CONTENTS April 2021 Volume 29 ◆ No. 4 VIEWPOINTS FROM THE EDITOR 4 Energy automation helps avert real-world crisis. BY ARLEN SCHWEIGER FIELD TEST 76 Vanco Beale Street Audio BPS-80 subwoofer. BY ROBERT ARCHER DEPARTMENTS NEAT-O! 8 Circadian lighting project captures home's natural and artificial light balance. INDUSTRY PULSE 10 LG Conquers KBIS Design Bites ▲ CE Pro's Brinks Drops 'Security' from Name ▲ Retailer Fry's Shuts Down ▲ Dish to Sell & Install ADT Products ▲ GHT Extends Reach in Florida ▲ CEDIA Welcomes Geitgey WELLSCAPES 30 COVER STORY 30 Just One Touch/Video & Audio Center in Southern California uses marketing and instinctual ingenuity to master the elusive formula of combining CE retail with custom installation. BY JASON KNOTT, COVER AND INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDALL MICHELSON FEATURES 24 KONKA Targets U.S. Smart Homes ▲ Savant 2021 : Where Is the Outdoor Market Heading? 56 In annual CE Pro Outdoor Technology Deep Dive, 47% of integrators report TOPIC HERE COVID-19 helped boost their outdoor tech installation business in 2020. The average number of installations stays at 10, with the median outdoor project price point rising to $7,024. BY JASON KNOTT 2 CE Pro APRIL 2021 C2104 pp02-03 TOC.indd 2 Conditioning, Remote Monitoring ▲ Sony VPLGTZ380 Continues Flagship Projection Heritage ▲ Metra Refreshes Name to MetraAV ▲ VP Tanner, Colquhoun Audio Buy Bryston ▲ GamberJohnson Acquires Premier Mounts ▲ Q&A: Zee Hakimoglu, ClearOne NETWORKING+HOME CONTROL Quest for Quality Awards: Rising to the Challenge TOPIC HERE AUDIO+VIDEO 18 Save Time, Money & Reputation with Power CE Profile: Hybrid Hero 36 Manufacturers and distributors come through with flying colors during the pandemic to meet the service needs of integrators in 11th annual CE Pro Quest for Quality Awards. BY CE PRO EDITORS 16 4 Digital CES 2021 Wellness Solutions to Watch Embraces WFH with Zoom Rooms Integration ▲ SECURITY CORNER: Is 2GIG's EDGE the Smartest Security Panel? CHANNEL 74 Sales of Home Networking Gear Rise 200% ▲ Azione Strikes Deal with Canadian Distributor ▲ DOW Changes to 'Technologies' New SnapAV AllNet, Volutone Locations Open ▲ AudioControl Honors Rep BY THE NUMBERS 80 Whole-House Control Interfaces www.cepro.com 3/10/21 12:02 PMhttp://http:// http://www.cepro.com