Residential Tech Talks

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Episode 210: Andrew Davis Gives Us a Tour of the New World Wide Stereo Experience Center
Ahead of its official grand opening, Andrew Davis walks us through the brand new World Wide Stereo experience center in Wayne, PA. Davis, the CEO of Gramophone and Partner at World Wide Stereo, explains how the 21 different zones come together to paint a
Episode 209: A Look at the Influence and Impact of Home Theaterology One Year Later
At CEDIA Expo 2024, Richard Charschan introduced us to his passion project, Home Theaterology. The book serves as a love letter of sorts to the home theater industry. But it's also proof that the ultimate in-home cinematic space can still be the heartbeat
Episode 208: Exploring the Vastness of ADI | Snap One with VP of Product Management Matt Kamp
When you look at the portfolio of a company like ADI | SnapOne, it's easy to feel slightly overwhelmed as an outsider. Imagine what it must be like, then, to manage that massive product landscape. For Matt Kemp, VP of Product Management for the brand, it'
Episode 207: Why Smart Heat Pump Water Heaters Should Be on Custom Integrators’ Radars
Messing with water heaters sounds like something that professionals who typically deal with hard wiring and electrical work would much rather avoid. However, in today's increasingly connected home, where every system appears to interact and communicate wi
Episode 206: Can a Virtual Smart Home Help Boost Your Business?
Explaining what's possible within the realm of custom integration is a constant challenge when speaking with an industry outsider, or a potential client for that matter. The biggest reason why? This is an experiential business. You have to "see it to beli
Episode 205: Exploring OpenAV Cloud’s Drive for Better Interoperability, Standardization
Launched earlier this year, OpenAV Cloud is a new platform, founded by some of the most influential brands in the pro-AV space, that promises to bring a simpler, easier, and more customer-focused experience to the connected AV industry. Their goal? More c
Episode 204: Dirac Dives Into Their Room Correction Technology as it Enters a New Era
Dirac has been making a push, recently, to get their room correction technology out into the market and improving more consumers' audio experience in a more streamlined and simpler way. Ahead of the official launch of the Dirac ART tech in Marantz and Onk
Episode 203: Audio Industry Veteran Rob Jones on Bringing Magnetar to North America
Leaning on his engineering expertise and audio industry savviness is nothing new to Rob Jonesnor is launching brands into the CEDIA channel. This go, Jones is helping lead the charge for Magnetar Audio as the brand enters the North American market. In th
Episode 202: Emerald Expo’s Jason McGraw Talks on CEDIA Expo, Trade Show Evolution, and More
Chopping it up with Jason McGraw is a favorite pastime of ours for many reason, not the least of which is his love and passion for the custom integration and technology industries. He's been in this space—on the trade show side—for many years, and his exp
Episode 201: Exploring the Evolution of Oasys, the CI Channel, and More with Hank Alexander
A little over three years since the rebranding of his groupand just a few weeks post the third-annual Oasys Summitwe sat down with Hank Alexander, director of Oasys Residential Technology Group. We dive into the progress his team has made over that time