ONTARIO, CA (04.06.2020) – The XL series was developed for the growing Power Sports market including UTV and Marine applications, where electronics must withstand harsh damp environments.
The circuit boards have been conformal coated with a layer of transparent material that protects the parts against moisture, dust and extreme temperatures.
While the harsh environments can leave electronics in situations that water and extreme dust is a factor, the new XL-MX series amplifiers have been designed to remain completely sealed with an IPX67 Water Resistance Rating ensuring your amplifier stays dry even when your ride leaves you all wet.
These ultra small weather resistant amplifiers are ideal for all types of outdoor audio applications such as motorcycles, golf carts and off road vehicles. But the small size also makes these amps a great choice anywhere space is a premium.
Utilizing the latest Class D circuit design these amplifiers may be small on size but they are big on power and have a much lower current draw compared to other amplifiers with similar power output. The wrap around aluminum heatsink keeps everything running cool.
Extremely versatile, each model gives you’re a choice of low level RCA input or 3.5mm (1/8”) mini-pug Aux Input. The Aux Input allows for easy connection of portable devices such as an iPod, MP3 player or smartphone to become your source unit.
XL-4255MX 4 Channel IPX67 Rated Amplifier 125W RMS x 4 @ 4Ω 250W RMS x 4 @ 2Ω 500W RMS x 2 @ 4Ω
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA (04.06.2020) – Accent Mobile, a division of Accele Electronics focused on solutions for Expeditors, Upfitters and Fleet Managers has announced their latest solution in the ADAS category, our RVC180CTD.
“Smart Camera.” The RVC180CTD “Image Recognition” Camera offers a 160 Degree view while actually monitoring a 180 Degree “Field of Vision,” alerting drivers when a moving object such as another vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist is about to cross their path. The unique technology is part of the microprocessor built-in to this compact Wide View, Hi Resolution Camera,” said Bob Goodman, Accent Mobile, Director Of Channel Sales.
Goodman added, “Cross Traffic Detection is one of the most important and sought after features in ADAS products and typically only found in more expensive Blind Spot systems that require installation in addition to a Back Up Camera. Our system uses any LCD Monitor available in the vehicle including aftermarket head units and Mirror Monitors, this is the perfect replacement or upgrade to a factory installed Camera. An additional feature is the option of Guidance Lines to assist in Parking. Using the Camera’s built-in microprocessor to extend its “Field of Vision” to a full 180 Degrees, an audible alert is triggered when a moving object such as a pedestrian or Bicyclist is about to cross its path. At the same time a visual warning with directional arrows is displayed on the Camera’s monitor. While most Microwave cross traffic detection devices on the market are only 60% effective in detecting (low mass ) Pedestrians or bicyclists, our new visual detection method gives you a 99% detection rate.”
Goodman continued, “Expeditors, Fleet Managers and Upfitters can now offer their customers a cost effective and unique solution for complete backup safety.”
The RVC180CTD joins an extensive portfolio of ADAS solutions including Microwave and Ultrasonic Blind Spot Systems. The RVC180CTD has a 3 Year Warranty and customers can take advantage of a special introductory promotion.
DALLAS, TX (04.03.2020) – Quad State Distribution-Dallas (QSD), a mobile electronics distributor located in Dallas, Texas, announces the addition of Barry Beller as Regional Manager for outside sales.
Barry Beller opening a new career door as Regional Manager for outside sales at QSD Dallas.
With over 30 years of experience in the 12 Volt industry, Beller will utilize his extensive knowledge of the industry and his strong work ethic to provide product sales and service to the Quad State territory. Having served in all aspects of the mobile electronics industry, from retail, manufacturing and distribution sales, Beller understands the importance of being dedicated to his dealer network.
“In his previous position with Metra Electronics, Barry was an integral partner with Quad State,” says Tracy Farr, QSD Managing Partner, “and his product and technical knowledge helped push us into new business categories and expand the growth of our company.”
Beller will join the Quad State Sales Team, currently consisting of Anita Araguz, Mike Amassyali, and Tracy Farr. “We’ve experienced, first-hand, the level of support that Barry has given us and we are excited to have his technical knowledge and level of support for our retailers,” says Farr. QSD-Dallas is the premier mobile electronics distributor, located in Dallas, Texas, providing a large selection of 12 Volt products and accessories to retailers.
For more information about QSD’s product offering, go to www.quadstate.com or call (469) 687-2495 to speak with Anita, Barry, Mike or Tracy.
BOCA RATON, FL (04.03.2020) – WeConekt, a hybrid business consulting and marketing company with founders who have a history in the 12 Volt market, announced joining forces with Midwest Sales Group, a sales representative firm – specializing in representing some of the world’s top car audio brands in the Wisconsin and Illinois territories. “We wanted to team up with WeConekt because we saw how they could be a huge resource for our dealers with their wide range of services and deep understanding of our market,” said Steve Fahlmark , President of Midwest Sales Group.
