Mobile Electronics Magazine 2008-2009 Top Retailers and Installers Announced

Mobile Electronics Magazine, and industry rag for installers, sales people, and other ME industry folks, recently sent an email out to a special groups of installers and car audio shops announcing their nomination for the annual Top 100 Retailers and Installers, as voted on by industry reps and manufacturers. This is a pretty coveted nomination, and to make the list is a pretty big deal. That being said, I'd like to congratulate SoundDomain's own Brian Murphy for making it into the Top 100 Installers list!

Starting in November, Mobile Electronics magazine will open up the polls to see who from this list will be voted the #1 installer and shop in the US. Check out the complete list after the jump! I noticed my old employer, Custom Sounds, is on the list, as are a few other shops we've covered in our blog: JML Audio, Benchmark Motoring, Mobile Edge, Sound Sensations, and Syndicate Automotive, just to name few.

Is your shop or installer on the list?

UltraSubs-- Are you Ready??

Posted by: Brian Murphy, SoundDomain Moderator

Hello friends & Ultra enthusiasts,

I am very proud to announce that ULTRA is now shipping our new FULL line for 2009 !!!
The "Early Bird gets the Worm", our 2009 products are being released early due to public demand for more ULTRA offerings.

We have completed our offerings with THREE lines of performance subwoofers, Reference standard 6.5 separates and of course our new ULTRA 4200AM four channel and 1600AM mono block amplifiers.

All the new 2009 products are also "Standard Equipment" on the Christian Audigier and Ed Hardy limited edition $475,000.00 custom Escalade and Navigator, the Escalade was recently on display at the recent World famous Barret-Jackson auto auction in Arizona last month.

Another notable ULTRA enthusiast, Mr. George Foreman, with his new personal limo is loaded with ULTRA products to keep all his travels interesting.

Update: 2008 USACi Finals Moving Locations

Posted by: Brian Murphy, SoundDomain Moderator

USACI announced today that the 2008 USACI World Finals and Tuner Jam will be re-locating to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. Every effort is being made to keep the current dates. Event specifics including hotels will be updated frequently over the next week. Despite incredible efforts and input on behalf of the Omaha retailers and USACI, there were obstacles to the event in the Omaha market that could not be overcome.

USACI would like to thank Stereo West, Inphase Audio, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Metro Audio for all their efforts. "While we at USACI are disappointed to be making a change so late in the season we welcome the opportunity to take USACI Finals back to Texas and develop a new venue" stated Ralph Randall, USACI's president. "We also have several forthcoming announcements coming about our new finals sponsors and the plans for our new venue!" he continued. These announcements can be expected over the next 5-7 days.

USACI has a very strong support base in the mid-south region that includes Texas and the move will undoubtedly increase not only competitor attendance but spectator turnout as well. Several manufacturers have already committed to support the event and we expect several more in the next two weeks. http://www.usaciworldfinals.com will be updated as contracts are secured. Please visit the site regularly.

in the forums!

Members Page from Down Under

By: Brian Murphy, SoundDomain Moderator

Ever wonder what Car Audio looks like in another country? I came across this Member's CarDomain page while searching another forum. I was blown away by the cars I saw.

I contacted the owner and asked for a little bio and background:

"My SoundDomain pages have a spread of work, all of mine but not all from the one shop.
A large portion of it is from when I had my own independent store (technik car audio), I have closed that shop and now work for a company that has three retail shops and also a fleet, trade, and mining support company.
I am based at one of the retail stores and still do a fair bit of custom work but I am also the workshop manager and furthermore lend technical and fabrication support to all areas of the company.
Over my 16 years working full time in the industry I have worked for a number of shops, on both the east and west coasts of australia.
Gotta get going for now, nice to hear from you, take care mate.
Regards,
Michael Macey"

He has done some pretty great work and the collection of pics is pretty impressive. Checkout a select few after the jump!

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