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PITTSBURGH, PA (06.03.2019) – TeamNutz hosted a unique event at the South Side Marina, along the Monongahela River, on Sunday June 2nd in Pittsburgh. The Wet, Loud and Wet Sounds event highlighted the beginning of the boating season in the region. A Stereo Competition with MECA member judges, Stereo Demos, On-Site product discounts, Cook Out and raffles for products were included on the schedule for the afternoon.

TeamNutz owner Ed Nutall and staff members, along with Ed Dalesandro, orchestrated the event. Dalesandro’s End Result firm is the area representative for Wet Sounds.

Nutall offered “We brought the community maybe the first on-the-river stereo competition and much more. Onsite stereo demos were conducted in boats dockside. Wet Sounds is a leader in marine audio and participated with us to make this event happen. Showing Wet Sounds’ broad line of Marine Products really opened eyes. We offered great deals and had a room stocked with well over $20,000 worth of Wet Sounds. We did make sales at the event. The cook out and raffles added to the overall excitement during the event.”

Rusty North, area sales representative for Davis Distribution, was on site and arranged for the Wet Sounds back stock. While at the event North had worked with the TeamNutz crew and helped to close several sales in addition to talking with many people at the event.

Dalesandro offered “Working with a proactive retailer like TeamNutz is terrific. Connecting with consumers is critical and this Wet, Loud and Wet Sounds event definitely connected with area boating enthusiasts. We would like to thank Rusty and friends at Davis Distribution for their help.”

Concluding, Nutall stated “Everything definitely came together, including the weather. We thank our TeamNutz staff for their hard work and dedication on a Sunday. A big thank you also to Ed Dalesandro and Rusty North for their strong support to make this Wet, Loud and Wet Sounds event a success.”

Visit wetsounds.com and teamnutztechnology.com for more.

April 4, 2017 (Houston, TX) – Wet Sounds Inc. has announced the promotion of Richard R. Young to Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Richard’s previous role with Wet Sounds was National Sales Manager, and as VP of Sales & Marketing, he is now responsible for sales team leadership and contributing to marketing and business strategy. Richard comes to Wet Sounds Inc. with over 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the Marine and Power Sports audio industry.

Tim White, Wet Sounds Inc. President, states “Richard has done an absolutely fine job growing our aftermarket sales with our premier dealers and manufacturers representative through our retail channels”.  

10-31-2016 -- The NEW STX Micro-1 and Micro-4 Compact chassis Class D Amplifiers by Wet Sounds, are its latest innovative products designed for the Power Sports enthusiast. The small yet powerful amplifiers are designed with a completely sealed die cast aluminum chassis for maximum protection against water and dirt intrusion. Both STX models are outfitted with 3.5mm signal input connections to work seamlessly with our Bluetooth controllers (BTVCC) or direct connection to most smart phone’s headphone output. 

The STX Micro-1 mono block subwoofer amplifier has output power capability of 420Wx1 into 2 Ohms & 600 Wx1 into 1 Ohm and also includes fully variable Bass Boost and adjustable low pass crossover. 

The STX Micro-4 has a rated output power capability of 80wx4 into 4 Ohms & 130 Wx4 into 2 Ohms.  Bridged power on the STX Micro 4 is 280Wx2 into 4 Ohms, with fully variable high pass/low pass crossovers.   A set of pass-through outputs on the STX Micro-4 allows connection to a second amplifier, and the multichannel switching mode enables all four channels of output with only 2 channels of input, eliminating the need for Y adaptors.

Created for the limited space in many ATV/UTV vehicles, with a chassis size of 9.25 inches long, 4 inches wide, and a height of 1.5 inches, the STX Micro 1 and Micro4 pack "amazing power into a minimum footprint."

The STX Micro Amplifiers will be on display at SEMA Nov. 1-4, along with other innovative products to include, REVO Series Speakers, Bluetooth Rocker Switch Controller, AS Series Active Subs, and ULTRA HD Sound Bars, by Wet Sounds, booth #11639 North Hall.

Retail price on the STX Micro 1 is $299.99 and the STX Micro 4 is $324.99.  

