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For Immediate Release
2010 CEDIA EXPO – Booth #2636
Russound Announces iPod® Dock For Collage PLC System
First Follow-up Component Introduction For Innovative IP-Based Media And Intercom System
ATLANTA, GA, September 20, 2010 -- Russound, the #1 brand in multiroom audio, has
announced plans to develop a new iPod docking component for the company's visionary Collage
Powerline Media and Intercom System. The new CPD1 lets users turn their Apple iPod into a
powerful, robust and easy-to-navigate multiroom audio source, with metadata display in each
zone and no new long wires needed for installation.
“The new CPD1 is the next evolutionary step for the Collage system,” says Walt Zerbe, Product
Manager, Russound. “While Collage can access music through iTunes, having an iPod dock will
offer our customers a great musical sharing experience by allowing them to have it anywhere in
their home instantly, by just slipping it into the dock.”
The Collage Powerline Media and Intercom system is a powerful, scalable and affordable
multiroom solution that works via Internet Protocols (IP) over existing home AC power lines.
Unlike other PLC systems that require a hub, the Collage system is not reliant on a central
controller. This decentralized design makes Collage a low-cost investment for consumers who
want to begin with two or three zones, and allows them to easily expand the system to additional
areas in the home at a later date. Since Collage is a distributed system, there is no cost penalty to
the end user for installing as few as one or two zones, or as many as 10.
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The Russound CPD1 will turn the popular Apple iPod into a true multi-room, multi-source
component for the Collage ecosystem, complete with metadata such as title, artist and playlist
information in every zone. Content selection is viewable in any room via the intuitive user
interface of the Collage keypads, and users can enjoy different musical experiences in different
zones of the house. Because Collage is designed to fully maximize the IP backbone created by
the system, access to digital content from iPods and online services such as Rhapsody®**and
RadioTime are simple and convenient for the end user. Thanks to its innovative use of PLC
technology, Collage requires no new wiring in the home, and is virtually plug and play for the
integrator.
About Russound
Since 1967, innovation, quality and reliability have been the pillars of the Russound® product tradition.
Located in Newmarket, N.H., Russound, the #1 brand in multiroom audio*, offers the products and
expertise customers need to enjoy multiroom audio and video systems in the home. With more than 40
years experience, Russound continues to cater to installation professionals and their customers by pairing
powerful systems using the latest technologies with intuitive controls to give customer’s high-performance,
easy-to-use solutions. For more information, visit the company¹s Web site at www.russound.com.
*#1 Brand in Multiroom Audio according to EH Research for Brand Awareness from 2005 to 2008.
**Rhapsody music service is available in the US only.