Hello, Oasys members! I hope that 2025 is off to a great start for everyone. It’s Super Bowl weekend, and while I won’t disclose who I’m rooting for, I hope everyone has a great time and makes it to work (on time) on Monday! Enjoy the game, the commercials, the halftime show – or whatever else it is you tune in for!
You may have seen some industry buzz this week about Premium Audio Company (Klipsch, Onkyo, Integra, and Pioneer). Rest assured, our commitment to PAC is as strong as ever – and we’re excited for even more growth and opportunities in the year ahead with PAC and all of their brands! We’ll be announcing our 2025 program with PAC in early March, so stand by for more updates there. Also, we’ll be in their backyard this May when we head to Indy for the Oasys Summit, so you may hear some additional updates in that regard.
We have lots of other great vendor updates this month, so let’s dive right into all the exciting news.
First up, we have a bunch of new vendors and programs to announce for 2025:
- Ice Cable – Ice primarily focuses on three main categories: Bulk Cable, HDMI Cable, and Compression Connectors – although they offer a lot more than that. Our program is aggressive with FREE freight benefits, an annual group VR, and an opportunity to save BIG when you sign up to be a new Ice Cable dealer and place your opening order!
- LEA Professional – LEA has been in the pro audio business for years and is now bringing their amazing line of amplifiers to the residential market. For 2025, LEA is a group-exclusive program and has group VR’s as well as individual VR’s.
- OneVision – A new Oasys service partner and a great platform to free up time, streamline your service and support solutions, and generate new revenue with OneVision.
- Nice – This is one I’m VERY excited about! I have a very close connection and fondness with many of the brands that are now Nice. Nice brands include Panamax, 2GIG, Speakercraft, Elan and many others. Our program has BOTH group and individual VR’s!
- Magnetar – This one might come out of left field for some of you, but for those that are doing high-end media and theater rooms, you’ll probably know Magnetar. Magnetar has a line of world-class reference level universal media players.
That’s just the start of new programs for 2025. There are a lot more in the works, so stay tuned! For now, the programs are posted to the respective brand pages on MemberNet, and the Oasys program book is posted to the Oasys Community page. If you want to review any of our programs, just reach out to Jason or me.
eXchange celebrates its 10th birthday this month, and as someone who’s been here since its launch, it’s AMAZING to see the growth and evolution of eXchange into an amazing platform and game changer for Oasys members. From additional VR’s throughout the year to integration with D-Tools and the integration of additional distribution partners, Randy Derr and the eXchange team have helped this platform grow into a robust solution that saves integrators time and money.
Also, the team isn’t just sitting back and eating their birthday cake; they have some exciting new features, including being able to create favorites lists, most frequently ordered items, and you can now create a bid or quote for projects you’re working on right through the platform. If you haven’t been on eXchange in the last few months, visit the site and see some of the updates. If you need a walkthrough of the platform or how to integrate eXchange and D-Tools just let us know.
Two final notes: I’d like to congratulate Jason Magdic on his promotion to Member Development Director with Oasys! The work Jason’s done here is immeasurable and amazing! He’s always helping all of our amazing Oasys members and tirelessly looking for the right next new Oasys member! CONGRATS Jason! And lastly, don’t forget that Oasys summit registration is open, and we have only a few rooms left at our early bird promotional rate of $100/night! Click here to register: Oasys Summit. See you in Indy!
All the best,
Hank