Real Performance Marketing officially joins the Wet Sounds team.

Houston, Texas -- February 1, 2019 -- Sounds Inc., the recognized leader in innovative design and manufacturing of the world’s best performing and most rugged audio and lighting components adds to their arsenal of sterling sales rep-firms.

Wet Sounds is extremely pleased to announce, they have teamed up with Real Performance Marketing (RPM) to service the Southeast territories. RPM states, “We have followed the growth of Wet Sounds over the years and are excited to represent Wet Sounds in the Southeast.”

Robb Bagnall has 22 years of Car Audio experience with ten years in retail, seven years as the owner of his own shop in Wilmington, and five years as a Sales Representative - including three years as the President of SMS. He will be covering North and South Carolina territories as well as Eastern Tennessee and Eastern Georgia.

Scott Hochmuth started in Car Audio in 1982 and in Powersports in 1989 giving him several decades in both industries. Scott opened Real Performance Marketing at the beginning of 2016 focused on Powersports but has been expanding into the fast-growing Powersports Audio market. His territory will cover central and western Georgia and Tennessee as well as Alabama and Mississippi.

For any inquiries regarding products or specific coverage of Real Performance Marketing, they can be reached at (706)386-3550

Wet Sounds is without a doubt, the leader in innovative design and manufacturing of the world’s best performing element-proof audio and lighting components. Specializing in marine-grade audio has set our quality standards so high that our products can be used virtually anywhere. Since developing the world’s first true wake board boat tower-specific HLCD speaker system we have grown to create and build; audio and lighting components that can be utilized on the water, off-road, on road, residentially and more. Over-engineering our products to exceed standards is in our DNA and we feel that quality and performance value should never be sacrificed.

Product Training, Product Demonstrations, and Program Presentations in Indy.

March 15, 2019 -- Houston, Texas -- Wet Sounds will once again will be attending the Indianapolis KnowledgeFest March 15-17, 2019.

Wet Sounds is inviting dealers to attend the Friday March 15 training sessions, held at 12:30 and 3:30, led by Bobby Eldridge, Director of Customer Service. Come by Booth 438 and meet Wet Sounds CEO, JR Stocks; VP of Sales and Marketing Randy Davis; and Regional Sales Manager Ray Woodall. Live product demos will be held throughout the event as well as product and 2019 program presentations. 

Wet Sounds is the leader in innovative design and manufacturing of the world’s best performing element-proof audio and lighting components. We specialize in marine-grade audio with high quality standards that can be used and enjoyed anywhere. Since developing the world’s first true wake board boat tower-specific HLCD speaker system, we have grown to design audio and lighting components that can be utilized on the water, off-road, on road, residential environments and more. We believe that over-engineering our products to exceed standards is in our DNA and quality and performance value should never be sacrificed.

Wet Sounds Inc., is the recognized leader in innovative design and manufacturing of the world’s best performing and most rugged audio.

Houston, Texas — August 2019 – Inc 5000 has named its list of top 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the United. Wet Sounds’ success is passion for a high-quality product and the high standards needed to withstand the harsh elements. Through unique engineering and industry leading performance, Wet Sounds has received this prestigious recognition five years in a row.

“We are honored to be a part of this prestigious list. It shows our dominance in the highly competitive Marine and Powersports audio market. Our passion for music is shown in every product we engineer,” said Tim White, President, Wet Sounds. 

The 2019 Inc 5000 Awards are based on total percentage revenue growth from 2015-2018. Companies must be privately-held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries of another company, and U.S. based. 

The Wet Sounds mission is to be the undisputed leader in High Performance Audio Products. Offering a complete audio product line for Marine and Offroad, we push to bring the best audio performance possible, exceeding customer expectations. Through continuous innovation and technical advances, our goal will never change – to build the highest performance, element-proof products in the industry. Hearing is Believing.

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8-19-2016 -- For the second year in a row, Wet Sounds has been named to the Inc. 5000's top growing private businesses in America. 

Coming in at 2794, Wet Sounds has grown 125% over a 3-year period by continuing to offer customers high performance marine audio products.