Steve Fahlmark, President of Midwest Sales Group, is practicing social distancing and taking other precautions during the Coronavirus National Emergency.
WeConekt offers many services between business management consulting and marketing – their first approach is not to try and sell the client any particular service, but to get a 360 view of the company and then offer only what is needed. All plans are highly specialized to each client.
Timing for joining forces with Midwest Sales Group couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time with everyone in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, where many are faced with new norms and how to reorganize business to accommodate for these new norms.
“We are excited to be working with 12 Volt dealers in the territory, as we feel this is a greatly underrepresented category online in today’s world of consumer brands. We recognize this is a tough time for everyone and are ready to support those who are interested,” said Allison Lopez, CEO of WeConekt.
One thing is for sure, an online presence at this time is imperative as more eyes than ever are on social media, virtual events and other communication platforms, proving once again that the internet is here to stay. It is a time to try new ways and figure out how to continue meeting customers’ expectations in a relevant way. WeConekt is offering dealers a FREE 1 hour consult to discuss challenges and offer solutions. Plus, WeConekt designed some free communication graphics to be used by dealers during this lockdown phase. Please contact WeConekt directly or through Midwest to set up a time.
Stay conekted to WeConekt on FB and Instagram @weconekt. For Further Info: Tel: 561-239-7238 Email: info@weconekt.com Website: www.weconekt.com
RINGWOOD, IL (04.02.2020) – Race Sport Lighting (RSL) has announced to all re-sellers to take advantage of multiple training and educational resources on their RaceSportNation.com support site during this national slow down due to COVID-19 crisis. This site has been up and running previous to the start of the crisis, but the traffic to this site has increased in the last 1-2 weeks, as counter salesman and installers have extra time to get educated on specific categories in the lighting category. Training and education on the lighting category has always been a high priority with Race Sport Lighting, and are convinced that dealers that package training knowledge with displays, simply sell more lighting that dealers without training and displays. Race Sport Lighting even has an online RS University where staff can get certifications in specific areas of lighting to become experts.
“We designed the RaceSportNation.com website to be a separate site for our dealers and distributors to go to for the specific reason to get training, tools, sell sheets, marketing tools, and anything they really need to be a successful Race Sport Lighting re-seller. The rich resources on the nation site are the same resources we send out internally after they are developed for our staff to get knowledgeable, and then to our Sales reps on the road, and ultimately to our re-sellers to be successful selling and installing the products. Our goal has always been over the last 13 years to be the leader of the lighting category, and that is more than great products, its offering tools, training, and resources that our competitors don’t. Value added services is what sets us apart,” stated RSL President Steve Jergensen
ONTARIO, CA (04.02.2020) – What better way to enjoy your day being out on the trails in your UTV is listening to your favorite music while illuminating your boat with over 20 user selectable colors and over 19 different lighting effects to really set the mood.
We have engineered the best musical reproduction solution with our XL Powersports Marine Grade speakers. They feature UV inhibited Polyamide Baskets and Grills, Poly cone woofers & Mylar tweeters, all in a thin mount design that is perfect for roof mount applications or where mounting depth is an issue.
Link up to 12 speakers ( 6 pairs ) to a single RGB reciever and control them all from a single RGB Remote Control switching between colors and effects while keeping them all in sync with a push of a button. Sit back and relax knowing that you have put your music in the engineering hands of PowerBass.
Features:
Powersports 8″ or 6.5″ Co-Axial Speakers
Thin Mount Design for Roof or Small Space Applications
LONG BEACH, CA (04.01.2020) – JVC Mobile Entertainment is collaborating with iDatalink Maestro to provide virtual trainings to authorized dealers this Wednesday, April 1st at 7:00 PM EST, highlighting their exclusive features.
JVC has expanded their multimedia lineup to now offer 8 receivers that provide support for iDatalink Maestro RR/RR2, with 2 of their receivers providing “Advanced Support”. Exclusive features, including the best in OEM volume knob support and dynamic guideline camera overlay will be covered during the training.
“We are excited about the opportunity to team up with JVC to provide information on our combined exclusive features, as well as provide an overview of our entire product line,” said Matt Yerger, iDatalink Maestro’s E-Learning Manger. “By leveraging the power of both brands at once, dealers can capitalize on efficiently learning about the best in offerings for their customers.”
JVC has been focusing on providing virtual trainings to its dealers and distributors over the course of the last several weeks and is now committed to further dedicating its time and resources to this. “We want to ensure that our dealers are ready to provide the best in product technology and support, and collaborating with iDatalink Maestro allows us to maximize these efforts in an efficient manner,” said Ron Trout, Director of Sales for JVC’s Mobile Entertainment division.
