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Welcome to Current Audio!
Let’s grow together!
History
• Established in 2008
• World HQ in Southern California with warehouses in CA,FL and UK
• Unique perspective of product design due to knowledge derived from 30
years of installation experience
•Revolutionized speaker industry via best in class designs, installation
process and features
•17 patents and patents pending
•Design team was integral in developing the majority of architectural
speaker technology found throughout the industry today
• Inventor of FastLoc and 3D FIT systems
• Voted best architectural speaker in EU by SVI Magazine 2 out of the last
3 years, (2010 and 2012), Voted 3rd best in 2011
Our Team
We have assembled the finest team in the industry
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Each member is world class in their experience
By hand picking our team, we were able to create synergies beyond
our expectations
We have the best audio engineer in this industry
We came from an environment where we were the best of the best in
integration
We have a keen understanding of the business as a manufacturer, in
addition to the integration and distribution expertise that we bring to
the table
All of this leads to Current Audio having the best products in this
industry and a team that will work to ensure the success of our
partnership.
Sean McDermott
President & CEO
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Founded AES in 1982
Worked with IBM to develop their Structured Wiring System
Top 5 CEDIA Integrator
CE Pro Top 100 Owner, Top 10
Microsoft’s 2007 Pinnacle award winner
National Small Business Man of the Year (SBA) – 2000
2011 Young Turk of CE
Ron Maurer
Executive Vice President
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Designed Speakers for a Who’s Who of the
industry over the last 30 years
Pioneered Manufacturing for SpeakerCraft,
NHT, Boston, Polk Audio, most recently at
Sonance for 12 years
Designed technology for the Hubble Space
Telescope, Mazur Atomic Clock & surgical
instruments
Invented the majority of architectural speaker
technology found throughout the industry today
Inventor of FastLoc & 3D Fit systems
Rich Apgar
Chief Technical Officer
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VP of Advanced Electronic Solutions
Founder of Alarm Center Distribution
President – All Secure Custom Home
Electronics
CEPro Top 100 Owner, Top 10
Great Uncle invented the paper cone speaker
Hal Truax
VP of Business Development
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31 Years in the CE industry
Launched AVAD/Current Audio partnership
Founded Ultra link CI in 1981
Started Good Guys Custom Installation, (73
Big Box CE stores on west coast)
Hired and trained over 150 installers on the
“how to’s of C.I.”
Trained over 1500 associates on how to sell
custom installation
Distribution Centric Approach
Shannon Riffle
National Sales Manager
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Managing Partner at Audio Etc. for 5 years
SpeakerCraft Sales Manager for 10 years
Extensive experience in National Buying
Group and Key Account Management
Julian Young-World Marketing Associates
Director for WMA—Current Audio’s EMEA Manufacturers
Rep
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30 years audio expertise
20 plus years managing EMEA accounts
Has a distribution friendly approach to
business
Great with both residential and commercial
aspects
Contact: julian@W-M-A.com
MISSION
Our Guiding Principles…..
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Have Fun & Smile: Do I need to explain?
Fearless: Take risks and prosper!
People: Always have the best
Team: We can’t do it alone!
Lead by example: Act with Integrity!
Innovate: Or be left behind
Learn from our customers: We listen and adjust
Educate our customers: If you grow, we grow
Remain Humble: Help others
Profitability: Deliver sustainable profits for our dealers
Eco-Friendly: Focus our company, suppliers, and create
sustainable product and practices
We are unique to the channel!
Here’s Why…
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Integrators building products for Integrators
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Superior Aesthetics
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Innovative Design Patents
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Excellent Sound Quality
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Increase Operational Efficiencies which = Greater Profits for you!
INNOVATION
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FIT products with,
- 3DP - Three dimensional
positioning
- PPL - Positive positioning
lock.
• FastLoc Grills
- Smallest exposed plastic
bezel in the industry.
• Diffraction-less pivoting
tweeters
I already have too many Speaker brands!
Commodity Driven Brands
Boston Acoustics
Klipsch
Polk
Proficient
Jamo
Market Share Brands
Sonance
Niles
SpeakerCraft
B&W
No…. you have the wrong Speaker brand!
The common big brand flaw.
