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.

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Bowers & Wilkins, BMW Launch BMW XM

Bowers & Wilkins, BMW Launch BMW XM

Drawing on more than 50 years of audio engineering experience, the British audio manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins is bringing the developments from its home audio research and development team (R&D) to BMW Group, with the launch of the BMW XM. The Diamond...

Facebook Group Remembers Thiel Audio Brand

Facebook Group Remembers Thiel Audio Brand

Throughout an approximately 30 year period few audiophile brands had the following of the Kentucky-based company Thiel Audio. Founded in 1977 by the respected speaker designer Jim Thiel, the company employed unique first-order crossover designs, along with...

Marc Bertrand Named COO of Theory, PRO Audio Brands

Marc Bertrand Named COO of Theory, PRO Audio Brands

Theory Audio Design, has, announced the appointment of audio industry market veteran, Marc Bertrand as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Theory Audio Design (Theory), and Theory's sister company in the home theater category, Pro Audio Technology (PRO). Marc Bertrand...

SmartThings Rolls Out Demand Response Campaign

SmartThings Rolls Out Demand Response Campaign

Samsung SmartThings points out that as more of people connect more things to the power grid, energy demand keeps going up. To deal with this, utility providers may have to generate that additional electricity using older or more carbon-intensive methods. Or they will...

ProSource to Offer Members Furrion Products

Furrion, a subsidiary of Lippert Components, Inc., has announced a new partnership with ProSource, a specialty and consumer electronics buying group. ProSource is a cooperative member-governed not-for-profit buying group representing 600-plus custom integrators and...

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