Certified Sounds, a Wailuku-based audio/video retailer recently, held the Grand Opening of its new home-audio showroom with live demonstrations of Marantz’s new 10 Series, Horizon, and Grand Horizon products.
“The event was a rousing success,” says Derek Pace, owner and founder of Certified Sounds. “It featured live demonstrations of Marantz’s new Model 10 integrated amplifier, Model 10 SACD player, and LINK 10 Streamer, all through Bowers & Wilkins 801 Signature loudspeakers in California burlwood finish. We also debuted Marantz’s new and very exciting Horizon and Grand Horizon high-performance wireless loudspeakers.”
Certified Sounds boasts that it is serious about enhancing people’s quality of life with the addition of premium audio and video equipment. The company’s new showroom was built to do something unique in Hawaii: To deliver high-performance listening experiences through equipment that is easy and enjoyable to use. To do this, Certified Sounds suggests that it partners with some of the very best brands in the industry, including Marantz, Denon, Bowers & Wilkins, JL Audio, Luxman, and Tributaries, to name just a few.
“We have been in business here on Maui for 24 years, specializing in high-performance audio and video for vehicles,” states Pace, “but our customers kept asking if we could work on their homes, too. I’m pleased to say that we now offer that service, on a par with the same level of quality we offer our mobile customers.”
More than 50 people attended to enjoy music, food, and drink.
“It’s exciting to have such a mix of people come from Oahu, the Big Island, and all over Maui to spend time with us and experience the best-in-class audio from Marantz and Bowers & Wilkins,” comments Pace. “The new Horizon and Grand Horizon models are huge hits with customers.” The 10 Series of reference products, and the Horizon and Grand Horizon models, deliver high-performance wireless sound from a package worthy of the Marantz name.”
He also notes that based on the feedback from the event, which has been overwhelmingly positive, Certified Sounds will host its next event in 2025.
“I was told, ‘If you build [the new showroom for home audio], customers from all over Hawaii will come’—and they did,” adds Pace.
