From smart technology and creative process to business insights and emerging trends, the Connected Design Podcast explores the ideas, projects, and people pushing design forward—across residential, commercial, and everything in between.
Inside L-Acoustics Nashville: Nick Fichte on Designing With Sound
The Connected Design Podcast heads to L-Acoustics' Americas headquarters in Nashville for a conversation with Nick Fichte, global business development lead for hospitality, home, and yacht. Fresh from experiencing the company's HYRISS showroom, Rob Stott talks with Nick about the thinking behind the space, L-Acoustics' roots in live sound, and how its technology can help one room support everything from movies and music to karaoke, sports, and quiet conversation.
They also explore the importance of room acoustics, the parallels between designing with sound and designing with light, and what helps architects and interior designers understand the possibilities. Nick shares lessons from a London design installation, discusses how growing awareness of spatial audio creates opportunities for the industry, and explains why successful projects depend on close collaboration among the manufacturer, integrator, design team, and client.
19 Oct 2026
From Recording Studios to Fitness Spaces: Pro Audio Design on the Value of Getting Sound Right
On this episode of the Connected Design Podcast, Rob Stott talks with Dave Malekpour and John Songdahl, president and vice president of sales and marketing, respectively, of Pro Audio Design. They explore the thinking behind PAD's approach to equipment, acoustics, integration, and studio design, along with the evolution of Augspurger monitors from custom builds to systems used by some of music's best-known artists.
The conversation covers personalization, the relationship between a speaker and its room, and why an inspiring creative environment starts with understanding the person using it. Dave and John also explain how that experience translates to fitness studios, schools, churches, and other spaces, then discuss changing studio budgets, the growth of personal recording spaces, and their work on modular rooms.
12 Oct 2026
Logic Integration's Growth from a Minivan Startup to Market Leader
On this episode of the Connected Design Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Rob Stott sits down with Shawn Hansson, founder and CEO of Logic Integration, to continue the conversation that started during a CEDIA Expo education session. Hansson shares the early story of launching Logic Integration, the customer moment that pushed him to build a company rooted in honesty, and the hard lessons that came from learning the business side of integration after starting as a technician.
The conversation also explores Logic's move into commercial work, the similarities and differences between residential and commercial AV, and why integrators should be thoughtful before dabbling in unfamiliar project types. Hansson also digs into culture, transparency, core values, and the importance of building a company where the team understands the goals, owns the work, and knows leadership will stand behind them.
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