“The new ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker line addresses the aesthetic and acoustic challenges for a myriad of applications,” said Mike Detmer, president of Niles. “These loudspeakers combine Niles’ advanced engineering, modern materials and innovative design while providing appealing aesthetics, superb, predictable sound quality and ease of installation for IntelliControl ICS dealers.”

The new ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker line consists of eight different loudspeakers—sold individually in 7” and 8” models—to give installers the ultimate in flexibility in multipurpose HD applications.

All Niles’ ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers feature a unique, integrated custom-tuned Rear Wave Control (RWC) enclosure that ensures consistent, predictable audio performance while significantly reducing unwanted sound from bleeding into adjacent rooms. Each loudspeaker features a unique shape that easily fits through a cut out hole to greatly simplify installation, making it the perfect retrofit solution for any project.

The thin-bezel, ultra-low profile grilles—available in round or square—are magnetically attached, reducing installation time and providing a clean, crisp finish. The grilles are also rust-resistant, eliminating service calls for loudspeakers installed in moisture-prone areas. Niles’ patent-pending spring-loaded mounting clamps accommodate for a variety of mounting service materials; giving installers additional flexibility.

All ICS Ceiling Mount series features Niles’ patented and award-winning Directed Soundfield pivoting woofer and tweeter technologies, which enable the woofer and tweeter to be pivoted independently up to 15 degrees in any direction. Directed Soundfield technology allows professional custom installers to place the loudspeakers where they look the best in the ceiling and direct the loudspeaker sound into the optimum listening area.

The loudspeakers can also be specified along with the matching RWC surround effects loudspeaker from Niles to create a high-performance home theater system. Additionally, the loudspeakers have been voiced specifically to bring the best out of compressed music from sources like iPods, Pandora and Rhapsody while boasting the capability to handle more dynamic sources like Blu-ray discs.

All models are designed with a custom-tuned rear enclosure, and premium components, including copper caps, high-level crossovers, and Kapton voice coil formers to ensure exceptional sonic performance. For superior sound quality, the ICS Loudspeaker “Elite Performance” models feature Niles’ proprietary IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) driver material for the woofer and tweeter. The “SI” models include both a dual offset tweeter array as well as a dual voice-coil woofer to deliver stereo imaging from a single loudspeaker, making them ideal for applications that are unable support more than one loudspeaker.

Niles’ ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers are available to select, pre-approved dealers only. For more information on Niles’ ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers, please visit http://www.nilesaudio.com.

Niles ICS Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker Models

RWC7.3 – 7” Left/Center/Right Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• 1″ UltraSilk^® soft dome tweeter—pivots up to 20º in any direction
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

RWC7.5 – 7” Left/Center/Right Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron^® dome tweeter and woofer—pivots up to 20º in any direction
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

RWC7.7 – 7” Elite Performance Directed Soundfield

• 7″ IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone with curvilinear profile and extended pole
• 1″ titanium nano-coated IMPACT dome tweeter and woofer—pivots up to 20º in any direction
• Kapton non-conductive voice coil former and copper shorting caps
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

RWC7FX – 7” Surround Effects Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• Dual 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron^® dome tweeters and woofers—pivot together up to 20º in any direction
• Multi-axis tweeter array positions the tweeters on a different axis and an opposing angle
• Bipole/Dipole switch enables optimum room matching

RWC7SI – 7” Stereo Input Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with a curvilinear profile
• Dual 1″ UltraSilk^® soft dome tweeters and woofers—pivot together up to 20º in any direction
• Bridge-mounted Stereo Imaging (SI) tweeter array directs the high frequency sounds from both channels at opposing angles

RWC8.5 – 8” Left/Center/Right Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 8″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron^® dome tweeter and woofer—pivots up to 20º in any direction
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

RWC8.7 – 8” Left/Center/Right Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 8″ IMPACT™ (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone with curvilinear profile and extended pole
• 1″ titanium nano-coated IMPACT dome tweeter and 1-1/2″ titanium nano-coated IMPACT dome midrange—pivot together up to 20º in any direction
• Kapton non-conductive voice coil former and copper shorting caps
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

RWC8FX – 8” Surround Effects Directed Soundfield Loudspeaker

• 8″ IMPACT™ (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone with curvilinear profile and extended pole
• Dual 1″ titanium nano-coated IMPACT™ (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) dome tweeters and woofers—pivot together up to 20º in any direction
• Multi-axis tweeter array positions the tweeters on a different axis and an opposing angle
• Bipole/Dipole switch enables optimum room matching

