2012

MOST POPULAR

The 50 Most Popular...

Dynamat

AV receivers

Integra

Blu-ray players

Samsung

Cabling (non-HDMI)

Belden

Cloud servers

Apple

Cooling systems

Cool Components/Fantech (tied)

DAB+

Sangean

Electrical accessories

Clipsal

Energy management

Clipsal

Flat panel displays

Samsung

Freestanding loudspeakers

Jamo

Gaming

Sony

HDMI cabling

Kordz

Headphones

Sennheiser

HVAC

Daikin

Intercom/Door entry systems

Aiphone

Invisible loudspeakers

Stealth Acoustics

In-wall/in-ceiling speakers

Sonance

IP security cameras

Axis

IR distributors/extenders

Xantech

LED lighting

Philips

Lifters

Ultralift

Lighting control

Clipsal

Matrix switches

Leaf Audio

Media servers

Apple TV

Media streaming devices

Sonos

Motorised blinds

Somfy

Multi-room AV distribution

Sonos

NAS

Netgear

Online music streaming

iTunes

Outdoor displays

Sunbrite

Outdoor loudspeakers

Sonance

Preamplifiers

Integra

Projection screens

Screen Technics

Projectors

JVC

Proposal software

Microsoft Excel

Racks/cabinets

Middle Atlantic

Remote controls

RTI

Router

Netgear

Seating

LP Morgan

Security systems

Ness

MOST INFLUENTIAL...

Solar inverters

Xantrex

Move over Time magazine, in 2013 Connected Home will be compiling a list of the most influential members of the Australian and New Zealand home automation industry.

Solar panels

Panasonic

Surge protection

Thor Technologies

Telephony

Cisco

TV mounts

Vogel’s

If you consider yourself to be a leader, or know someone who is, send the details to [email protected] by 30 November.

UPS

APC

Video processors

Crestron

Whole-house control systems

Clipsal

THE RESULTS OF THE INAUGURAL CONNECTED HOME 50 MOST POPULAR SURVEY ARE IN. HOW DID YOUR COMPANY STACK UP?

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ost industries are clearly defined. It’s easy to identify the industry leaders and it’s clear which products are the most favoured. The Australian and New Zealand home automation industries, however, aren’t as clear. There’s a lot of conjecture out there, but you can’t always tell fact from fiction. That’s why we here at Connected Home asked you to identify the brands that you install to get a clear idea of which products are being integrated in Australian and New Zealand homes, and to identify the industry leaders in each category. In total, over 250 installers responded to what will become an annual exercise in tracking the development and growth of the industry, and to recognise those companies that lead the way in a particular category. On behalf of Connected Home, I would like to congratulate all of the companies who topped the list and would like to make special mention of the local manufacturers who took out their categories, proving that Australian manufacturers can well and truly compete against international products. WI-SPY WINNER Congratulations to the winner of a new Wi-Spy USB dongle - Don Little of Automated Living Systems in Victoria. Now, every time you go on site and install an access point, you can use your new Wi-Spy to determine the optimum frequency. The Wi-Spy USB dongle works in conjunction with software called Chanalyzer to display any interference in the 2.4GHz range. The software will display a chart of access point SSIDs with the background noise/interference. A special thank you must go to Samer Shami from Wi-Spy Australia (www.wi-spy.com.au) for kindly donating the prize for this competition.

