We are pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Stover as independent sales agent for SFM's CI division in Ontario. Karen will work with our dealers to bring solutions for their integration needs from our CI portfolio while SFM Pro Audio representatives will continue to be the point of contact for brands such as Shure and QSC. As Karen expands her portfolio with complimentary brands from SFM CI, her business with SHARP and her current Ontario and NCR accounts will continue as usual. Karen can be reached at 416-276-3400 or via email at karen.stover@sfm.ca. Karen will be focused on the [...]

Strengthening the position of its Niles® brand throughout North America, Nortek Security & Control (NSC), announced today the appointment of Montreal-based SFM to serve as a Canadian distribution partner for Niles audio products. According to NSC Vice President of Sales Jeff Costello, the arrangement will bring Niles solutions to more resellers, integrators and retailers throughout Canada. “SFM has a 40-year history of providing AV integrators with the solutions their customers demand, including our Furman® and Panamax® brands,” Costello said today. “SFM’s expertly trained sales force will help dealers deliver Niles solutions to more custom installations throughout Canada.” According to Steven Freytag, [...]

SFM is pleased to announce that the firm has been appointed the integrator distributor for Sony for Quebec and Atlantic Canada. “SFM has been looking at Sony for some time. The brand has an excellent reputation amongst dealers and integrators and a clear go-to-market distribution model for the integration channel. Their partnerships with the home automation industry's leading control companies such as RTI and their commitment to protect their brand by maintaining MAP and SURE have created the framework for an exceptional relationship between SFM and Sony for Quebec and Atlantic Canada,” says Steven Freytag, General Manager of SFM’s CI division. [...]

SFM’s sales, technical application and marketing team with the Pro Control team at SFM’s headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Dorval, Quebec, September 12, 2016 – SFM is pleased to announce its appointment as a distributor of Pro Control for Canada. Pro Control is a division of Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI), an award-winning manufacturer of innovative home control products for nearly 20 years. Effective September 15, 2016, SFM will be responsible for growing Pro Control in the residential, commercial AV, and hospitality markets throughout Canada. “We’re excited to partner with SFM in Canada and the potential growth opportunities this new [...]

SFM’s sales, technical application and marketing team with the RTI team at SFM’s headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Dorval, Quebec, September 8, 2016 – SFM is pleased to announce its appointment as a distributor of Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI) for Canada. RTI is a leading control systems manufacturer offering innovative, sophisticated, and user-friendly devices for professionally installed electronic systems. Effective September 15, 2016, SFM will be responsible for growing RTI in the residential, commercial AV, and hospitality markets throughout Canada. “We’re excited to partner with SFM in Canada and the potential growth opportunities this new relationship will bring while furthering [...]

How do I Connect Analog Audio with Just Add Power? I need left and right analog audio for sending the TV sound to a multi-room controller. However, some sources no longer have RCA outputs. I thought of using coax/optical to analog converters, but is there a way to do this using the Just Add Power video distribution system? Yes of course, otherwise I wouldn't write this article. The HDMI audio extractor is actually a feature of the 2G+ products. It is available on both 2G+ transmitters and receivers. So in this case, you can use standard 2G transmitters for video [...]

Extend HDMI and control over CATx cable; simply, reliably and with a single power source The Kordz PLX-HDB.2 uses HDBaseT™ architecture to support UHD video to 40m, 1080p video to 70m with bi-directional IR and RS-232 control. The transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) are both powered by a single DC power supply at the source end. Each chassis is only 16mm high with all connections positioned on one side, allowing installation flexibility in tight spaces. Mounting brackets are included. IR and RS-232 cables are available separately. Quick Specs Supports CATx UTP/FTP/STP cable Supports HDMI UHD to 40m, Supports HDMI 1080/60 [...]

Reference Home Theater - By Chris Heinonen on May 6, 2016 If you have a projector, you probably want it mounted out of the way. Placed up on the ceiling, it’s less likely that someone will walk in front of your projector while watching a movie. For years now I’ve been using an OmniMount PJT40 for my projectors and it has worked perfectly. To test two projectors at once, I needed to install another projector mount so I again looked to OmniMount. The OmniMount 3N1-PJT projector mount is able to hold up to 40 pounds, just like the PJT40, but is [...]

Turns out there are two types of people in the world. Those who like to see the target temperature on their thermostats. And those who like to see the current temperature. When Nest introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011, they decided to make the target temperature more visible. “It’s a thermostat, not a thermometer,” we told ourselves. The debate was revived last year after their launched the 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat and a feature called Farsight. When the Nest Thermostat spots you across the room, Farsight lights up to show you the target temperature or the time, in a digital [...]