News
URC Announces Third-Generation Roku Integration
Third-generation upgrade delivers two-way control, dynamic app management, and deeper automation.
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The Resi Weekly Top 10 – 01.30.26
The most visited stories on residentialsystems.com from January 23–29, 2025.
Awards
CEDIA Opens 2026 Smart Home Awards Submissions
A mark of excellence that sets winners apart and supports business growth year-round.
News
Just Video Walls Updates its U.S. Manufacturer’s Rep Network
The changes reflect a deliberate shift toward modern, agency-style rep partnerships specially designed to...
Events
Apex Technologies Brings Power and Light Together for its Lightapalooza Demo
Leon’s Noah Kaplan will “paint” digitally with LED light using Apex Technologies’ ProtoPixel platform.
Features
Specifying the Right Video Wall
Professionals offer tips on how to deliver the best video wall for the application.
Audio
ISE 2026: Sonance Announces New Ultra Shallow In-Ceiling Speaker
Brings CDX crossover and waveguide technology to ultra-shallow retrofit installations.
Audio
ISE 2026: Lyngdorf Audio Launches New Stereo On-Wall Soundbar
The SB-75 is a passive full-range stereo speaker, equipped with high-performance drive-units in a...
Audio
Artcoustic Announces the Spitfire Q Series Speakers
Combines the benefits of line-array performance with the simplicity of a single enclosure.
Technology
madVR Labs Announces Envy Commander Web Interface for Faster Control of the Envy
The Envy Commander will be free for all Envy customers and is expected to...
Security
ADI Refreshes Luma X21 NVR Portfolio
Updated 4-, 8-, and 16-channel network video recorders deliver improved performance, quieter operation, expanded...
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Blogs
AI Hack #723: Tell Them It’s Going To Die
The new “Livewire Lifecycle” report, issued with every proposal, talks proactively about the life expectancy of each and every large component in the system.
Blogs
ISE 2026: Why Integrators Must Push Beyond
ISE is where global trends emerge early — sometimes years before they become mainstream in individual markets.
Blogs
Describe vs. Prescribe
Why it is important to let your team figure out the solutions to challenges themselves.
Blogs
Seeing God in the Speakers
A love letter to excellent music played on extraordinary systems at a very high volume.
Blogs
Mind the Gap: The Simplest Way to Be Happier in 2026
How to focus on how far you’ve come as opposed to what you haven’t done.
Blogs
AI Hack #673: Negotiating With ChatGPT Riding Shotgun
When dealing with customer service issues from large corporations, it may be necessary to bring in the big guns.
Integration Guides
Integration Guide to Video Walls – Another Screen in the Wall
More product options and a variety of price points make video walls a highly...
Integration Guides
In Turbulent Times, It Pays to Be in a Buying Group
Buying groups tackle the industry’s current challenges head-on.
Integration Guides
New Tech Week: Design-Centric Tech – Meant to be Seen…Except When It’s Not
Technology can be used to enhance the design of the home by standing out...
Sponsored
HDMI® Technology Delivers Hi-Res Distributed Audio for Commercial and Residential Consumers
HDMI technology continues to play a central role in how we experience sound and...
Features
Lifestyle Is Non-Negotiable for Luxury Clients
Why your marketing needs to move beyond specs and hyperbole and start speaking to their lifestyle language.
Behind the Business
It’s a Mad, madVR, World
How madVR Labs’ Envy Series became the industry’s luxury video processor of choice in less than five years.
Features
Taming the Rockies
A lush luxury home in the harsh climate of the Rocky Mountains relies on a URC control system integrated with a host of third-party...
Features
Living for the Perfect Fry
Finding happiness in doing one task flawlessly instead of always striving for more.
Features
Rethinking Reference Level in Residential Audio
A new white paper reveals that the theatrical reference level is not a universal playback target for domestic spaces.
Awards
Residential Systems 2026 ISE Best of Show Awards Nomination Deadline Exteneded
Programs highlight new products debuting at ISE 2026.
Events
First Time Exhibitors Theory and PRO Offer Two Audio Demo Rooms at ISE 2026
Will show its high-performance audio products for both residential and commercial installations.
Events
CEDIA To Host RP-32 Workshop at ISE 2026
CEDIA’s latest RP-32 Recommended Practice establishes clear, repeatable procedures for measuring and verifying audio system performance.
Awards
Residential Systems, TWICE, and TechRadar Pro Announce Picks Awards Winners for CES 2026
See which companies took home this year's awards!