This past year alone, the introduction of new products to include the 6x9 SM speaker, 4 Zone Controller, and the WS 220 BT, puts Wet Sounds "at the top of new and exciting products for the marine and off-road enthusiast."

 

Team additions, cutting-edge product development and an amazing set-up for SEMA

For the seventh year in a row, WET SOUNDS, INC. has attended the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev.

Featuring amazing new products, a custom-built ford F550 6X6 Truck by the world-famous Diesel Brothers, and a striking custom SUPREME Wake Boat.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. October 31, 2018 –Wet Sounds Inc., the recognized the leader in innovative design and manufacturing of the world’s best performing element-proof audio and lighting components adds more muscle to the team and is poised for big things in 2019. This year’s SEMA show has already been a success.

New additions to the Wet Sounds team include Randy Davis (VP of Sales & Marketing), Abraham Feld (Director of Marketing) and Ray Woodall (Eastern Regional Sales Manager).

The team is growing and poised for big things in 2019. The focus of the company is to increase brand awareness, increase market share, and bring to market cutting-edge products featuring un-seen technology. The “Three Amigos” have a long-standing successful track record in the powersports and 12V audio industry and are ecstatic about the future to come at Wet Sounds.

Wet Sounds is proud to launch the most unique and powerful cooler in its class. The Wet Sounds SHIVR55 has a robust and durable design that features a 55 Qt. capacity that will hold ice for 3 days and play your tunes for up to 8 hours on a full charge. The 200 Watt 6-speaker system with a built-in DSP, makes this the most powerful and popular coolers available today! This bluetooth ready cooler features an Auxiliary input as well as the capability to link multiple coolers to create the ultimate tailgating experience!

Another exciting piece that has come to the market is the Wet Sounds MC2 Source Unit that is a simple yet extremely powerful compact solution for those looking to implement our receivers into smaller spaces on their vehicles.

“We are extremely proud to be apart of such a prestigious show once again. I would like to thank our amazing team and all of our amazing customer partners for our continued success, SEMA is a wonderful event in which we are thrilled to be able to showcase our products to thousands of fellow enthusiasts,” said Randy Davis, vice president of sales and marketing.

11-14-2016 -- Wet Sounds recognized its top representatives of 2016 during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last week. Team Sales was awarded Representatives of the Year, Brian Tolley (middle) and Ben Pugh (second on right) Mark Couch and Mark Eldridge (not pictured).  

"Team Sales energetically and professionally represents Wet Sounds. The drive and work ethic of these individuals is the core of Wet Sounds," said the company in a press release. "Great product, great people, and a love of High Performance Marine Audio industry. Wet Sounds is proud to work with such great people on a daily basis." 

Pacific Coast Marketing was also awarded the most improved territory of 2016 during the SEMA Show. Wet Sounds has stated that it is committed to working with only the best and continue to strive to provide the best sounding, highest performing marine and powersports audio available.

Oct. 14, 2016, Houston, TX -- Wet Sounds will be at SEMA 2016 to pair a 1950 Cadillac, “D Lac”, and the hottest new 2017 Tige RZ2 fully loaded with "the loudest, clearest and most powerful high performance marine audio systems at the show," according to the company. 

Wet Sounds teamed with Hot Rods and Restos to create the sleek black and copper 1000 Horsepower Twin Cummins 12 valve D Lac, “Diesel Cadillac” loaded with over 7000 watts of Wet Sounds Power.

Paired with the “D Lac” will be the new 2017 Tige RZ2 built by Wakeboard and Waterski Specialty, color matched with the black and copper caddy, this boat is loaded with the latest high performance products by Wet Sounds, including the new REVO SERIES marine speakers. 

Additionally, the Wet Sounds booth will have on display its hottest products for a live in person demo. Attendees can listen to the new REVO SERIES marine speakers, the latest in product innovation from Wet Sounds to include removable 1” Titanium Tweeter, Wet Sounds exclusive NYLAS (nylon reinforced fiberglass) high stiffness composite frame to withstand even the harshest environments, the injected molded advanced composite mid-bass cone, and the Wet Sounds rubber spider, the industry’s only santoprene rubber spider that is impervious to water saturation and dry rot. Each speaker comes with 8 different grill options and in two sizes, both featured on the Tige boat, the 6.5” and 8” with LED Glow kits. 

