX and DM NAX work amazingly well together—like no other system out there—and how Crestron Home and the features we continue to add can support our dealers in both in the MDU and hospitality spaces.”

In addition to dealers getting valuable hands-on time with Creston’s products, the company is also using the event to provide training. “We have 10

amazing training sessions, including a great AV-overIP training class that talks about not only our solu tions, but others as well,” says Clancy. “It’s about the linkage between DM NVX and DM NAX streaming audio and video over the network and having the flexibility of placing high-resolution content where you need it at lower resolutions elsewhere without sacrificing the quality of the source content.”

CEDIA Expo also provides many great face-to-face interactions with dealers, giving Crestron and other exhibitors insights into their needs and concerns. No doubt topping the list of this year’s concerns will be the ongoing worldwide supply-chain issues.

“Our biggest issue is more related to demand than it is supply,” says Clancy. “We are starting to see a big uptick in what we’re shipping these days, so that’s refreshing, and our shipments each day get bigger and bigger. When it comes to placing orders, there’s no risk on the dealer side—they can place the order and cancel at any time. We don’t take payment until the product is ready to ship. It’s just making sure that they’re planning ahead and getting in the queue.”

(From left) Brad Hintze, Dan Feldstein, and John Clancy are happy to bring Crestron back to CEDIA Expo.

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SHOW NEWS Innovation Hub Highlights: Day One

The Innovation Hub (with a dedicated stage!) features emerging brands and presentations over the course of three days. Topics focused around emerging trends such as Resimercial, Work From Home, Outdoor Living, Lighting, Security and Wellness. Innova tion Hub sessions are included in your attendee pass, no need to pre-register for sessions. Here are today’s sessions.

10:00 AM-10:10 AM

INNOVATION HUB - WELCOME REMARKS

Speaker(s): Ron Trznadel, Host

10:15 AM-10:40 AM

POST-PANDEMIC COLLABORATION

Speaker(s): Jay McArdle, Head of Video Products, Plantron ics, Inc. Poly; Michelle Loret, ProAV Regional Account Man ager, ADI Global Distribution; Sam Kennedy, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Crestron

10:45 AM-11:10 AM

MAKING THE SMART HOME SMARTER WITH INTELLIGENT BLINDS Speaker(s): Eric Barnett, CTO, iblind, Speaker, HAB Home Intelligence, LLC

11:15 AM-11:40 AM

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT HEALTHY HOMES

Speaker(s): Edwin Bender, GM Innovation Segment & VP Mar keting, Speaker, Broan-NuTone

11:45 AM-12:10 PM

AIR QUALITY MONITORING FROM SPACE TO EARTH Speaker(s): Tony Gabriele , VP Business Development, Speaker, VOC Instrumentation

1:00 PM-1:25 PM

NO CLOUD. NO PROBLEM. Speaker(s): Pete Borchers , Director of Marketing, Speaker, Hubitat Inc.

1:30 PM-1:55 PM

TRIPLE LASER, NEW PARADIGM OF DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

Speaker(s): Steven Shulman, Founder and President, Speaker, AWOL Vision

2:00 PM-2:25 PM

30 YEARS OF DISRUPTION

Speaker(s): Duane Gray, National Sales Manager, Speaker, Dynamat Inc.

2:30 PM-2:55 PM

DISH FIBER: NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR INTEGRATORS

Speaker(s): Frank Defilippis, General Manager, Sales, Speaker, Dish Network

3:00 PM-3:25 PM

HOME OFFICE DESIGN IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD

Speaker(s): David Danto, Director of Emerging Technology, IMCCA; Michael Short, Director of Residential & Hospitality Marketing, Crestron; Ashley Prettyman, Product Engineering Manager, Cisco

Arlington Shows Cable Hooks

BOOTH 8015 Arlington’s Cable Hooks are the super convenient solution for running and effectively sup porting communications cable. Available in heavyduty plastic and two styles in steel, these cable hooks have features that can handle any condition encoun tered on the job.

They have a 25-pound Support Rating and are listed for use in air handling spaces per NEC 300.22. They also support up to 90 CAT-5e cables with the center radius of the bundle spread over the 2-inch opening, maintaining the integrity of these and other high-performance data cables.

For added convenience, they’re stackable—in par allel or perpendicular orientation—for vertical support of multiple tiers of cable. Each hook has openings and eyelets that offer two ways to tie down cable.

Evolution Is Way of Life for Origin Acoustics

BOOTH 16069 Origin Acoustics is showing how the company has evolved since its inception in 2014. While the brand’s heritage dates back to the first architectural speaker manufacturer, the Origin brand has only been around for eight years and is now one of the top brands used by today’s custom installers.

As the industry has seen many companies get acquired by larger brands, Origin has increased its offerings by putting together a curated approach, which includes building stra tegic partnerships with some of the world’s biggest brands and category leaders. Announced back in 2017, the first brand partnership was with Bang & Olufsen, a recognized world leader in high-design, high-performance audio for nearly 100 years, with worldwide sales approach ing $1 billion dollars. This partnership started with the development of a co-branded line of architectural speakers designed and built by Origin Acoustics, which was then sold by both Origin and Bang & Olufsen worldwide through each company’s respective sales channels.

Just prior to CEDIA Expo 2022, Origin Acoustics announced how its relationship with Bang & Olufsen has evolved by becoming the North American Brand Manager and Master Distribu

(From left) Nick Berry, Marc Fisher and Gordon Isaac from Origin Acoustics have embraced a curation approach to partnering with other companies.

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Zigbee Motors for Draper Shade Lineup

BOOTH 23081 A new level of performance and simplicity is in the offing as Draper window shades are now powered by Somfy motors with built-in Zigbee technology. Draper win dow shades will feature both standard wired and battery-powered Zigbee motors.

Using Zigbee also opens the ability for bet ter monitoring of shades as well as other smart devices on home networks.

The new Somfy Zigbee motors are avail able for the newly introduced FlexStyle open roller shading system as well as the company’s existing FlexShade line. Both lines feature hundreds of fabric color, texture, and open ness choices from American weavers Phifer and Mermet USA, plus custom colors, patterns and graphics.

Just Add Power, Jetbuilt Partner on Products and Pricing

BOOTH 9009 Just Add Power is now integrated with Jetbuilt, a global leader in web-based project esti mating and management platform for integrators, consultants and facility designers. Now dealers can find optimized updates of all Just Add Power prod ucts and pricing directly within the Jetbuilt platform.

Jetbuilt’s database hosts over two million lowvoltage items with a smart search tool that makes it easy to find an item and drop it into a project. When Jetbuilt users search for a Just Add Power item, they’ll find current products, images, and descrip tions, including the new award-winning MaxColor 4K60 Series transmitters and receivers. More impor

After Successful Display Debut, Vestaboard Returns to CEDIA

BOOTH 12044 Vestaboard is present ing its acclaimed messaging display at CEDIA once again. An internetconnected display that can be con trolled from anywhere, Vestaboard’s wonderful whirring of 8,448 flaps and mesmerizing sound creates delightful moments of connection and gets peo ple looking up.

Born of founder/CEO Dorrian Por ter’s desire to send inspiring messages to his kids while traveling, Vestaboard was built on the notion that people are at their best when they feel connected and inspired by each other. Designed accordingly, Vestaboard has garnered a 2021 Red Dot Award for product design, a spot as a finalist in IDEA 2021, a Best of NeoCon 2021 award and an HDExpo Gold Award in 2022.

The display’s 132 fluttering bits make endless combinations of color, numbers, letters and punctua tion for users to send just the right message at just

CHIEF, BOOTH 19035 Defend against work-from-home cable and charger clutter: Chief’s Koncis Charging Hub brings elegant and convenient charging options to the company’s Koncis Monitor Arms. The hub features USB-A and USB-C charging ports for desktop charging of personal devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Chief’s Koncis Series of monitor arm mounts are available in single- and dualmonitor configurations. The flexible, cost-effective workspace solutions combine sleek aesthetics with advanced functionality to ensure optimal productivity in the home office.

the right time. Vestaboard+, the brand’s optional paid software that enables owners to curate and automate content for their Vestaboard from a vast and grow ing library of channels, debuted in February with rapid adoption. A limited-edition Vestaboard White is available for pre-order.

tantly, dealers will see their costs, provided by Just Add Power or their chosen distributor.

The limited edition Vestaboard White

New Somfy Zigbee motors are available for Draper’s new FlexStyle open roller shading system as well as the company’s existing FlexShade line.

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DMF Bets on the Channel

By Anthony Savona

BOOTH 14055 Lighting fixtures appear to be on the cusp of having a moment in the custom integration channel. Fixtures are the next logical step in the lighting path that dealers have been following, helped along by manufacturers like DMF Lighting, which have been in the lighting biz for quite some time yet were quick to embrace CI market opportunities.

“CI is the fastest growing seg ment of our overall business,” says Mike Libman, national sales direc tor, residential systems, DMF Lighting. “We were one of the early fixture companies to lean into the space, partnering with HTSA nearly five years ago and then partnering with ProSource a little later. And our team is growing—we pulled out of Lightfair this year, which, as a lighting manufacturer, is typically our biggest event—and we allocated those dollars towards CEDIA Expo. That should give some insight as to how we’re viewing the space—we are very bull ish on it, and we continue it to invest in people and in product for the CI channel. We view it as a critical

part of our future as a company.”

That is a strong statement com ing from a company that has been around for 35 years, primarily work ing with builders. “We understand working with each of the various stakeholders, and builders are obvi ously a huge part of that,” adds Libman. “We understand what their buying criteria is and we understand their pain points. A big reason why we got into the CI space is because integrators are establishing longterm relationships with their trade partners and with their clients. There are technology integration and compatibility issues that, if you’re not thinking about those things on the front end, can lead to a lot of pain on the job site. And we feel that integrators are well equipped to be able to navigate those pieces.”

