Amplified Out and About: CEDIA Expo Round-up

Amplified Lifestyles recently attended CEDIA Expo 2024. The Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, hosted the three-day event in September, during which attendees experienced cutting-edge innovation. The team explored new products from hundreds of technology brands. One of their favorites was  Samsung’s latest additions to its MICRO LED portfolio of video walls. With a bold minimalist design in 89-inch, 101-inch, or 114-inch 4K pictures, it showcases intense contrast, full-spectrum color, and nuanced textures. The  MICRO LED’s nearly invisible bezel allows it to blend seamlessly into its environment, making it ideal for architects and designers.

Are you looking for the perfect soundbar where floor standers interfere with the room’s aesthetics? The team recommends the Steinway & Sons Model S Soundbar. Assembled and finished by hand in Denmark, the elegant wall or furniture-mounted soundbar comes in matte or high-gloss black, gold accents and a whimsical musical string motif on the side panels. Audiophiles appreciate the Model S Soundbar’s extraordinary clarity, outstanding musicality, and mighty bass. Steinway Lyngdorf’s unique RoomPerfect™ technology adapts the soundbar to the room regardless of shape, size, and acoustic properties achieving the best possible sound performance.

Another manufacturer that seamlessly blends aesthetics with technology is Bluesound, a wireless high-res multi-room system. The Canadian company’s motto is “Living HiFi,”  it makes wireless stereo components, speakers, and home theater products. Its designers, engineers, and individuals are audiophiles from the music industry, not the tech sector and its founders helped pioneer HiFi in the 1970s. Today, the Bluesound ecosystem delivers cutting-edge musical detail, texture, and volume, reflecting music true to the artist and genre. The digital platform can connect up to 64 players through the BluOS Controller App.

Another architectural winner was the newly engineered Sonance SA4-66 speaker, which the company debuted at CEDIA Expo 2024 to complement its James Small Aperture® Series. The cabinet contains a subwoofer and tweeter with a small 4″ opening that installs discreetly into the ceiling for incredible sound. Sonance offers square or round grills recessed or beveled to match the ceiling lights. The SA4-66 works for drywall and solid ceiling applications and fluidly integrates into any design style.

With people having multiple homes and needing to provide controlled access for family, friends, and service people, stylish smart locks are a necessity. The Amplified team found Level Lock +. Not only does it provide different aesthetic choices, but it also factors in different tech preferences. You access it with your voice, phone, keypad, a key card, or, for the Luddites, a manual key! In our new hybrid work world, you can track everyone’s comings and goings from the app, which is excellent when homeowners co-exist with the people who help keep their homes running.