Publish Date: Jul 06

Focus on Multiroom Audio systems, Home Theaters and Control Panels

This report reports and analyzes responses from installing dealers/integrators about their 2005 sales of high-end A/V products in order to determine the overall market size, the top brands installed, and the breakdown of sales of major audio components. The reports also includes data and analysis on sales of both pre-packaged multiroom audio systems and control panels used for A/V systems as well as dealers’ attitudes toward the business climate in 2005 vs. 2004 and their expectations for 2006.

“Overall sales through the installing dealer channel reached $7.3 billion in 2005, driven by a robust market for multiroom audio and home theater systems,” said Bill Ablondi, director, home systems for Parks Associates. “Multiroom audio exceeded our 4Q05 estimates by nearly 9% as more new home buyers opted to include these systems in their homes. Home theater sales beat expectations by about 8%.”

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1.0 Notes on Methodology
   1.1 Survey Overview
   1.2 Survey Topics
   1.3 Respondents
   1.4 Definition of Installing Dealers

2.0 Multiroom Audio and Home Theater Installations
   2.1 Average End-user Expenditures and Number of Installations: Audio and Theater
   2.2 Breakdown of Audio
   2.3 Technology Used to Distribute Audio and Video Content
   2.4 Brands of Components and Speakers Installed in Multiroom Audio Systems in 2005
   2.5 Dealers’ Sales and Attitudes about Pre-configured Audio Systems
   2.6 Breakdown of Large-screen Displays Installed in Home Theater Systems in 2005

3.0 Control Panels Installed with Audio/Video Systems in 2005
   3.1 Comparison of Wired and Wireless Control Panels Installed in 2005
      3.1.1 Wired Control Panels: Hard Button vs. Touch Screen
   3.2 Brands of Control Panels Installed
      3.2.1 Brands of Wired Control Panels Installed
      3.2.2 Brands of Wireless Control Panels Installed

4.0 Business Outlook

5.0 2005 Sales by Major Product Category and Five Year Channel Forecast
   5.1 Estimate of 2005 Sales and Breakdown by Product Category
   5.2 Five-year Channel Forecast

Slide Deck

Notes on Methodology
Respondent Profiles
Multiroom Audio Installations
Home Theater Installations
Control Panels for Entertainment Systems
Business Outlook

Dealers’ Total 2005 Revenue
Average Number of Audio and Home Theater Installations: 2005
Average End-user Expenditures for Multiroom Audio and Home Theaters: 2005
Mix and Price of Components in All Types of Multiroom Audio Systems Installed in 2005
Estimated 2004/2005 Audio System Hardware Revenues by Major Component
Technologies Used to Distribute Music in Multiroom Audio Systems
Top Brands of Audio Components Installed
Top Brands of Speakers Installed
Percent of Multiroom Audio Systems: Pre-Configured
Large-Screen Displays Installed in Home Theater Systems
Systems Integrated with A/V Control Panels
Average Number of Control Panels Included in A/V Installations
Average End-user Price for Control Panels Included in A/V Installations
Primary Applications of Control Panels: Wired vs. Wireless
Brands of Wired Touch Panels Installed
Brands of Wireless Control Panels Installed
Comparison of Dealers’ Residential Sales: 2004 vs. 2005 vs. 2006
Installing Dealer Channel Revenues
Estimated 2005 Revenues by Product Category through Installing Dealer Channel into Residential Markets
Breakdown of Revenue: Hardware vs. Installation

© July 2006 Parks Associates
Dallas, Texas 75230

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