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Sandy Bloomberg founder Tweeter Etc passes
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Founder of Tweeter, Etc Passes

Sandy Bloomberg, the founder of Tweeter, Etc, once a 180-store chain, passed on September 3. Sandy was the...

Orion inventory swap program, XTR amplifiers
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Inventory Swap Offered by Orion

Orion announced a new inventory swap program that lets dealers trade in current inventory from other suppliers for...

Retailers Feel Election Year Dip
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12 Volters Feel Election Dip in Swing States

Many 12 volt retailers, mainly in swing states, say that sales have slowed since around June due to...

Diamond ships Harley radio for 1998-2014 motorcycles
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Diamond Ships Radio for Older Harley Motorcycles

After launching a "kitchen sink" radio with cutting edge features such as wireless CarPlay for new Harley motorcycles,...

Stinger New Radio Ships
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New Stinger Radio Available

Stinger said its new HORIZON10 Infotainment System is now available.  It adds new features to Stinger's radio line...

Top story CEoutlook September 2025
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Top Story August 2024

In a challenging environment for consumer electronics in general, some companies are restructuring or considering it.  This was...

Trulli Teams With Top Installers on Coneless Woofer
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Trulli Teams With Top Installers on Demos

Trulli, the car audio company offering a thin, coneless woofer, is pushing into car audio retail with a...

New Zapco DSP amplifiers
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Zapco Budget Priced Compact DSP/Amps

Zapco is shipping to the US a line of compact DSP/amplifiers at low price points. Called the Harmony...

VOXX reports Q3 2025 earnings losses.
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VOXX Considers Sale of Parts or All of Company

VOXX International announced that its Board of Directors is looking into strategies to improve its stockholder value.  It...

Spotlight on Ford Explorer
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Spotlight Ford Explorer (Fifth Generation 2011-2019)

By Richard Truesdell The body-on-frame Ford Explorer was once the best-selling SUV of the era before the car-based...

The Specialists Enter Police Work
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The Specialists Enter Police Work

The four store chain, The Specialists, AZ, began outfitting police and sheriff vehicles in Tucson almost a year...

DS18 enters motorcycle audio market
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DS18 to Fully Enter Motorcycle Audio

DS18 announced it will fully enter the motorcycle audio market before the end of the year. DS18 has...

EISA awards in-car audio 2024-2025
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Most Advanced Head Unit in Europe & Other EISA Winners

The EISA awards recognize some of the top international products in car audio and other consumer electronics categories....

Two Young Installers: SkillsUSA
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Two Young Installers: SkillsUSA

The tale of how two young people got involved with car audio can shed light on how to...

JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine report
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JVCKENWOOD, AlpsAlpine Q1 Results

JVCKENWOOD and AlpsAlpine announced their quarterly results for the period ending June 30, 2024, which is the first...

DOT Announces V2X Plan
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DOT Announces Plan for V2X

Finally, the Dept. of Transportation has issued a plan recommending 20 percent deployment of Vehicle-to-Everything, known as V2X,...

Maxxsonics names new National Sales Manager
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New National Sales Manager at Maxxsonics

Maxxsonics announced the appointment of long time rep/distributor Eddie Ramirez to the new post of National Sales Manager....

Match UP 6DSP amplifier
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Match Intros Up 6DSP Amplifier

MSC, the distributor for Match, Brax, Helix, Blam, Escort and other brands is shipping a small versatile amplifier...

Hertz Marine new tower speaker
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Hertz Marine Ships Tower Speaker

Hertz Marine announced availability of the company's new marine tower speaker that won an IBEX boat show award...

Crunch VU meter on amplifier
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Crunch Intros Amps With VU Meters

Crunch introduced a new line of amplifiers called V-Drive with built in VU meters. Crunch is including an...