JoeNeese : Entertainment Technology Amina Technologies Amina Technologies Ltd is the world’s leading supplier of custom, high-performance invisible loudspeaker solutions. Using a revolutionary diffuse sound radiator technology, Amina provides extremely high performance invisible loudspeakers for homes and businesses, and offers a solutionsbased approach to architects, interior designers, and anyone who wants truly amazing sound without seeing speakers.... [Read more] APC From corporate data centers to home offices, APC is regarded as an innovator, designer, and manufacturer of high quality availability solutions. With a proven reputation for Legendary Reliability®, leading companies depend on APC every day to protect and support many of the most critical networks in the world, including those at Microsoft, Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., and IBM. Over the last 20 years,... [Read more] Audyssey Audyssey Laboratories was conceived at the prestigious Immersive Audio Laboratory at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sunil Bharitkar, Philip Hilmes, Prof. Tomlinson Holman, and Prof. Chris Kyriakakis were all involved in conceiving and creating the technology that was the basis for “spinning out” the company in July, 2002.

In late 1996, after a fierce competition... [Read more] Berkline Berkline’s company’s history is cut, nailed, glued and sewn into every product they create. This legacy began in 1928, when a craftsman by the name of Jacob Popkin founded Berkline in Springfield, Massachusetts. His goal was to create comfortable, quality furniture at a fair price. In 1937, he expanded the company to Morristown, Tennessee, their headquarters ever since. As a recognized leader... [Read more] Boston Acoustics Founded in 1979, Boston Acoustics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance audio systems for home audio/video systems, after-market and OEM automotive systems, and custom-installations. Boston Acoustics ability to combine high performance with elegance has led to a wide range of innovative products that deliver clear, authentic sound from the bedroom to the backyard, and out into... [Read more] Bryston Bryston Ltd. is a Canadian company which has been designing and manufacturing state of the art specialty electronics to both the professional and consumer audio marketplaces for over a quarter century.

Bryston has a major commitment to produce the most accurate and reliable product available. They maintain an extensive research and development division which is constantly looking for ways to improve... [Read more] CEDIA The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) is an international trade association of companies that specialize in planning and installing electronic systems for the home. These systems include home networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems providing lighting control,... [Read more] Chief Manufacturing Chief has more than 30 years of proven product and service excellence in the Audio Visual industry, providing top quality mounting solutions for projectors, monitors, and flat panel TVs. Committed to responding to industry needs in Commercial, Residential and Workstation/IT markets, Chief is dedicated to producing solutions that packed with form, function, and flexibility. Chief designs state-of-the-art... [Read more] Control4 While the home automation market continues to grow each year, current solutions only address customers who are building high-end custom homes or doing major reconstruction on an existing home. Homeowners need a more affordable way to automate their existing homes without the headaches and expense of major remodeling.

And they want to be able to add new products over time as they are able to afford... [Read more] “Connecting the Wires” vs. Calibration There’s a big difference between “connecting” a stereo and calibrating a home theater. The first produces sound, the second pulls you into the experience! If you’re investing in a home theater, you’ll be disappointed if the system is not calibrated. Take cars as an example. Both a race car and a sports car have similar performance parts, yet one drives drastically better. Why? The... [Read more] Elan Located in Lexington, Ky., ELAN Home Systems has designed innovative, award-winning multi-room audio/video and home control systems since 1989. ELAN systems were the first to seamlessly combine music, TV and telephone-based features such as intercom and paging to create a new kind of whole-house entertainment and communications experience. These “systems” allowed people to move room to room, controlling...

[Read more] Epson Epson’s history spans more than 100 years, with a heritage that began in watch making and led to the invention of the world’s first quartz watch along with many other technology “firsts.” This long tradition of creating products that are smaller and more precise continues today, with the development of some of the world’s most advanced micromechantronics capabilities for ultra fine, high... [Read more] Escient Escient is a division of D&M Holdings U.S., Inc., and is the pioneering leader in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sales, distribution and support of a groundbreaking category of audio/video products that meld the power of the Internet seamlessly with intuitive home-entertainment devices. Escient’s products and services are designed to enhance the entertainment experience by... [Read more] Genesis Genesis Series Cable Products are designed to be the highest quality, most cost-effective cables in the industry. All of their products exceed the industry standards of Underwriters Laboratories, The Canadian Standards Association (where applicable) and the National Electrical Code. Their greatest asset is their people. In fact, the four leaders of our organization have over 100 years of combined...

[Read more] Imuse In 2002, founder and CEO Bill Duncan had an idea. Watching friends struggle with cluttered shelves of scratched and misplaced DVDs, Bill envisioned a solution. He began developing a family of products that would provide instant access to movies, music, and pictures in every room of a person’s home via an elegant streaming digital library. In 2005, with research and development complete, iMuse began... [Read more] Integra Integra’s mission is unique: In addition to building components that home theater enthusiasts love, they also set out to design and create components that set new standards for system integration, upgrade capability and multi-zone expansion. So to say that Integra is a premium audio video line is an understatement-world-class components are their lives. They find engineers and designers who are... [Read more] James Loudspeakers At James Loudspeaker, Design and Quality are the priorities: welded aluminum enclosures, proprietary driver technology, and the Adjustable Frequency Distribution Circuit combined to produce the world’s finest speakers. Unrivaled in the industry … James’ Innovative array of forward thinking features and patented technologies achieve flawless and faithful sound. Astonishing clarity of...

[Read more] JVC In consumer products, JVC offers high definition displays and home theater projectors, digital video camcorders, home theater systems, audio components and systems, portable audio products, DVD players and recorders, digital storage devices, audio and video accessories, car audio/video products and recording media. An innovator throughout the analog age, exemplified by the JVC-developed VHS videocassette... [Read more] Lutron Joel and Ruth Spira founded Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. in 1961. Lutron’s first product was called a “dimmer switch” and represented the world’s first solid-state electronic device used to dim lights in a home, replacing bulky rheostats and autotransformers that were inefficient and unattractive. Although Lutron has grown substantially over the past several decades, the company still... [Read more] Marantz More than any other person, Saul Marantz defined premium home entertainment. Driven by his passion for music and his accomplishments as a classical guitarist – accomplishments that led to a close friendship with Andres Segovia – he was never satisfied with the “hi fi” equipment of his day. So he built better; first in his basement, later in a factory.

His talent for industrial design and his... [Read more] Media Décor Florida-based Media Decor, LLC was founded in 2003 to fulfill elegant designer-level solutions for today’s home entertainment installations. Its team of expert and inspired technicians, interior designers and structural craftsmen collaborate to create and deliver the world’s most compelling, beautiful and customized entertainment environments. Media Décor’s products were designed from the ground... [Read more] Middle Atlantic Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of engineered mounting solutions. Their customer-first philosophy places special emphasis on quality, service, and meeting the everyday working needs of end-users. All of Middle Atlantic’s products are designed from the installer’s point of view. From thermal considerations and built-in cable management on our racks and enclosures to pre-installed... [Read more] Monitor Audio The brand that delivers excellence in driver, cabinet, electronic and acoustic design is Monitor Audio. Since 1972, Monitor Audio’s near fanatical commitment to quality in every aspect of loudspeaker design coupled with its willingness to innovate has inspired global recognition and acclaim. Daring to challenge design orthodoxy has been its signature approach. When Monitor Audio launched its R852MD...

