Press Release
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Gabriele Collier
WiSA, LLC
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A/V Industry Pioneer Sam Runco Joins WiSA Association Advisory Board
to Promote Interoperable High-Definition Wireless Audio in the Home
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 8, 2012 – The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA™) Association today announced that Sam Runco,
an Audio/Video (A/V) industry veteran and founding member of CEDIA (Custom
Electronic Design & Installation Association) has joined the WiSA
Advisory Board to support the promotion and broad adoption of wireless
audio speaker technology in the home. Fellow Advisory Board members include
Aperion Audio,
DEI Holdings, Inc. (parent company to Polk® Audio and Definitive Technology), GGEC,
Hansong Electronics Co.,
Klipsch® Group, Inc.,
Meiloon Industrial Co., Pioneer Corporation, SHARP Corporation, Silicon Image and
Summit Semiconductor.
Sam Runco has more than 30 years of experience in the home theater industry
and is the founder of Runco International, a leader in products and services
for custom HD home theater video displays. Mr. Runco is also the recipient
of CEDIA's Lifetime Achievement Award and an inductee in the Consumer
Electronics Hall of Fame.
“WiSA-compliant speakers are the first to provide consumers with a superior
quality, interference-free, wireless surround-sound experience while offering
interoperability with other WiSA-compliant CE components,” said Sam Runco.
“I am looking forward to help guide the implementation, interoperability,
and evolution of this exciting wireless home audio technology.”
The WiSA Association is an industry group dedicated to promoting high
performance wireless audio in the home theater market by delivering the
industry’s first interoperability specification and compliance testing
programs for manufacturers of high-performance wireless speakers, DTVs,
Blu-ray Disc players, and other consumer electronics (CE) devices. Consumers
will be able to outfit their home entertainment system with WiSA-compliant
speakers and components from any participating vendor with the assurance
that the devices will interoperate with each other and provide the highest
standard in HD wireless surround sound audio.
“We are thrilled to have Sam bring his extensive expertise and leadership
in home theater innovation to the WiSA Advisory Board and are looking
forward to have him join us in setting a new standard for high-performance
wireless audio,” said Jim Venable, president of the WiSA Association.
WiSA Association at CEDIA Expo – Indianapolis, September 5-8, 2012
TThe WiSA Association will be an exhibitor in sound room 9 at the CEDIA
Expo, providing product demonstrations of member companies’ 7.1 surround
sound solutions which are based on the WiSA Compliance Test Specification
(CTS). If you are with the media and would like to schedule a demonstration
at CEDIA Expo, please contact Linda Ferguson at
lcourtneyferguson@comast.net. If you are a manufacturer and would
like to learn more or receive a presentation and demo, please contact
Stacey Lee Messam at smessam@wisaassociation.org.
Opportunities to participate in the WiSA Association exist for Members
and Associate Members. Companies and organizations interested in joining
the group are welcome to contact the Association. The application to join
and information about membership fees can be found at
www.wisaassociation.org.
About the WiSA Association
Established in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the Wireless
Speaker & Audio (WiSA) Association is an industry group dedicated
to bringing reliable, high- performance interoperable wireless audio products
to the consumer. The Association is responsible for developing specifications
and performing testing and interoperability certification of WiSA-certified
products, Association administrative management, and outbound marketing
campaigns to promote the broad adoption of WiSA interoperability. WiSA,
LLC, the agent for the WiSA Association, is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG). For more information about the
WiSA Association, visit www.wisaassociation.org.
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