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CustomHifi.com Debuts to Custom Electronics Installation Market; First Comprehensive Marketplace to Provide Products, Services to Custom Electronics Installers.


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CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association
CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay
CEDIA Century Diamond
 2000

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000

Hifi.com, a multi-channel provider of consumer electronics and home entertainment products, today announced the availability of CustomHifi.com to custom installers attending CEDIA Expo 2000. CustomHifi.com is the first comprehensive national, Internet-centric marketplace to offer custom electronic design and installation professionals access to leading audio/video products, information and installation support. Hifi.com is a sister company to Cambridge SoundWorks Cambridge SoundWorks is an North Andover, Massachusetts based consumer audio manufacturer and retailer. The company is a subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.. History

Cambridge SoundWorks was founded in 1988 by Henry Kloss, an audio engineer and businessman.
, a leading manufacturer of home entertainment and multimedia products, and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq:CREAF CREAF Creative Technology Ltd (stock symbol)
CREAF Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals
), the global leader in PC entertainment products. Hifi.com is a registered member CEDIA.

CustomHifi.com, which builds on Hifi.com's business to business initiatives, offers the custom install professional access to the award-winning Cambridge SoundWorks' product line, such as its Ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence  
n.
The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . .
 line of in-wall speakers and home theatre systems, and Russound's line of multi-Source/multi-Zone systems and amplifiers, speaker selectors, controls, and accessories. Installers who join CustomHifi.com can also obtain detailed product information, exclusive editorial, as well as 24-hour a day, every day, ordering and technical support from audio/video experts on staff in the Hifi.com Call Center.

"To date, the custom install professional, who has a need to purchase high quality audio/video products at discounted prices, has not had a one-stop alternative," said Michael Sullivan Michael Sullivan may refer to: Michael Sullivan
  • Michael Sullivan (rugby league footballer), an Australian rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves
  • Michael Sullivan (US Attorney), a prominent United States Attorney (federal prosecutor) based in Boston
, president of Hifi.com. "CustomHifi.com was built on this premise and offers the first true e-commerce enabled business to business custom electronic product procurement alternative."

About CustomHifi.com CustomHifi.com features include:

    --  24/7 Ordering Capabilities - Whether online at CustomHifi.com,
        or through the Hifi.com Call Center, registered users can
        securely order products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    --  Web Exclusive Products. Custom electronics installation
        professionals will enjoy exclusive access to the critically
        acclaimed Cambridge SoundWorks line of products, all at
        reseller prices. Product offerings include in-wall speakers,
        home theatre systems, powered subwoofers, center channels,
        surround sound systems, satellites and sub-satellites,
        integrated systems, multimedia and components, loudspeakers,
        multimedia speaker systems, and accessories such as wires,
        cables and speaker brackets. Other products include Russound's
        line of multi-Source/multi-Zone systems and amplifiers,
        speaker selectors, controls, and accessories.

    --  Preferred Reseller Pricing - CustomHifi.com offers preferred
        reseller pricing up to 50 percent off retail prices to custom
        install professionals.

    --  Quick and Painless Registration - Installers can call
        800-575-HIFI for information about CustomHifi.com's simple
        registration and approval process.

    --  Return Policy - All returns on CustomHifi.com require prior
        authorization. Any defective product may be exchanged for
        replacement within 90 days of purchase. All exchanges must be
        returned in "new" condition in the original box and include
        all original packing material, original manuals, and any
        accessories that came with the item. If any of these items are
        missing, a restocking fee may be charged.


Hifi.com is the Internet's exclusive e-tailer for Marantz, Celestion and Cambridge SoundWorks in home audio, and is an authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 e-tailer for Sony, Onkyo, Harman Kardon Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR), is a manufacturer of home and car audio equipment. Harman Kardon is based in Woodbury, New York USA.

Founded in 1953 by Dr.
, JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer)
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler)
JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) 
, Philips, Samsung, JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company)
JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee
JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps
JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles)
JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon
, Panasonic, Aiwa, Niles, Russound, Kodak and Creative Labs, Inc.

About Hifi.com

Hifi.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd., is a multi-channel provider of consumer electronics and home entertainment products. Hifi.com's offline and online channels include the Cambridge SoundWorks retail chain, the www.hifi.com Web site, and the branded Hifi.com catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. . Created to set the standard for customer service in the consumer electronics/home entertainment category, Hifi.com offers leading brands, valuable information, and advice from audio, video and home electronics experts online and via its Call Center (1-800-FOR-HIFI), which operates 24 hours a day, every day. Hifi.com has been named one of the "Top 100 Web Sites" by PC Magazine and one of the "Best Sites on the Web" by TIME Digital.

Polices and e-commerce features subject to change and to certain conditions. Please see our site for specifics.

This announcement relates to products being launched in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, . The product names, contents, prices and availability are subject to change and may differ elsewhere in the world according World Accord is an international charity based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1980 as the Canadian arm of Outreach International, a charity loosely affiliated with Community of Christ.  to local factors and requirements.
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