Also on the displays will be the introduction of the Wet Sounds Media Center (WS-MC1), the combination package of both, the MC-BB (Black Box) and MC-MD (Media Display) the multi-zone, multi-channel, and multi-source head unit.  The MC1 is personally customizable to store your favorite sources & favorite audio pre-sets for all 4 zones.  Users can set multiple volume levels for a variety of lifestyle environments, then custom label those presets for fingertip access while on the water.

Installation is easy and the vibrant display has dual day/night modes that automatically switch with the vessel’s lighting. The MC1 allows access to a wide variety of audio sources; AM/FM/Weather Band Radio, Bluetooth Audio Streaming, USB Input with iPhone/iPod connectivity and charging capability, Pandora, Auxiliary Input, and satellite radio connectivity with the optional Sirius/XM tuner pack.  An exclusive Wet Sounds feature is the ability to control up to 4 zones of RGB LED lighting when paired with the Wet Sounds/Shadowcaster RGB LED lighting controller.

Wet Sounds will also have on display the new STEALTH ULTRA HD SoundBar with remote for live demonstrations, and will turn up the redesigned REV SERIES Tower speakers to give you a horn loaded compression driver experience. 

Visit Wet Sounds at SEMA 2016 Nov.1-4, Las Vegas Booth #11639 North Hall.

10-25-2017 -- Wet Sounds Inc. will be exhibiting a new line of products at this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas Oct. 31-Nov 3. Highlighting this year’s show will be the release of the MC -1 Marine Media Center System. The MC-1 has 4 Zones of Independently controlled audio output with 4V Signal RCA Outputs and built in power. Other features include Bluetooth streaming, Auxiliary input, USB input, along with AM/FM/Weather Band tuner with RDS. The MC-1 also has full Pandora and Spotify control. The WS-MC1 comes with the main display (MC-MD), black box (MC-BB) and 8 ft extension cable to connect the MC-BB and MC-MD, along with wiring harness and mounting hardware.  

Wet Sounds Inc. will also feature the fully restored “Nightmare" 1950 Cadillac, a copper/black matte classic build that will be a show stopper along with a 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible. Both vehicles will feature the latest in Wet Sounds High-Performance Marine Audio products. In tow will be two matching tow boats featuring a  Tige RZX2 and Malibu 23LSV both fully loaded with the ultimate Wet Sounds Marine Audio systems.

Wet Sounds is teaming up with Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers as HeavyD and Diesel Dave will be signing autographs and taking photos in the Wet Sounds’ booth Thursday November 2nd at 3pm.

Located in booth #11677 Wet Sounds Inc. is eager to show off and be loud and clear as the leader in high-performance audio.  Wet Sounds personnel will be on site and ready to offer personal demonstrations of all our products.

For more information on Wet Sounds Inc. visit www.WETSOUNDS.com or call 877-938-7757.

11-16-2016 -- Wet Sounds Inc. has been honored for the 3rd year in a row with the Aggie 100 Award for businesses. The Aggie 100 identifies, recognizes, and celebrates the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or led companies in the world. Tim White, Fighting Texas Aggie Class ’98, and President, was in attendance to accept the award on behalf of Wet Sounds Inc.

Wet Sounds Inc. joins a very small handful of companies to make the list three years in a row. The continued success of the company is "driven by the leadership, pride, and dedication of the principle owners and the employees that follow their lead," according to the company. 

For new product information please visit www.WETSOUNDS.com and send in your pictures describing your Wet Life experience! @wetsounds Instagram

 
EDMONTON, AB, CANADA, April 6, 2021 – Eleven Engineering, Inc. (www.elevenengineering.com), a market leader in semiconductor products for wireless audio for home theatre, multi-room, outdoor, portable, professional, 12 Volt (car, truck, motorcycle, power sports, marine) and gaming applications, is proud to announce that its SKAA® Wireless Audio technology has been integrated into the new Wet Sounds® AL-SR-V2 A-Link Pluswireless sending/receiving kit. The AL-SR-V2 is now available at the SKAA Store with an MSRP of $199.99.
“With a sleek design and vastly improved connectivity and range utilizing SKAA Wireless Audio technology, our new AL-SR-V2 is a must have for sharing audio signals,” said Gabe Sandoval, Program Director of Wet Sounds Product Development. “The new cradle/dock makes for simple mounting, while maximizing wireless range.”
 