[Read more] MuxLabs MuxLab Inc. is a leading designer of value-added connectivity hardware allowing CCTV and audio-video equipment to be connected via cost-effective copper twisted pair. For almost 20 years, the MuxLab brand has been synonymous with quality, performance and reliability. VideoEase products streamline cabling by reducing material, space and installation costs. Even after installation, VideoEase products... [Read more] On-Q Shortly after being founded as On-Q Technologies, the company defined the standards for bringing Structured Wiring to homebuyers on a mass scale. By establishing a large network of distributors and marketing “smarthome” solutions directly to builders and installers, On-Q was able to gain dominant market share in the Structured Wiring category. On-Q Technologies just recently acquired Ustec to... [Read more] Panasonic The parent company of Panasonic, Matsushita (pronounced Matshoosta) Electric was formed in 1917 by Konosuke Matsushita. Their original invention was a porcelain lighting fixture designed to accommodate two light bulbs simultaneously. From those humble roots, has sprung a company with annual sales of $64 billion that is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of consumer electric and electronics...

[Read more] Pioneer Elite Pioneer Electronics is one of Japan’s oldest audio manufacturers. Pioneer Elite, formed in 1985, was positioned as a step-up from the standard Pioneer product line. Pioneer Elite had among its goals products that were easy to operate, that worked seamlessly together and looked great. Most importantly of all, Pioneer Elite products are designed to deliver state-of-the-art performance coupled with... [Read more] Planet Waves In 1994, Howard and Robert Silagy started a small guitar strap company in Hicksville, N.Y. Their approach to business was simple: make attractive, durable straps using high-quality materials and people will buy them. Over the next four years, the company grew, with sales skyrocketing because of the growing popularity of Planet Waves’ colorful, attractive designs and the line’s thick, heavy-duty... [Read more] Samsung Founded in 1969, Samsung is currently the world’s 14th largest company with manufacturing facilities in 66 countries around the world. Samsung was the first manufacturer to qualify for the UL Laboratory Total Certification Program, which provides faster access to the UL certification for products and reduces the amount of time required to bring new products to market. Samsung’s manufacturing divisions...

[Read more] Speco Technologies For over fifty years Speco Technologies has dedicated themselves to providing the highest quality audio products for residential and commercial use, as well as the latest innovations in closed circuit surveillance and electronic accessories. Speco has committed its self to providing affordable, dependable merchandise, delivering exceptional customer service and technical support, and offering extensive... [Read more] Stewart Filmscreens Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives and the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship. Quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved. A family-owned business since 1947, Stewart... [Read more] Tapestries, Ltd. Since 1973, Tapestries, Ltd. has provided the world’s most beautiful and sought after decorative home accessories. Each style is selected to portray their reputation of classic elegance. Tapestries, Ltd. is the industry’s source for lovely home accessories: Jacquard-woven tapestries from the mills in Europe, exquisite hand-woven tapestries, sophisticated bedding ensembles, and beautiful decorative...

[Read more] TrippLite Tripp Lite’s comprehensive product line and service network have evolved over a span of more than 85 years. Established in 1922, Tripp Lite originally manufactured automotive accessories, including a line of inverters. While inverters are still part of Tripp Lite’s offering, Tripp Lite, driven over the decades by the evolving needs of its customers, has shifted the focus of its offering onto power... [Read more] Universal Remote Universal Remote Control is a world leader in the custom design, engineering, manufacturing and distribution of high-quality remote controls and home automation products. With more than 20 years of experience, Universal Remote Control produces a family of innovative IR/RF products to meet customer requirements around the world. Their remote control products range in complexity from a multiple function... [Read more] Ustec UStec provides homeowners with the wiring infrastructure they need to distribute and connect video, data, and voice signals for home entertainment and home networking. Founded in 1992, UStec pioneered the development of structured wiring for homes, becoming one of the first residential structured wiring network providers in the country.

Toward the end of the 1990s, with the exploding popularity of... [Read more] Velodyne Velodyne Acoustics is the industry leader in subwoofers. Since the company’s inception in 1983, Velodyne has been acclaimed by industry experts, audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts for its exceptional performance. Founder David Hall’s vision was to limit or eliminate distortion from loudspeakers. His background in the development of devices for accurate measurement of motion was first applied... [Read more] Vutec Founded in 1977, Vutec Corporation is one of the world’s leading video projection screen manufacturers with a state-of-the-art product line developed to satisfy the ever-changing demands of video enthusiasts and audio/video dealers worldwide. As a global leader in video projection screen technology, Vutec holds numerous patents and patents-pending on a multitude of viewing products. Vutec first... [Read more] Yamaha Yamaha began as a musical instrument manufacturer in 1889. By 1922, they were building wind-up gramophones as well. They remain the only brand to manufacture both a full range of musical instruments and the equipment to reproduce those instruments.

In fact, the Yamaha logo is comprised of three crossed tuning forks. Furthermore, their innovations in the musical instrument field have helped them break... [Read more] Air conditioning that closet? You might want to rethink that … It’s not at all unusual for clients to have their home theater equipment installed in a new or existing closet. Located in or just outside the theater, it’s a logical place to put audio-video electronics, whether in a rack or on shelves. But – it may not be that easy. Whether it’s “coat” or “walk-in” size, some thought has to be given to ventilation,... [Read more] Audio/Video Component Rack This audio/video rack contains all the equipment needed to automate and power the showroom and Home Theater. It is a Crestron based rack as far as automation goes. Crestron, Bryston, and Integra amplifiers distribute power to all displays in the showroom and the Home Theater. This audio/video rack also has Elan and Control4 processors that drive the Media Room displays. This rack basically drives... [Read more] Bathroom This display has many hidden features. The idea was minimal impact with maximum performance. There is a 10″ LCD TV behind the mirror from Media Decor.

There are (2) Amina Technologies hidden speakers … one below each wall sconce. There is an in-ceiling Niles Audio 6″ subwoofer to help round out the invisible speakers that have excellent mid-range and high range for a non-traditional... [Read more] Entry This is a multi-purpose display. It can be a rear door, front door, side door, or even a cottage entry. It was designed to show potential options at any entry point when one leaves the house or enters the house. There is an Iport Ipod dock where one can insert their Iphone or Ipod to play their favorite music in a particular room or through out the whole house. There is also a video camera that displays... [Read more] Family Room This display dedicates itself to the Planar projection screen. This is an 80″ fixed projection screen that has a piano black frame. The screen itself is made of glass with a special coating. This special coating diffuses and rejects ambient light. This allows the screen to be used in an area where controlling light is a difficult task. This display has 5-channel surround in the ceiling. There...

