Joe DeMarco of Sound Waves in Gladwyne, Pa., describes how seeing the engineering detail at the James Loudspeaker factory helped him commit to the company’s loudspeakers.

While the rise of digital signal processing (DSP) has been a boon for many integrators, two of its most important and useful functions are often underutilized.

CE Pro 100 integrator Maverick Integration in Nashua, N.H., uses James Loudspeaker landscape line, as well as custom one-offs, to find success in outdoor audio.

CE Pro's Outdoor Technology Study reveals integrators' product feature wishes. Dealers averaged 12 outdoor projects for $5,575 each in 2018.

Klipsch Professional Landscape Series uses its 105-degree-dispersion Tractrix horn to helps integrators cover larger outdoor areas, avoiding gaps and hot spots.

'Planter Speakers by Madison Fielding' rebrands as Intelligent Audio Products, offering new loudspeaker designs for outdoor tables, pedestals and lamps, including housings for Sonos speakers and amps.