With SKAA and the AL-SR-V2 A-Link Plus, you can now connect up to four units per one sending unit across multiple audio systems.
“With improved range, clarity, and performance thanks to SKAA, you can now share your audio signal up to 500 meters between links,” added Lee Teeples, VP of Wet Sounds Product Development. “We have also integrated a new connection harness including micro USB for charging, with 3.5mm input and output connections.”
 
Founded in 2005 by a team of highly skilled audio veterans, Wet Sounds is an award-winning, Texas-based marine audio company. Bringing a level of performance, style, and durability unparalleled in the audio industry, Wet Sounds’ marine stereo systems and equipment provide crisp, high-quality audio that’s loud enough to be heard whether you’re fishing a local pond, water skiing on a lake, or tubing on the ocean. Enjoy unparalleled protection from water damage with Wet Sounds’ state-of-the-art equipment.
SKAA is the new wireless HiFi audio standard developed by Eleven Engineering, Inc. SKAA transmitters work with iOS & Android mobile devices, Mac & Windows computers, televisions, and just about any product with a line output or a headphone jack. SKAA is also available as a built-in technology not requiring an external transmitter in purpose-designed partner products, which are featured at SKAA.com. In environments laden with heavy Wi-Fi and Bluetooth traffic, SKAA navigates through these hostile environments with best-in-class reliability. SKAA also allows for uninterrupted audio signals which are delivered with the highest sound quality to all speakers without the latency that is inherent in other wireless solutions.
“SKAA is the ideal wireless technology for Wet Sounds’ new AL-SR-V2 A-Link Plus,” explained Rex Whitehead, Eleven Engineering executive vice president, sales & marketing. “This is probably the best overall SKAA-integrated product on the market today thanks in large part to the combination of Wet Sounds’ and Eleven Engineering’s technologies in one package. Battery operated with great range, we see this being used in applications outside of marine and powersports, such as mobile DJ. We are proud to be a part of such a great product and application.”
With every application covered in the consumer and prosumer world, no other wireless solution comes close to delivering such a high level of coverage as SKAA, especially not WiFi-based audio nor Bluetooth®.
 
“Highly flexible with rock solid reliability, SKAA also has great range and CD-quality sound,” Whitehead continued. “SKAA is ridiculously easy to use…all compatible products are ready to play right out of the box with no pairing required.”
 
For more information, please contact Rex Whitehead at 480-650-3979 or email //webmail04.register.com/promail/src/compose.php?send_to=This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and please visit www.elevenengineering.com, www.SKAA.com, SKAA wireless YouTube channel, and Facebook/.
About Wet Sounds
Wet Sounds, Inc. is an award-winning, Texas-based, high performance audio company. Wet Sounds, Inc. was founded in 2005 by a team of highly skilled audio veterans, Joe Mandola, Brett Triola, and Tim White, who proudly have over 70 years of combined industry experience. Wet Sounds prides itself on innovation, performance, durability, and style in the marine, powersports, and outdoor home segments of the audio industry.
About Eleven Engineering, Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Eleven Engineering, Inc. is a market leader in microprocessors SiPs (System in Package) and modules designed for wireless audio for Home Theater, Multi-Room, Portable, and Pro Audio products. Eleven's XInC2 multithreaded processor was designed specifically for digital wireless audio applications but is also well suited for other realtime intensive microprocessor applications.
Eleven's high-performance wireless audio semiconductors, equipped with XInC2 wireless processor cores, are complete solutions for high-quality digital wireless audio transport. WFD™, Eleven's proprietary wireless audio transport protocol, has a narrow footprint in the radio spectrum, delivering both best-in-class coexistence with WiFi / Bluetooth and unparalleled Quality of Service.
 

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