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Data and Insight for Sound Decision Making.
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates It’s human nature for us to make split second decisions all day every day of our...

Buzz Delano
Aug 4, 2025


Make Time for Business Plan Fitness
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates Recently there’s a new message about fitness coming at us from food, pharma and gov...

Buzz Delano
Aug 1, 2025

Delano Articles


Sonos Introduces Amp Multi, a Professional-Grade Multi-Channel Streaming Amplifier Built for Evolving Homes
Santa Barbara, Calif. – January 27, 2026 – Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) today announced Sonos Amp Multi, a one-of-a-kind multi-channel streaming amplifier designed to make complex residential audio installations simpler, more flexible, and more scalable. Developed for, and in close collaboration with, integrators, Amp Multi extends the SonosTM experience into larger, more sophisticated homes while preserving the quality and simplicity the brand is known for. Why Amp Multi Exists As

Buzz Delano
Jan 305 min read


Defining the Smart Home Market as presented by Parks Associates
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates Highly respected consumer technologies research firm Parks Associates has published their guide to the smart home market. As professional smart home integrators working sometimes with mainstream provider solutions while concentrating on these fundamentals with more sophisticated and luxury level products, services and support we must remain vigilant in our knowledge of the mainstream smart home drivers. Increasingly, younge

Buzz Delano
Jan 143 min read


2026 Housing Market Outlook John Burns Consulting & Research
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates I attended this session to gain perspective and knowledge to share. Everyone in the smart home profession has a vested interest in the state of the housing market, regardless of the number of homes that we touch through new production, spec, custom or luxury properties. Home building and its affiliated professions affects the mindset of all consumers as they think through their decisions about their current and future home.

Buzz Delano
Dec 10, 20254 min read


RTI Dealer Training at AV Pro South
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates AV Pro RTI training in St. Petersburg, Florida I had the pleasure to attend a dealer training session for RTI at the AV Pro southern headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. AV Pro acquired RTI as an addition to their brand portfolio of solutions for integrators serving the residential smart home channel and systems integrators serving the commercial systems channel. The focus of this two-day session was for an in-depth lear

Buzz Delano
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Data and Insight for Sound Decision Making.
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates It’s human nature for us to make split second decisions all day every day of our...

Buzz Delano
Aug 4, 20253 min read


Make Time for Business Plan Fitness
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates Recently there’s a new message about fitness coming at us from food, pharma and gov...

Buzz Delano
Aug 1, 20254 min read


Strong and Speedy Internet, Fiber for The Home
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates The premise is simple. Make someone’s internet and Wi-Fi strong and super-fast. Lots...

Buzz Delano
Aug 1, 20253 min read


Hide and Go Hear ~ Invisible speakers
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates When a home calls for excellent design aesthetics, sound can match the beauty with...

Buzz Delano
Jul 31, 20253 min read


The Opportunity is Yours
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates In the course of my work in the audio, video and technology industry I have often...

Buzz Delano
Jul 23, 20253 min read


Selling Inspires
Buzz Delano Principal Consultant, Delano Associates Selling inspires. It inspires salespeople who revel in the “close” and take...

Buzz Delano
Jun 20, 20255 min read

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