Reaching CI dealers is important enough to DMF Lighting that the company exhibited at last year’s greatly reduced CEDIA Expo, showing off its modular lighting fixtures. This year’s Expo display will feature more new products—including a tunable lighting solution for its DID line and the new iX

New Options for Hunter Douglas PowerView Gen 3 Portfolio

BOOTH 6027 Hunter Douglas is enhancing its latest PowerView Gen 3 portfolio with two new options: the Internal Recharge able Battery for retrofit projects and PowerView+ Gen 3 Auto mation for new construction. Complemented by the extensive fabric customization options of the Hunter Douglas portfolio, the new additions expand choices for shade control though the PowerView App, Pebble Remote, or through integra tions with popular home automation and control systems.

Entirely concealed within the roller tube for a seamless look and enabling shallow mounting depths, the Internal Rechargeable Battery brings convenient, long-lasting power to Hunter Douglas Designer Banded, Roller and Screen Shades.

PowerView+, a premium low-voltage hardwired power and communication solution, delivers simplicity and scalability with enhanced reliability. Power View+ uses Smart Power Supplies that connect to the home network via Eth ernet and leverage a hardwired communication protocol for two-way, accurate communication to the shades.

Series 2-inch fixtures—as well as a full team on hand to answer any questions dealers may have about working with the company.

“We want to support the channel and grow our dealer base, but we want to do that in a healthy way,” says Libman. “We want to make sure we’re partnering with the right dealers. With the products, we want a successful launch by connecting with our existing dealer base and rep network and make sure they understand not only the shiny new thing, but also our thinking process behind the new gear and the business case they can be successful with. We thought about that extensively in designing these new products.”

To help clarify the company’s vision and what lighting fixtures can mean for a CI business, Libman will speak on a panel today at 3:30 p.m. discuss ing “The Business of Selling Lighting and Lighting Systems.” He says the panel will cover the fixture industry as a whole as it relates to the dealer base.

“When we started in this space, a lot of the con versations were about ‘why lighting’ and now it’s far more about ‘how’ and has moved beyond the prod uct itself,” he explains. “My team is focused on how we can get people to be successful in the category as a whole and in the business case for lighting in general. The benefits of our product become apparent once you have the basic framework of how to navigate a lighting project.”

Snap One Episode Radiance Simplifies Outdoor Projects

BOOTH 16055 Snap One is introduc ing the new Episode Radiance outdoor audio and lighting system, which powers audio and lighting through a single twoconductor wire. Using patent-pending ACE technology from Swarm designed exclusively for Snap One, the Episode Radiance series includes a robust allmetal 70-volt outdoor bollard-style speaker and LED light module that can be attached to a speaker or mounted as a standalone lamp for both spot and flood lighting needs.

Using patent-pending ACE Technology, the Episode Radiance MB-1 com bines an audio signal from a 70-volt amplifier and lighting from an off-the-shelf lighting transformer onto a single two-conductor wire, such as Snap One’s direct burial wire products.

The simplicity and compatibility of the a la carte Episode Radiance series enables integrators who currently focus on either lighting or audio to immedi ately expand to dual installation with this unique solution and increase profits, installation efficiency and customer satisfaction.

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Snap One’s Episode Radiance outdoor audio and lighting system

EPV Spotlights Outdoor-Rated Twilight Series Screens

BOOTH 9024 EPV Screens is introducing the outdoorrated Twilight series screens, the new solutions for dedicated residential outdoor spaces for nighttime entertainment. The Twilight Electric and Twilight Twin are the ideal projector screens for patios, pool decks, backyards or wherever friends gather outdoors.

The Twilight Electric uses a professional-grade matte white screen material with a wide viewing angle that accommodates small get-togethers or

large-venue celebrations. The Twilight Twin features a front and rear projection surface supported by a tab-tension system. This allows the projection mate rial to stay flat and taut, making it compatible to use with ultra, short and standard throw projectors. The Twilight Series screens include a Radio Frequency remote and wireless 12-volt trigger to coordinate the screen’s drop and rise with the projector’s power cycle. They are IP33 Rated for outdoor installation and use.

New Noise Cancelling Headphones at B&W

BOOTH 12009 In late June, Bowers & Wilkins, the renowned British specialist audio brand, launched a new premium active noise cancelling wireless headphone, the Px7 S2.

Px7 S2 is built around an all-new acoustic platform designed to deliver unmatched high-resolution sound qual ity. At its heart are newly developed, custom-designed 40mm drive units, specifically created to suit the require ments of headphone listening. The drivers offer an ultra-fast response— allowing them to faithfully reproduce every nuance in a piece of music—while remaining supremely low in distortion, resulting in a more accurate, high-reso lution presentation.

Samsung Expands Home Entertainment Lineup

BOOTH 14017 Samsung’s new 98-inch Neo QLED 4K TV further expands the 2022 Home Entertainment lineup to offer an even wider array of options to satisfy end-user needs. The flagship 98-inch QN100B TV offers impressive black detail, 120W Dolby Atmos sound system and a luminous 5,000 nits brightness to provide unmatched HDR10+ specular levels.

Exclusively designed for the QN100B, the TV features a slim fit wall mount, connected stand and special back mount holder for the One Connect Box. The QN100B is one of Samsung’s thinnest TVs to date and is wrapped in a 360-degree full-metal design for aesthetics-conscious end users. It is Samsung’s first 4K TV capable of playing four sources of 4K simultaneously via the Multi-View feature.

EPV Screens’ Twilight Electric screen

SANUS, BOOTH 19035 The SANUS VLT7 Advanced Tilt 4D Premium TV Wall Mount allows you to tilt your TV in four different directions—not only up and down, but now left and right for swivel capability. This mount provides 6.8 inches of extension, allowing even the largest of TVs to achieve the maximum listed tilt range. Large TVs installed on traditional tilting mounts often hit the wall, limiting the maximum tilt that can be achieved. The VLT7 solves this issue by extending from the wall, offering TVs a larger tilt range.

Bowers & Wilkins’s Px7 S2 noise cancelling headphones

Samsung’s flagship QN100B TV

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JBL Synthesis Launches Dedicated Subwoofer

BOOTH 16035 Among the highlights at the JBL Syn thesis exhibit is the new lower-priced, dedicated subwoofer amplifier, the SDA-1700.

The SDA-1700 subwoofer amplifier has been designed to work exclusively with the SSW-4 pas sive in-wall subwoofer module. The SDA-1700 is a two-space rack-mountable chassis with a front-panel level control and rear-panel crossover, phase, single-band PEQ and module EQ controls. The Class D design will deliver 350W into a single SSW-4 subwoofer or 700W into a pair of SSW-4 subwoofers.

The addition of the new subwoofer amplifier enables dealers to provide solutions across a wider

range of projects while still maintaining exception ally high levels of performance.

Seymour-Screen Partners on 9.4.6 Home Theater Demo at Expo

SR2 Seymour-Screen Excellence is partnering with ASCENDO, StormAudio and RowOne Entertain ment Seating Partner for a 9.4.6 home theater demo at CEDIA Expo. Seymour-Screen Excellence is taking centerstage in Cinemascope at 12 feet wide, with its flagship Enlightor-Neo 4K acousti cally transparent screen outfitted in the company’s Reference Series Fixed Frame and Infinite Black Vel vet borders. Lighting up the screen at 9,000 ANSI lumens is a Barco Residential Njord Cinemascope 5K 3-chip DLP projector and high performance TLD+ short-throw lens.

Featured at the demo are ASCENDO’s Timecoherent Coax One-Point-Source loudspeakers; Stor mAudio’s new ISP Elite 24 Analog MK3 Immersive Audio Processor (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X Pro, Auro-

3D, IMAX Enhanced); and Class-D 200-WPC PA8 Ultra and PA16 MK3 amps driving the ASCENDO side, rear and top channel speakers. Four of RowOne Entertainment Seating’s new Cortés recliners grace the front row, with four of its popular Revolution recliners in the second.

To preserve the true cinematic experience, atten dance will be limited to the seats provided, so first come, first served.

Basalte Intros Basalte Home in U.S. Market

BOOTH 24047 At CEDIA Expo, Basalte is introducing its new control system for the U.S. intelligent home market. Basalte Home offers comprehensive home automation control, including lights and shades, TVs, surround receivers, media players, Philips Hue, Sonos, door phones and more.

Basalte Home is a smart home control system specifically developed to ensure that every Basalte product, and your favorite devices, flawlessly work together as a single ecosystem. Core Mini is the beat

ing heart of the Basalte control system, delivering outstanding performance.

Together with Basalte’s acclaimed hardware, Basalte Studio unleashes the full potential of Basalte Home. This configuration software offers simple, clean, sophisticated user interfaces that include spectacular page designs, exceptional dynamic room controls, support for multiple homes, favor ites, custom access and many other homeowner personalizations.

ELK Spotlights

New Alarm Engine Platform

BOOTH 4147 ELK Products is introducing its lat est innovation, Alarm Engine, at CEDIA Expo. Alarm Engine is a modern IP and cloud-centric platform that is ideal for new installations and system upgrades.

The ElkConnect app and cloud portal streamline system configuration, management and control with powerful tools and a consis tent user experience. A proven, robust auto mation environment fuels the Alarm Engine with simplified customization and unrestricted creation of rules. The Alarm Engine ecosystem includes a comprehensive video offering with professional-grade cameras, intelligent analyt ics, and interactive controls.

