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Stuart Tickle, Managing Director at AWE, said: “We are hugely grateful to all those who attended Expo this year for an exciting two days of previews and demos. We have worked really hard to ensure our show apartment and cinemas are the absolutely best place for installers and their clients to discover the best custom install solutions from AWE’s exceptional portfolio.


“The amazing feedback was truly rewarding to the whole team at AWE. If you missed the Expo, book a private visit as the show apartment customers!”


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The new Music Room It’s safe to say the Hi-Fi enthusiasts loved this room, but the biggest smiles came from those who hadn’t heard how great music can sound at home! Guests had the opportunity to listen to a range of Bowers & Wilkins loudspeakers offering clarity and detail to suit different room sizes and price points. These included the 803 D4 and 804 D4 800 Diamond Series speakers and the 705 S3 stand-mount speakers. Amplification came from Michi and Marantz. Installers were also able to experience the


different performance levels available with a choice of Denon HOME multi-room speakers in this room, all of which could be operated standalone, or fully integrated via HEOS.


Turned heads in the Living Room There was a preview of the brand new 2023 Hisense 120L9 Laser TV, and guests were impressed by its 120-inch ambient light- rejecting screen. For a big screen experience in any lighting condition, the Hisense L9 Laser TVs are a perfect option for those on a modest budget for such a large screen. It’s something consumers have to see to appreciate! Meanwhile, the Kinetik UST Projector AV Cabinets (KLIF-UST1CS), an AWE exclusive, provide a stylish solution to support many UST projector installations. The cabinets come in a variety of finishes and accommodate the projector, a soundbar or centre speaker, and has optional matching ventilated equipment cabinets too.


Elsewhere in the main AWE apartment, the


world’s largest OLED TV, LG’s OLED97G29, was showcased along with the 2023 G Series and C Series TVs. With the new Brightness Booster Max, the self-illuminating LG OLED pixels are now even more expressive! It takes the picture enhancements of the α9 Gen AI processor to the next evolutionary level and provides up to 30 per cent more luminosity.


Keep it under control


The show apartment and cinemas are all automated with URC, an easy-to-install and high-performance control platform. AWE Expo visitors saw the first UK showing of the new URC TDC-5100 handheld tabletop controller, a gaming-inspired UI with hard and digital buttons and fast response processing that combines tactile button convenience with the flexibility that only comes from a touch-panel. AWE Expo gave installers a glimpse into


what’s possible for the year ahead. As well as the new releases, visitors saw the latest reference amplifiers


from Michi, Rotel’s


powerful amps and multi-channel DT-6000 DAC, as well as HDAnywhere’s brand new MHUBS stackable matrix. There were also live demonstrations from smart home security solution, Ring, and automated window shading with Silent Gliss – plus guests had the opportunity to record lap times in the Base Performance Simulators Blade Racing Simulator.


As part of ERT’s Smart Home and Custom Install special issue, you can read more about all kinds of products and solutions for smart home integration from page 18.


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