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.
After experiencing some growth over the past couple of years, the Speaker Cables/Interconnects category is just about status quo this year.
Four of the top five companies return from past years with the exception being Honeywell, while 37 brands received mention overall.
Top 5
Binary (SnapAV): 32
AudioQuest: 29
Liberty AV Solutions: 25
Wirepath (SnapAV): 24
Tributaries: 13
Other Brands
Planet Waves: 10
Honeywell Genesis: 9
ADI: 7
Windy City: 6
AVAD: 5
Metra/Ethereal: 5
Monster: 5
Belden: 4
Perfect Path: 3
Structured Cable Products: 3
Transparent: 3
Vanco: 3
Cables to Go: 2
Clarus: 2
ICE Cable: 2
Key Digital: 2
Keystone: 2
OnQ: 2
Tri-Ed: 2
Wave: 2
Amazon: 1
Audacious: 1
Belkin: 1
Bose: 1
Champion: 1
Crestron: 1
Kubala-Sosna: 1
McIntosh: 1
Platinum Tools: 1
Pro Audio: 1
Pro-Flex: 1
SpeakerCraft: 1
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