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Robert Archer
Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). Bob has also served as the technology editor for CE Pro's sister publication Commercial Integrator. In his personal time beyond his family, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass., and he also studies Kyokushin karate at 5 Dragons and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Binda Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Robert Archer's Latest Posts
Reelgood Top 10 List Nov. 9-15
Continuing its recent run of dominance in the Reelgood weekly lists of top 10 streaming titles, Netflix has placed three titles in the list's top five titles, including the top title, The Killer. Reelgood, an interactive guide app with more than five million...
Jerry Garcia McIntosh-Based Guitar Rig up for Sale
Back in the 1990s Jerry Garcia’s guitar rig included a McIntosh MC-2300 amplifier.
Beolab 8 Speaker from B&O WiSA Certified
WiSA Association, a subsidiary of WiSA Technologies, Inc., has announced that Association member Bang & Olufsen’s Beolab 8 speaker has received its WiSA Home Theater (HT) Interoperability Certification. WiSA HT Certification ensures speakers can receive...
Draper Holds Ceremony for 100K-Square Foot Facility
Draper, Inc., officially unveiled the tenth building at its manufacturing campus in Spiceland, Indiana with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring company leadership. The 100,000 square foot building brings the amount of total space to 500,000 square feet. “This building...
KEF Debuts THX-Certified Ci5160RLM-THX, Ci3160RLM-THX Architectural Speakers
KEF’s new Ci5160RLM-THX, Ci3160RLM-THX loudspeakers were developed to meet the performance and aesthetic requirements that homeowners expect from modern electronics.
Parks Associates, Nice Release Zero Net Energy White Paper
Parks Associates has released a new white paper, Building Net Zero Homes with Home Management Systems, that highlights changes in the energy landscape driving interest in Zero Net Energy (ZNE) homes and the role of smart tech in enhancing the integration and usage of...
Hisense to Show Automotive Market its TriChroma Laser Technologies
Hisense, a global manufacturer of consumer electronics and home appliances, is set to make its debut in the automotive industry at CES 2024 with an adaption of its TriChroma laser technologies. Building on its video technologies within the global laser TV market,...
Linea Research Partners with PMC Speakers
Linea Research, a developer of high-power amplification and DSP solutions for the audio industry, has announced a technical partnership with PMC Speakers, a professional audio equipment manufacturer. This collaboration took effect in November 2023, marking a...
DALI 10-12 Headphones Levy Floorstanding Speaker Quality in a Portable Package
The Danish company’s new headphones carry a U.S. retail price of $1,300.
Dish EVOLVE M1 SBB Supports Commercial Applications
DISH Business has announced the launch of EVOLVE M1, a new Google Certified Android Set-Back-Box (SBB) purpose-built for commercial deployments. Leveraging a user-centric feature set and far more powerful hardware, the EVOLVE M1 provides the best in-room entertainment...
Lumina II Amator and Lumina V Amator Expand Sonus faber’s Lumina Series
The Sonus faber Lumina II Amator and Lumina V Amator speakers are available in a choice of glossy red, glossy wenge, and glossy walnut.
