Milestones

Since its beginnings over thirty years ago, Dana Innovations has continued to invent, lead, reinvent; creating new categories and pushing the boundaries of technology and design. With over twenty game-changing world-firsts under its belt, Dana Innovations is not only regarded as a founder of the custom installation industry, it is a driving force.

2019

Sonance acquires James Loudspeaker

2019

Sonance introduces new branding

2017

Sonance Visual Performance earns CEDIA Hall of Fame Award

2016

Sonance introduces Professional Series

2015
Sonance introduces SonAMP DSP Amplifiers
2014

Sonance introduces Architectural Series Discreet Opening System with Bandpass Subwoofer

2013

Introduces Adjustable Width 3-way, 3 channel Soundbars

2013

Sonance introduces new High Output, SONARRAY, Architectural Series, Visual Performance, and Original Series

2012

Sonance introduces IS Series, world's best sounding invisible speaker

2011

iPort introduces Launchport

2010
Sonance introduces Landscape Series
2010
SA2 invisible speaker inducted into the CEDIA Hall of Fame
2009

TRUFIG is established

2008
Sonance I inducted into the CEDIA Hall of Fame
2007
Sonance introduces Visual Performance Series
2006
Sonance introduces Architectural Series
2005

Dana Innovations acquires Sound Advance, inventor of the world's first invisible speaker 

2004

IPORT established

2002

Scott Struthers presented with a CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award

2000

Sonance premiers the world's first In-Wall THX select freestanding subwoofer

2000
Virtuoso, with the world's first in-wall concentric tweeter/ midrange array, is introduced
1999
Sonance introduces the world's first THX select home theater speakers and the Sonance Silhouette 
1998

Sonance introduces world's first THX in-wall speaker system

1997

Sonance patents first amplified volume control for distributed audio

1996

Sonance introduces the T-Series and C-Series

1995

DL800, DL1000, and DL1200 subwoofers developed with soft knee limiting circuitry

1995
Sonance develops MCR 100 and the first water-resistant volume control, VC51WR
1995
Sonance receives the UL approval on the VC101, VC51Q, and VC51- an industry first
1994
The Director 20 introduced as the first Home Theater speaker with a pivoting tweeter
1994
Flagship D-Series line introduced
1993
First dual-voice coil woofer introduced
1993
Sonance develops the patented FlexBar mounting system
1993

Staple Template designed

1993

Sonance introduces the first automatic level-switching (DuaLevel), powered subwoofers, the DL10 and the DL15

1992
M30v, world's first magnetically-shielded, In-Wall speakers introduced
1992
First pivoting-tweeter speakers, directing sound towards the user, are introduced
1991
Sonance introduces world's first distributed audio amplifier
1990
Color-coded and sequentially-marked quality speaker cable introduced
1989
Sonance develops the Sonance 45, the first In-Wall speaker with adjustable treble control
1988

Sonance develops the VCA1 - the first three-channel "room amplifier" designed for home use

1987

Sonance develops the first autoformer volume control specifically designed for the audio spectrum, featuring safe, non-shorting "break before make" switches

1986
Sonance introduces the world's first in-wall subwoofer
1985
Sonance introduces the Sonance I, the world's first in-wall speaker for residential
1985
Sonance develops and patents the first construction and retrofit in-wall speaker bracketing systems
1985
Sonance debuts the Sonance II and the Sonance III at the Consumer Electronics Show
1984
Sonance established
1984

First in-wall speaker designed and marketed

1983
Scott Struthers and Geoff Spencer establish Dana Innovations
1983
As Home Technology Systems, Sonance develops the first prototypical, in-wall speaker for high fidelity installations, Sonance I 
1981
As NTLM, Sonance pioneers many sophisticated designs for integrated audio, video, residential, and commercial systems