[Read more] Home Theater This a dedicated room that is next to the main showroom. This Home Theater has it all. It was fully designed from the ground up. It is essentially a box with a box. It has suspended walls and ceiling to acoustically control the sound from within and outside the room. It also has a Kinetics floating floor for hightened bass response. It has acoustic baffles and diffusers to control the acoustic environment.... [Read more] Home Theater ll This a dedicated room that is next to the main showroom. It is broken down into 3 major displays. They include: Universal Remote, Control4, and Elan. The Control4 system has dedicated stereo Episode speakers in the tray ceiling on both sides that are being driven by a Marantz amplifier. The Elan system has dedicated stereo Monitor Audio speakers in the tray ceiling on both sides that are being driven... [Read more] When 1080p Doesn’t Matter TVs touting a 1080p resolution are everywhere. Since the introduction of the high-res technology a few years ago, TV manufacturers have slowly but surely all but replaced their entire existing lower-res products with 1080p units.

But is 1080p absolutely essential? Should we toss out existing 720p TVs for 1080 displays? The short answer is no. According to most custom electronic professionals, 720p... [Read more] Homeowners Loving Their Multiroom A/V Systems According to a study from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), 82% of multiroom audio video (MRAV) system owners would recommend their system to others. ”Trends in Multi-room Audio Video Usage” also finds 85% of homeowners who have a MRAV system would want to install a system if they bought a new home. Fifty-five percent of MRAV system owners use their system daily with entertainment the... [Read more] Living Room This is probably the most duplicated display among our clients today. Hanging a flat panel TV above the mantel on a fireplace is “in vogue”! This display does go a little further and hides the flat panel behind a Art Deco motorized artwork. One can have their favorite painting duplicated or choose from thousands of stock oil paintings. This display has (2) James Loudspeaker dual 6″...

[Read more] Master Bedroom This display probably is the most talked about of the whole showroom. A flat panel TV is hidden behind a 2-way mirror. This is a special optics mirror that allows the maximum amount of light coming from the flat panel to be viewed. It also displays the best possible reflective mirror quality when the flat panel is turned off. This is an in-wall application with an ornate frame as seen in these pictures.... [Read more] Showroom This is our main showroom. It is broken down into 10 different displays of audio/video. They include: Study, Showroom, Audio/Video Equipment Rack, Media Room (Home Theater ll), Master Bedroom, Living Room, Home Theater, Entry, Family Room, and Bathroom. It is open Monday – Friday from 8AM to 5PM. We do open for scheduled appointments on the weekends and after 5PM during the week. We are 21.5... [Read more] Home Theater Design Guide Learn How to Avoid Costly Home Theater Mistakes Avoiding costly mistakes as it relates to a home theater can be a double edge sword. Nobody desires to be oversold, but what is worse is the realization that you should have invested in a higher level of performance.

Newsletter & "Design Guide" Sign Up Email: Partners : Entertainment Technology June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Active Thermal Management supplies the coolest stuff for the hottest home theater and A/V installations. By cool we mean temperature lowering, life-extending, innovative devices that give a breath of fresh air to cramped, over-heated components. Most components are designed to run in well ventilated areas. Unfortunately, when installing several components in a compact area without adequate airflow, the combined heat will shorten the life of most expensive components. This is where active Thermal Managment can really help. They produce a full spectrum of products that quietly and efficiently replace hot air with room-temperature air. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Amina Technologies Ltd is the world’s leading supplier of custom, high-performance invisible loudspeaker solutions. Using a revolutionary diffuse sound radiator technology, Amina provides extremely high performance invisible loudspeakers for homes and businesses, and offers a solutionsbased approach to architects, interior designers, and anyone who wants truly amazing sound without seeing speakers. Amina has provided high performance invisible sound for a large number of private and prestigious locations throughout the world.

Some notable projects in the commercial sector are the US Capitol, UK Houses of Parliament, Boca Resorts Hotel, Dolce & Gabbana retail, and more. In addition, Amina is proud to be represented in numerous ultra-high-end homes and in many unique applications ranging from home theaters in the Hamptons, to mega whole-house audio in Dubai, to an outdoor pool home theater near London, and many more. Amina’s design and manufacturing headquarters are located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – the heart of Britain’s technology belt for aerospace panel production and electronics & audio design excellence. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment From corporate data centers to home offices, APC is regarded as an innovator, designer, and manufacturer of high quality availability solutions. With a proven reputation for Legendary Reliability®, leading companies depend on APC every day to protect and support many of the most critical networks in the world, including those at Microsoft, Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., and IBM. Over the last 20 years, APC has been a pioneer in the development of new power protection technologies, resulting in countless industry awards, design patents and an installed base numbering in the tens of millions of units.

Multiple R&D centers, along with APC-owned and controlled factories, have helped ensure that APC solutions are among the safest, most advanced, and reliable available. When you buy APC, you buy “peace of mind”. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Audyssey Laboratories was conceived at the prestigious Immersive Audio Laboratory at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sunil Bharitkar, Philip Hilmes, Prof. Tomlinson Holman, and Prof. Chris Kyriakakis were all involved in conceiving and creating the technology that was the basis for “spinning out” the company in July, 2002. In late 1996, after a fierce competition among 117 universities, the National Science Foundation established a unique research center at USC that focused on immersive technologies. A key component of the Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) is the Immersive Audio Laboratory that was founded by Chris Kyriakakis and Tomlinson Holman. Over the past 10 years Tom and Chris have conducted research in audio signal processing, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.

The results of their interdisciplinary research have been published in more than 100 technical journal publications and several books. One of the most challenging problems that they addressed was the comprehensive understanding of the negative effects of room acoustics on sound reproduction. It took 5 years of intense research and experimentation and more than $6M in research funds to fully understand and solve this intricate problem. No other facility in the world had the scientific expertise and the resources to fundamentally examine and solve this problem. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Berkline’s company’s history is cut, nailed, glued and sewn into every product they create. This legacy began in 1928, when a craftsman by the name of Jacob Popkin founded Berkline in Springfield, Massachusetts. His goal was to create comfortable, quality furniture at a fair price. In 1937, he expanded the company to Morristown, Tennessee, their headquarters ever since. As a recognized leader in the industry, Berkline is committed to making the furnishings you need, with innovations that make life easier, healthier and more rewarding. That’s been Berkline’s attitude since the beginning.

Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Founded in 1979, Boston Acoustics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance audio systems for home audio/video systems, after-market and OEM automotive systems, and custom-installations. Boston Acoustics ability to combine high performance with elegance has led to a wide range of innovative products that deliver clear, authentic sound from the bedroom to the backyard, and out into the car—letting people play smart wherever they are. They continue to exceed our customers’ expectations—generation after generation—by using only the highest quality materials in every component we build. That commitment to quality is visible (and audible) wherever a Boston Acoustics system is found. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Bryston Ltd. is a Canadian company which has been designing and manufacturing state of the art specialty electronics to both the professional and consumer audio marketplaces for over a quarter century. Bryston has a major commitment to produce the most accurate and reliable product available.