ELK’s first model based on the Alarm Engine is E27, a hybrid alarm control system with robust hardwire and wireless capabilities. E27 provides a better solution than popular “all-in-one” systems that rely on translators to utilize existing wired sensors. It offers a proper upgrade path to bring modern features, includ ing Z-Wave and Wi-Fi support, to existing security systems.

JBL Synthesis’s SDA-1700 dedicated subwoofer amplifier

ELK Products’ E27 Alarm Engine

Basalte Home offers comprehensive home automation control

Digital Tone and Probe Kit in Platinum Tools Spotlight

BOOTH 5035 Platinum Tools is featuring the recently launched Digital Tone and Probe Kit during CEDIA Expo 2022.

“The TDG310K1C Digi tal Tone and Probe Kit allows tracing and locating of single or bundles cables that are connected to unpowered or active networks such as phone lines, network cables or coax cables,” explained Platinum Tools prduct man ager George Jang. “The built-in test functions can verify proper termination of network cables or test for shorts in the single-ended test mode.”

Platinum Tools’ Digital Tone and Probe Kit

Features include: Trace and locate cables in unpowered or live circuits; audible and visual signal strength indicators; built-in testing of RJ45 terminations; check status of analog phone lines; and built-in high-intensity flashlight.

Truly Intelligent Home in Focus

At Josh.ai

BOOTH 14045 With Geneva OS Josh.ai is doubling down on making the home truly intelligent. The company’s new features and enhancements repre sent the culmination of feedback from its network of more than 1100 certified dealers. With the installer and client experience driving its product direction, Josh.ai presents seamless innovation while ensuring that user privacy remains para mount.

Geneva OS reimagines how clients interact with their surroundings, evolving from traditional programming to an interface that anticipates a homeowner’s needs. The new platform leverages Intelligent Areas to group commonly associated rooms and devices together, Room Customization for programmers to dictate device presets and provides a Dealer Dashboard to improve visibility

Vanco Shows New Collaboration Video Bar

BOOTH 25081 Vanco International will showcase and demo its new PA-CVB1 PulseAudio Collaboration Video Bar at CEDIA Expo. The PulseAudio Collaboration Video Bar (PACVB1) provides a flexible, easy to deploy video solution that fits perfectly in a home office or living room environment with its modern soundbar form factor.

Thanks to a built-in six-ray beamforming microphone and a 4K ePTZ camera embed ded in its center the PA-CVB1 will far surpass the video and audio quality of a laptop or iPad. The intelligent camera can respond to either motion or sound to focus on the correct speaker without sacrificing audio quality throughout the room.

Purpose-built to be user-friendly and easy to deploy, the PulseAudio Collaboration Video Bar software package includes built in functionality for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype and other popular video conferencing platforms.

Josh.ai’s Geneva OS is active across all Josh.ai systems

for integration firms managing their client deploy ments. As of CEDIA, the Geneva OS update is

active across all Josh.ai systems and will be the standard going forward at no additional charge.

Vanco’s PA-CVB1 PulseAudio Collaboration Video Bar

Planar Launches 100-inch LCD Display

BOOTH 15003 Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 is a 100inch LCD display featuring 700-nit brightness, a wide color gamut perfect for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content and advanced video processing capabilities. Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 delivers superior image performance for a variety of luxury environments, including media rooms, studios and workspaces as well as hospitality and entertainment venues.

With the ultra-thin Planar Profile Mounting Sys tem included, Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 installs simply and slimly, keeping the display close to the wall while remaining completely front-serviceable. In addition, users can view multiple sources simul taneously in picture-in-picture, dual, triple or quad

layouts as a result of built-in Planar MediaPlex Plus processing.

The Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 also offers cus

AudioControl Launches

Architect P250EQ Amp

BOOTH 23068 AudioControl is introducing the Architect Model P250EQ, a high-power two-channel amplifier engineered with an emphasis on sound qual ity plus key features for the custom installation channel. The P250EQ requires only a 1U rack space yet delivers the performance and functionality of much larger solutions.

The foundation of the AudioControl P250EQ is the company’s Constant Power Mode amplifier design that delivers clarity and balance into any loud speaker. Output power is 250-Watts per channel into 8-, 4- and 2-Ohm loads. The P250EQ’s Constant Power Mode amplifier platform is highlighted by an overbuilt power supply and advanced filter stage mated to robust output tran sistors capable of both high-current demand and rock-solid stability across the required range of load impedances. The P250EQ will extract every ounce of detail from all styles of music.

tomers a model featuring ruggedized Planar EROLCD (Extended Ruggedness and Optics) protective glass.

Da-Lite’s new SightLine cable-drop feature

Da-Lite Offers SightLine Cable-Drop Feature

BOOTH 19035 Da-Lite is featuring its new SightLine cable-drop feature. Avail able as an option with Da-Lite’s Tensioned Advantage and Advantage electric screens, SightLine gives the impression of a floating screen.

A suspension system is packed into the electric screen’s single-roller design, featuring three or four cables that can accommodate drop distances up to 70 inches between the ceiling and the top of the screen. This innova tion eliminates the need for the traditional black border above the projection screen and simplifies AV setups by creating space above a screen to place cameras or speakers while its low-profile design preserves a room’s architec tural integrity.

With SightLine, the traditional black drop—the black border above the pro jection screen—is replaced by three or four slim cables. This makes the projec tion screen appear to float in the air, creating a sleek appearance.

Planar’s Luxe UltraRes X 100 100-inch display

AudioControl’s Architect Model P250EQ 2-channel amplifier

Our recessed non metallic combination power/low voltage TV BOX™ Kit includes the box and accessories needed to mount a TV flush against a wall There’s a power opening on one side and low voltage on the other for Class 2 wiring of satellite or cable TV, speakers and more

The job looks great! Plugs and connectors stay inside this two gang box without extending past the wall

• For walls up to 1 1/2" thick in new work or retrofit Box mounts to stud in new construction. In retrofit mounting wings hold box securely in wall

• Non metallic box with paintable white trim plate

TV Boxes are also available in two , three and four gang styles There’s a box to fit nearly any application! Optional covers available

Blustream Launches New AV Matrix

BOOTH 18043 The new Blustream Platinum PLA88CS 4K HDMI 2.0 8 x 8 Matrix reduces labor and hardware while boosting quality, the PLA88CS combines the global standard of advanced HDBaseT to trans mit HDMI, ARC, LAN, and bidirectional IR and RS-232 signals up to lengths of 100m (4K UHD) and 150m (1080p) over single CAT cable. It can accommodate dis plays with various audio capabilities and resolutions, downscaling 4K videos for lower resolu tion displays while maintaining pristine resolution for UHD displays.

The Blustream PLA88CS comes with advanced optional features, including the ability to route its

eight dual HDBaseT/HDMI outputs independently, with each output featuring Color Space Conversion (CSC) to support the HDMI 2.0 18Gbps specifica tion and all the latest 4K resolutions, including the 4K 60Hz 4:4:4 color space and HDR.

D-Tools Enhances Cloud Capabilities

BOOTH 22046 D-Tools is introducing new capabilities to its business management software platform—DTools Cloud—that enable integrators to create, sell and manage service plans; build stronger client rela tionships; and exploit new recurring revenue oppor tunities. D-Tools Cloud is an easy-to-implement cloud-based solution that offers systems integrators a more efficient alternative to streamline project work flows. Through D-Tools Cloud residential integrators close more business faster and improve productiv ity—from sales through project management—from any web-enabled device.

Understanding that residential integrators are looking to improve customer satisfaction and bet ter manage projects post-installation, service plans through D-Tools Cloud can now be sold as an option with a project or as a stand-alone service.

Service hours utilized can be managed against the Service Plan, and integrated service order manage ment allows integrators to receive service requests, schedule out resources, execute on service orders, and collect payment for services at the customer site.

New Movie Servers Join Kaleidescape Lineup

BOOTH 23017 Kaleidescape is releasing its new Kalei descape compact Terra 22TB movie server and its new Terra 88TB movie server. These new products are now available from Kaleidescape’s dealer net work.

The new Terra 88TB can store nearly 1,500 highfidelity 4K UHD movies, serve up to 10 simultane ous 4K UHD playbacks, and enables fast downloads while simultaneously supporting playback on mul tiple Strato players.

Terra 22TB can store over 350 4K UHD movies and serve up to five simultaneous 4K UHD playbacks. The

Legrand Shading Shows New Fabric Collections

BOOTH 19035 Legrand Shading Systems new est fabrics includes the Coulisse Line. The Coulisse line, highly regarded by designers, reflects European style with textures and colors inspired by nature. Legrand Shading Systems has added several Coulisse collec tions that provide many light filtering levels to create attractive, elegant finishes, including Como, Hampton, Mexico, Mombassa, Salva dor and Santiago styles.

Fashion-forward, beautiful, and func tional, the new curated collections feature new decorative, solar screen, sustainable and room-darkening options—ideal for dressing up windows in style and spicing up any room. With this latest release, Legrand now offers 753 fabrics in its portfolio. From delicate screens to richly textured linen black-out fab rics, the Coulisse, Twitchell, Phifer and Black out fabric lines make up the ideal solution for homeowners looking for something modern and different.

compact Terra allows customers the flexibility to add playback zones and grow their movie collection over time. Up to four compact Terra servers can be combined in a single system for more storage.

Both the Terra and compact Terra lines can download a 4K movie in as little as 10 minutes.

Blustream’s Platinum PLA88CS 4K HDMI 2.0 8 x 8 matrix

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Wall-Smart Mounts for Sonos Soundbars

BOOTH 24055 Wall-Smart’s new line of custom wall mounts recesses Sonos Beam and Sonos Arc soundbars flush within wall surfaces and covers the cavity with a decorative speaker grille. Designed, engi neered and fabricated with a nod to sleek, stylish design and high-quality audio per formance, the distinctive soundbar mounts give systems integrators an effective and eye-pleasing installation alternative to traditional under-display and in-furniture soundbar placement. Systems integrators can see how the new flush wall mount seamlessly accommodates a Sonos Beam soundbar at Wall-Smart’s booth (24055).

