Music to the Integrator's Ears: Yamaha Joins SnapAV Line of Custom Integration Products
BUENA PARK, Calif. (June 4, 2019) —
Yamaha Corporation of America has been selected by SnapAV to provide its premium AV receivers and additional home audio products for the custom installation channel. This partnership makes it easier for custom integrators to access top products and services; and, together, Yamaha and SnapAV are poised to enhance integrators' abilities to meet their customers' needs with reliable audio solutions in the expanding smart home industry.
Partnership plans between Yamaha and SnapAV also include the deepest level of integration to date through the OvrC Pro platform – the proprietary remote monitoring platform from SnapAV. The upcoming features include both AV receivers and MusicCast products.
For the first time nationally, Yamaha products will be available online for custom installers to purchase.
"There's never been a better time for integrators to more fully leverage the synergies of a complete smart-home control and automation portfolio under the SnapAV umbrella," said Bob Goedken, vice president, Consumer Channel Sales, Yamaha Corporation of America. "Through this partnership with SnapAV, dealers will now enjoy an unrivaled combination of convenient purchasing, installation flexibility and performance, integrated with our extensive range of whole-home audio products."
"We selected Yamaha to better help our integrators hone-in on the best solutions available in audio," said Eric G. Harper, executive vice president, Product Marketing, SnapAV. "The reputation of Yamaha offers added peace of mind with reliable options for audio applications and streaming solutions. Bringing this top-notch company and its line of AV receivers, sound bars and wireless speakers into the SnapAV family is a big win for integrators."
Starting on June 18, 26 Yamaha models will be available for integrators to purchase directly through SnapAV. This includes over a dozen of the company's industry-leading AV receivers from its AVENTAGE and RX-V lines, in addition to stereo receivers, wireless speakers, streaming amplifiers and pre-amplifiers, and a premium sound bar, turntable and CD player. In fact, over 20 of the Yamaha models coming to SnapAV are compatible with the Yamaha MusicCast multi-room audio system – all of which are Control4-certified.