Today at eBay
Boston Acoustics = 922
Klipsch = 2108
Polk = 2332
Proficient = 88
Jamo = 261
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Quantities on line vary daily
Today at eBay
Sonance = 325
Niles = 767
SpeakerCraft = 488
B&W = 132
We are the clear choice.
Today at eBay
Current Audio = 0
CE-Pro – June issue!
FIT – FOCUSED IMAGE TECHNOLOGY
FastLoc™ Grille System
FastLoc™ grilles attach like a lid on a jar.
FastLoc™ grilles turns a 10
minute install in a 15 second job.
FastLoc™ Grille System
• Only a 1/8” Grille Bezel
Reveal Smallest in the
industry!
• Comes in all sizes and
shapes! Ceiling, in-wall &
LCR’s
• Grille installs in seconds and
conforms to the wall or
ceiling.
Labor Saving Innovations
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Fast-Loc Grilles – Install in
seconds with a turn of the hand
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PPL - positive positioning lock
for FIT Speakers – Eliminates
movement due to vibration.
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Installation Handles – Allows for
installer to confidently handle the
speaker during installation
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Gold plated constant tension
connectors, allows for “quick
connect”
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Standard grills Install faster due
to tooling improvements
SKU Assortment
Best, Better, Good assortment
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In-Wall
In-Ceiling
LCR’s
Outdoor Speakers
Rocks
Subwoofers
Amps
Accessories
Pro Series
Model Number Breakdown
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First 1 to 5 letters designate type of speaker/product
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FIT = Focused Image Technology - FIT650FL
CS = Ceiling Speaker - CS650
DT = Dual Tweeter-CECS65DT
DB = Dipole/Bipole-CS650DBFL
CECS = Contractor Edition Speaker - CECS65
WSLCR = Wall Speaker LCR - WSLCR650FL
WS = Wall Speaker - WS650
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WS = Wall Speaker - WS650
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OC = Outdoor Cabinet -OC65
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OR = Outdoor Rock - OR6S
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FLSUB = Floor Standing Subwoofer-FLSUB10
BC = Back Cans-CS65BC
ILS =In Line Surge-ILS120
AMP = Amplifiers
Model Number Breakdown
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First 2 to 4 numbers designate driver/product size
• 80 = 8” woofer
• 65 = 6.5” woofer
• 525 = 5.25” woofer
• 1270 = 12 X 70 watt amplifier
Model Number Breakdown
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Last digit indicates speaker driver material/configuration
• 4 = Woven carbon fiber cone, butyl rubber surround, 1” pivoting ceramic coated
aluminum ferrofluid cooled dome tweeter with adjustable 8,6,4 ohm crossover
• 2 = Aluminum cone, butyl rubber surround, 1” pivoting aluminum ferrofluid dome
tweeter with adjustable 8,6,4 ohm crossover
• 1 = Injection molded carbon fiber cone, butyl rubber surround, 1”pivoting aluminum
ferrofluid dome tweeter with adjustable 8,6,4 ohm crossover
• 0 = Metaplex composite cone, butyl rubber surround and 1”pivoting silk ferrofluid
dome tweeter with fixed 8 ohm crossover
FIT Series Applications
When to use FIT, (Focused Image Technology)
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FIT is the ideal choice when configuring an in ceiling home theater
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Aim able woofer lets you put the sound exactly where it is needed
Difractionless pivoting tweeter allows the high frequencies to be precisely directed, while
remaining undistorted
Locking basket feature, (PPL), ensures sound will stay aimed correctly for the life of the install
25 degrees of adjustability means that the speaker can be placed closer to the perimeter and
still have the sound aimed to the listening area
FIT Series-FastLoc™ Grilles
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8” Pivoting FL - $1095.00 - $325.00 Ea
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Woven Carbon Fiber
Aluminum Woofer
Aluminum Tweeter
Molded Carbon Fiber
3D Woofer System
FastLoc™ System
FIT804FL
FIT802FL
FIT801FL
FIT800FL
FIT652FL
FIT651FL
FIT650FL
6.5” Pivoting FL - $610.00 - $345.00 Ea
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Woven Carbon Fiber
Aluminum Woofer
Aluminum Tweeter
Molded Carbon Fiber
MetaPlex Composite Cone
3D Woofer System
FastLoc™ System
FIT654FL
FIT Series-Standard Press Fit Grilles
• 6.5” Pivoting – $490.00 $235.00 Ea.