They maintain an extensive research and development division which is constantly looking for ways to improve the performance, value and reliability of the products. Bryston offers a full 20 Year transferable warranty, parts and labor, on all analog products and a full 5 Year transferable warranty on all Digital circuits. In the professional market Bryston offers amplifiers for recording studios, radio and television broadcast facilities and sound reinforcement applications such as stadiums and arenas etc. In the consumer market they manufacture state of the art audio electronics intended to provide the owner with the most musically accurate and reliable performance available. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) is an international trade association of companies that specialize in planning and installing electronic systems for the home. These systems include home networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems providing lighting control, security, and HVAC systems. CEDIA provides top-ranked educational conferences, industry professional training, and certification focused on the installation and integration of residential electronic systems that consumers use to enhance their lifestyles. One of CEDIA’s key missions and driving forces is public policy representation.

CEDIA’s public policy efforts are designed to support CEDIA members and ensure that their abilities to own and operate their businesses are not impeded. CEDIA certified professionals are a select group. They are proven experts who are committed to a higher standard of education. Hiring a CEDIA Certified professional gives you peace of mind—and the finest in custom electronic design and installation. Your home deserves nothing less. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Chief has more than 30 years of proven product and service excellence in the Audio Visual industry, providing top quality mounting solutions for projectors, monitors, and flat panel TVs. Committed to responding to industry needs in Commercial, Residential and Workstation/IT markets, Chief is dedicated to producing solutions that packed with form, function, and flexibility. Chief designs state-of-the-art mounting solutions that complement the technology they support with hundreds product awards and patented designs to prove it. Tagged: June 10, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment While the home automation market continues to grow each year, current solutions only address customers who are building high-end custom homes or doing major reconstruction on an existing home.

Homeowners need a more affordable way to automate their existing homes without the headaches and expense of major remodeling. And they want to be able to add new products over time as they are able to afford additional technology. The founders of Control4 — Will West, Eric Smith and Mark Morgan — understand the needs of homeowners. As veterans of the home automation market, they recognize that better wireless standards and the advent of Internet Protocol (IP) technology allow more existing homes to become candidates for home automation. That’s why the team has created the company called Control4. Control4 manufactures a complete line of affordable wired and wireless home automation products, making safety, convenience, comfort and economy available to virtually any homeowner in America. Control4 wireless products can be installed in any home in just a few hours, without the need for extensive or expensive remodeling. Not only can homeowners easily customize their Control4 system to meet their unique lifestyles, but the modular nature of the products also enables customers to start small and add to their systems over time. Control 4 products are capable of delivering a complete solution for the home because they integrate the control of lighting, audio, video, landscape and climate into a single cohesive system.

As the demand for home automation continues to grow, Control4 plans to stay at the forefront of the industry by providing innovative products and solutions that deliver tomorrow’s lifestyle improvements today. Tagged: June 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment Celebrating more than 25 years of innovative surveillance technology and exceptional customer service, Dedicated Micros Inc is an international market leader in the field of video surveillance equipment. The company is renowned for the design and manufacture of robust camera and recording equipment to meet the demands of continuous 24-hour security video surveillance. Dedicated Micros’ success is rooted in the invention of the world’s first video multiplexer – a monitoring product which records continuous images from a number of cameras onto a single video cassette tape – the basis for today’s sophisticated security surveillance equipment. Technological video surveillance developments pioneered by Dedicated Micros Inc. have formed the building blocks for the success of today’s video surveillance industry, earning the company a reputation as one of the industry’s foremost innovative forces and the name behind some of the most advanced surveillance equipment on the market.

Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Located in Lexington, Ky., ELAN Home Systems has designed innovative, award-winning multi-room audio/video and home control systems since 1989. ELAN systems were the first to seamlessly combine music, TV and telephone-based features such as intercom and paging to create a new kind of whole-house entertainment and communications experience. These “systems” allowed people to move room to room, controlling and accessing centrally located audio and video equipment with ease, and providing indispensable in-home communications for everyday living. Today, ELAN has become one of the largest companies in custom complete home systems, with distribution in 58 countries worldwide, and nearly 30 technology patents. Since a management-led buyout from the Square D Company in 1995, ELAN has experienced over 700 percent sales growth, and has delivered nearly 600 different products to market. ELAN’s management team has a collective 400 years of audio and video industry experience.

Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Epson’s history spans more than 100 years, with a heritage that began in watch making and led to the invention of the world’s first quartz watch along with many other technology “firsts.” This long tradition of creating products that are smaller and more precise continues today, with the development of some of the world’s most advanced micromechantronics capabilities for ultra fine, high precision processing. It is the company’s vision to drive Digital Image Innovation by providing cutting-edge imaging solutions, focused on the fields of imaging on screen, and imaging on glass. Supporting this vision will be continued innovation in core devices that provide value-added solutions. Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Escient is a division of D&M Holdings U.S., Inc., and is the pioneering leader in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sales, distribution and support of a groundbreaking category of audio/video products that meld the power of the Internet seamlessly with intuitive home-entertainment devices.

Escient’s products and services are designed to enhance the entertainment experience by providing previously unheard-of ways to access music, movies and related content throughout the home. The company possesses a deep portfolio of designs for new products including media servers, DVD systems, remote players and networking and streaming devices, that are brought to market under the Escient brand. Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Genesis Series Cable Products are designed to be the highest quality, most cost-effective cables in the industry. All of their products exceed the industry standards of Underwriters Laboratories, The Canadian Standards Association (where applicable) and the National Electrical Code. Their greatest asset is their people. In fact, the four leaders of our organization have over 100 years of combined wire and cable experience. Furthermore, virtually all of our supervisors and line operators boast similar longevity in the wire business and an uncompromising dedication to their craft. Genesis Series Cable Products are manufactured in our state-of -the art facility, using the most progressive and innovative wire manufacturing techniques and equipment to produce the highest quality cable products designed for Security, Fire, Sound, Video, and Data applications. They have brought together every conceivable resource to ensure our customers the ultimate value.

This means the highest standards of service, quality, and efficiency – all backed by our limited lifetime warranty. Our commitment goes beyond our products, it extends to our distributors and their customers. Our lifetime warranty demonstrates this commitment to our loyal associates and distributors. Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment In 2002, founder and CEO Bill Duncan had an idea. Watching friends struggle with cluttered shelves of scratched and misplaced DVDs, Bill envisioned a solution. He began developing a family of products that would provide instant access to movies, music, and pictures in every room of a person’s home via an elegant streaming digital library. In 2005, with research and development complete, iMuse began shipping the iMuse Entertainment System. Customers started to easily backup, store, and playback their movies, music, and pictures with the touch of one button. That same year iMuse won best overall A/V Product at Electronic House Expo. Today, iMuse continues to grow and provide dynamic solutions for clients who are ready for whole-home entertainment.

Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Integra’s mission is unique: In addition to building components that home theater enthusiasts love, they also set out to design and create components that set new standards for system integration, upgrade capability and multi-zone expansion. So to say that Integra is a premium audio video line is an understatement-world-class components are their lives. They find engineers and designers who are more than just good at what they do-they find the fanatics. Then they provide them with the absolute finest parts and materials, the most sophisticated test and measurement equipment available and ISO 9001 certified facilities that are second to none. They back it all with the support and technical resources of a parent company with an unparalleled track record of audio engineering excellence that spans more than half a century. The end results are a company and a product line that has never had any intention of being the biggest. Just the best. Tagged: June 8, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment At James Loudspeaker, Design and Quality are the priorities: welded aluminum enclosures, proprietary driver technology, and the Adjustable Frequency Distribution Circuit combined to produce the world’s finest speakers.

Unrivaled in the industry … James’ Innovative array of forward thinking features and patented technologies achieve flawless and faithful sound. Astonishing clarity of tone harmony and voice is brought to life … James Loudspeaker … in a class of it’s own. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment In consumer products, JVC offers high definition displays and home theater projectors, digital video camcorders, home theater systems, audio components and systems, portable audio products, DVD players and recorders, digital storage devices, audio and video accessories, car audio/video products and recording media. An innovator throughout the analog age, exemplified by the JVC-developed VHS videocassette recorder, JVC has demonstrated the same innovative flair in the digital age. From our top-performing flat panel LCD televisions to our ground-breaking hard drive Everio digital camcorders, JVC continues to offer a succession of distinctive products that deliver sound and images with the power to move people. For 80 years the JVC brand name has been associated with the very best in audio and video entertainment, and has also been a strong supporter of the creative side of the entertainment world.

Among the many events JVC supports are the annual JVC Tokyo Video Festival, a video competition open to amateurs and professionals, and the renowned JVC Jazz Festival, a worldwide series of jazz concerts now in its 25th year. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Joel and Ruth Spira founded Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. in 1961. Lutron’s first product was called a “dimmer switch” and represented the world’s first solid-state electronic device used to dim lights in a home, replacing bulky rheostats and autotransformers that were inefficient and unattractive. Although Lutron has grown substantially over the past several decades, the company still maintains the feel and personal closeness of a smaller firm. Today, over 45 years later, Lutron is still devoted to controlling lighting. Their focus on product innovations, technology, quality, and customer service has made them the undisputed leader worldwide in the area of lighting controls. They offer more than 10,000 products to satisfy virtually any residential or commercial project.

Lutron products adjust the intensity of virtually every kind of light, and remain to this day the only company that provides an integrated solution for controlling both natural daylight as well as electrical lighting. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment More than any other person, Saul Marantz defined premium home entertainment. Driven by his passion for music and his accomplishments as a classical guitarist – accomplishments that led to a close friendship with Andres Segovia – he was never satisfied with the “hi fi” equipment of his day. So he built better; first in his basement, later in a factory. His talent for industrial design and his ability to infuse talented engineers like Sidney Smith and others with his vision resulted in legendary products. The Model 7 preamplifier. The Model 8 and, soon after, the 8B power amplifier. And insured that his company would remain a premiere name in the industry he helped establish. The Super Audio CD came to life as the SA-1 SA-CD player and other new Reference Series components provided a concrete example of Marantz’s continuing dedication to sonic superiority.

On the A/V front, an upgraded series of finely-crafted surround sound receivers and DVD players exhibited engineering inspiration gained from decades of effort and tradition. And, thanks to determined efforts to extract the most from contemporary technologies like DLP projection and plasma monitors, Marantz’s video reputation grew almost as quickly as did its legendary audio prestige a half century earlier. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Florida-based Media Decor, LLC was founded in 2003 to fulfill elegant designer-level solutions for today’s home entertainment installations. Its team of expert and inspired technicians, interior designers and structural craftsmen collaborate to create and deliver the world’s most compelling, beautiful and customized entertainment environments. Media Décor’s products were designed from the ground up to fill a rising demand to discretely hide large flat screen displays when they are turned off or not being viewed. Designers, architects, and A/V Custom Installers have been looking for solutions to conceal large TV screens that dominate the wall space in most homes and conference rooms. Media Décor provides custom solutions that not only solves the problem, but contribute to the room decor, and ultimately please the client.

The Media Décor Moving Art provides a silent motorized solution to concealing displays. These innovative units are all powered by Lutron drive units. The QC Elite series employs a magnetic roller system to ensure silent and smooth operation. The Media-Mirror™ and Mirage-Mirror™ offer a selection of elegantly crafted and framed mirror overlays that perfectly conceal the TV but then magically allow clear video viewing when the set is activated. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of engineered mounting solutions. Their customer-first philosophy places special emphasis on quality, service, and meeting the everyday working needs of end-users. All of Middle Atlantic’s products are designed from the installer’s point of view. From thermal considerations and built-in cable management on our racks and enclosures to pre-installed washers on our rack screws we look at all aspects of an installation to find ways to save time and simplify the project. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment The brand that delivers excellence in driver, cabinet, electronic and acoustic design is Monitor Audio.

Since 1972, Monitor Audio’s near fanatical commitment to quality in every aspect of loudspeaker design coupled with its willingness to innovate has inspired global recognition and acclaim. Daring to challenge design orthodoxy has been its signature approach. When Monitor Audio launched its R852MD loudspeaker – the first model to incorporate a metal dome tweeter – it caused quite a stir. Until that time, most metal domes were single-metal types made from copper or titanium and virtually all sounded unconvincing. The R852 used an aluminium-magnesium alloy dome and sounded significantly better and smoother than all of its single-metal rivals. It also incorporated ferro-fluid damping/cooling of the metal voice-coil former and a vented voice coil mechanism for better heat dissipation. These radical design elements formed the basis for successive generations of C-CAM® metal domes. By consistently refining and applying the technology, Monitor Audio has become the world’s foremost proponent of metal dome drivers. Monitor Audio designs and builds its own cabinets and crossovers as well, so that it can optimise the incomparable blend of virtues that makes Monitor Audio loudspeakers unique: clean, dynamic sound, superior build quality and innovative design.

And because they share a philosophy of excellence and a consistency of quality and voicing, loudspeakers of different types: on-wall, in-wall, floor and stand-mounting, may be used together to create the perfect blend of colour and shape for any room. In the strength and depth of Monitor Audio’s evolving product portfolio, the ideal of a universal whole-house loudspeaker brand finds true expression. Decades of accumulated expertise and knowledge have refined the rare mix of innovation, reliability and sheer performance that has propelled the brand to global status and on which aficionados of music and movie sound have come to rely. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment MuxLab Inc. is a leading designer of value-added connectivity hardware allowing CCTV and audio-video equipment to be connected via cost-effective copper twisted pair. For almost 20 years, the MuxLab brand has been synonymous with quality, performance and reliability. VideoEase products streamline cabling by reducing material, space and installation costs. Even after installation, VideoEase products help save time and money by facilitating moves, adds and changes.