For more convenient and affordable shipping and

delivery, the mounts ship as a kit with all the neces sary materials, detailed instructions and documentation ready to assemble and install.

Epson Spotlights New Pro Cinema Model

BOOTH 13035 The Epson Pro Cinema LS12000 4K PROUHD laser projector redefines 4K theater-quality expec tations as it faithfully reproduces all source material the

way the artist intended. Driven by Epson’s proprietary ZX Picture Processor, 3-Chip 3LCD Projector Engine and new precision shift glass plate technology, project ing an 8.29-million-pixel image, the Pro Cinema LS12000 delivers a sharp, clear 4K picture with an impressive 2,700 lumens of both color and white brightness. With an all-new Laser Array Light Source, next-generation image enhancement and processing, real-time scene adaptive correction, expanded HDR10+ and HDMI 2.1 supporting up to 4K resolution at 120Hz frames per second, the Pro Cinema LS12000 reproduces content worthy of creators, delivering immersive entertainment and gaming.

Savant Unveils Value-Added Features to SaaS

BOOTH 21057 This fall, Savant is providing additional value to its Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business model by introducing new features.

A true innovation, the Savant Home Back-Up & Restore feature is part of a Savant Essentials subscription and leverages secure cloud-based capability to store key parameters and settings of the smart home so that vital client personalization features can be effortlessly restored when hardware is updated.

Savant Home Manager (available October 2022) delivers the first web UI smart home dashboard designed for the Savant homeowner. With Savant Home Manager, homeowners now have access to key system status visibility, online user management capabilities, quickview camera recordings, active cloud integration status and access to product tutorial and frequently asked questions.

PowerHouse Alliance Powers Ahead

BOOTH 21079 While the industry has been challenged with supply chain issues, PowerHouse Alliance has continued to expand both its vendor list and the number of member locations. This year alone, PowerHouse members KOA, ECD, Pioneer Music, Mountain West, Sierra Select, 21st Century Distributing, and AlarMax have all either opened brand new additional locations or moved into larger locations to be able to accommo date their dealers’ needs.

In addition, PowerHouse Alliance is providing dealers with access to the training they need through a partner ship with CEDIA. Dealers can connect with their local PHA member to learn more about all the training offerings on the schedule.

Stop by the PowerHouse Alliance booth (21079) to see the latest from member and vendor partners including Nortek, JVC, Vanco, Wyrestorm, Focal, Legrand, Wilson, Kwikset, URC, eero, Aruba, Russound, Powershades, Peer less, Mantel Mount, Hikvision, Arling ton, A2V and Simply 45.

Savant’s Home Back-Up & Restore feature is part of Savant Essentials

Wall-Smart’s new flush wall mount for the Sonos Beam soundbar

Epson’s Pro Cinema LS12000 4K PRO-UHD laser projector

JBL Shows New Stage 2 Architectural Series

BOOTH 16035 The JBL Stage Archi tectural Series have been crafted to be visually discreet, with Zero Bezel magnetic grilles and easy installation that allow the speak ers to be heard and not seen. Eight models are available in various configurations for both in-wall and in-ceiling installations.

Designed to provide high-per formance sound at an affordable price, Stage Architectural Series loudspeakers include acoustic com ponents typically found in many higher-priced products. At the heart of each model is an aluminum tweeter with an acoustic lens and waveguide that delivers crystalclear high frequencies. In-wall models include larger waveguides with JBL’s patented HDI geometry for smooth dispersion and low distortion.

RTI Expands Control Touchpanel Portfolio

BOOTH 16049 RTI is expanding its port folio of award-winning control touch panels and keypads with the new KX4 touchpanel, featuring a built-in proces sor to simplify single-room commercial installations. From boardrooms to lec ture halls, the KX4 delivers both the on-wall control and processing power to control multiple devices. Shipping Nov. 1, the KX4 combines a four-inch touchscreen and five-button interface with a control processor for fast, costeffective installations in all single-room environments.

For front-panel control, the new RTI KX4 boasts a four-inch high-res olution capacitive touch display with five configurable hard-buttons that can be customized with RTI’s Laser Shark engraving.

The built-in control processor delivers robust capabilities to maximize integra tion with connected devices, including support for two-way drivers, the RTiPanel Mobile App, and use as either a standalone processor or as a secondary processor in larger configurations.

Séura, Coastal Source Take the CEDIA Party Outside

BOOTH 9035 Coastal Source and Séura are jointly producing an interactive outdoor event during CEDIA Expo 2022: Destination Backyard. The outdoor event will offer a place to sit back and relax while watching Séura’s Outdoor TVs and listening to high-fidelity music from Coastal Source’s Outdoor Audio Systems.

The companies will showcase a selection of products throughout the Destination Backyard activation at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Parking Lot C.

The outdoor experience is open Thursday, September 29 - Friday, Sep tember 30 and will exhibit select Séura and Coastal Source products outside and exposed to the elements for which they are designed. RSVP for the Destination Backyard party at https://seura.com/news/cedia-outdoor-2022

RTI’s KX4 touchpanel

Harman Luxury Audio’s JBL Stage Architectural Series in-wall and in-ceiling loudspeakers

Bond Home Seminar Today

ROOM C144 Today, in Room C-144, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Bond Home is sponsoring a seminar titled “Latest in Motorized Shade + Ceiling Fan Tech Trends, moderated by CE Pro Magazine’s editor-in-chief Jason Knott. Knott and his panel ists will cover the latest techniques for integrators to improve the energy efficiency of client’s homes with simple control systems. Strategies for improved profitability will also be discussed.

Seminar panelists include Zohar Shinar, Bond Home CEO; Mike Schratz, Rollease Acmeda GM/ SVP; Arthur James, Progressive Screens President; Stacy Lambright, Hunter Douglas Energy Efficiency Program Manager; and Alan Chow, Chowmain Software Managing Director.

Audience participation is encouraged.

LUXUL, BOOTH 19035 Luxul Epic Mesh brings all the simplicity of a traditional mesh system and combines it with features built for the custom installer. Built-in ProWatch+ saves time and money by reducing truck rolls and allows for remote monitoring and management of all connected network devices. Its 4 x 4 backhaul means better communication between nodes providing less network congestion and faster Wi-Fi speeds. Plus, it’s backed with a three-year warranty and free lifetime support.

Vantage Intros Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) System

BOOTH 19035 Legrand’s Building Control Systems (BCS) division will showcase its Vantage LHUMAN dynamic new human centric lighting (HCL) system at CEDIA Expo 2022. LHUMAN incorporates light ing controls, motorized shading, and color-tunable light fixtures to harness natural light when it’s avail able or render it artificially when it’s not, improving the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of occupants. To make it easier than ever for integra tors to deliver these benefits to their clients, Vantage is also releasing the latest version of its programming software: Design Center 4.4.

At the heart of the LHUMAN system is Vantage lighting control, which provides full color control and precise dimming of a wide range of colortunable lighting fixtures from Vantage’s leading manufacturer partners. Users can let LHUMAN do the work for them, automatically adjusting their home’s light throughout the day, fully synchronized to the natural daylight from the sun—while eas ily making changes on the fly with pre-set scenes that deliver the appropriate color temperature and intensity to meet their current activity, need or mood.

Fortress Goes Back To the Future

BOOTH 2305D2 Fortress Seating is bringing back the popular AirFlo model lounge chairs, sofas and sectionals from the 1960s.

On exhibit at the Fortress Seating booth, Air Flo blends style and comfort with the company’s acclaimed quality and craftsmanship. AirFlo is constructed with a combination of solid alder and birch with chrome plated plinth bases. The metal base and legs are finished in the customer’s choice of polished, chrome-plated steel or powder coating to match other accents in the room. Chan neled upholstery on the seat and back help give it that classic look.

Vantage’s LHUMAN integrates precise lighting control with motorized shades and color-tunable lighting fixtures

AirFlo is available in all configurations and cus tomized with a vast array of popular accessories.

Fortress Seating’s AirFlo lounge chair

Clean, quiet ceilings are now for the whole home

The iX Series is an all-new small aperture lighting system designed to elevate the entire home with modern, quiet ceilings and award-winning design. The traditional constraints of 2” fixtures are finally gone. Now, small aperture lighting isn’t just a specialty feature. It’s designed for every room in the house, and it’s exclusive to the custom integrator channel.

At On-Q, The Word is ‘Forward’

BOOTH 19035 The On-Q Enclosure Inside Accessories mount devices and organize your enclosure with the new Forward Keyhole Post Clips and Small Device Mounting Clamps, designed using Forward Technology for a quick and easy install.

Designed exclusively for plastic On-Q mounting brackets to sup port line of enclosures, the AC1051RC-20 Forward Small Device Mount ing Clips secure to compatible On-Q brackets for quick and easy 3rd party device mounting. With the unique mounting design, these clips can hold a variety of devices securely in place.

The AC1051-KH-20 Forward Keyhole Post Clips are designed to securely mount 3rd party devices with built-in keyholes to compatible On-Q mounting brackets.

The AC1051-RCKH-4 Forward Combo pack includes two Mounting Clamps and two Keyhole Post Clips for quick and easy 3rd party device mount ing. Integrators can secure small devices like switches, routers, modems and more without the need for Velcro.

DMF Lighting Launches Tunable White Light Modules

BOOTH 14055 DMF Light ing is launching its new Tunable White Light Modules, offering the cus tom integration channel digital control protocols for LED fixtures. The tun able light modules pro vide flicker-free dimming down to 0.1 percent and easier install, thanks to using integrated drivers that are compatible with DMF’s existing modular system.

