Straight Wire Hosts "the Complete Reference Home Theater Experience" At Ehx Spring 2009

Michael Chafee Enterprises FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kyla Wells Khub Communications 11656 Lake Circle Fishers, IN 46038 Phone: (317) 578-0155 Email: [email protected]

BE ABSORBED IN “THE COMPLETE REFERENCE HOME THEATER EXPERIENCE” STRAIGHT WIRE HOSTS Joe 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, Florida’s 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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Page 1 0f 4 DEMO ALLEY HOURS: Thursday, March 12: 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday, March 13: 9:00am – 6:00pm Saturday, March 14: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Michael Chafee Enterprises Michael Chafee, the Principle of Michael 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 II Award Winning Ultimate Resolution HDMI Cable -Silver 23 Component with Award 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 new products that are also a must see. The long anticipated announcement of the Arcam 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 and video processing (5 inputs to 2 out, all HDMI 1.3!) Under the 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. [Continued]

Page 2 0f 4 DEMO ALLEY HOURS: Thursday, March 12: 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday, March 13: 9:00am – 6:00pm Saturday, March 14: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Michael Chafee Enterprises 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 Gray’s Power Company and their exceptional Patented Parallel Power Delivery System Power conditioning by Richard Gray’s Power Company will ensure all connected audio and video gear performs with laboratory precision. Richard Gray’s Power Company products create an idealized electrical environment where components can effortlessly achieve and maintain their maximum performance capabilities. South Florida’s 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 earth’s 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. Don’t miss this amazing demonstration, stop in Demo Alley (Room 230C) to see and hear these Demo Alley Heavyweights!

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Page 3 0f 4 DEMO ALLEY HOURS: Thursday, March 12: 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday, March 13: 9:00am – 6:00pm Saturday, March 14: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Michael Chafee Enterprises About Joe Kane Productions: A 20-year veteran of the home theater industry, Joe Kane is one of this country’s 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 Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Working Group on Professional & Studio Monitors. He has produced several groundbreaking programs, including A Video Standard, two versions of Video Essentials and multiple versions of Digital Video Essentials. He’s 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 it’s 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 Rock’n 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: Samsung’s 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.com for more information or call 1-800-SAMSUNG.

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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.