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THE 50 MOST POPULAR Acoustic treatments

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MOST POPULAR

Audio IN-WALL / IN-CEILING SPEAKERS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

SONANCE (42.3%)

SPEAKERCRAFT (31.7%)

NILES (17.1%)

POLK AUDIO (10.6%)

TRUAUDIO (6.5%)

JAMO (5.7%)

BOSTON ACOUSTICS (4.1%)

CEAD (4.1%)

ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY(4.1%) Followed by: Bowers & Wilkins (3.3%), Current Audio (3.3%), Focal (3.3%), KEF (3.3%), Krix (3.3%), Paradigm (2.4%)

PROFICIENT AUDIO (4.1%)

HEADPHONES

OUTDOOR LOUDSPEAKERS 0%

80%

10%

20%

30%

40%

SONANCE (36.4%)

60%

SPEAKERCRAFT (27.1%)

BOSTON (20.2%) 40%

MONSTER (15.0%)

BOWERS & WILKINS (11.6%) AKG (17.3%)

20%

SENNHEISER (74.4%)

NILES (15.5%)

KEF (10.1%)

0% Followed by: Bose (3.8%), Audio Technica (1.5%), Focal (1.5%)

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TRUAUDIO (4.7%)

Followed by: Polk Audio (3.9%), Krix (3.1%), Proficient Audio (3.1%), Terra (3.1%), Focal (2.3%)

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50%

Security INVISIBLE LOUDSPEAKERS 0%

10%

20%

SECURITY SYSTEMS 30%

40%

50%

80%

60%

SONANCE (30.1%) SPEAKERCRAFT (23.3%) Followed by: TruAudio (2.1%), Definitive Technology (1.4%), KEF (1.4%), Martin Loigan (1.4%)

AMINA (4.1%)

NESS (80.7%)

40%

BOWERS AND WILKINS (15.8%)

20%

HAI (16.0%)

HONEYWELL (21.0%)

STEALTH ACOUSTICS (39.0%)

0%

ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Followed by: Bosch (5.0%), Protegé (3.4%), Clipsal (2.5%), DAS (2.5%)

50%

DYNAMAT (51.9%)

INTERCOM/DOOR ENTRY SYSTEMS

PROPRIETARY (22.6%)

80%

40%

FREESTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS 0%

10%

20%

20% 30%

40%

50%

AIPHONE (63.7%)

PRIMACOUSTICS (8.5%)

LEGRAND (21.2%)

60% Followed by: Egg cartons (1.9%), Vicoustics (1.9%), Wave Panels (1.9%)

SWITCH AUTOMATION (9.7%)

AURALEX (14.2%)

PANASONIC (21.2%)

MSR ACOUSTICS (15.1%)

0% JAMO (34.9%) Followed by: 2N (6.2%), BPT (3.5%), National Communications (3.5%), Comelit (2.7%), Fermax (2.7%)

JBL (32.6%)

KEF (17.1%)

IP SECURITY CAMERAS

10% KRIX (5.4%)

ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY (5.4%)

Followed by: Bowers & Wilkins (4.7%), PSB (3.1%), Dali (2.3%), Definitive Technology (2.3%), Linn (2.3%), Polk Audio (2.3%), Revel (2.3%), Tannoy (2.3%)

MOBOTIX (15.1%)

FOCAL (6.2%)

NESS (16.0%)

20%

BOSCH (17.9%)

PARADIGM (10.9%)

HONEYWELL (25.5%)

30%

PANASONIC (27.4%)

WHATMOUGH (12.4%)

AXIS (38.7%)

40%

DYNAUDIO (13.2%)

0% Followed by: Samsung (3.8%), TruVue (2.8%)

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2012

MOST POPULAR

Other

Video

PROPOSAL SOFTWARE

LIFTERS 0%

60%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

ULTRALIFT (65.7%)

40%

BIDMAGIC (4.3%)

20%

D-TOOLS (37.1%)

MICROSOFT EXCEL (60.3%)

VOGEL’S (20.1%)

OMNIMOUNT (13.4%)

Followed by: Future Automation (2.2%), Screen Technics (2.2%), People of Lava (1.5%)

SANUS (6.7%)

0%

TV MOUNTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

80% MASTER ELECTRICIANS (13.4%)

VOGEL’S (48.9%)

ACMA (22.9%)

NECA (39.5%)

20%

CEDIA (67.5%)

40%

OMNIMOUNT (24.8%) INFOCOMM (9.6%)

60%

SANUS (23.4%)