MuxLab products are found in CCTV security and surveillance, classroom video, digital signage, home theatre, guestroom entertainment, podium presentation and boardroom projection systems to name a few. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Shortly after being founded as On-Q Technologies, the company defined the standards for bringing Structured Wiring to homebuyers on a mass scale. By establishing a large network of distributors and marketing “smarthome” solutions directly to builders and installers, On-Q was able to gain dominant market share in the Structured Wiring category. On-Q Technologies just recently acquired Ustec to solidify their dominant market share in the Structured Wiring category. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment The parent company of Panasonic, Matsushita (pronounced Matshoosta) Electric was formed in 1917 by Konosuke Matsushita. Their original invention was a porcelain lighting fixture designed to accommodate two light bulbs simultaneously.

From those humble roots, has sprung a company with annual sales of $64 billion that is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of consumer electric and electronics goods; it is often referred to as the General Electric of Japan. Panasonic can lay claim to a large number of firsts in the consumer electronics industry, including, through it subsidiary JVC, the introduction of the VHS home videotaping format. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Pioneer Electronics is one of Japan’s oldest audio manufacturers. Pioneer Elite, formed in 1985, was positioned as a step-up from the standard Pioneer product line. Pioneer Elite had among its goals products that were easy to operate, that worked seamlessly together and looked great. Most importantly of all, Pioneer Elite products are designed to deliver state-of-the-art performance coupled with exceptional build quality. Today, Pioneer Elite manufactures audio separates, receivers, CD players, cassette decks, DVD players, and flat screen televisions. Many of their products feature extensive copper shielding, to minimize pickup of interference. Their unique high-gloss “Urushi” finish mimics a traditional Japanese art form.

Pioneer Elite’s reputation for quality and cutting edge performance is perhaps most evident in their flat screen TVs. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment In 1994, Howard and Robert Silagy started a small guitar strap company in Hicksville, N.Y. Their approach to business was simple: make attractive, durable straps using high-quality materials and people will buy them. Over the next four years, the company grew, with sales skyrocketing because of the growing popularity of Planet Waves’ colorful, attractive designs and the line’s thick, heavy-duty leather tabs. In 1998, D’Addario & Company, Inc. acquired the Planet Waves line and it joined D’Addario’s world-renowned family of musical instrument accessory brands. D’Addario envisioned the line as more than just accessories for guitarists, but for musicians as a whole. D’Addario’s first major venture outside guitar-only accessories with the Planet Waves line was to design and develop a line of cables that would be truly transparent signal-transmitting devices, and virtually eliminate tonal alterations.

D’Addario’s Planet Waves team studied the industry’s cable-making procedures and identified that most suppliers were simply purchasing and assembling stock cables and connectors. Additional investigations found that suppliers had given little or no thought to the specific needs of each different cable application. After extensive testing, the Planet Waves team discovered that many of these stock cables had serious limitations. As a result, the lab began studying and researching the various causes of signal loss and degradation, microphonics (triboelectric noise), and mechanical connection failures. After more than two and a half years of intense research and product development, Planet Waves had come up with a cable with conductors that actually short unwanted triboelectric currents to the ground as they occur. A new connector was developed with a series of compression springs along the ground sleeve that ensure the plug makes a firm connection into the jack ground; gold-plated contact points were added for better connectivity and reduced oxidation. Add an almost indestructible strain-relief design with common-sense features like color-coded O-rings for easy identification, packaging that explains how Planet Waves solved problems, and a lifetime guarantee, and the Planet Waves cable line was on the road to success.

Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Founded in 1969, Samsung is currently the world’s 14th largest company with manufacturing facilities in 66 countries around the world. Samsung was the first manufacturer to qualify for the UL Laboratory Total Certification Program, which provides faster access to the UL certification for products and reduces the amount of time required to bring new products to market. Samsung’s manufacturing divisions have received the industry’s highest manufacturing quality rating – ISO 9001. Samsung products are consistently considered to be high value and high performance by the industry press. Tagged: June 5, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment For over fifty years Speco Technologies has dedicated themselves to providing the highest quality audio products for residential and commercial use, as well as the latest innovations in closed circuit surveillance and electronic accessories. Speco has committed its self to providing affordable, dependable merchandise, delivering exceptional customer service and technical support, and offering extensive product training and marketing support.

Tagged: June 4, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives and the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship. Quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved. A family-owned business since 1947, Stewart maintains the highest standards in screen design, craftsmanship, and customer service. Stewart Filmscreen continues to design and manufacturer innovative screen products for both the residential and commercial markets, bringing the same quality and innovation to all viewing environments. Tagged: June 4, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Since 1973, Tapestries, Ltd. has provided the world’s most beautiful and sought after decorative home accessories. Each style is selected to portray their reputation of classic elegance. Tapestries, Ltd. is the industry’s source for lovely home accessories: Jacquard-woven tapestries from the mills in Europe, exquisite hand-woven tapestries, sophisticated bedding ensembles, and beautiful decorative accessories.

Tagged: June 4, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Tripp Lite’s comprehensive product line and service network have evolved over a span of more than 85 years. Established in 1922, Tripp Lite originally manufactured automotive accessories, including a line of inverters. While inverters are still part of Tripp Lite’s offering, Tripp Lite, driven over the decades by the evolving needs of its customers, has shifted the focus of its offering onto power protection and connectivity products. As an early innovator in the power protection industry, Tripp Lite introduced the first UPS system designed for personal computers and the world’s most trusted premium surge suppressor, the Isobar®. Tagged: June 3, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Universal Remote Control is a world leader in the custom design, engineering, manufacturing and distribution of high-quality remote controls and home automation products. With more than 20 years of experience, Universal Remote Control produces a family of innovative IR/RF products to meet customer requirements around the world.

Their remote control products range in complexity from a multiple function universal and learning remote control with a DVD tutorial, to a feature-rich, PC-programmable remote control with a color touch screen. Universal Remote Control’s design and engineering professionals develop products that combine the latest advances in technology with simplicity of consumer set-up and use. The proprietary way they address each customer’s unique requirements is what sets Universal Remote Control apart from other companies. Tagged: June 3, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment UStec provides homeowners with the wiring infrastructure they need to distribute and connect video, data, and voice signals for home entertainment and home networking. Founded in 1992, UStec pioneered the development of structured wiring for homes, becoming one of the first residential structured wiring network providers in the country. Toward the end of the 1990s, with the exploding popularity of computers and the Internet, UStec recognized a significant opportunity to wire houses like offices — making it possible for home computers to easily share files, printers, and Web access accounts.

Tagged: June 3, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Velodyne Acoustics is the industry leader in subwoofers. Since the company’s inception in 1983, Velodyne has been acclaimed by industry experts, audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts for its exceptional performance. Founder David Hall’s vision was to limit or eliminate distortion from loudspeakers. His background in the development of devices for accurate measurement of motion was first applied to the development of a feedback system to measure and control the movement of large bass drivers in 1983. The resulting ULD (Ultra-Low Distortion) series of servo-controlled subwoofers was hailed as a breakthrough comparable in significance to that of Dolby Laboratories’ noise reduction technologies. This patented technology reduced distortion in speakers from the 15-30% standard of the day to a previously unimagined level of lower than 1% at 105 dB. In doing so, Velodyne defined the modern subwoofer category and offered both audio and home theater the experience of low, accurate, dynamic bass performance.