DMF Lighting’s Tunable White Light Modules with digital control

Everything users appreciate about DMF’s modular platform is now available with Tunable White Light Modules with Digital Control. Troubleshooting and maintenance are easy. Simply replace the complete module as opposed to a separate driver and LED with wiring and con nections that are more readily accessible.

Personalized Home Lighting Control via Crestron

BOOTH 16017 Crestron LED Light

Fixtures were created to meet the design, intelligence, elegance and customization that homeown ers demand. The fully tunable light fixtures add real-time per sonalized lighting control to the Crestron Home operating system. Through the Crestron Home plat form, homeowners have complete control of their lights including hue, saturation, color tempera ture, and intensity of light, or they can opt to synchronize Crestron’s LED Light Fixtures with their natural circadian rhythm or utilize a Crestron SolarSync sensor to match the natural light outside.

The modular design of the Crestron LED Light Fixtures makes them suit able for any room, giving unprecedented flexibility and control to comple ment every design or décor. Fixture options include adjustable, wall wash, fixed frame, pinhole fixtures, multiple enclosure possibilities, and square or round trims.

On-Q’s Forward clips and clamps

Creston’s tunable LED light fixtures

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Modulus Showcases M2 Fully Integrated Media Source

BOOTH 7035 Modulus’s Modulus M2 fully inte grated media source replaces your cable DVR, plays and records from streaming services, imports and plays 4K UHD Blu-rays, Blu-rays, DVDs and music CDs.

It stores a user’s media on an enormous digital library that’s instantly upgradable—while in rack mount—to a full 80TB with optional integrated backup. This all-in-one product features a built-in

UHD 4K disk drive, leading-edge graphics and CPU technology and acts as a server to extend its features throughout a home to optional Mx1 Mini’s.

The M2 records up to six programs at once and includes a live TV program guide. It imports and plays home videos, photos and musical recordings. It upscales older content to 4K UHD performance and includes great features like commercial skip and universal search.

For resimercial integrators, the Modulus M2c offers similar benefits for sports bars and other facilities that provide distributed video entertain ment for their customers.

Leon Speakers Expands Tonecase Line

BOOTH 18099 Leon Speakers is expanding its popular Tonecase line of technology concealment products with the TcBar for Sonos and more. Wall-mounted to fit any display size up to 98 inches diagonal, the TcBar accommodates four of the most prevalent soundbars on the mar ket: the Sonos Beam, Sonos Arc, Bluesound Pulse 2i and Blue sound Soundbar Plus.

Mounted securely using HzFLUSH brackets, each TcBar offers customizable dimensions and furniture-grade finishes, custom paintmatching, and a custom-width fabric grille that comes standard in black with the option to upgrade to a designer grille fabric. The end result is a handcrafted, high-quality concealment solution that blends beautifully with existing furnish ings while mounting and housing off-the-shelf soundbars.

NextLevel Unveils New IW/OW, Subwoofer Models

BOOTH 19079 NextLevel Acoustics’ new Refer ence Cinema 2-way in-/on-wall loudspeakers and 18-inch High Velocity Subwoofers are making their world debut in the Hisense “Ultimate Home Theater Experience” (Booth 19079). This immer sive theater demonstration features Hisense’s PX1PRO TriChroma Laser Cinema, with partners Trinnov and Kaleidescape providing the process ing/amplification and media server, respectively.

Designed by NextLevel Acoustics’ head of manufacturing and engineering John Sollecito (known for his JSE Infinite Slope speaker), the Ref erence Cinema speakers utilize advanced mid/bass drivers, a horn and highly sophisticated crossover within an inert MDF cabinet.

Also on display will be the brand’s Fusion Soundbars. NextLevel Acoustics will be holding a raffle in which one lucky attendee will win a Fusion Flat Soundbar.

Access Networks Enhances Support Services

BOOTH 18069 Access Net works is addressing the evolving networking needs of both consumers and systems integrators by offering Parasol’s directto-customer support as part of its advanced Custom Core networking system. Through the Parasol technology, which runs on Snap One’s OvrC platform, integrators can

now offer their custom ers much-needed 24/7/365 support and service.

As a first line of defense, broad in scope and designed to connect consumers directly to knowledgeable technicians, the remote support capabilities of Parasol complement the enterprisegrade Access Networks Live Monitoring service

included with a Custom Core system. Dealers can offer their customers the Live Monitoring support and troubleshooting of Access Networks’ team of IT experts for more complex issues with the option to add 24/7/365 monitoring via Parasol for a pre mium homeowner experience. Access Networks and Parasol are part of Snap One’s family of prod ucts, making it simple and efficient for integrators to adopt a level of remote monitoring that’s best for their business.

Leon Speakers’ Tonecase TcBar soundbar concealment solution for Sonos

NextLevel Acoustics’ Reference Cinema loudspeaker

Modulus’s Modulus M2 fully integrated media source

Screen Innovations Shows Designer Screens

BOOTH 19061 Screen Innovations redefines big-screen home entertainment with Solo 3, a design-centered motorized projection screen cassette that discreetly blends into surrounding environments.

The clean, sharp lines of the self-contained cassette complement trending contemporary and minimalist styles. Unlike most other motorized projection screen cassettes, Solo 3 is manufactured as a visually flawless unit with none of the typical end cap demarcations. Units come powder-coated in white, black or painted to match the surround ing surface. Alternatively, when mounted above the ceiling, the entire cassette vanishes into the structure of the room.

Streamlining installation and programming is Moab, a freshly designed intelligent brain built into the 575 and 675 Solo 3 models, also available as a standalone programming tool. This advanced 485based control board enables faster programming of setpoints, rotation and motor reset, automates discovery and programming of keypads and remotes, and provides seamless, customizable integration with third-party control systems.

Lithe Audio Features Pro Series Ceiling Speaker

BOOTH 29093 Lithe Audio’s Pro Series Wi-Fi multiroom ceiling speaker requires only a power source for installation. Making its U.S. debut at CEDIA Expo 2022, the speaker allows inte grators to easily provide audio streaming in a single room or throughout a home.

Featuring woven glass fiber woofer cones, titanium tweeters, and a Class D amplifier pre-tuned for in-ceiling use, the Pro Series delivers full high-resolution audio at 192 kHz, 24 bits. For connectivity, the speaker supports both Bluetooth and 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, while embedded AirPlay 2 and Chromecast technologies enable the simple creation of distributed audio systems. The speaker features an optical input and two Ethernet ports—one for a hardwired network connection and one for daisy chaining another speaker. The device is available with drivers for Control4 and FIBARO control systems, and provides support for Alexa and OK Google.

Hisense Plans ‘Ultimate Home Theater’ Experience at Expo

BOOTH 19079 Hisense, provider of high-performance televisions and innovative display technologies, is partnering with NextLevel Acoustics, Trinnov, Kaleidescape and others to showcase the ultimate home theater experience at CEDIA Expo.

Hisense’s PX1-PRO TriChroma Laser Cinema ultra-short throw projector will be featured along side NextLevel Acoustics’ new Reference Cinema loudspeaker series.

“By coupling ultra-short throw technology, with paired ambient light rejecting screens that work in a variety of lighting environments, we reduce some of the barriers associated with home theater setup,” said Ken Welty, director of Laser TV at Hisense. “It’s important to us to showcase that an increase in accessibility doesn’t mean a compromise in performance. We’re excited to work with our home theater partners at CEDIA to bring this idea to life.”

Demo partners Trinnov and Kaleidescape are providing the immersive sound processing/amplifi cation and media server, respectively.

SEVERTSON SCREENS, BOOTH 10035 Severtson Screens is featuring its popular Ambient Light Rejection (ALR) options for its Impression Series residential and commercial projection screens during CEDIA Expo. Severtson’s ALR has a 170-degree viewing angle and is available up to 120 inches (diagonal at 16:9 aspect ratio), with additional options also available. With 0.8 gain, the ALR is designed specifically for situations with high ambient light. Custom and standard ALR sizes are available. Severtson asks that customers contact them directly for individual pricing for their specific needs and for production and delivery timing.

Screen Innovations’ Solo 3 motorized projection screen cassette

Lithe Audio’s Pro Series ceiling speaker

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MaxColor 4K60 Series

9009

Just Add Power MaxColor 4K60 native ly supports 4K60 input and output, distributing 4K video from the growing number of sources with no downscal ing or subsampling. With MaxColor, 4K60/4:4:4/36-bit video can be distrib uted over a 1Gb managed network using existing cabling, eliminating the expense of upgrading to fiber and buying costly network switches.

KALEIDESCAPE

Compact Terra 22TB

The Kaleidescape compact Terra 22TB movie server can download a 4K movie in as little as 10 minutes. It can store over 350 4K UHD movies or over 650 movies with a mix of 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD-quality titles, and serve up to 5 simultaneous 4K UHD playbacks.

23017

NICE/NORTEK CONTROL

ELAN Control Systems 8.7.500

The ELAN Control Systems 8.7.500 software enables comprehensive surveillance for instal lations of any size. The software-based ELAN onboard network video recorder (NVR) now supports up to eight-channels with a single license when paired with a control extender. Surveillance solutions up to 36-channels that uniquely fit customer needs are now possible.

ON-Q 19035 Forward

The latest in cable management and device mount ing for third party accessories within On-Q enclo sures. Mount devices and organize your enclosure with the new Forward Keyhole Post Clips and Small Device Mounting Clamps, designed using Forward Technology for a quick and easy install.

