At the recently completed CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 show, LEA Professional’s components could be found throughout the show floor of the Colorado Convention Center. The show brought in thousands of visitors to the Mile High City, with attendees at the show being given a glimpse into LEA Professional’s technology catalog that features intelligent IT solutions, industry-leading DSP and smart power management.
A Prelim on the LEA Connect Series of Amps
LEA Professional points out that today’s homeowners want immersive audio throughout the home, from outdoor entertainment spaces and dedicated theaters to multi-room distributed systems. Addressing these trends, LEA Professional’s Connect Series amplifiers, engineered initially for demanding commercial environments, now bring professional-grade performance to residential projects. Available in half-rack and 1U models with 2-, 4-, and 8-channel configurations, these smart amplifiers are designed to deliver powerful, reliable audio while saving space in the rack.
The company explains the Connect Series is designed to simplify installation and give integrators more flexibility. Each amplifier features advanced 96kHz DSP (digital signal processing), over 3,000 preloaded speaker tunings, and the product line supports Lo-Z/Hi-Z speaker loads, selectable by channel, for mixed system designs. The company continues by noting with LEA Cloud integrators gain secure remote control, real-time monitoring, and remote firmware update capabilities, making system management more efficient for both integrators.
LEA Professional emphasizes that to further aid the integration into today’s smart homes, LEA amplifiers also include open API support and compatibility with control systems such as Crestron and Control4. Combined with LEA’s full suite of intelligent IT solutions, smart power management features, and DSPs, the Connect Series offers dealers a foundation for scalable, reliable residential audio.
What LEA’s Show Partners Had to Say
At CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025, LEA Professional powered the booths of ADI Global Distribution, Barco Residential, Just Video Walls, Leon Speakers, Powerhouse Alliance, Soundvision Technologies, and EDGE Sound Research, with show partner Caitlin Stewart, sales director-residential, Leon Speakers, having this to say:
“CEDIA Expo/CIX is the perfect place to showcase the technologies that move our industry forward, and LEA Professional continues to stand out as a partner that delivers,” says Caitlin Stewart, sales director-residential, Leon Speakers. “We chose LEA because their Connect Series amplifiers combine the reliability and power of commercial-grade systems with the flexibility and control that residential projects demand. The show gives us the ideal platform to demonstrate those capabilities to integrators who are looking for smarter, more efficient solutions.
Dr. Ethan Castro, co-founder & CTO of EDGE Sound Research, also added:
“Our Embodied Sound demo room was a huge success at the show. We created a fully immersive, embodied experience that was unmatched on the floor,” comments Dr. Ethan Castro, co-founder & CTO of EDGE Sound Research. “The Connect Series is our go-to choice for our installations as it keeps pace with our extraordinary requirements with their power density, flexible channel options, and programmable architecture. At EDGE Sound Research, innovation is at the core of what we do, and LEA shares that same commitment.”
Concluding, Dan Augsburger, residential sales and business development manager at LEA Professional, also had this to say:
“CEDIA Expo/CIX is a fantastic opportunity for our industry to come together and celebrate the innovations shaping the future of technology. The energy on the show floor was electric, and it was inspiring to see the Connect Series amplifiers contributing to that buzz. We’re proud to help residential integrators deliver commercial-grade performance in smart amplification to today’s homes.”