Based in Silicon Valley, Velodyne marries technology, performance, and aesthetics in a complete lineup of products from $299 to $15,000. Tagged: June 2, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Founded in 1977, Vutec Corporation is one of the world’s leading video projection screen manufacturers with a state-of-the-art product line developed to satisfy the ever-changing demands of video enthusiasts and audio/video dealers worldwide. As a global leader in video projection screen technology, Vutec holds numerous patents and patents-pending on a multitude of viewing products. Vutec first became recognized as the industry pioneer with the development of high-gain curved screens and has maintained its leading position with the introduction of products like the revolutionary, patented SilverStar™, their crowning achievement and the most important screen technology advancement in more than 30 years.

Vutec’s award-winning product line also includes –art screen, motorized art that transforms Plasma, LCD Television or Projection Screens into works of art – Prisma Tec, a rear projection screen system – and a variety of motorized screens available in ceiling mounted, recessed & rising arm formats – as well as a vast selection of masking screens and audio-visual products. Vutec Corporation is a privately held company with corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities, located in Pompano Beach, Florida. Vutec products and accessories are designed for home theatre, commercial, industrial, educational and institutional markets worldwide. Tagged: June 2, 2009 by JoeNeese · Leave a Comment Yamaha began as a musical instrument manufacturer in 1889. By 1922, they were building wind-up gramophones as well. They remain the only brand to manufacture both a full range of musical instruments and the equipment to reproduce those instruments. In fact, the Yamaha logo is comprised of three crossed tuning forks. Furthermore, their innovations in the musical instrument field have helped them break new ground in the audio field.

For example, their invention of the digital synthesizer keyboard led to the application of digital technology in music reproduction including the first 16-bit oversampling CD player and the first Digital Soundfield Processor (DSP). Even today, while other manufacturers are touting their first or second generation DSP or surround sound products, Yamaha is on their sixth generation of DSP and a leader in the surround sound field. Yamaha is also heavily involved in the professional side of the audio field (Yamaha recording consoles are used throughout the industry), and was responsible for many innovations now commonly seen on audio components (such as Variable Loudness). Yamaha’s slogan, Natural Sound, is seen on every one of their components and reflects their commitment to good sound quality as the most important feature of their audio products. Tagged: Home Theater Design Guide Learn How to Avoid Costly Home Theater Mistakes Avoiding costly mistakes as it relates to a home theater can be a double edge sword. Nobody desires to be oversold, but what is worse is the realization that you should have invested in a higher level of performance.

Newsletter & "Design Guide" Sign Up Email: A History Of Car Logos - Ultimatecarpage.com forums A History Of Car Logos User Name A History Of Car Logos Alfa Romeo This logo is the official branding of the Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, which is designed to directly represent the family coat of arms of the Visconti entliehen. It is one of the most influential and respected families out of Milan. Audi logo design It is believed that the use of the four rings logo is most likely to generate back to the date of Claus Detlof of Oertzen, who described the idea as being something related to Olympia and the Olympiad which fuses the coming together of groups. This is in line with the coming together of the four Audi companies - AUDI, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. BMW logo The logo that is used by BMW is representative and derived from the Bavarian engine components that first made up the company structure in 1917. It is also in the Bavarian national colors of black, white and blue. The black ring and the internal and external enclosing rings were used to represent the previous company "Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke (BFW)".

BMW resulted from this business. While many think that the propeller was in fact designed to represent a rotary propeller which was developed in 1929, in actual fact this interpretation is only promoted for marketing purposes and has no factual basis. The more recent iterations of the BMW logo in fact talk little of the propeller and more about the vehicle itself in an outdoor environment, as is outlined by the Publicity and Advertising Manager Wilhelm Farrenkopf in the BMW work magazine in 1942, where he talked about the shining disk, shades of the engines, two silver divides and bright blue gleams that represent the sky. Citroen The company logo of the 1919-initiated company, by founder Andr� Citroen, the French automaker, depicts two gear wheels as herring-bone teeth. Ferrari logo This well known and highly recognizable logo depicts a jumping black horse known as "Rampante Cavallo." This logo is for the world famous Italian sport car manufacturer from Maranello � Ferrari. This company has designed and built quality performance sport and racing cars since 1947.

The logo design is based upon the family coat of arms of the Countess Paolina Baracca; and the coloured stripes found in the upper area of the logo are symbolic of the Italian national flag. Jaguar logo This brand represents the fine quality manufacture of cars PAG that were created and operated by the two founding co-owners Bill Walmsley and William Lyons in the historal and famous English seaside resort of Blackpool, where many cars were initially made to showcase in motorcycle side car parades for friends and family. In 1922 the company created the English expression "Swallow" to represent the Swallow Sidecar company, which manufactured side cars and other small vehicles. Then in 1931, they began to install engines and chassis into sporty type bodies and called these vehicles S.S. which was an abbreviation for "Standard Swallow.� Following on from this in the 1930s, they then began to build engines and chassis. The "Jaguar" image was seen for the very first time in 1935 and was used on the first new style of sedan that was produced at the time � known as the S.S. 100 Jaguar.

The SS abbreviation has continued in the naming of the Jaguars through to recent times, as the use of the Jaguar image. Attached Images logoAlfaRomeo.gif (16.5 KB, 7 views) audi.gif (6.0 KB, 3 views) bmw.gif (4.7 KB, 2 views) citroen.gif (3.4 KB, 3 views) ferrari.gif (4.8 KB, 4 views) jaguar.gif (3.4 KB, 2 views) __________________ You can call me scott. Last edited by scottie300z; 03-05-2007 at 09:07 PM. scottie300z Texas Lada This logo represents the coat of arms of the Russian car manufacturer AutoVAZ, the largest in Russia and Eastern Europe and better known to the world as LADA. The company was set up in 1966 in collaboration with Fiat, which is a successful automobile production company including manufacturing Volgas. The company headquarters is in Togliattigrad, town named after an Italian communist and built in 1960s around the factory.

The Lada was envisaged as a "people's car" so, the lightweight Fiat 124 was adapted to survive the hazardous Russian driving conditions. Although the Lada models are often thought as 'rough' cars, lacking in most accessories expected in modern cars, they were very successful because of their affordability. Nowadays the Russian factory struggles to survive the tight competition in international automobile industry. Centuries ago, LADA was the name of a small, fast sail boat typical for the river Volga, which were also the favorite boats of river pirates who used them to rob commercial ships. At the same time �lada� in Russian means Lovely, little darling. The little ship in the logo is used to depict the strength and the power of adapting to the rough Russian conditions while the presence of the word lada symbolizes the producer wish of being a popular car. Lamborghini logo This well recognised logo that today belongs to the Volkswagen organisation was created by Ferrucio Lamborghini. The very first iterations of Lamborghini products began in the form of tractors, burners, heaters and air conditioning systems in 1959. The first cars were produced and sold in 1963.

