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[Continued] Page 1 0f 4DEMO ALLEY HOURS:

Thursday, March 12: 10:00am 6:00pm

Friday, March 13: 9:00am 6:00pmSaturday, March 14: 9:00am 3:00pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Kyla Wells

Khub Communications11656 Lake Circle

Fishers, IN 46038

Phone: (317) 578-0155Email:[email protected]

B E A B S O R B E D I N

THE COMPLETE REFERENCEHOME THEATER EXPERIENCE

STRAIGHT WIRE HOSTSJoe Kane Productions & Michael Chafee Enterprises

as they team with an elite cast of manufacturers to present an

immersive high-impact surround experience at EHX Demo Alley.

Sarasota, FL., February 20, 2009 Straight Wire will host 9 companies on the EHX Demo Alley Show

floor. Joe Kane Productions, the HD video quality experts, and Michael Chafee Enterprises, Floridas

premiere sales representative company, will present an immersive, high-impact picture and sound

experience that will entirely engage the audience.

Anticipate seeing and hearing a level of clarity, inner detail and dynamic head-room, seldom heard in

home theater products. Look for us at the EH Expo Spring 2009, March 12 14, held at the Orange

County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, in Demo Alley Room 230C.

Joe Kane, the President of Joe Kane Productions and the man behind a Video Standard, Video

Essentials and Digital Video Essentials, the most widely accepted and best-selling video calibration

tools ever released, will bring his extensive experience and knowledge in video calibration to obtain the

best possible HD video quality imaginable. He will be demonstrating a Samsung SP-A800B projector.
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Michael Chafee, the Principle ofMichael Chafee Enterprises, is nationally respected as an expert in

achieving the highest possible performance from domestic and professional audio systems alike. He will

utilize his experience and expertise in audio calibration and optimization to ensure that the audio system

is performing at its peak capability and that our Demo Alley Showcase will deliver a sound quality that

will absorb all who listen.

Straight Wire, host of THE COMPLETE REFERENCE HOME THEATER EXPERIENCE,has

always known that even the best equipment in the world will never achieve its full performance potential

without the best cables to deliver the signal. Multiple winners of the Best of Demo Alley (BODA)

awards, Straight Wire will ensure the no compromise performance of the system with:

-Musicable II Interconnect with XLR Termination

-Super HDMI IIAward Winning Ultimate Resolution HDMI Cable-Silver 23 Component withAward Winning Push Prong Connectors

-Data Link Digital Coax

-Black Thunder Stranded Conductor Teflon Power Cable

-Blue Thunder Solid Conductor Teflon Power Cable

Straight Wire has manufactured High Quality Cables & Accessories for over 24 years with a focus on

custom lengths. Make sure to audition the complete line of these predominately USA made, award

winning bulk cables.

Arcam, the renowned UK A/V specialty electronics manufacturer,will present some exciting newproducts that are also a must see. The long anticipated announcement oftheArcam replacements for the

AV9 and P7 was released at CES 2009. The AV888 HD AV Pre-amp Processor, an entirely new beast

from Arcam built from the ground up over the last 2 1/2 years, boasts studio grade performance and build

quality, combined with high quality video processing and audio equalization. The P777 Seven Channel

Power Amplifier, a true power house of an amplifier, with huge output potential (over 1.6kW of

continuously available power!) is able to drive any loudspeaker with clarity, precision and control. The

AV888 and P777 will be available Quarter 2 2009. Arcam will also show their new AVR600, which is

the first Arcam amp to have HDMI audio andvideo processing (5 inputs to 2 out, all HDMI 1.3!) Underthe smooth, FMJ casework of the AVR600 hides a huge seven channel, 120wpc power amplifier and

some of the most advanced audio and video processing ever illustrated in a high performance AV

receiver. The AVR600 includes advanced circuitry for decoding all SD and HD audio formats from both

Dolby and DTS camps (inc TrueHD and DTS Master Audio), with Pixelworks video processing of SD

and HD video signals up to 1080p.


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Genelec will demonstrate a wide range of their Active Monitoring Systems that have resulted in a number

of industry firsts and established Genelec as a true industry leader. All Genelec products are active and

include all necessary amplification, protection circuitry and an electronic crossover. The result is a

loudspeaker that achieves far higher acoustic output, lower distortion and greater dynamics than a

comparable passive speaker. This allows you to create a system that will achieve real theater level output

and performance in the home, yet that can be easily hidden within a wall unit or behind a screen.

