ADA - The Future is Data Control

In 1988, several exciting things were beginning to take place for Audio Design Associates. The years of educating the high-end design and architectural community set ADA apart from other home electronic products. By 1988, many leading publications had already done features on ADA including "Town & Country", "Vogue", "Interior Design", and "GQ" to name a few. Additional high-profile press was seen in such newspapers as the "New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal". ADA no longer was the best kept secret among high-end home owners.

Nationally, ADA's name-brand recognition was also expanding and it was in early 1988, that ADA began its efforts to nationally distribute its products. By 1992, ADA had developed a broad dealer base, which not only included installation professionals from the US, but also from other parts of the world. Known as a manufacturer of high-end quality components, it should come as no surprise that ADA was respected by foreign importers for its durability and service free operation.

While ADA's markets were broadening both at home and overseas, Albert Langella embarked on three engineering programs designed to take the firm into the 1990's and the growing custom installation market. For both his early efforts as the "father or custom installed electronic components" and his designs during this time period, Albert G. Langella was the first-ever recipient of CEDIA's coveted "Lifetime Achievement Award". (CEDIA = Custom Electronics Design & Installation Association)

The first of the three projects involved the development of a new multi-zone (room) entertainment system. This system was to replace the fabled System 56, including more component access capabilities, more maximum zoning (up from 30 to 256 zones), and remote control of both bass and treble settings. Furthermore, the system's architecture had to be flexible enough to permit easy expansion. Out of these new design guides came System Omega. Today, System Omega is running more zones than any other brand of multi-room system. With a ten year track record of reliability, System Omega rests at the top of ADA's five current multi-room system offerings. Only System 8000, developed slightly prior to System Omega, is considered better than the Omega, mostly for its exotic looks.

The second project came about in late 1988 with the introduction of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound decoding for the home. Back when "home theater" really meant "media room", there were no multi-channel home theater power amplifiers on the market for consumer use. Albert introduced the MPA-6 in 1989, a six (5.1) channel power amplifier in an all-in-one design.

The third project came about because greater system control and status feedback was desired for the System Omega. To make Omega even better, development began on the ADA Bus Control System. This represents ADA's entering in System Integration and bi-directional serial-data communication. Back then, it made the internet look like a pair of tin cans and some string. It is this software structure that currently powers most every ADA system and component. Best of all, since it was first introduced in the MT-3000 Multi-Tuner in 1990, the ADA Bus has proven itself to be a rock-solid data communications language.

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