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Amp Flies 14’ 10” in Tech Olympics

Who won the prize for "Guess the Distance?"


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We asked dealers how far the winner would through a big chunk of metal and electronics in the Amp Toss at the Technician Olympics.

The winning team of Depew and Dennis (sorry, that's all we know right now) threw the SpeakerCraft amp 14' 10" and 14' 2", respectively.

Evidently, dealers either underestimated the weight of the amp or overestimated the strength of the participants because every one of the guesses was high.

The winner was Ed Hanley, who guessed 17.575 feet. Ed is with Digital Control Systems, Inc. in New Brighton, Minn.

He will win a multiroom amplified audio system from NuVo for his stunning feat.

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Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.

2 Comments (displayed in order by date/time)

Posted by Mark DePew  on  09/28  at  11:46 AM

I have thrown the amp the farthiest the past two years, the amp was about 15 to tweenty pounds heavier this year. made a huge difference last year I threw it 24 feet. The average probally fell by 8 feet overall.

Posted by Ed Hanley  on  09/29  at  12:28 AM

I want to thank you Mark for throwing the Amp the distance that you did.  Congratulations on being the winner of the Tech Olympics.  I was very surprised to know that I guessed the closest to your farthest throw.  I also want to Thank CEDIA and NUVO for having such a great event.  Happy integrating everyone.

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