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Article: Whole-house audio systems are hot.
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- September 21, 2004
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Byline: Jonathan Takiff
THE GIZMO: Multi-room audio systems.
SOUND SURROUND: Wish you could have music wherever you go?
Join the crowd. Last year, Americans spent $1.4 billion on multi-room audio systems, according to the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Home Builders. And distributed audio systems were prominent at the recent CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) Expo in Indianapolis.
Builders have been pushing the cause, last year offering distributed audio systems as an option in about 60 percent of new homes. The music-everywhere concept really warms up a model house and works ...