If you are interested in attending this virtual training webinar and/or If you are interested in setting up a personalized virtual training session, please contact your JVC sales rep for details.
For more information on JVC Mobile Entertainment, visit us.jvc.com/car.
NEW YORK, NY (04.01.2020) – SiriusXM and Howard Stern has announced that starting now through May 15, SiriusXM will start offering free access to its full lineup of Premier Streaming content to listeners in North America. Howard kicked o the unprecedented Stream Free access this morning while hosting The Howard Stern Show, on channel 100, from his home.
SiriusXM Select and All Access subscribers already have access to this great content included with their subscriptions. Anyone who is not already a SiriusXM subscriber can download the SiriusXM app or go to SiriusXM.com/streamfree, and start listening free of charge, with no credit card or commitment required.
Howard Stern
“With so many people asked to stay at home, we are making our full streaming lineup of music, entertainment, news and information easily accessible to everyone,” said Jim Meyer, SiriusXM CEO. “In the days ahead, we hope it’s a valuable source of information or diversion, a generous mix of fresh live content, and a source of companionship that comes from the hosts on our many shows and channels. And there was no better way to launch the Stream Free content than with Howard this morning.”
Listeners will have free access to more than 300 channels of dynamic programming, featuring the acclaimed The Howard Stern Show, hundreds of exclusive ad-free music channels, and vital news and information sources. SiriusXM is also adding entirely new curated content, and bringing back some beloved music channels by top artists.
StayHome Radio, a feel-good, ad-free music channel, will launch April 1 on the streaming platform and channel 179 on most SiriusXM radios. The channel will feature happy and uplifting songs from artists like Lizzo and Coldplay to P!nk and Bob Marley.
And as people spend time at home, SiriusXM is bringing back The Billy Joel Channel, Dave Matthews Band Radio, and a new channel full of the Top 1000 songs across multiple genres, all available on the SiriusXM app, connected devices, as well as most SiriusXM radios, starting April 1.
Billy Joel’s exclusive SiriusXM channel, The Billy Joel Channel, features music spanning his decades-long career, including songs from his live and studio albums, and Billy telling exclusive stories about his music and career. Throughout the month, the channel will also air Billy Joel: An Evening of Questions and Answers… and a little music too, which was recorded last year in Miami at the Faena Theater. It can be heard on the SiriusXM app in the Rock category and on SiriusXM radios on channel 30.
Dave Matthews Band Radio will include music from the band’s extensive career, along with exclusive, never-before heard interview content, and encore airings and highlights from Dave’s recent Pay It Forward: Live performance streamed from his home and simulcast live on SiriusXM. Dave’s “live from home” performance can be heard in full Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT, Thursday at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT, Friday at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, and through the weekend. The channel will also bring back the Friday Night Concert Series, featuring a complete show from the archives every Friday night at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. While the band is o the road, the Friday Night Concert Series will feature standout shows including the band’s 2018 and 2019 tour, originally heard live exclusively on SiriusXM. Dave Matthews Band Radio can be heard on the SiriusXM app in the Rock category and on SiriusXM radios initially on channel 176.
The Top 1000 Channel will bring a new genre countdown every two weeks, kicking o with the top 1000 Classic Rock Songs and followed by the top 1000 Oldies songs, Alternative Rock songs (80s to today), Country songs, RnB songs, Hard Rock songs and Hip-Hop songs. It can be heard on the SiriusXM app and on most SiriusXM radios on channel 177.
SiriusXM’s ad-free music channels offer a wide variety of choices, from favorites The Highway, SiriusXM Hits 1 and our decades channels, to artist-backed channels such as The Beatles Channel, The Garth Channel, Pearl Jam Radio, Grateful Dead Channel, LL COOL J’s Rock The Bells Radio, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio, and Eminem’s Shade 45.
There are also many additional online-only music channels, including more than 100 Xtra music channels, curated for any mood, occasion or activity, as well as music channels geared toward “relaxing-at-home” listening, such as SiriusXM Chill, Watercolors, and SiriusXM Coee House. SiriusXM music channels are home to more than 200 channel hosts who serve as trusted companions to millions in North America currently in their homes.
Listeners also get live news from major outlets such as CNN, FOX News, CNBC, MSNBC and BBC World Service, and valuable information from channels such as Doctor Radio powered by NYU Langone Health, and Business Radio. There are also inspirational and faith-based channels, multiple channels of comedy, dynamic sports talk such as Mad Dog Sports Radio, and more.
SiriusXM’s entertainment channels include Radio Andy and SiriusXM Stars, featuring daily live shows covering the latest in pop culture, celebrities, lifestyle, and more. Listeners can tune in to hear live shows from SiriusXM hosts including Andy Cohen, Jenny McCarthy, Jess Cagle, Je Lewis, Bevy Smith, Michelle Collins and more.
