This report, part of the Channel Monitor Service, provides an understanding of
custom electronics professionals' familiarity use and preference with brand
names within 21 separate product categories. It presents the results of EH
Publishing' s 3rd annual study conducted in collaboration with Parks
Associates. Results show brands specified, used & installed by custom
electronics professionals during the past two years.
Table of Contents
The Bottom Line
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Reasearch Study Objectives
1.1.1 Rank Factors Important to Brand Selection
1.1.2 Determine Installers' Familiarity with Brands
1.1.3 Quantify Use over Past Two Years
1.1.4 Identify Brand Preferences
2.0 Notes on Methodology
2.1 Survey Overview
2.2 Future Research
3.0 Profile of Respondents
3.1 Primary Business
3.2 Geographical Location of Operations
3.3 Length of Time in Business
3.4 Estimated 2007 Revenues
3.5 End-user Cost of a Typical Home Systems Installation
3.6 Rating of Importance of Selected Brand Characteristics
4.0 Highlights of Survey Results
5.0 “Top 5 Brands” by Product Category
5.1 In-Wall/Ceiling Speakers
5.2 Floor/Shelf (Freestanding) Speakers
5.3 Receivers
5.4 Amplifiers and Pre-Amps
5.5 Multi-Room Audio Distribution
5.6 Media Servers
5.7 Audio/Video Wire & Cables
5.8 Plasma Flat-Panel TVs
5.9 LCD Flat-Panel TVs
5.10 Rear Projection TVs
5.11 Front Projection Video
5.12 Screens
5.13 Racks/Mounts/Lifts/Stands
5.14 Power Conditioning/Power Quality/Surge Suppression
5.15 Home Theater Furniture/Seating/Acoustical Treatments
5.16 Whole-House Automation System
5.17 Lighting Controls
5.18 Window Covering/ Motorized Control
5.19 Universal Wireless Remote Controls
5.20 Central Vacuum Systems
5.21 Structured Wiring Systems
Resource Book
Brand Ranking in 21 Product Categories
Overall Familiarity, Use in Past 2 Years, Used Most in Past 2 years
Brand Familiarity in 21 Product Categories
By Geographical Region
By Installers' Annual Revenue
Brands in 21 Product Categories Purchased/Used in Last 2 Years
By Geographical Region
By Installers' Annual Revenue
Brands in 21 Product Categories Purchased/Used MOST FREQUENTLY in Last 2 Years
By Geographical Region
By Installers' Annual Revenue
Brand Ranking in 21 Product Categories - 2005 vs. 2006 vs. 2007
Overall Familiarity, Use in Past 2 Years, Used Most in Past 2 years
Brands Listed in Results
IN-WALL/CEILING SPEAKERS
B&W
Bay Audio
Bose
Boston Acoustics
Definitive Technology
Elan
Infinity
Jamo
JBL
Klipsch
Monitor Audio
MTX
Niles
Paradigm
Phase Technology
Pinnacle
Polk
Proficient
RBH
Russound
Sonance
SpeakerCraft
Thiel
Triad
TruAudio
FLOOR/SHELF (FREESTANDING) SPEAKERS
Atlantic Technology
B&W
Boston Acoustics
Canton
Definitive Technology
Genelec
Jamo
JBL
JM Labs
KEF
Klipsch
M&K
Martin Logan
Meridian
Mirage
Monitor Audio
NHT
Paradigm
Phase Technology
Pinnacle
Polk
PSB
RBH
Revel
Snell
Tannoy
Thiel
Triad
RECEIVERS
Audio Design Associates
B&K
Denon
Harman Kardon
Integra
Kenwood
Marantz
NAD
Onkyo
Panasonic
Pioneer
Rotel
Sherwood Newcastle
Sony
Yamaha
AMPLIFIERS and PRE-AMPS
ADA
Adcom
Anthem
Audio Control
B&K
Bryston
Classe
Crestron
Denon
Elan
Integra
Krell
Lexicon
Marantz
McIntosh
NAD
Niles
Parasound
Rotel
Russound
Sherbourn
Sonance
SpeakerCraft
Sunfire
MULTIROOM AUDIO DISTRIBUTION
ADA
AMX
Audioaccess
Audioplex
Bose
Channel Plus
Channel Vision
ColoradovNet
Control4
Crestron
Elan
Integra
Matrix Audio
Netstreams
Niles
NuVo
Russound
Sonance
Sonos
Sony
SpeakerCraft
Xantech
ZON/Oxmoor
MEDIA SERVERS
ADA
AMX
Apple
CodexNovus
Control4
Crestron
Digital Deck
Elan
Escient
Imerge
Imuse
Inteset
Kaleidescape
Meda Systems
Niveus Media
ReQuest
Russound
Sonos
Xperinet
Yamaha
AUDIO and VIDEO CABLES
AudioQuest
Belden
Belkin
Ethereal
Genesis/Honeywell
IXOS
KimberKable
Liberty
Monster
Phoenix Gold
ProConnect
ProFlex
Straight Wire
Synergistic Research
Transparent Audio
Tributaries
Ultra-Link
Wireworld
PLASMA FLAT-PANEL TVs
BenQ
Fujitsu
Hitachi
JVC
LG/Zenith
Marantz
Mitsubishi
NEC
NuVision
Optoma
Panasonic
Philips
Pioneer
Runco
Samsung
Sharp
SIM2
Sony
Toshiba
Vidikron
LCD FLAT-PANEL TVs
BenQ
Dell
Electrograph
JVC
LG/Zenith
Magnavox
Mitsubishi
NuVision
Panasonic
Philips
Pioneer
Polaroid
Runco
Samsung
Sharp
Sony
Syntax Olevia
Thomson/RCA
Toshiba
Viewsonic
Westinghouse
REAR PROJECTION TVs
Fujitsu
Hitachi
JVC
LG/Zenith
Mitsubishi
NEC
Optoma
Panasonic
Philips
Pioneer
Samsung
Sharp
Sony
Thomson/RCA
Toshiba
FRONT PROJECTION VIDEO
BenQ
Christie Digital
Digital Projection
Dwin
Epson
Hitachi
InFocus
JVC
Marantz
Mitsubishi
NEC
Optoma
Panasonic
Runco
Sharp
SIM2
Sony
TAW
Toshiba
Vidikron
Viewsonic
Yamaha
SCREENS
Da-Lite
Draper
Screen Innovations
Screen Research
Stewart
Vutec
RACKS/MOUNTS/LIFTS/STANDS
Auton
AVrak
Bell' O
Chief
Electro-Kinetics
Ergotron
Lift-Tech
Lucasey
Middle Atlantic
OmniMount
Panavise
Peerless
Premier Mounts
Sanus
Sharut
SVS
Vantage Point
VideoMount
POWER CONDITIONING/POWER QUALITY/SURGE SUPPRESSION
APC
Belkin
Furman Sound
Minuteman
Monster
Panamax
Richard Gray' s Power Co.
SurgeX
Transparent Audio
Tripp Lite
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