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August 27, 2025
 
 
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Relatable Beats Perfect: How Flawed Content Builds Unshakable Trust
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Relatable Beats Perfect: How Flawed Content Builds Unshakable Trust
By Katye McGregor Bennett Let’s call it like it is: Your clients are not looking for a Hollywood production when they scroll through your Instagram or tap through your Stories. They’re not expecting you to sound like Morgan Freeman narrating a nature doc when you hop on a Reel. What they do want — what they crave — is something real. Real people. Real stories. Real behind-the-scenes chaos. And yes, even real mistakes.
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Become a Lutron Dealer
Offer your clients a new definition of light in the home with Lutron intelligent lighting, automated shades, and custom controls. Join us as a dealer to access our luxury products. Get started today.
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CEDIA Expo Update
 
2025 CEDIA Shares: AcousticSmart
Richard Charschan, president, AcousticSmart, gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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2025 CEDIA Shares: Dirac
Fredric Tapper, VP & head of business development at Dirac, gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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2025 CEDIA Shares: Wall-Smart
Galia Ben-Dor, co-CEO and founder, Wall-Smart, gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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2025 CEDIA Shares: LiftMaster
Mariam Rogers-Walker, senior director of community sales at LiftMaster, gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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HDMI® Technology's Role in Innovation
The new HDMI® 2.2 Specification supports the latest product innovations with 96Gbps bandwidth and HDMI Fixed Rate Link Technology to ensure the best video and sound. A new blog examines the benefits the spec brings to consumers, manufacturers, integrators and resellers. Click here to read it.
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Today's News
 
Best of Show Awards at CEDIA Expo 2025 Final Entry Deadline is Friday
 
Future Best of Show at CEDIA Expo 2025 logo
It’s back for 2025 — the Best of Show awards program that celebrates the best custom installation and home entertainment technology launches at CEDIA Expo! Residential Systems, TWICE, and What Hi-Fi? will once again have judges on-site to examine each of the entries and bestow honors on the most deserving.
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Savant Debuts GE Proseo Undercabinet Fixtures at CEDIA Expo
The GE Proseo Undercabinet Fixtures are a specification-grade, smart undercabinet lighting solution engineered for the custom integration channel.
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Just Video Walls Unveils Five New MicroLED Solutions at CEDIA 2025
Includes a new WYSIWYG source management interface and new custom trim options.
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Powerful connections start at Groceryshop!
Be part of the Hosted Meetup at Groceryshop and engage in high-impact, double-opt-in meetings with top grocery and CPG suppliers. It's your shortcut to serious conversations, strategic connections, and new business, all in Las Vegas! Get tickets.
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Technology Update
 
Trinnov Unveils AltitudeCI AoIP Processor
Offers native support for both Dante and Ravenna/AES67.
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Christie Eclipse G3 6DLP Projector to Debut at CEDIA Expo
Will be part of the million-dollar home theater setup in SR7.
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Grimani Systems Unveils MP-84 MiniPort at CEDIA Expo 2025
The bi-amplified ceiling speaker combines architectural invisibility with reference-grade performance.
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Bluesound Introduces Two New Soundbars
The PULSE CINEMA and PULSE CINEMA MINI are all-in-one systems with two form factors to fit any-sized TV.
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