21017

LYNGDORF AUDIO 25106

Lyngdorf LS-1000 Speaker

Lyngdorf Audio’s new LS-1000 line source speakers are specifically designed for large rooms, media rooms and dedicated home cinemas. Four LS-1000 modules combine to create a powerful line source, providing high resolution and high dynamic range, with a sensitivity of 98 dB and max SPL of 120 dB.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC PRODUCTS

NEXSYS

19035

NEXSYS combines power distribution and power backup into a comprehen sive and cohesive product platform, united by design—both internal and external—making it the easiest choice when specifying or buying power products for your AV systems. A true power platform requires both distribution and backup to deliver the ultimate AV experience.

NEXTLEVEL ACOUSTICS

Reference Cinema Loudspeaker

Reference Cinema features two eight-inch carboncone woofers, 4 x 4 compression-horn tweeters and proprietary high-transfer controlled-disper sion crossovers in a sturdy/sealed 13-inch x 25.5inch in-/on-wall cabinet with backbox design. Delivering 50Hz-20kHz frequency response/96dB 1w/1m-sensitivity/500-watts handling, Reference Cinema are ideal for LCR and surround placement in medium to large rooms.

19079

PLANAR

Planar Luxe MicroLED

15003

Premium Planar Luxe MicroLED professionalgrade, ultra-fine pitch MicroLED displays sup port large indoor spaces. With 4K and 8K resolutions and high-contrast, high-brightness MicroLED technology, Planar Luxe MicroLED is designed to deliver outstanding, seamless video performance, while providing customers with a complete package that is aimed at effortless enriching luxury spaces.

PRO AUDIO TECHNOLOGY

24035 SR-28212ai Loudspeaker

SR-28212ai is the most acoustically ambi tious, intelligent, and flexible loudspeaker PRO has ever created. Three products in one, SR-28212ai is a high-output, full-range loud speaker for LCR or surround applications, an LFE (main) subwoofer, and a subwoofer for surround and Atmos speaker bass manage ment—all within a single six-inch-deep enclosure.

QUANTUM MEDIA SYSTEMS

Fine Pitch Cinematic XDR LED Video Wall

Arts District #7 Demo Room

Designed from the ground up for ultrahigh-performance digital cinema, XDR caters to the requirements of home the ater video excellence, offering distinct advantages over projection systems, including space efficiency, up to 1000nits of brightness, and an expanded High Dynamic Range of deep blacks and bright whites within the same image frame.

»HOT PRODUCTS

SAMSUNG 14017

98” Neo QLED 4K QN100B TV

Samsung’s new 98-inch Neo QLED 4K QN100B TV offers impressive black detail, 120W Dolby Atmos sound and 5,000 nits brightness for unmatched HDR10+ specu lar levels. 360-degree full-metal encases Samsung’s thinnest TV and it exclusively features a Slim Fit wall mount, a connected stand and a special One Connect Box mount.

SCREEN INNOVATIONS

Solo 3 Motorized Projection Screen

Solo 3 motorized projection screen cassettes dis creetly blend into surrounding environments. The clean, sharp lines of the self-contained cassette complement trending contemporary and minimal ist designs. Solo 3 appeals to clients who want an immersive big-screen entertainment experience without aesthetic compromise.

19061

SOUNDTUBE

Mighty Mite Pendant Speaker

SÉURA 9035

Full Sun Series Outdoor TVs

Séura Full Sun Series delivers color-cali brated 2000-nits for the industry’s brightest direct-sun outdoor TV. The TVs are built with Séura’s proprietary active heating and cooling system and boasts specs of IP55 waterproof rating, -40 to 140F temperature range from, 4K UHD and HDR picture and two-year warranty.

SEYMOUR-SCREEN EXCELLENCE SR2

Retro Masking System

Retro Masking System is a custom solution to add motor ized 16:9 masking to any brand’s 2.40:1 fixed-frame screen. Finely engineered, attaches to frame with tight tol erances that prevent mask shadowing. Proprietary fabric delivers crisp masking edges. Black velvet covering blends with frame. Accommodates screens to 288-inches wide.

SNAP ONE 16055

Episode Radiance

The new Episode Radiance outdoor audio and lighting system powers audio and light ing through a single two-conductor wire. The simplicity and compatibility of the a la carte Episode Radiance series enables integrators to immediately expand to dual installation with this unique solution and increase profits, installation efficiency and customer satisfaction.

31109

SoundTube’s Mighty Mite offers 3-way and 2-way models with patented phase aligned subwoofers compatible with 8-ohm or 70.7/100-volt connections. They produce loud, clear full range sound and are ideal for open-ceiling audio applications. Available in silver, black and white.

SURGEX

UPS + Isolation Transformer

24059

Suitable for home theaters and media rooms, SurgeX UPS + Isolation Trans formers are whisper-quiet, compact power management solutions. They fea ture a low-impedance isolation trans former to constantly filter and condition the power supply, preventing electrical noise from affecting performance and stopping harmful harmonics from reaching sensitive loads.

VANCO 25081

Evolution Matrix

The Vanco Evolution matrix switch fam ily offers a range of options for switching multiple HDMI sources to multiple displays using HDBaseT. Thoughtfully designed to allow integrators to choose right-sized com ponents for their projects, all four models support video resolutions of up to 4K@60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma and HDR, ARC, scaling, IR control pass-through and more.

VANTAGE 19035

LHUMAN Human Centric Lighting System

Vantage LHUMAN is a dynamic human centric lighting (HCL) system for the residential market. LHUMAN incorpo rates lighting controls, motorized shad ing, and color-tunable light fixtures to harness natural light when it’s available or render it artificially when it’s not, improving the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of occupants.

WALL-SMART

Custom In-Wall Mounting Hardware for Sonos Soundbars

Wall-Smart’s Flush Mounts for Sonos Soundbars give systems integrators an effective and eye-pleasing installation alternative to traditional under-display and in-furniture soundbar placement. Placed within a wall cavity, the mount recesses Sonos Beam and Arc soundbars flush with wall surfaces.

24055

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

DEATHMATCH: AUDIO NETWORKING/AUDIO-OVER-IP TECHNOLOGIES 9:30 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Audio | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Bob Ehlers, VP Business Planning, Audinate; David Meyer, Technical Knowledge Manager, CEDIA; Sebastien Gailleton, Director of Product Management, StormAudio; Steve Silberman, Director of Product MarketingEntertainment, Savant

ADVANCED DOCUMENTATION

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Systems Engineering | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Michael Cogbill, Principal, REV2 Consulting, LLC

THE INTEGRATOR OF 2027: FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. A CEDIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Emerging Trends | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Peter Aylett, Partner, Officina Acustica; Rich Green, Founder, Rich Green Design

THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS: CTIA

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Special Interest Group Event | Credits: 0 Speaker(s): Ian Bryant, Professional Technologist and Consultant, ; Jeremy Willis, , CTIA; Steven Rissi, Senior Director of Technical Education, CEDIA

UNDERSTANDING, SELLING & IMPLEMENTING HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Lighting | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Andy Bull, Director of Design, Lighting Audio Video Projects

PROPERLY SECURING A RESIDENTIAL NETWORK

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Networking | Credits: 2

Speaker(s): Nathan Holmes, Senior Manager Training, Access Networks

THE ROLE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE HOME

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Power & Electrical | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Chris White, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates; Karen Gough, VP of Channel Sales, Span.io; Rebecca Gutierrez, Vice President of Marketing, Blink Charging; Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant, an NRG company; Anna Demeo, President, Savant Power, Vera Gavrilovich, VP of Marketing, Sunnova; Brad Wills, Director: Strategic Customers & Programs, Schneider Electric

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM 12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

DIGITAL ELECTRICITY AND OTHER NEW WAYS TO POWER THE HOME 12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Power & Electrical | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Darren Reaman, Director of Government Affairs, CEDIA; Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs, CEDIA; Michael Cogbill, Principal, REV2 Consulting, LLC

FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM SILICON VALLEY

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Emerging Trends | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Rich Green, Founder, Rich Green Design

RP22 IMMERSIVE AUDIO SYSTEM DESIGN RECOMMENDED PRACTICE WORKSHOP

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Audio | Credits: 4 Speaker(s): Adam Pelz, Owner and President, Bespoke Cinemas & Integration; Ben Goff, Technical Director, Cinema Lusso; Peter Aylett, Partner, Officina Acustica

USING CEDIA/CTA-RP28 TO DESIGN AND VERIFY HDMI SYSTEMS

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Video | Credits: 4

Speaker(s): David Meyer, Technical Knowledge Manager, CEDIA; Jason Dustal, Training and Support, Murideo

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE

ASK THE EXPERT: NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND CONFIGURATION

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Networking | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Bjørn Jensen, CEO and Founder, WhyReboot; Nathan Holmes, Senior Manager Training, Access Networks; Shawn Lemay, President, Sound & Theater; Steven Rissi, Senior Director of Technical Education, CEDIA

THE FUTURE OF LIGHTING DESIGN

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Lighting | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): David Warfel, Founding Designer, Light Can Help You

COMO MEJORAR TU OFICINA EN CASA CON LOS COMPONENTES

APROPIADOS DE AUDIO | HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR HOME OFFICE WITH THE RIGHT AUDIO COMPONENTS

2:30 PM-4:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Audio | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Lina Maria Villa, CEO and Co-Founder, Jacinto Studios

ATSC 3.0: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND HOW TO SELL IT. YES, IT FINALLY IS REALLY HERE! 3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Video | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Michael Heiss, , M. Heiss Consulting

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

AN OWNER’S GUIDE TO THE FINANCIAL STUFF

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Leslie Shiner, Owner, The ShinerGroup

OUTDOOR AUDIO/VIDEO DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Systems Engineering | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Christopher Greer, CEO, Saylee Greer, LLC

