Change
is afoot for AudioControl. The Seattle-based firm with over 45 years of
expertise designing and constructing audio tools has been separated into two
divisions, and the Residence Audio division has been acquired by AVPro International, Inc.
— the guardian firm of AVPro Edge, Murideo, and Bullet Prepare audio/video
distribution merchandise. AVPro International is a privately-held firm primarily based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The rising firm additionally
has satellite tv for pc places of work in Florida and Wisconsin, along with a European
workplace in Bratislava, Slovakia and a Far East workplace in Shenzhen, China. Now,
by the acquisition of AudioControl’s Residence Audio
division, AVPro International has expanded into the
Pacific Northwest. Till lately, AVPro International has targeted extra on video than
audio, with its video-centric manufacturers AVPro Edge, Bullet Prepare, and Murideo. AVPro
International claims to be the fastest-growing AV sign distribution firm within the
residential and industrial programs integration markets, pursuing the objective of
firm founder and CEO Jeff Murray “to be acknowledged as one of the best AV sign
distribution and management services firm on the planet.” The
acquisition of the Residence Audio division of AudioControl will place AVPro
International to increase its footprint into the residential audio, industrial
distributed audio, and media room markets.
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The
buy comes lower than a 12 months and a half after AudioControl was acquired by AAMP International, a
designer and producer of car tech options, in April of 2022. Alex Camara, the
longtime CEO of AudioControl,
joined the AAMP International management group earlier than in the end retiring from the
firm in February of 2023. It’s no shock that AAMP bought AudioControl particularly for its automobile audio
enterprise — AAMP focuses solely on the most recent in-vehicle know-how, from
security and multimedia to high-performance audio and telematics. Now that AAMP
has AudioControl’s
Automobile Know-how division buzzing alongside (extra on that in a second), the corporate
was free to separate the Residence Audio enterprise and promote it on to AVPro International.
AAMP will retain AudioControl’s Automobile Know-how division, with no deliberate adjustments to its enterprise operations.
The
AudioControl Residence Audio Division designs and builds high-performance AV
processors, AV receivers, energy amplifiers, multi-zone amplifiers, community
amplifiers, 70-volt amplifiers, single-zone amplifiers, subwoofer amplifiers,
and AV sign extenders. The corporate lately earned a CEPro Quest For High quality
2023 Award for its distinctive customer support, technical help, supplier
safety insurance policies, and provide chain mitigation. Beneath AVPro’s possession, the
AudioControl Residence Audio product line will probably be rebranded to AudioControl Professional.
The
acquisition of the AudioControl Home based business unit, as an award-winning firm
with a 45-year historical past of designing and constructing excellent audio tools,
enhances our current AVPro Edge, Murideo, and Bullet Prepare high-performance
model positions in each the residential and industrial audio/video distribution
areas, and gives AVPro with a further progress platform whereas
diversifying our penetration into distributed audio markets. We consider this
transaction will present really distinctive synergies that create worth for the purchasers
of each corporations and stay up for AudioControl’s best-in-class administration
group, and expert and skilled workforce becoming a member of the AVPro International household.
—
Jeff Murray, AVPro CEO
As
talked about above, AudioControl’s
Automobile Know-how division shouldn’t be affected by the acquisition. AudioControl
introduced in Could of 2023 that it had formally entered the automobile subwoofer and
speaker markets, permitting prospects to do an entire overhaul of their in-car audio
programs. (AudioControl additionally makes a full line of analog and digital sign
processors, each for OEM and aftermarket audio programs.) There are two strains of
subwoofers. The Area sequence subs are constructed with a structurally-rigid
low-profile basket, offering what AudioControl calls “the last word answer for
deep, wealthy bass in a glossy, and slim design.” These subs use cones created from “fiber matrix
injection-molded
polypropylene,” which guarantees “sturdiness for even probably the most rugged
environments.” These 10-inch and 12-inch subs reportedly use heavy-duty voice
coils with a thermally environment friendly cooling design to forestall overheating, and
include detachable metallic grilles. The second sequence of subwoofers from
AudioControl is known as the Spike sequence, which includes a heavy-duty, inflexible
basket promising “diminished resonance and distortion to make sure the cleanest
potential bass output,” in line with the corporate. Accessible in 8-inch, 10-inch,
and 12-inch sizes, the Spike sequence subs use a radial-cooled motor, designed in-house,
which reportedly enhances the lifetime of the speaker. Extremely-low frequency output
is produced by a fiber-matrix, mica-coated
paper cone outfitted with a high-excursion, double-stitched encompass. The twin mud cap system is claimed to
enhance enclosure compression management, thus offering improved stability and
higher sound. The PNW sequence of automobile audio system is out there in numerous sizes,
that includes edge-enhanced metal frames “for final structural energy,” alongside
with black anodized voice coil formers “for superior warmth dissipation” and
linear double-roll surrounds “for exact cone motion.” The cones are manufactured from
inflexible, mica-coated
polypropylene — a cloth that optimizes sound copy, in line with
AudioControl.
At
final 12 months’s CEDIA Expo,
AudioControl celebrated its forty fifth anniversary by introducing a strong new
70-volt GaN amplifier with accessible Dante community connectivity. The corporate
additionally confirmed its standard line of dwelling theater merchandise, together with the X Sequence
receivers and processors. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see what this 12 months’s CEDIA
Expo brings from AudioControl.
The brand new “AudioControl Professional”
branding looks like a sensible transfer, because the previous AudioControl Residence Audio identify
belied the depth of the corporate’s custom-install and industrial distributed
audio product choices, that are designed extra for skilled installers
than for residential prospects.
AudioControl’s supplier community shouldn’t be anticipated
to alter because of the acquisition. In an e mail to sellers, Jeff Murray mentioned,
“We’re excited concerning the alternatives this acquisition brings for each
AudioControl and AVPro International prospects. By combining the experience and
assets of each corporations, we’ll provide an enhanced portfolio of
cutting-edge audio/video options, backed by the distinctive customer support
and help that each corporations are recognized for. (The acquisition) is not going to disrupt your present
relationship with AudioControl. Your warranties, service agreements, and
ongoing help will proceed as earlier than, and you may count on the identical degree of
excellence that you’ve come to affiliate with AudioControl Residence.”
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