About Niles Audio Corporation

Miami-based Niles Audio Corporation is a 32-year-old company recognized as The First Name in Custom Installation^®. The company is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of audio/video custom installation products and accessories and is guided by its vision to be the world’s leading provider of products and services that enable professional custom installers to design and install systems that delight their customers. To that end, Niles pursues a mission to provide solutions for end users which enable simple and easy access to home entertainment and that integrate seamlessly with other low voltage subsystems like lighting, internet, security and HVAC in residential and light commercial environments. Niles conducts its business with a promise to treat its customers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders with fairness and respect and to foster teamwork, innovation and a commitment to be the best in everything it does. Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.nilesaudio.com or by contacting Mike Detmer at Niles Audio Corporation, 12331 SW 130th Street, Miami, FL 33186 (1-800-BUY-HIFI; ext. 197).

About The AVC Group, LLC

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, The AVC Group, LLC is a portfolio of pre-eminent manufacturers and marketers of state-of-the-art consumer and commercial audio, video, and control system solutions.  The AVC Group is comprised of the following industry leading brands: NILES^® Audio (www.nilesaudio.com), ELAN^® Home Systems (www.elanhomesystems.com), Xantech^® (www.xantech.com), ATON^® (www.atonhome.com), and Sunfire^® (www.sunfire.com).  The AVC Group, LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc.’s (www.nortek-inc.com) Home Technology Group.

Company Contact:

Niles Audio Corporation

Mike “Sparky” Detmer, President

Ph: 800-289-4434, ext. 197

Email: mdetmer@nilesaudio.com

Web: http://www.nilesaudio.com

Press Contact:

Marketing Matters

Scott Moody, Director of Public Relations

Ph: 954-925-1511

Email: scott@marketingmatters.net

Web: http://www.marketingmatters.net

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“The third generation of our acclaimed Directed Soundfield loudspeakers address the challenges today’s custom installation professionals face by combining the ability to tastefully blend into any environment with advanced engineering and installation versatility,” said Mike Detmer, president of Niles Audio Corporation. “The new series is built around the same architecture that made the original an industry staple, and we’ve incorporated several new significant features to provide installers with a perfect ceiling mount loudspeaker for any application.”

The DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount loudspeakers’ thin-bezel, ultra-low profile grilles are magnetically attached, providing a crisp, clean finish and greatly reducing installation time. For installation flexibility, the series includes both round and square grille options, both of which can be painted to coordinate with any surrounding décor. The grilles are also rust-resistant, eliminating service calls for loudspeakers installed in moisture-prone areas such as saunas, bathrooms and even outside, under eaves.

Niles’ patent-pending spring-loaded mounting clamps compensate for number of environmental conditions that would cause a mounting surface to expand or contract, such as high heat and humidity. The spring-loaded mounting clamps also provide tactile feedback during the installation process to indicate when the installer should stop drilling, helping to prevent material compression and stripping of screws.

The complete loudspeaker lineup features Niles’ patented and award-winning Directed Soundfield pivoting woofer and tweeter technologies, which enable the woofer and tweeter to be pivoted independently up to 15 degrees in any direction. Niles’ Directed Soundfield technology allows professional custom installers to place the loudspeakers in virtually any location and direct the loudspeaker sound into the optimum listening area.

The complete line—available in a variety of 7” and 8” models—feature premium components, including copper caps, high-level crossovers, and Kapton voice coil formers to ensure exceptional sonic performance expected from Niles loudspeakers.

For installations that demand sound remain within the preferred listening area, the loudspeakers can be paired with Niles’ new 7” or 8” custom-tuned rear enclosure, which significantly reduces unwanted sound from bleeding into adjacent rooms or spaces.

Delivering the best in audiophile performance from virtually any source, the loudspeakers have been voiced specifically to handle dynamic content from Blu-ray discs as well as compressed music from sources such as iPods, Pandora and Rhapsody.

The lineup of Niles’ new DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers are organized into five logical groupings to help custom installation professionals easily specify the right loudspeaker for every application. The groupings include:

• MP (Multipurpose) – A versatile ceiling mount loudspeaker that is ideal for multi-room audio and home theater settings.
• PR (Performance) – Strikes the perfect blend of value and performance to deliver high performance sound in a wide variety of applications.
• HD (High Definition) – Provides superior sound quality and longevity by utilizing advanced components, materials and circuit design.
• FX (Surround Effects) – Ceiling mount loudspeakers for the rear and side channels in a wide variety of home theater and multi-channel music applications.
• SI (Stereo Input) – Provides stereo sound from a single loudspeaker; Ideal for locations that cannot support more than one loudspeaker, such as a small bathroom or hallways.

