WiSA Announces Nationwide Retail Launch and Point-of-Sale Promotion with Leading Partner Brands at Best Buy

SAN JOSE, CA (October 28, 2019) – WiSA LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, comprised of over 60 leading consumer electronics brands, and founded by Summit Wireless Technologies (NASDAQ: WISA), today announced the nationwide retail launch and in-store demonstration of WiSA Ready* and WiSA Certified solutions from LG Electronics, Klipsch and Axiim via a point-of-sale promotion at nearly 300 Best Buy locations and select Best Buy/Magnolia Home Theater stores across the country. A full list of retail locations where WiSA solutions are available for purchase can be found here.

The promotion includes a hands-on point-of-sale display where shoppers can experience first-hand, best-in-class, high resolution wireless sound featuring WiSA Ready LG OLED and NanoCell 4K and 8K TVs, WiSA Certified Klipsch Reference Wireless speakers and the Axiim LINK USB Wireless Audio Transmitter—all designed to the WiSA wireless audio standard. These products are fully interoperable and create amazing home entertainment systems for consumers to enjoy immersive music, movies/TV, games/esports, streaming content, and more.

LG’s 2019 OLED and NanoCell 4K and 8K TVs lead the industry as the first screens to embrace the WiSA Ready standard and make creating 2.0 and 5.1 audio systems easier than ever before by quickly connecting to WiSA Certified wireless USB transmitters and any WiSA Certified speakers. “Best Buy consumers will now enjoy the tremendous benefits of truly immersive, wireless sound that complements all kinds of big screen home entertainment from movies and video to games, esports, and more,” noted Tim Alessi, senior director, product marketing at LG Electronics USA.

The award winning Klipsch Reference Wireless speaker line is comprised of the RW-34C center channel speaker ($574/each U.S. MSRP), the RW-51M front and rear speakers ($799/pair U.S. MSRP), and the RW-100SW wireless subwoofer ($689/each U.S. MSRP). These speakers can be mixed and matched to create powerful audio systems in any configuration from stereo (2.0) to a big and bold 7.1 theater experience to completely immerse listeners in powerful, detailed sound requiring no speaker wires and complicated receiver setup. “By combining our WiSA Certified Reference Wireless speaker line with additional WiSA products, the simplicity of a sound bar and high-performance multi-channel capable audio has become a reality for Best Buy customers and beyond,” added Rob Standley, vice president of marketing and product development at Klipsch.