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This Week in Playback: Custom Integration Scores Massive Win for Workforce Education

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and discussions affecting the custom integration industry.

Multipurpose Media Rooms Surge on Projects in 2025, Per CE Pro Home Entertainment Market Research

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Who Will Own the Home Cybersecurity Market – Security Dealers, Home-Automation Pros, Comcast?

If traditional home-automation integrators don't get into the network-security business, it will be grabbed by companies like ADT, Comcast/Xfinity, Best Buy/Magnolia and a host of other competitors eager to own…

News May 19

Sennheiser Designs Special Edition Pink Floyd HD 1 Headphones

Special edition HD 1 headphones draw inspiration from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." They'll be used in London Victoria and Albert Museum's "Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains" exhibit.

News May 18

Denon X Series Getting New HDR Options, Expanded Heos

Denon IN Command X series AVRs ($279-$579 MSRP) will feature Dolby Vision, HLG HDR and Heos wireless multiroom technology.

News May 18

Vivint Reports Q1 Net Loss, Continues Best Buy Rollout

No. 1 CE Pro 100 integrator Vivint reports that despite a net loss, total revenues increased in Q1 thanks in part to an increase in recurring revenue. Vivint also cements…

News May 18

Services contracts recurring revenue concept for OvrC

What We Can Learn About Valuing Our Services From SnapAV’s OvrC Pro

How much can you charge for service? That's the question on everyone's minds after SnapAV dropped the recurring fees for its OvrC remote management service.

News May 17

CEDIA Founding Member: Let’s Get Back to Luxury Roots, Stop Messing with DIY

Richard Stoerger, one of the original CEDIA guys, says home-technology association should promote luxury products and services, stop muddling the core mission with me-too smart-home products, services and messaging.

News May 17

Radial Engineering Releases ‘Vintage Inspired’ Hafler HA75-DAC Headphone Amplifier

Hafler's HA75-DAC Headphone Amplifier features classic tube technologies, along with a state-of-the-art USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

News May 17

Team members holding hands symbolizing shared teamwork to help combat key person dependency.

5 Steps to Combat Key-Person Dependency on Your Service Team

Key-Person Dependency describes when an organization relies too heavily on the knowledge or ability of one person. It's a risky situation for a business, especially when it comes to your…

News May 17

No CMO Can Beat D-Tools’ Tim Bigoness on Drums

This is one musical industry! Tim Bigoness, chief marketing officer, D-Tools, spends his free time away from the electronics industry as the backbone of the San Francisco-based band JamDaddy.

News May 17