Audio Advice said Monday that it's buying ZoboTV, in a merger of two of the area's top-of-the-line audio/video stores.
Both of the retailers focus on selling and installing upscale home electronics, such as huge TVs, custom sound systems and systems that let you control your house's lights and security from an iPad.
Audio Advice, which is headquartered in Raleigh, didn't disclose the terms of the sale. The 33-year-old company has a showroom in Raleigh and opened a Pineville location last year in the old Tweeter building near Carolina Place mall. ZoboTV has a store near SouthPark mall, on Sharon Road.
The combined company will have about 65 audio/video experts to help customers sort through the sinewy tangles of wires that come with the territory, executives said. Jay Faison, founder and president of ZoboTV, said the sale will let him focus on SnapAV, an audio/video supply company he also founded.
Both stores will remain open with their present staff, said Audio Advice executives. "With the most innovative home electronics offering and the best system consultants and installation technicians in the Carolinas, we believe this combination is going to benefit customers from Charlotte to Raleigh,” Audio Advice president Scott Newnam said in a statement.
Customers will have a greater selection of items at both stores in Charlotte, executives said.