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How to Light a Room for the Ultimate Home Theater Experience (ebuild)

Maybe you're remodeling to optimize TV watching at home. Perhaps you're gearing up to secure virtual front-row seats to your favorite collegiate and professional football and basketball games over the next several months. It

Digital Music Manager (ebuild)

With the ability to stream live music from a laptop, USB/MP3 players, Internet radio, shared music files, and music stored within the system itself, the Digital Music Manager aggregates and formats all audio sources for the homeowner. The system allows for dual use of up to four audio streams, allowing, for example, Internet to be playing in one room and an iPod in another. The Digital Music Manager, which has 500 gigabytes of storage, integrates with the company's InFusion Media Platform, Axium multi-room amplifier, and touchscreen interfaces.

Multiroom Audio (ebuild)

Touted as multiroom audio made easy, adding a second room to an A-BUS/ready system requires only a single CAT5 cable wired directly to the speaker location. The new design eliminates running speaker cable to the active speaker, helps retain audio quality, and removes unattractive volume controls from the wall, the maker says. For multi-room audio, users can choose from expansion hubs to suit individual requirements. Sold in pairs, the 61/2-inch A-BUS/direct speakers feature an integral volume control, and the speaker kit includes a new programmable remote control that can be mounted to a desk, wall, or magnetic metal surface. 801-652-3111.

Leon Speakers Unleashes the Beast With New OS (Over-Sized) Soundbar Speakers (ebuild)

Leon Speakers Inc., a manufacturer of custom-built, on-wall loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today announced that it has extended its popular Leon Horizon Series with the new OS (over-sized) soundbar speakers. Custom-built to match the exact width of the largest flat panel displays, including the LG Philips 100-inch LCD, Panasonic 103-inch Plasma, Hitachi 103-inch Plasma, Samsung 102-inch Plasma, Sharp 108-inch LCD, and other large format projection screens, the Leon OS speakers are available in a variety of configurations and several audiophile-grade driver options.

Auton Featured Four Products at the 2008 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.

Auton featured InvisoTran, Plasma Ceiling Flip-Down, Smart Waiter, and Plasma Lift

Whole-House Speaker Packages (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

Aimed at streamlining how custom home builders integrate entertainment into their projects, the company has unveiled five whole-house speaker packages for walls and ceilings. Starting from $799 and going as high as $21,999, the packages will allow builders to create any type of media installation indoors or outdoors. Packages include condo/small house and a premium whole-house system. 905-564-1994.

Hidden Loudspeakers (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

Like all of the company's designs, the SA3, SA 1.5, and SAW loudspeakers are designed to be completely hidden from view after installation, flush behind finished walls or ceilings and painted, papered, or otherwise covered in exactly the same way. The new models expand upon the company's earlier design, offering uniquely broad sound coverage and even, accurate musical response. 800-592-4644.

THX Balanced Bass-line In-Wall Subwoofer (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

The BGX-4850 in-wall subwoofer is the first in-wall subwoofer to incorporate THX Balanced Bass-line, a THX technology for delivering vibration-free bass from a very compact speaker design. Powered by more than 2,000 watts of power, the product is capable of producing lifelike playback levels with even the most demanding entertainment content, according to the manufacturer. 775-884-1900.

Definition Install Loudspeakers (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

The Definition Install range of loudspeakers includes in-cabinet or behind-screen models as well as high-performance, fully enclosed in-wall speakers. All offer exceptionally high sensitivity, according to the maker. Two substantial subwoofers complete the line up. Configurable between cinema mode and music mode, the in-wall iw60 EFX, pictured, is a multipurpose solution for high-end surround applications. 519-745-1158.

Four-Room Distribution Amplifier (BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine)

The HDA140 one-in/four-out HDMI distribution amplifier allows a single source to simultaneously supply video and digital audio to as many as four rooms, zones, systems, or screens, each as far away as 100 feet. The product supports the full range of associated features over all of its connections to accommodate the latest, highest-performance television and projector designs. 800-521-1596.