The power behind the performance will be Richard Grays Power Company and their exceptional

Patented Parallel Power Delivery System Power conditioning by Richard Grays Power Company will

ensure all connected audio and video gear performs with laboratory precision. Richard Grays Power

Company products create an idealized electrical environment where components can effortlessly achieve

and maintain their maximum performance capabilities.

South Floridas most innovative custom Home Theater furniture manufacturer, Extreme Furniture

Design Group, Inc, will show off their master craftsmen skills. A wide range of examples of their work

can be experienced through stunning color pictures presented on a plasma display panel. Extreme

Furniture Design Group has over 35 years of experience in high-quality custom furniture. They specialize

in the design, engineering, creation and installation of home theater cabinet systems. In addition, they

have customized libraries, game rooms, wine rooms, and all other facets of architectural millwork as

required by their customers.

Design NS will supply comfort and style to the demo room with examples of their hand-made,

customized leather furniture designs. A family-run business of 4 generations, starting originally in

Finland, and today, operating both in Boca Raton, Florida and in Dallas, Texas, NS Design designs and

manufactures high-quality, comfortable leather furniture for the trade. Design NS is Green and is doing

their part to responsibly manage their environmental footprint. They use Ultracel Foam in their cushions

that make you comfortable and make the world comfortable too. The foam cushioning is manufactured

without fluorocarbons, which are believed to have an adverse effect on the earths ozone layer. Design NS

is renowned in the industry with accolades and awards for being an innovator and one of the first to

introduce Power Mechanisms into Recliners for Home Theater Seating.

Dont miss this amazing demonstration, stop in Demo Alley (Room 230C) to see and hear these Demo

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*For further information on Michael Chafee Enterprises and the brands they represent, please visit us in Demo Alley

Room 230C or contact us at (941) 343 0775.

About Joe Kane Productions: A 20-year veteran of the home theater industry, Joe Kane is one of this countrys

leading HD experts, designers and consultants. Mr. Kane specializes in the sciences of electronic imaging and

accurately reproducing video signals on display devices. Those efforts have been the focus of his company, Joe

Kane Productions, since its founding in 1982. Mr. Kane joined and later became chair of the Society of MotionPicture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Working Group on Professional & Studio Monitors. He has produced

several groundbreaking programs, includingA Video Standard, two versions ofVideo Essentials and multiple

versions ofDigital Video Essentials. Hes currently working and lecturing in HDTV program production, digital

compression of video for high quality distribution, and HDTV displays that conform to ITU and SMPTE

specifications. Needless to say Joe Kane knows video; he knows what its capable of and what goes into producing

great looking images on both professional and consumer displays.

About Michael Chafee Enterprises: Michael Chafee Enterprises are Manufacturers Representatives* and Systems

Consultants. As principle of his company, Michael Chafee has over 30 years experience in Broadcast, Recording,

and sound reinforcement for professional and domestic use. Being the audio perfectionist that he is and a true

audiophile at heart, he began designing systems for his dealers and friends, the first being a touring p.a. for Rockn

Audio, who subsequently became Hank Williams JR.s p.a. company. Michael Chafee has won over 50

Representative of the Year awards from his manufactures. Michael resides in Florida, designs systems and travels

nationally and internationally, calibrating and optimizing home theater and studio systems on behalf of his suppliers

and clients.

About DVE Distribution: DVE Distribution, Inc. is a high-end Audio / Video distribution company based in

Florida and New Jersey. Founded in 2008, with the sole purpose of marketing Joe Kane Productions endorsed

products, DVE Distribution, Inc. partners with manufacturers who produce digital Home Theater products of the

highest quality. DVE Distribution, Inc. distributes products co-branded with JKP and developed exclusively for

DVE Distribution, Inc. by JKP.

About Samsung Electronics America Information Technology Division: Samsungs Information Technology

Division (ITD) markets a complete line of award-winning LCD Monitor products, including professional large

format LCD and Plasma displays. ITD also markets an award-winning line of color and monochrome laser printers

and multifunction devices, and the new family of notebook PC including the innovative Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile

Personal Computers (UMPC). Samsung ITD is committed to supporting the needs of its channel partners in the

professional, commercial, corporate, and SOHO markets. Based in Ridgefield Park, NJ; ITD is a division of

Samsung Electronics America (SEA), a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (SEC). The SEA

organization oversees the North American operations of Samsung including Samsung Telecommunications

America, LP, Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. Please visit

www.samsung.comfor more information or call 1-800-SAMSUNG.
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