All Niles DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers come with Niles’ Limited Lifetime Warranty. For more information on Niles’ DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount Loudspeakers, please visit http://www.nilesaudio.com.

Niles DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker Models

DS7MP – 7” Directed Soundfield Left/Center/Right Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• 1″ UltraSilk® soft dome tweeter
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

DS7PR – 7” Directed Soundfield Left/Center/Right Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron® dome tweeter
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

DS7HD – 7” Directed Soundfield Left/Center/Right Loudspeaker

• 7″ IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone
• 1″ nano-coated IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) tweeter
• Kapton non-conductive voice coil former and copper shorting caps
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

DS7FX – 7” Directed Soundfield Surround Effects Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• Dual 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron® dome tweeters
• Multi-axis tweeter array positions tweeters at an opposing angle
• Bipole/Dipole switch for room matching

DS7SI – 7” Directed Soundfield Stereo Input Loudspeaker

• 7″ glass fiber woofer cone with a curvilinear profile
• Dual 1″ UltraSilk® soft dome tweeters
• Bridge-mounted Stereo Imaging (SI) tweeter array directs the high frequency sounds from the left and right channels at opposing angles

DS8PR – 8” Directed Soundfield Left/Center/Right Loudspeaker

• 8″ glass fiber woofer cone with curvilinear profile
• 1″ fluid-cooled Teteron® dome tweeter
• 1-1/2″ fluid-cooled Teteron® dome midrange
• Dialog switch for home theater applications
• Tweeter level switch

DS8HD – 8” Directed Soundfield Left/Center/Right Loudspeaker

• 8″ IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone
• 1″ nano-coated IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) tweeter
• 1-1/2″ nano-coated IMPACT dome midrange
• Kapton non-conductive voice coil former and copper shorting caps
• Dialog switch for center channel applications
• Tweeter level switch

DS8FX – 8” Directed Soundfield Effects Loudspeaker

• 8″ IMPACT (Improved Aluminum Ceramic Technology) woofer cone
• Dual 1″ nano-coated IMPACT dome tweeters
• Multi-axis tweeter array positions tweeters at an opposing angle
• Bipole/Dipole switch for room matching

About Niles Audio Corporation

Miami-based Niles Audio Corporation is a 32-year-old company recognized as The First Name in Custom Installation^®. The company is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of audio/video custom installation products and accessories and is guided by its vision to be the world’s leading provider of products and services that enable professional custom installers to design and install systems that delight their customers. To that end, Niles pursues a mission to provide solutions for end users which enable simple and easy access to home entertainment and that integrate seamlessly with other low voltage subsystems like lighting, internet, security and HVAC in residential and light commercial environments. Niles conducts its business with a promise to treat its customers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders with fairness and respect and to foster teamwork, innovation and a commitment to be the best in everything it does. Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.nilesaudio.com or by contacting Mike Detmer at Niles Audio Corporation, 12331 SW 130th Street, Miami, FL 33186 (1-800-BUY-HIFI; ext. 197).

About The AVC Group, LLC

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, The AVC Group, LLC is a portfolio of pre-eminent manufacturers and marketers of state-of-the-art consumer and commercial audio, video, and control system solutions.  The AVC Group is comprised of the following industry leading brands: NILES^® Audio (www.nilesaudio.com), ELAN^® Home Systems (www.elanhomesystems.com), Xantech^® (www.xantech.com), ATON^® (www.atonhome.com), and Sunfire^® (www.sunfire.com).  The AVC Group, LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc.’s (www.nortek-inc.com) Home Technology Group.

Company Contact:

Niles Audio Corporation

Mike “Sparky” Detmer, President

Ph: 800-289-4434, ext. 197

Email: mdetmer@nilesaudio.com

Web: http://www.nilesaudio.com

Press Contact:

Marketing Matters

Scott Moody, Director of Public Relations

Ph: 954-925-1511

Email: scott@marketingmatters.net

Web: http://www.marketingmatters.net

Additionally, Niles is giving away a pair of loudspeakers to the first 50 participants for its “Designer Loudspeaker Solutions” course scheduled for Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25.

“Niles is deeply committed to providing extensive training and technical support for its dealers,” said Mike Detmer, president of Niles. “Our product training courses offered at CEDIA Expo 2010 will equip dealers with the insight and educational tools they need to successfully design and install systems that meet the unique demands of their customers.”