The bull is used in this logo to depict the strength of the company and the vehicles. This logo is still used in this form today. Lotus This logo was first used in 1952 by the owner of the business - English racing driver Colin Chapman, who formed the automobile engineering company. The word lotus was used to depict the passion and fervour with which the company was developed and run. This logo has continued to be used in the format since that time. Maserati This logo was first used in 1914 in Bologna and was created by the Societ� Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati, a key part of the Fiat organisation. The representation of this logo is the image of the rose which is located in the hometown of the founding family � the Maserati family. Mitsubishi logo The logo for this successful worldwide Japanese automobile manufacturer is made up of three points that symbolise responsibility/trust, probity/integrity/ethics and communication/openness. The logo is based on the merger of two age-old Japanese dynasties who used a coat of arms with three similar diamond patterns.

In addition the name Mitsubishi also translates to "three Rhomden" and in line with its link to the dynasties, means �three diamonds�. Porsche logo This logo is the branding for the famous high quality sports car manufacturer Porsche. In 1952 as Ferry Porsche, the chief designer Komanda was commissioned to sketch a Porsche coat of arms that could be used as the logo. He incorporated a Stuttgart Coat of Arms animal, and other elements from the local area, into the first iteration. Upon registration, the logo was endorsed and then implemented on the bonnets of all vehicles from 1957 onwards. Attached Images lada.gif (4.5 KB, 2 views) lamburghini.gif (2.7 KB, 3 views) lotus.gif (5.3 KB, 2 views) maseratti.gif (5.9 KB, 2 views) mitsubishi.gif (5.8 KB, 1 views) porche.gif (6.0 KB, 2 views) __________________ You can call me scott.

scottie300z Texas Saab logo The logo of this well known car manufacturer depicts a mythological bird which is also used on the official coat of arms of the Count von Skane and was used as the symbol for the Swedish province Skane, where the SAAB company was formed. Toyota corporate logo Comprising three linked circles, the logo of the famous and highly successful Japanese car manufacturer is directly representative of the three interlocking aspects of the culture of the enterprise including freedom, team spirit and progress. Yamaha This global Japanese company manufactures and sells a range of products including motorcycles, boats and boat engines, snow mobile and Golf Karts, and music instruments and audio equipment, as well as robots and computers. The business was created in 1887 in Hamamatsu, Japan. When it was first opened, Yamaha initially repaired musical instruments prior to manufacturing its own organs in 1889. Further on from this, the company created �Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha" which literally translated to "Japanese music instruments corporation.� The logo of the company is representative of a light that has three crossed tuning forks. This is indicative of inventor Torakusu Yamaha�s restoration of musical instruments.

Eindhoven Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz is the brand name applied to the models of one of the premier automotive manufacturers in the world and, because of its tie to Karl Benz, it is also the name of the world's oldest continuously produced automobile line. In 1926 when the new company, Daimler-Benz was established through merger, a new logo also was created that would include a symbol for each and integrate the names of the two former companies. A three-pointed star had been designed by Gottlieb Daimler, to show the ability of his motors for land, air, and sea use. This star first appeared on a DMG model in 1909, so it was chosen for the new logo. However the brand name Daimler had been licensed for use on other automobiles (in France and the United Kingdom), so the name of its seminal Mercedes model was chosen for the DMG portion of the logo. The traditional laurel symbol of Karl Benz was added along with his name to complete the new logo. The logo with a plain ring, as seen today, was not used until 1937.

__________________ "The best thing about this is that you know that it has to come from a country where drugs is legal" Top Gear on the Vandenbrink Carver One jorismo One of the most famous badges in the automotive history. The history behind the Snake and the Cross: When Alfa was founded in 1910, the chiefs of the Milan based company, created a logo that combined two well-known symbols in Milan; a red cross, which was a part of the city-logo, and "Biscione" , a snake who were a part of the representative logo of the noble Milanese Visconti family. It was two symbols who both in tradition and symbolism stood far apart from each-other, but united into one. The original weapon-shield was used between 1910 and 1915. It was circular shaped and consisted of two segments: The left side had a red cross on a white background, and on the right side, the Visconti-snake who threatened an enemy. Two Savoy-dynasty knots was early on used to part the words Alfa and Milano.

The cross is used in memory of the Lombardia-battalion who went on their first crusade in 1295. Front figure of the crusades towards the Holy Land, was Arch-bishop of Milan, Ottone Visconti, Lord of Invorio and Oleggio Castello, ancestor of the Visconti-family, the family who was to rule Milan for almost 200 years from 1277 to 1447. When the Lombardia battalion returned to Milan 5 years later, the city took use of the cross as a city-symbol in honor of the crusaders courage for the Holy. The history behind the snake is even more strange. As a symbol it recognizes strength, wisdom and power. It can be dated back to the Germanian tribes who invaded Lombardia and settled down in North Italy in the year 700. They meant that a snake on a blue background was a symbol of luck, and therefore used this symbol on their war-flags. When Matteo Visconti became Count of Milan in 1295, he told his wise-men to adorn a bit on the not-so honorable history of the family in the history-books.

He wanted to draw lines to the Germanian invaders of the past and included the snake into his family-symbol. And to strengthen the lines between the Visconties and the Germanians, a myth was created about one of Matteos ancestors , Umberto, the myth told he had ridden on a fierce dragon around the countryside of Milan. And this is how the scene was created. The heraldics at the court crated "Biscione", who had the body of a snake and a dragons head. The original Alfa-logo was first modified in 1913, when the copper colored letters became white and strengthened with an outline of gold. The Savoy-knots was made more robust, and the snake was simplified. In 1915 Nicola Romeo took over the company, and three years later, after WW1, the word Alfa (Anonima Lombarda Fabbricia Automobilia) was supplied with the word Romeo. It stayed that way until 1925, when Alfa won it's first World Championship, a silver colored laurel-coronary was added around the logo. And in addition the colors around the lettering and the Savoy-knots turned from gold to silver.

As a side note: In 1932 all cars who was exported to France, was badged Alfa Romeo Paris. In 1946 Italy became a republic and the two Savoy dynasty knots, which was a symbol for the Royal Family who had ruled Italy, was now changed for two wave shaped lines. It wasn't until 1971 the last change to the logo was done. The whole was modernized, the snake was even more stylized and the - between Alfa and Romeo was removed. At the same time, most of the exclusive Lombardia-connections was gone, so it was time to exclude the word Milano. Link about the Visconti family-tree: House of Visconti This is a write-up and is freely translated from Norwegian by me. The original story was found in a Norwegian free-magazine called Motor & Fritid, but held some historic mistakes who is now set straight and cross-checked in history, with different sources. Last edited by LotusLocost; 03-05-2007 at 02:06 PM.

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Question: Which large automotive and musical corporation has a logo comprising three crossed tuning forks?
Answer: Yamaha