THE BUSINESS OF SELLING LIGHTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Lighting | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Andy Bull, Director of Design, Lighting Audio Video Projects; Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs, CEDIA; Mike Libman, , DMF Lighting Systems; Steve Burke, CEO and Founder, Texadia Systems

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

AC POWER AND INTERCONNECTS FOR LOW SYSTEM NOISE

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Audio | Credits: 3

Speaker(s): Bill Whitlock, Principal Engineer, Whitlock Consulting

ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Systems Engineering | Credits: 2

Speaker(s): Michael Cogbill, Principal, REV2 Consulting, LLC

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

WHY THE CI CHANNEL IS PRIMED FOR WELLNESS AND THE HEALTHY HOME MARKET 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Wellness | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Michael Don Ham, President, RePure

X.X.X: HOW WE SHOULD DESCRIBE MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO FORMATS & WHAT TO DO WITH THE CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKER FOR THE SOLID SCREEN 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Audio | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Arnaud Laborie, CEO, Trinnov; Glen Stone, VP, Systems Architecture & Engineering, Home Audio/Video, Xperi; Peter Aylett, Partner, Officina Acustica; Walt Zerbe, Senior Director of Technology & Standards, CEDIA

HDMI 2.1A TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 2022 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Video | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): David Meyer, Technical Knowledge Manager, CEDIA

SPECIFYING THE PROPER LUMINAIRE-CREATING A 3-DIMENSIONAL ILLUMINATION PLAN

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Lighting | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs, CEDIA

COMO MANTENER UNA EMPRESA DE INTEGRACIÓN CON ÉXITO | HOW TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION COMPANY

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Systems Engineering | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Mauricio Mejia, CEO, HomeTech

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING STRATEGIES FOR RESIDENTIAL: WELL AS A PEOPLE-FIRST DRIVER FOR BETTER HOMES 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Wellness | Credits: 1 Speaker(s): Kelsey Mullen, WELL Homes Lead, International WELL Building Institute

MANAGING SUBCONTRACTORS IN TODAY’S GIG ECONOMY 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 1 Speaker(s): Leslie Shiner, Owner, The ShinerGroup

THE PLATFORM PLAYGROUND REVISITED: WHERE SMART HOME PROTOCOLS STAND IN 2022, HOW FAR WE’VE COME, WHAT’S STILL TO BE DONE

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Emerging Trends | Credits: 1.5 Speaker(s): Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Smart Home Editor, The Verge; Kevin Po, Group Product Manager, Google; Mariusz Malkowski, Director of Customer Success and Integration, Building36 Technologies; Kevin Kraus, V.P. Technology Alliances and Partner Integration, ASSA ABLOY Residential; Mitchell Klein, Executive Director/Director, Z-Wave Alliance/Alliances Strategy, Silicon Labs, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, Head of Marketing, Connectivity Standards Alliance

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM 12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

HOW TO PROPERLY SIZE ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Power & Electrical | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Adam Weinstein, Executive Sales Manager, sonnen, Inc.

NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKING

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Networking | Credits: 2

Speaker(s): Shawn Lemay, President, Sound & Theater; Nathan Holmes, Senior Manager Training, Access Networks

THE 2023 NEC: HOW CHANGES TO THE CODE WILL IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Power & Electrical | Credits: 2

Speaker(s): Darren Reaman, Director of Government Affairs, CEDIA; Ken Erdmann, Director of Technical Education Programs, CEDIA; Michael Cogbill, Principal, REV2 Consulting, LLC

CYBERSECURITY PARA TÉCNICOS | CYBERSECURITY FOR TECHNICIANS

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Networking | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Adán Cadena, Business Development, Representaciones De Audio, SA DE CV

DANTE AUDIO VIDEO NETWORKING BOOTCAMP FOR CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Networking | Credits: 4 Speaker(s): Patrick Killianey, Senior Technical Training Manager, Audinate

EOS OVERVIEW

1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Shane Spillers, Certified EOS Implementer®, EOS Worldwide

DEATHMATCH: VIDEO TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Video | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): David Meyer, Technical Knowledge Manager, CEDIA; Gary Vlaeminck, Training & Certification Manager, Cleerline Technology Group; Jonathan Regalado-Hawkey, Business Development Director, Pulse-Eight Limited; Justin Kennington, President, SDVoE Alliance; Kevin Iselli, Customer Training Manager, Biamp

ARTIFICIAL VS. NATURAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY. WILL AI WIN?

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Emerging Trends | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Rich Green, Founder, Rich Green Design

CEDIA CERTIFIED CABLING & INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN (CIT) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

CEDIA CERTIFIED INTEGRATED SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (IST) EXAM

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - DESIGNER (ESC-D) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CERTIFIED - NETWORKING SPECIALIST (ESC-N) EXAM

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Certification | Credits: 0

EOS WORKSHOP

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 2 Speaker(s): Shane Spillers, Certified EOS Implementer®, EOS Worldwide

GROWING YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT GROWING OUT OF BUSINESS: MAKING MAJOR STEPS WHILE MAINTAINING YOUR MARGINS

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Leslie Shiner, Owner, The ShinerGroup

ASK THE EXPERT: PARTNERING WITH ALLIED TRADES 3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Type: CEDIA Education | Track: Business | Credits: 1.5