Niles’ training courses will address a wide array of topics to provide custom installation professionals with the valuable insight needed to design and install high-performance, reliable systems for their customers. Niles will demonstrate how custom installation professionals can provide their customers with the power to easily manage and access their digital music files and Internet Radio Stations with the use of Niles’ new digital entertainment solutions. Niles will also illustrate how installers can overcome the challenging aesthetic requirements of modern applications, yet still deliver the high quality sound customers demand thanks to Niles’ new “Designer” loudspeakers. Additionally, Niles will demonstrate how quickly and easily it is to setup and install the popular ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver, helping installers to “get in, get out and get paid.”

Niles product training courses scheduled for CEDIA Expo 2010 include:

Niles Digital Entertainment Solutions

September 24 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

September 25 – 12 p.m.-2 p.m.

Dealers will learn how to incorporate a customer’s networked music files, plus Internet radio, into a Niles  IntelliControl^® ICS System.

Niles Designer Loudspeaker Solutions

September 24 – 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

September 25 – 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

Learn all about the brand-new Niles and ICS Directed Soundfield ceiling-mount loudspeakers and how to optimize your installations using the low-profile MicroThin™ grilles, Directed Soundfield pivoting woofer technology, and retrofit-ready Rear Wave Enclosures.

Niles ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver Installation

September 24 – 12 p.m.-2 p.m.

September 25 – 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

This hands-on course will provide dealers with the knowledge to easily configure and program a Niles ZR-6 MultiZone system. Training will provided for a number of products including the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver, ZR keypads and the TS-Pro Wall-Mount Color Touchscreen.

Dealers interested in attending these educational courses are encouraged to register early as space is limited. To register for Niles Manufacturer Product Training, dealers should visit http://cedia2010.nilesaudio.com.

About Niles Audio Corporation

Miami-based Niles Audio Corporation is a 32-year-old company recognized as The First Name in Custom Installation^®. The company is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of audio/video custom installation products and accessories and is guided by its vision to be the world’s leading provider of products and services that enable professional custom installers to design and install systems that delight their customers. To that end, Niles pursues a mission to provide solutions for end users which enable simple and easy access to home entertainment and that integrate seamlessly with other low voltage subsystems like lighting, internet, security and HVAC in residential and light commercial environments. Niles conducts its business with a promise to treat its customers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders with fairness and respect and to foster teamwork, innovation and a commitment to be the best in everything it does. Additional information may be obtained by visiting http://www.nilesaudio.com or by contacting Mike Detmer at Niles Audio Corporation, 12331 SW 130th Street, Miami, FL 33186 (1-800-BUY-HIFI; ext. 197).

About The AVC Group, LLC

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, The AVC Group, LLC is a portfolio of pre-eminent manufacturers and marketers of state-of-the-art consumer and commercial audio, video, and control system solutions.  The AVC Group is comprised of the following industry leading brands: NILES® Audio (www.nilesaudio.com), ELAN® Home Systems (www.elanhomesystems.com), Xantech® (www.xantech.com), ATON® (www.atonhome.com), and Sunfire® (www.sunfire.com).  The AVC Group, LLC is a subsidiary of Nortek, Inc.’s (www.nortek-inc.com) Home Technology Group.

Company Contact:

Niles Audio Corporation

Mike “Sparky” Detmer, President

Ph: 800-289-4434, ext. 197

Email: mdetmer@nilesaudio.com

Web: http://www.nilesaudio.com

Press Contact:

Marketing Matters

Scott Moody, Director of Public Relations

Ph: 954-925-1511

Email: scott@marketingmatters.net

Web: http://www.marketingmatters.net

“Mike, like the company he serves so well, is a truly iconic figure in the custom installation industry,” Terry said today. “His nickname ‘Sparky’ is well deserved!  His sales and marketing knowledge, coupled with his dealer and distributor relationships, makes him the ideal leader to ‘spark’ Niles Audio’s next exciting chapter of growth.”

Mike Detmer joined Niles Audio in 1999 as Director of Field Sales Operations. In January 2003 he was promoted to Vice President of Sales & Marketing, responsible for overseeing all Niles corporate branding and worldwide sales as well as customer satisfaction, technical support, and training.

Before joining Niles Audio, Detmer served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Krell Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of ultra high-end audio/video components. Prior to this he was Director of Training and Product Manager at Infinity Systems, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-fidelity loudspeakers; and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Stax Industries, Inc., manufacturer of exotic electrostatic headphones and loudspeakers.

Mike Detmer is a board member of the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) Multi-room Audio Video Subcommittee and is a member of the Executive Leadership Organization, Vistage.