I have not run into a single customer yet who has mentioned Cedia in any fashion; most do not even know what Cedia is. Big business is already here and we are just starting to get caught in the undertow.

I have been deliberately doing everything I can to get away from distributors like avad and go direct for the very reasons mentioned in this forum. The whole system is getting very good old boy club. A lot of unnecessary laws and over regulation are being forced into existence by electrical unions and big electronics lobbyists, which puts a greater burden upon us little guys.

I do not know how this is all going to turn out, but I feel it won’t be pretty in the end.