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CEDIA Tech Council 1851: A Vintage Brand Comes Back Dec 21, 2018

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Legendary hi-fi label KLH has seen a resurgence of late. David Kelley (who bought the brand) fills us in on the history of Henry Kloss's company, and what they're up to now.

https://www.klhaudio.com/

For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net

CEDIA Tech Council 1850: All About Lighting Dec 14, 2018

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Sam Woodward of Lutron (who's also CEDIA's Training Volunteer of the Year for 2018) is busily working on a whitepaper called "Considerations for Quality of Light in the Home." This preview includes info on Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) versus Constant Current Reduction (CCR) for LED dimming, and other issues including glare factors and individual preferences for lighting in the home.

For more info on CEDIA, visit cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1849: 2019 and 2018 -- An Integrator's Thoughts Dec 07, 2018

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Peter Aylett (Archimedia) ponders some trends for 2019, including:

The end of the everything being "smart" – everything will be "artifiically intelligent,"
Insurance companies will use sensorization to mitigate losses,
The HDMI Matrix switch dies,
"Wellness" tech takes off,
And quite a bit more.

Peter, Walt, and Ed also reflect on 2018: "A year of evolution, not revolution," according to Aylett.

For more info on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1848: Julie Jacobson Sees the Future! Nov 30, 2018

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Julie Jacobson of CE Pro joins Ed and Walt, unwraps her crystal ball, and talks about the trends that are ahead for 2019. The trio chats wellness, lighting (including low-voltage solutions), "extreme" cord-cutting, 5G, labor shortages, and a lot -- a LOT -- more.

For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1847: HDMI, eARC, and 8K Nov 23, 2018

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David Meyer (CEDIA's Director of Technical Content) and Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) drop in to talk about the latest news re: HDMI (including the importance of eARC), 8K, HDR, and a lot more.

For more info on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1846: Being a Great Boss Nov 16, 2018

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CEDIA's Senior Director of Education, Samantha Ventura, joins us to talk about one of her areas of expertise: developing your leadership skills. Whether you run a small firm, a big business, or a department within an organization, Ventura has advice for you — advice that's also becoming part of new CEDIA classes.

For more info on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1845: Marketing for Integrators: Social Media (and More) Nov 09, 2018

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Amanda Wildman of TruMedia (who's also the 2018 CEDIA Volunteer of the Year) has had some pretty great results using Facebook videos as marketing tools -- while spending next to nothing in the process. We talk to Wildman about her social media presence, giving women a voice in the tech industry, and her specific business model. (BTW -- She's also pretty funny.)

http://www.trumediahome.com/

https://www.facebook.com/trumediahome/?ref=br_rs

Fore more about CEDIA, check out https://cedia.net/.

CEDIA Tech Council 1844: Working with Designers and Architects Nov 02, 2018

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The Premier Group has a history of working with top architectural and design firms to achieve award-winning results. We talk to the integrators and two of their collaborators, One 10 Studio and Gary Nance Design.

https://premier-group.com/

http://one10studio.com/

http://www.garynancedesign.com/

Learn about CEDIA at cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1843: Audio Engineering Society Report Oct 26, 2018

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Walt Zerbe attended the annual Audio Engineering Society show (AES - http://www.aes.org/) and tells Ed Wenck all about high-def audio advances, the trend toward recording and re-mastering music in surround-sound formats, the errors inherent in calibrating with pink noise, and much more. (Walt also got to hang out with Thomas Dolby. SCIENCE!)

For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1842: Robert Heiblim on Regs, Tariffs, and Change Oct 19, 2018

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Robert Heiblim has sold stereos, changed the course of Denon, introduced CDs to record execs, impacted federal legislation, and even befriended the band Devo. His stories are incredible, his knowledge is vast, and there are dozens of nuggets of advice — both business and personal — in this freewheeling chat.

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rheiblim

Here's his consulting firm: http://www.bluesalve.com/

And for more on CEDIA, go to cedia.net.

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