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 Announced at Cedia US 2009, the A-BUS Direct  
  in-ceiling speaker won the CEPro award for best  
  in-ceiling speaker below $1000. This is a huge achievement and well deserved recognition for this excellent product.  
  The A-BUS Direct Active Speaker, manufactured by Leisuretech Electronics and branded and distributed by Eaton in the US, is available under the Forté brand in Australia from Leisuretech Electronics. 
    
  You can click here to view the award on the CEPro website or read the summary below.  
     
     
Eatons A-BUS Direct speakers could be best described as audio made easy! Adding  additional speakers to an already existing A-BUS system only requires a single CAT5 cable run directly to the speaker location. This new design not only  eliminates the need to fish wire to a volume control location on the wall, but  it also cuts down on the amount of speaker cable needed. The volume  control and amplifier are now built directly into the speaker. Placing  the amplifier at the speaker location ensures a proper match of power to the  speaker and eliminates cable/signal loss. 
 
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  Features 
     Eliminates  the need to fish wire for a volume control.  The volume control is mounted  in the ceiling speaker     
 Amplifier  is located at the speaker location eliminating heat issues that are normally  associated with A-Bus volume controls this also allows us to perfectly match  the amp to the speaker for better performance  System  is supplied with a brand new remote control design that can be placed in a  cradle or easily stuck to a metal surface  
         
    
        Integrator Benefit 
         Eliminates  long runs of speaker cable from a wall mounted volume control  
 The A-BUS amplifier is matched to the speakers allowing for better sound  quality.  
 Eliminates the volume control from the wall  
 Remote can be mounted or magnetically stuck to a metal surface  
 Remote has four programmable buttons that can be used for any IR signal such  as fan lighting  
 
             
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