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Woven Carbon Cone
Aluminum Cone
Aluminum Tweeter
Molded Carbon Fiber Cone
MetaPlex Composite Cone
3D Woofer System
Standard Press Fit Grilles
FIT654
FIT652
FIT651
FIT650
CS Series Applications
When to use CS Series
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The CS Series is the best choice when needing stereo sound delivered
from the ceiling.
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Install CS speakers in a room where you need 2 channel stereo music
The CS speakers are a perfect choice for whole house distributed audio, where quality of
sound is important
Available in FastLoc and standard press fit grills
We even have a dual voice coil, dual tweeter model that allows a stereo image to be delivered
from one ceiling speaker—perfect for long hallways, large kitchens or Great Rooms.
CS Series-FastLoc Grilles
CS804FL
• 8” 2-Way Coaxial $725.00 - $660.00 Pr.
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Woven Carbon Fiber Cone
Aluminum Cone
FastLoc Grilles
CS654FL
• 6.5” 2-Way Coaxial $600.00 Pr.
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Woven Carbon Fiber Cone
FastLoc Grilles
CS802FL
Dual Tweeter CS Series-FastLoc
CS800DTFL
• 8” Dual Tweeter- $415.00
Ea.
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Dual Stereo Input
MetaPlex Cone
FastLoc Grilles
CS650DTFL
• 6.5” Dual Tweeter $340.00 Ea.
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Dual Stereo Input
MetaPlex Cone
FastLoc Grilles
CS Series – Standard Press Fit Grilles
CS804
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Woven Carbon Fiber Cone
Aluminum Cone
Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
6.5” 2-Way Coaxial - $555.00 –
$295.00 Pr.
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CS654
CS652
CS651
Woven Carbon Fiber Cone
Aluminum Cone
Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
MetaPlex Composite Cone
C501
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CS801
8” 2-Way Coaxial - $735.00 - $525.00
Pr.
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CS802
5.25” 2-Way Coaxial - $200.00 Pr.
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Molded Graphite Cone
Titanium Coated Tweeter
CS650
CECS Series Applications
When to use CECS
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CECS is the perfect choice where price is the only consideration
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Our CECS series offers great performance in tight budget situations
Great for distributed audio—background music applications
Priced to help win bids when scrutinizing pennies
CECS Series
CECS80
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8” 2-Way Coaxial - $215.00 Pr.
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Talc Filled Polypropylene
Butyl Rubber
¾” Silk Dome
CECS65
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6.5” 2-Way Coaxial - $160.00 Pr.
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Talc Filled Polypropylene
Butyl Rubber
¾” Silk Dome
6.5” Dual Tweeter - $150.00 Ea.
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Dual Input Stereo
Dual Tweeter
CECS65DT
WSLCR Series Applications
When to use WSLCR Series
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WSLCR is the best solution for in wall Left, Center, Right Theater sound
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Unrivaled sound quality
Dual 6.5” drivers and still fits between 16” on center stud construction
FastLoc grilles for clean finished look and quick installation
Bass and Treble controls to fine tune sound for any environment
WSLCR Theater Series
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WSLCR654FL – 6.5” 2-Way - $1050.00 Ea
• FastLoc™ Grill System
• Installs in Standard 16” On Center
• Woven Carbon Fiber
• Butyl Rubber Surrounds
• 5-150 Watts
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WSLCR650FL – 6.5” 2-Way - $TBA.00 Ea
• FastLoc™ Grill System
• Installs in Standard 16” On Center
• Butyl Rubber Surrounds
• MetaPlex Composite Cone
• 5-125 Watts
WSLCR654FL
WSLCR654FL
WSLCR650FL
WSLCR650FL
Dipole/Bipole Series Applications
When to use Dipole/Bipole Series
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Rear channel surround applications
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Perfect when combined with our WSLCR’s as the are “Timbre Matched”
Switchable from Bipole to Dipole on the fly
FastLoc grilles for clean finished look and quick installation
Use the Bipole mode when a direct radiating or localized rear effects are required
Switch to Dipole in a THX type of environment, where more of no localized rear effect is
desired.