Speaker(s): Amanda Wildman, Owner, TruMedia

CEDIA EXPO

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER HALLS C-F - LEVEL 2

EXHBITOR

BOOTH NUMBER EXHBITOR

2N, An Axis company 15009

Absolute Ultimate AV 25106

Access Networks 18069

Acoustic Innovations 11017

Acurus/Aragon 30093

Adaptive Design Group, Inc. 1042

ADI Global Distribution 12023

AIM Electronics Co., Ltd. 11049

Airthings 4048

Airzone 21027

AiSPiRE/WAC 5009

AKUVOX (XIAMEN) NETWORKS CO., LTD. 3034

Alarm Monitoring Services 1041

Alfred International Inc 20068

Allterco Robotics US 23098

American Recorder Technologies 31092

Amp Genie 29106

Amped America Audio Manufacturer 3026

Amplifier Technologies Inc. 14034

Analog Devices 14059

Arlington Industries, Inc. 8015

Artio Lifestyle Lighting 7018

Ascendo SR2

Assa Abloy - Yale and August Home 20068

Audinate 3023

AudioControl 23068

AudioQuest / GoldenEar 19089, MR15

Autonomic Controls Inc. 23026 Autoslide 7043

AV LINK GROUP LTD. 3043

AVA, Inc. 18089

AV-iQ 20119

AVPro Edge 19017

AWOL Vision 13049

Azione Unlimited 31117

Bad Dog Tools 8042

Bang & Olufsen America, Inc. 16099

Barco Residential 23043

Basalte 24047

BES Products 9039

Best View Mounts 23117

Blackdove Inc. 14040

Bluesound 19048

BluOS 19048

Blustream 18048

Bond Home 29087

BrightVault 1051

Brilliant 6022

Broadfield Distributing Inc. 1038 Broan-NuTone 4041

Business Machine Security 5044

C SEED Entertainment Systems GmbH 31101

Camect inc 3047

CAT - California Audio Technology 24023

Cavus International 25116

CEDIA 19025

CEPro 20119

CEPro - iQ 20119

Chevrolet Commercial Vehicles 18079

Chief Manufacturing 19035

CinemaTech, Inc 20089

Citistar Design & Technology Co., Ltd 2051

ClearOne 8039

Coastal Source 3035

Colorbeam Lighting 10023

Compulan Center / IDView 1048

ConnectWise 4049

ConsorcioTec™ c/o Latin Press, Inc. 2023

Construction Monitor 6034

Copilot 17105

Crestron Electronics, Inc. 16017

Crimson AV 24027

D&H Distributing Company 13041

DALI Loudspeakers 19048

Da-Lite 19035

DAMAR/UPRISE Smart Shades 4021

dARTS™ Theater SR3

DataComm Electronics Inc 24075

Dayton Audio 11034

D-BOX Technologies Inc. 30101, MR14

Deep Innovations 1050

Delos Living 14057

Devialet SR8

Digital Projection 21069

Dish Network MR30085

DMF Lighting 14055

DoorBird 23075

Draper 23081

D-Tools, Inc. 22046

Dynamat Inc. 7044

Dynaudio North America 24027

Ecosense - Soraa Lighting 4026 eero llc 24081, MR16

ekeyUSA Systems, LLC 10034

Elk Products Inc. 8035

ELMO USA Corp. 14048

Environmental Lights 23107

Epson America Inc 13035

EPV Screens 9024

eten Technologies Inc. 24108

EverLights 1040

Fiberoptics Technology Inc. 6023

Focal Naim America 21099

Fortress Inc. 23052

Fujimi, Inc. 7039

Furrion by Lippert 3044

Future Ready Solutions 23058

Future US LLC 6009

FX Luminaire 7020

Gallo Acoustics 9018

Garden Light LED 9038

Glow Labs 7021

Google Nest Pro 25089

GTR Simulator 29092

Guard Dog Solutions Inc. 8044

Hangman Products 23116

Hangzhou Juyi Technology Co.,Ltd 28090

Hansong Technology 27089

Harman Luxury Audio Group 16035

Hide-a-Trim 2035

Hisense USA Corporation 19079

Holovision 24117

Homni Electronic Co., Ltd. 21116

Honeywell / Paul Heath Distributors 29096 Houzz 6051

H-P Products, Inc 9034

HTSN 31117

Hubitat Inc. 6044

NUMBER

Hunter Douglas 6027, 7027

iblinds, from HAB Home Intelligence, LLC 2022

ICE Cable Systems 19105

Ideal Industries, Inc. 12048

iDor Security Solutions 3040

IFP Connect 2043

IMCCA 12041

Induction Dynamics SR3

Infinity Massage Chairs 22116

Innovo 2050

Inscape Data Corporation 7019

Intellithings 2049

Ionthis Inc. 3027

IrisCX 4022

Island by PerfTech 2040

Jabra 13034, 13044

Jaymar 30101

Jellyfish Lighting 5023

Jetbuilt 9017

Jonard Tools 11038

Josh.ai 14045

J-Tech Digital, Inc. 20109

Juke Audio 2034

Just Add Power 9009

JVC 11023

Kaleidescape, Inc. 23017

Kanto Living 31093

K-array 26081

Kew Labs 13045

Kinetics Noise Control 13037

KOHLER 27091

KoKast 1026

Konnected Inc 5048 Kwikset 8025

L-Acoustics Creations 27107

LBI Boyd Acoustical Products 4045

Legrand AV 19035

Legrand Shading Systems 19035

Lenbrook Americas 19048

Leon Speakers, Inc. 18099

LG Electronics USA, Inc. 14041

Liberty AV Solutions 14009

Lighting BOSS 7016

LILIN Americas 8048

Lithe Audio 29093

Living In Place Institute, LLC 6043

Lucetta / Diode LED / Elemental LED 6017

Lucifer Lighting Company 8018

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 20003

Luxul 19035

madVR Labs 26097

Magna Audio 17079

MantelMount 8019

MartinLogan Ltd. SR4

Masonite 20068

MBL North America, Inc. SR1

McIntosh 26097

Meljac 6041

MetraAV 10009

Middle Atlantic Products 19035

Midlite Corporation 7034

Modulus Media Systems 7035

Modus VR 10027

Monitoreal 23115

Montavue

3022

MSE Audio / Phase Technology 31109

MSE Audio/ Phase Technology SR3

Murideo 10043

NAD Electronics of America 19048 Natufia 30091

NETGEAR 7008

Network Thermostat 5041

NextLevel Acoustics 19079 Nice 21017

Nissan Commercial Fleet 25068 NKBA 21117

Nuera-air 4044

Oelo Lighting Solutions LLC 7015

One Firefly LLC 4035

OneVision Resources 5027 On-Q 19035

Open Launch, LLC. 1043

Origin Acoustics 16069

Orro 1035

OSD Audio/OSD Black 28087

Panasonic Eco Systems 4027 PantryOn 3048

Paradigm Electronics Inc, 29107, SR5

Perlisten Audio 29101 PingPong 30086 PipeBurst Pro 4042 Planar 15003 Plantronics, Inc. Poly 12035, 12045

Platinum Tools/TechLogix 5035 Podium 5042

PoEWit Technologies Inc. 1027 Portal.io 21046

Powerhouse Alliance 21079 PowerShades 2027

Pro Audio Technology / Theory Audio Design 24035

Procella Audio 26107

Progressive Screens 16111 ProjX360 7009

Proluxe by American Lighting Inc 11035

PSB Speakers of America 19048

Pulse-Eight 29091

Quantum Media Systems 21089

Rack-A-Tiers Manufacturing 5049

Ram Commercial 23089

RealPage Smart Building 1021

Remo+ 3021

RePure 3049

Residential Tech Today 12050 Resideo 5020

REVOX 4020

RFE Communications 4023

RING 16087

Rize Marketing Company 8014 Rockustics 31109

RoseWater Energy 8009 RouterBox 1034 RowOne SR2

RTI 16049

Russound 12042

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 14017, 14021, SR17

Sanus 19035

Savant 21057

Screen Innovations 19061

Secure Cable Ties, LLC 5040

Selective Design, Distributor. 28096

Seura Inc 9035

Severtson Corp 10035

Seymour-Screen Excellence SR2 ShadePocketBracket.com 1020

Silicon Labs 20068

SimCraft 25117

Simplified Acoustics, LLC 6035

simPRO Software 7042

SkyTechSport, Inc 10049

Smart Audio Solutions 5021

Snap One 15065, 16055

SolidDrive® Invisible Sound Solutions™ 31109

Sonance 21035

Sonos, Inc. 15044, MR10

Sonus faber 26097

Sony Electronics 16001

Sound United 12009

Soundavo 29097

Soundsphere® Loudspeakers 31109

SoundTube® Entertainment 31109

Speaker Snap 29100

Specialized Shading Systems 16079

Stealth Acoustics 25098

Steinway Lyngdorf 25106

StormAudio 26091

Straight Wire 8027

StreamUnlimited 11045

Structured Cable Products 25075 Sunsa 1044

Superx 3042 SurgeX 24059

SVS 16105, 19079

Swidget 5043

Symbol Logic 6048

Titan Outdoor 1022

Totem Acoustic 9023

Trinnov Audio 26097

TruAudio 19099

Unite Audio 1046

Untwisted Tech, LLC 2041

URC 19002

USPS 29075

Vanco International 25081

Vantage 19035

Vertical Cable 6040

Vestaboard 12044

Victrola 15044

Viking Electronics 24106

VITAL 16069

VOC Instrumentation 7049

WALL SMART 24055

WAVE Electronics 21109

Wavenet Inc 3038

Wet Sounds 21109

WiSA 23111

Wisdom Audio 21089

X-Chair.com 28092

Zoom 12049

Zooz 20068

Z-Wave Alliance 20068

Exhibitor list as of September 27

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

PROSENSE - BRINGING SPACE TECHNOLOGY DOWN TO EARTH

The Airgloss ProSense air quality monitoring system offered by VOC Instrumentation features cutting-edge sensing technology developed in 2011 for NASA, to monitor the health and safety of the astronauts on the ISS, and later adapted for use on Earth.

Specifically designed for indoor environmental monitoring, it provides real time detection and identification of a wide range of indoor airborne pollutants, and potentially dangerous chemicals, using artificial intelligence algorithms and pattern recognition.

All information and notifications is continuously sent via the cloud to a phone app or tablet using its own dashboard. It can also be integrated into a customer’s API.

www.vocinstrumentation.com | CEDIA Booth #7049

WALL-SMART INTRODUCES MOUNTS THAT BLEND SAVANT ASCEND KEYPADS WITH WALL SURFACES

WALL-SMART brings even greater beauty to Ascend home control keypads from Savant with new mounting hardware that recesses the device flush with any wall surface. Customized for a precise fit and finish, the mounts enable technology to become a natural part of the home architecture without any compromise in performance. Systems integrators can deliver a control solution that’s as discreet as it is functional, transforming the technology into a beautiful facet of the home design. Systems integrators have a choice of mounts designed for 1-, 2-, 3, and 4-gang configurations of the Ascend keypad.

http://www.wall-smart.com | CEDIA Booth #24055

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LG Forms New Sales Network

BOOTH 14041 LG Electronics USA has formed a new national network of third-party sales representatives to bring the magic of the direct-view LED (DVLED) “Extreme Home Cinema” displays to resellers and luxury homeowners across the United States. The territories of the 13 rep firms cover the majority of the country.

Featured in LG’s booth, the LG DVLED Extreme Home Cinema is the company’s first direct-view light-emitting diode display series designed specifically for high-end residential installations, providing homeowners with impressive viewing angles and a very high color gamut even in rooms with lots of windows and high ambient light. Using 2-33 million individual diodes (depending on resolution), the new LG DVLED Extreme Home Cinema series includes 16:9 displays that range from 81 inches to 325 inches measured diagonally.

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tor. Origin is now responsible for expanding the Bang & Olufsen CTI (Custom Technology Installers) pro gram by bringing on new resellers to grow the Bang & Olufsen presence in the United States. Together, they will be making a special new product announcement at CEDIA, which you can learn more about by visiting either of their booths.

Over the past eight years, Origin has continued its curation approach by partnering with companies such as Audio Control, Artnovion, Amina Sound, Crestron and, most recently, Austere and Flush Mount. In addition, they acquired Ambisonic, a high-performance line of outdoor and commercial speakers from Jeffrey James Coombs, best known as the founder of James Audio. Each partnership has its own special value, but what they all have in com mon is a focus on performance and design, as well as being some of the industry’s finest brands.

This curation approach of partnering with com panies is different compared to the traditional acqui sition model we see today. When companies are acquired, often the people who built those brands leave, and the soul of the company goes with them. With Origins strategic partnerships, the businesses

continue to operate as they have, but now with a net work of partners that bring added value to each other.

But that’s only part of the evolution. With Origin Acoustics’ rapid growth, the company’s product line has evolved immensely, with an increased focus on design. Recognizing that the interior designer, architect and builder are all playing a major role in influencing today’s home buyer, they have developed what they call design-centric technology solutions. The latest product releases showcasing this design philosophy are with their Minimal Opening System line of products, which provides outstanding sound from a 4-inch opening that blends in with today’s high-design lighting fixtures. Other products include the Bollard outdoor speakers and new line of sound bars, with their patented InstaWidth design to match most TVs on the market. Every year, hundreds of customers experience the full line of Origin Acous tics products, and those of its partners, on display at the Las Vegas Design Center, which also includes an Experience and Training Center for Bang & Olufsen, and later this year will feature a Crestron Experience Center as well.

So why are so many companies partnering with Origin Acoustics? Since their inception, they have approached business with authenticity and true concern for their customers. While they have engi

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neered and designed great performing products, they understand that people want to do business with people like them who understand their needs and challenges. The outcome is creating one of the most loyal customer followings in the industry.

While Origin may evolve into a larger and more design-centric organization, it still stays true to its authenticity, focusing on customer experience and building relationships that transcend just a transac tion. Through additional strategic partnerships and acquisitions, they feel they will continue to be rec ognized as one of the most influential brands in the industry, with hopes of continuing to provide their loyal customers with the best solutions and greatest support.

LG Electronics’ Extreme Home Cinema display