CHIEF (10.6%)

0% SNAP AV (7.8%)

Followed by: Peerless (3.5%), Loctek (2.1%), Ultralift (2.1%)

SEATING 40%

OUTDOOR DISPLAYS 0%

30%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

JAYMAR (13.3%)

FORTRESS (13.3%)

LIQUIFI (20.0%) MANHATTAN (15.7%)

10%

TOP FORM (20.5%)

20%

LP MORGAN (36.1%)

SUNBRITE (55.6%)

0% Followed by: Bello (9.6%), D-Box (4.8%), Cineak (2.4%)

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HELSYN (15.6%) INNOVIZION (8.9%) SUERA (4.4%)

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60%

PROJECTION SCREENS

PROJECTORS 0%

50%

10%

20%

30%

40%

JVC (32.0%) 40% EPSON (30.7%)

30%

10%

STEWART FILMSCREEN (24.3%)

SCREEN TECHNICS (48.6%)

20%

LP MORGAN (33.6%)

SONY (26.7%)

RUNCO (16.7%)

OPTOMA (16.7%)

SIM2 (6.0%)

0% Followed by: Panasonic (2.7%), projectiondesign (2.0%), InFocus (1.3%), NEC (1.3%)

MITSUBISHI (6.0%)

Followed by: Elite Screens (8.6%), Screen Research (8.6%), Screen Innovations (5.7%)

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

SAMSUNG (60.4%)

PANASONIC (35.5%)

SONY (17.2%)

LG (15.4%)

SHARP (8.3%)

RUNCO (5.3%)

Followed by: Loewe (2.4%), Philips (2.4%), Mitsubishi (1.2%), JVC (0.6%), NEC (0.6%), Schaub Lorenz (0.6%)

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2012

MOST POPULAR

Content DAB+

MEDIA STREAMING DEVICES

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

SANGEAN (34.8%) 40%

BOSE (24.1%) PURE (18.8%)

20% PANASONIC (14.3%) 10%

DIGITAL VIEW (9.8%) Followed by: Cambridge Audio (4.5%), Arcam (2.7%), Yamaha (2.7%), Marantz (2.7%)

BANG AND OLUFSEN (6.3%)

WESTERN DIGITAL (23.2%)

SONOS (50.7%)

TIVOLI (18.8%)

NETGEAR (35.2%)

30%

0% Followed by: Apple TV (5.6%), Popcorn Hour (5.6%), Roku (2.8%), Dune (2.1%)

NAS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

NETGEAR (51.4%)

MEDIA SERVERS

QNAP (23.0%)

80%

BUFFALO (5.4%) APPLE TV (78.5%)

40% LACIE (4.1%) 20%

ONLINE MUSIC STREAMING 0%

10%

20%

CRESTRON (12.6%)

60%

SEAGATE (12.2%)

KALEIDESCAPE (23.7%)

WESTERN DIGITAL (20.9%)

0% 30%

40%

50%

60%

70% Followed by: DF Solutions (8.1%), Sooloos (6.7%), Mozaex (5.2%), Vidabox (2.2%), Boxee (1.5%)

ITUNES (66.9%) SPOTIFY (33.8%) LAST.FM (12.7%)

GAMING

TUNEIN (10.2%) Followed by: Pandora (5.7%), Rhapsody (3.8%), Grooveshark (2.5%), Deezer (1.9%)

RDIO (9.6%)

40%

CLOUD SERVERS 20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80% 20%

CLOUD CENTRAL (10.2%) IBM (8.7%) HP (7.9%)

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Followed by: Dropbox (2.4%), Microsoft (2.4%)

SONY (59.5%)

APPLE (81.1%)

0%

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MICROSOFT (33.8%)

10%

NINTENDO (36.5%)

0%

60%

Components AV RECEIVERS 0%

10%

PREAMPLIFERS 20%

30%

40%

50%

0%

10%

INTEGRA (43.4%)