The SiriusXM app also offers additional features such as SiriusXM video, Personalized Stations Powered by Pandora that listeners can curate themselves, and an On Demand library with more than 10,000 hours of archived shows, exclusive music performances, interviews and audio documentaries.
The SiriusXM app is available on mobile phones, tablets and computers, as well as on a wide variety of connected devices in the home including smart TVs, devices with Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more.
MARIETTA, GA (03.31.2020) – AIS has just announced the introduction of their new 9.6” rear-view mirror/monitor with built-in DVR.
The unit is comes with great features such as:
9.66” Rear-View Mirror Monitor Infinity (edge-to-edge) Touch Screen Built-in DVR Built-In 1080P Front Camera Interior/Exterior Camera GPS Antenna 32gb Micro SD Card Ram Twist Mount Honda Twist Mount Hyundai Twist Mount
This brand new product, the INFM9DVR, has a resolution of 1280x320p. Included are front and rear cameras that have simultaneous front and rear recording and in real-time viewing. It records sound and has G-shock with GPS functions. The 32gb Micro SD card is included and is upgradeable to 64gb. It has rear camera monitoring so the vehicle owner can see if the vehicle has been tampered with in their absence. Retail price is $499.95
AIS CEO, Kelley Vickers added, “AIS products are not sold to internet retailers or sold on the internet, thereby allowing our valued network of nationwide dealers the most profitable line of safety and convenience products available today. In addition to providing the best and most innovative products, our number one goal is to protect the profit of our dealers and this is why they are fiercely loyal to the AIS brand.”
AIS is a global technology supplier of integrated automotive safety and convenience products. AIS engineers and controls the manufacturing of automotive back-up cameras, back-up sensors, Blindwatch systems, CD players, GPS Tracking, Cruise Controls, DVRs, video monitors, video mirrors, lighting, navigation, Autoplay and Bluetooth modules. AIS also provides automotive leather kits and is the nationwide distributor of Mobileye Advanced Driver Assist Systems.
AIS carries over 3000 SKUs and offers a three year to lifetime warranty for key dealers. AIS is currently interviewing rep firms in several major markets and can be reached at 800-365-6060 and www.aisinterface.com.
PHOENIX, AZ (03.31.2020) – MTX Audio is announcing the introduction of all new audio kits and components to their lineup of Polaris RZR audio products. This new offering is primarily in response to the changes that Polaris made in the RZR platform starting with the 2019 Turbo S models and will be backwards compatible to most 2014+ models.
Two of the primary component additions are with the front and subwoofer speaker systems. A variation from our other model of front speaker pods, the new RZR-14-FS will mount in the footwell in a kick pod style installation using our new POD-LOC technology. These have been engineered to maximize the audio output without sacrificing legroom, sound quality or output while riding. Additionally, the speaker pods installation time has also been addressed with a simple to install, quick mount bracket and single bolt mounting system that gets the speakers mounted in the vehicle in minutes.
The subwoofer option, the RZR-14-SW, is a completely new design of the enclosure as well as the components inside. The enclosure consists of a high output 10-inch subwoofer in a convertible sealed/ ported design made possible through our Quick Install Port Seal technology or QuIPS. We’ve also added heavy duty Neoprene sound damping to the exterior of the enclosure to greatly reduce bass induced rattle in the vehicles body panels improving the overall sound quality when you’re riding. The enclosure is intended to be coupled with the MUD600-1 mono-block amplifier and mounts in place of the vehicles glove compartment and features a side firing design to maximize bass output. The ported design capability allows it to produce deep vibrating bass while the QuIPS technology helps protect your investment in case of deep-water situations by simply installing the seal before going submersible.
Also being introduced are all new RZR audio kits that are designed to fit more models and platforms than ever before. They will consist of a total of six packages that will work on Ride Command and non- Ride Command vehicles alike from model years 2014 to present. These kits will offer different levels of audio experience from the basic package with our 200/400-watt RMS 2-speaker system, to a complete party in a box with our 1000-watt RMS 5-speaker system. All kits come complete with direct-fit hardware and plug-n-play harnesses for a frustration-free installation as well.
“With the changes in the RZR platform in the last couple years, we saw this as an opportunity create an audio experience for our customers that goes above anything they’ve heard before.” said Director of Sales and Marketing, Jason Fickas. “We’ve put a lot of research and development into the new design of our kits to ensure they are the easiest to install without sacrificing any output or sound quality. I can’t wait for all types of riders out there to start experiencing this all new offering from us.”
The new RZR kits and components are slotted to start shipping mid-May and more details will follow soon. Be sure to follow us on social media or check out our website for more details as they develop.
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