AVPro Global Acquires THENAUDIO to Expand Residential and Commercial Solutions

AVPro Global, Inc., the parent company of AVPro Edge, AudioControl Pro, Murideo, and Bullet Train audio/video distribution products, announced the acquisition of THENAUDIO from X-VUE, expanding the AVPro Global footprint in the residential and commercial connectivity solutions market segments. Through the deal, AVPro Global assumes ownership of the THENAUDIO business, and X-VUE founder and CEO, Juha Nurminen joins AVPro Global as Director of Engineering, with an immediate focus on the recently acquired business of AudioControl Pro. The THENAUDIO product line includes singular, high-performance connectivity solutions for processing HDMI and more advanced HDMI eARC signals. Unique products from the company include the GUIDE-HDMI 2.1 4x1 Switch, the world’s first HDMI 2.1 48Gbps FRL 4x1 CEC-controlled switch, and the GUIDE-3 HDMI 2.1 3x1 Switch, the world’s first HDMI 2.1 48Gbps FRL6 3x1 CEC-controlled switch. The company's ZONE2-PRO 8k eARC Processor, another world's first, enables eARC into dual outputs for two audio systems, and the SHARC-V2 8k eARC Audio Processor enables any sound system to accept TV eARC/ACR sound formats while supporting CEC switching and command passthrough using manufacturer’s original TV remote controllers. 

THENAUDIO's problem-solving solutions have received top accolades from system integrators looking for convenience, reliability, and the highest quality. The ZONE2-PRO processor converts eARC audio to any HDMI audio system and sends audio via the eARC transmitter port. In practice, it means the ZONE2-PRO processor can extract the audio into another sound system without interfering the main path from TV audio to the main eARC receiver. A popular application example is to use an eARC TV connected to a soundbar and split the audio to another audio system such as as another room or a local subwoofer amplifier.
"The acquisition of THENAUDIO, as an innovative company that pushes the envelope on what is possible in audio/video systems connectivity, complements our existing AVPro Edge, AudioControl Pro, Murideo, and Bullet Train high-performance brand positions in both the residential and commercial audio/video distribution spaces, and provides AVPro with an additional growth platform while expanding our capabilities in the audio/video connectivity solutions markets," says Jeff Murray, AVPro’s CEO, and Founder. "We believe this transaction will create added value for AVPro Global customers and look forward to THENAUDIO’s CEO, Juha Nurminen, joining our best-in-class engineering team," Murray adds.

AVPro Global is a privately held American company headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD, with satellite offices in St. Petersburg, FL, Seattle, WA, Green Bay, WI, a European office in Bratislava, Slovakia, and an office in Shenzhen. The four AVPro Global audio/video-centric brands - AVPro Edge, AudioControl Pro, Bullet Train, and Murideo – combine their respective strengths to create the fastest-growing AV signal distribution company in the residential and commercial systems integration spaces.
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