INTEGRA (44.5%)

MARANTZ (30.9%)

MARANTZ (43.8%)

YAMAHA (30.3%)

ROTEL (14.6%)

DENON (21.7%)

ANTHEM (10.2%)

Followed by: Rotel (3.9%), Anthem (2.0%), Pioneer (2.0%), Sherbourn (2.0%), Harmon Kardon (1.3%), NAD (1.3%)

ONKYO (13.2%)

BLU-RAY PLAYERS 0%

10%

20%

PARASOUND (8.8%)

30%

40%

50%

Followed by: ADA (5.1%), ARCAM (3.6%), Sherbourn (1.5%), Electrocompaniet (1.5%)

VIDEO PROCESSORS 20%

30%

40%

50%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

SAMSUNG (34.6%) CRESTRON (31.6%)

OPPO (30.7%)

NVIDIA (29.9%) PANASONIC (29.4%)

SONY (23.5%) DVDO (25.6%)

PIONEER (11.8%)

INTEGRA (8.5%)

EXTRON (13.7%) Followed by: Marantz (5.2%), Yamaha (3.1%), Denon (2.6%)

Followed by: Lumagen (5.1%), Runco (1.7%)

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2012

MOST POPULAR

Control WHOLE-HOUSE CONTROL SYSTEMS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

CLIPSAL (33.6%)

RTI (29.5%)

CRESTRON (26.0%)

CONTROL4 (18.5%)

PHILIPS DYNALITE (13.7%)

VANTAGE (11.6%)

Followed by: AMX (8.2%), KNX (8.2%), HAI (6.8%), Push Controls (2.7%)

SAVANT (9.6%)

LIGHTING CONTROL 0%

10%

20%

MOTORISED BLINDS 30%

40%

50%

60%

0%

10%

20%

CLIPSAL (65.2%)

SOMFY (66.4%)

PHILIPS DYNALITE (29.7%)

LUTRON (23.0%)

KNX (7.7%)

HAI (6.5%)

30%

40%

50%

60%

SILENT GLISS (13.1%)

LUTRON (8.4%)

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70%

NICE AUTOMATION (5.7%)

Followed by: Vantage (5.8%), Crestron (5.2%), Control4 (3.9%)

BECKER (5.7%)

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70%

MULTI-ROOM AV DISTRIBUTION 0%

10%

20%

30%

IR DISTRIBUTORS/EXTENDERS 40%

50%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

SONOS (42.2%) XANTECH (54.2%)

RTI (27.3%)

RESI-LINX (28.2%) CRESTRON (24.2%)

CONTROL4 (16.4%) HPM LEGRAND (17.6%)

AMX (12.5%)

FORTÉ (10.7%)

Followed by: Clipsal (9.4%), HAI (4.7%), Leaf Audio (4.7%), Russound (3.9%), Vantage (2.3%)

SAVANT (10.2%)

Followed by: Axium (2.3%), SpeakerCraft (2.3%)

REMOTE CONTROLS 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

RTI (38.8%)

APPLE (27.9%)

LOGITECH (26.5%)

PUSH CONTROL (10.9%)

ANDROID (10.9%)

PRO CONTROLS (8.8%)

CONTROL 4 (8.2%)

Followed by: URC (5.4%), Crestron (4.1%), HAI (3.4%)

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2012

MOST POPULAR

Infrastructure HDMI CABLING 0%

MATRIX SWITCHES

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

40%

KORDZ (41.0%) 30%

ATLONA (14.2%)

TRIBUTARIES (11.5%)

SNAP AV (14.2%)

10%

GEFEN (24.8%)

MONSTER (12.9%)

CRESTRON (29.2%)

20%

BELDEN (22.3%)

LEAF AUDIO/NEXUS TECHNOLOGIES (31.0%)

AUDIOQUEST (23.0%)

0% BELKIN (5.0%)

Followed by: Zector (11.5%), AMX (8.0%), Kramer (6.2%), Extron (4.4%), Intelix (4.4%)

