Sonance Honored With 'the Ethics In America Award' Presented For Ethical Excellence

Orange County-Based Company Recognized by its Peers For Its Professional Standards of Conduct

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., (June 26, 2003) - Sonance®, the leader in in-wall, in-ceiling, and other audio control products, has been awarded The Ethics in America Award for its ongoing commitment to ethical integrity in the marketplace. The honor, presented in conjunction with the Passkeys Foundation and Chapman University, is given annually to local Orange County, Calif., businesses for outstanding professional standards of conduct within the community and was presented in a ceremony held at the Sutton Place Hotel in Newport Beach, California.

"Ethics are vital to any business and its brands," said Chip Brown, Sonance CEO. "Ethical behavior is the foundation for building trust - between a company and its employees, between a company and its customers, and within the general community in which we live and work. That trust is essential for nourishing relationships and building long-term success."

The Ethics in America Program was created by Russell Williams, founder of the Passkeys Foundation, in conjunction with Chapman University's The Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics in 1996. Nominations are made through local chambers of commerce and are based on specific selection criteria provided by The Passkeys Foundation.

Company Information

Sonance: Founded in 1984, Sonance of San Clemente, Calif., is a pioneer and leading developer and manufacturer of high-fidelity, whole-home architectural audio products, including in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, whole-house multi-source control systems, cables and other products for distributed audio and home theater.

The company is among the leaders in home audio sales, and offers four brands to serve all segments of the market. Through its Sonance brand, the company is a leader among designers and installers of home electronics systems, while it also manufactures products sold under the Architectural AudioÔ brand for professional homebuilders and home contractors. Additional Sonance products can be purchased at retail, including HomeTechâ by Sonance sold at Best Buy stores, and HiFi WorksÔ by Sonance, found at Lowe's and other home center stores.

Sonance credits its success to listening to their customers to provide solutions to their custom install needs and delivering superior value product. Further information can be obtained by contacting the company at 212 Avenida Fabricante, San Clemente, CA 92672 by calling 1- 800-582-0771, or by visiting www.sonance.com.

The Passkeys Foundation: a non-profit organization which serves by helping children, youth, adults and the professional community locally and nationally with values education. The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Chapman University was founded in 1996. The Center serves as a resource in the development of entrepreneurial enterprises, as well as offering various outreach programs to the community designed to promote entrepreneurial capitalism and to foster ethical behavior.