Dipole/Bipole – Ceiling Surround Speakers
• CS654DBFL – 6.5” 2-Way - $800.00 Pr.
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FastLoc™ Grill System
Creates extended Surround field
Woven Carbon Fiber
Aluminum Tweeter
Butyl Rubber Surrounds
5-150 Watts
• CS650DBFL – 6.5” 2-Way – $525.00 Pr.
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CS654DBFL
FastLoc™ Grill System
Creates extended surround field
Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
Silk Tweeter
MetaPlex Composite Cone
5-125 Watts
CS650DBFL
WS Series Applications
When to use WS Speakers
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Stereo listening or in place of TV speakers
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The WS are great for applications where stereo listening is desirable
They can be used as Right and Left speakers for a Home Theater system with an existing
center channel speaker
Ideal for the listener with open beam ceilings and the wall is the only choice for speakers
WS Series – FastLoc Grilles
WS804FL
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8” 2-Way - $1250.00 Pr. - $900.00 Pr.
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WS801FL
Woven Carbon Fiber
Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
Butyl Rubber Surround
5-150 Watts
6.5” 2-Way - $750.00 Pr. - $550.00 Pr.
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Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
MetaPlex Composite Cone
5-125 Watts
WS651FL
WS650FL
WS Series – Standard Fit Grilles
WS804
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8” 2-Way - $650.00 Pr. - $590.00 Pr.
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WS801
Woven Carbon Fiber
Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
Butyl Rubber Surround
5-150 Watts
6.5” 2-Way - $450.00 Pr. - $350.00 Pr.
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Injection Molded Carbon Fiber
MetaPlex Composite Cone
5-125 Watts
WS651
WS650
Outdoor Applications
When to use OC and OR Speakers
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Stereo listening outdoors
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The OC speakers come in 3 sizes, the 8” is ideal for large backyards that would be tough to
fill with enough sound by using a smaller speaker
The OC6.5 and 5.25’s are great for a more intimate outdoor setting. Deep, rich bass and clear
accurate highs are delivered by each of these
All OC speakers are weatherproof and have a lifetime warranty
Use the OR Rock speakers when aesthetics are of the utmost importance.
The OR series can be used as a single point stereo speaker by utilizing the dual tweeter and
dual voice coil, It can also be hooked up as an individual right and left speaker.
Weatherproof and comes with threaded inserts to allow speaker to be locked in place to deter
thieves.
OC & Rock Series
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OC8B
8” 2-Way Black – $450.00 Ea.
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OC6W
Mica Filled Polypropylene
1” Titanium Dome Tweeters
Butyl Rubber Surrounds
Lifetime Warranty
OC5.25W
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6.5” 2-Way White & Black – $525.00 Pr.
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5.25” 2-Way White – $450.00 Pr.
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Same As above
Same as above
6.5” 2-Way Gray & Sandstone – $325.00 Ea.
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Stereo or Dual voice coil
Solid finish
Lifetime Warranty
OR6G
OR6S
Subwoofer
FLSUB10
• FLSUB10 - $725.00 Ea.
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10” Mica Filled Polypropylene
175 Watt
Butyl Rubber Surrounds
25-250Hz
Black Ash Cabinet
12” inch sub performance from a 10”
product!
Pro Series
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OC8B-70V Indoor/Outdoor – $490.00 Ea.
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8” 2 –way
Poly Cone
Dome Tweeter
All weather
Ported for deep bass
• OC65B -70V Indoor/Outdoor –$790.00 Pr.
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OC8B70V
61/2”” 2- way
Poly cone
Dome Tweeter
All weather
Ported for Deep Bass
OC65B70V
Commercial & Accessories
• 25/70/100 volt Transformer$25.00 Ea
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Converts 8 OHM to 25-100V
• SpeKap -$15.00 10Pk
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Protects speaker from
debris
R70VT
Commitment to Branding
Current Audio FIT
Series Wins!
BEST In-wall / In Ceiling
Speaker for 2010, 2011, &
2012!!!
Voted on by the Trade!
Contenders were…
SpeakerCraft
B&W
Sonance
Niles
Kef
Klipsch
Polk
And many others….
Thank You