CE Pro's annual Brand Analysis study surveys the top 100 highest-revenue residential integration firms, otherwise known as the CE Pro 100, to determine their preferred brands in the categories of audio, video, home automation, networking, lighting control, security and more.
In this category-by-category breakdown, senior editor Bob Archer delivers an in-depth look at the most frequently used manufacturers in 55 product categories. The numbers associated with each manufacturer reflect the number of CE Pro 100 dealers using that brand.
General Distribution is clearly regional in nature, but ADI and AVAD lead in the Brand Analysis.
What’s interesting about the General Distribution category is that it’s plain to see the influence of IT and security sectors in residential systems, with the strong showing of Tech Data and Tri-Ed/Anixter, respectively.
Top 5
ADI: 52
AVAD: 40
Tech Data: 26
Tri-Ed/Anixter: 23
Brand Source/Expert Warehouse: 22
Other Brands
Ingram Micro: 20
WAVE Electronics: 14
Liberty AV Solutions: 11
Windy City Wire: 10
Capitol Sales: 9
Almo: 8
Volutone: 8
Audio America: 7
D&H: 7
Home Depot: 7
Allnet: 5
AV Warehouse: 5
CED: 5
Silmar: 5
Custom Plus: 4
ECD: 4
The Systems Depot: 4
Worthington: 4
SES: 4
AHA: 3
Davis Distribution: 3
DBL: 3
Petra: 3
R&D Distributing: 3
Specialty Marketing: 3
Autco: 2
Cyber Smart: 2
Dorrance: 2
Easy Access: 2
Jenne: 2
Mountain West: 2
Professional Audio Associates: 2
SCP: 2
Sierra Select: 2
Ultimate Integration: 2
Automated Outlet: 1
HCA Distributing: 1
MRI: 1
Skywalker AV: 1