Followed by: Liberty (2.9%), QED (2.9%), Extron (2.9%)

KRAMER (4.3%)

CABLING (NON-HDMI) 0%

COOLING SYSTEMS

10%

20%

30%

40%

40%

BELDEN (34.8%)

10%

MONSTER(12.1%) Followed by: Nordost (2.0%), Cardas (1.5%), ICE Cabling (1.5%), Kimber Kable (1.5%), Key Digital (1.5%), Transparent (1.5%)

60%

50%

20% 10%

D-LINK (25.0%)

10%

SAMSUNG (15.4%)

20%

30%

0% Followed by: B&R (9.8%), Rack Technologies (9.8%), 4Cabling (8.7%), Hallam (7.6%), Wideband (5.4%), Clipsal (4.3%)

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30%

40%

CISCO (47.5%)

0%

40%

NETGEAR (49.4%)

10%

ROUTERS

NEC (23.1%)

20%

0%

50%

CISCO (41.0%)

30%

SANUS (16.3%)

40%

SNAP AV (22.8%)

50%

PROCONNECT (15.2%)

TELEPHONY

MIDDLE ATLANTIC (57.6%)

RACKS/CABINETS

PANASONIC (37.6%)

TRIBUTARIES (9.9%)

MIDDLE ATLANTIC (17.9%)

LIBERTY (15.6%)

ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT (21.4%)

20%

FANTECH (34.8%)

AUDIOQUEST (20.6%)

COOL COMPONENTS (34.8%)

30%

KORDZ (32.6%)

0% Followed by: Savant (6.0%), Avaya (4.3%), Hybrex (2.6%), Alcatel-Lucent (1.7%), Siemens (1.7%)

Followed by: Billion (10.6%), Belkin (6.9%), Ruckus (2.5%), DrayTek (1.9%)

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Electrical ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES 0%

25%

LED LIGHTING

50%

75%

100%

CLIPSAL (85.5%)

0%

20%

60%

80%

PHILIPS (69.5%) GE LIGHTING (22.1%)

HPM LEGRAND (19.3%)

BRIGHTGREEN (12.2%)

HAGER (16.9%)

HVAC

ENERGY MANAGEMENT 20%

Followed by: Hillstone (4.6%), Verbatim (3.8%), Megaman (3.8%)

LUMEX (12.2%)

PHILIPS DYNALITE (10.8%)

0%

40%

40%

60%

80%

0%

15%

30%

45%

60%

DAIKIN (50.5%)

CLIPSAL (68.5%)

FUJITSU (37.6%)

CONTROL4 (15.0%)

PANASONIC (20.2%) KNX (12.6%)

Followed by: Switch Automation (8.7%), AMX (7.9%), Vantage (3.9%), Crestron (3.1%)

SAVANT (11.8%)

ADVANTAGE AIR (14.7%)

UPS

SURGE PROTECTION 0%

MITSUBISHI (19.3%)

20%

40%

60%

THOR TECHNOLOGIES (55.0%)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

APC (46.2%)

EATON (22.1%) EATON (42.9%) BELKIN (21.4%) POWERTECH (16.8%)

FURMAN (16.0%)

Followed by: Novaris (4.6%), Hager (3.8%), PS Audio (3.8%), Monster (3.1%)

APC (14.5%)

SOLAR PANELS 0%

10%

POWER SHIELD DEFENDER (12.6%)

SOLAR INVERTERS 20%

30%

40%

0%

10%

PANASONIC (34.3%)

XANTREX (36.4%)

CONERGY (27.1%)

SMA (33.8%)

SILEX (27.1%)

CONERGY (22.1%)

LG (20.0%)

Followed by: Upsonic (5.0%), Thor Technologies (3.4%), Furman (2.5%)

Other: Suntech (4.3%)

INGENERO (11.7%)

20%

30%

40%

Other: Growatt (3.9%)

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