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Case Study

Stem Enables Sims Lohman To Meet Virtually with High-Quality Audio

Sims Lohman was looking to outfit two of their conference rooms with video conferencing so that users could conduct Zoom meetings.
September, 01 2021 |
Sims Lohman meeting room

Customer Profile

Since 1971, Sims Lohman is the largest kitchen and bath distributor of Masterbrand Cabinetry. Annually, they supply 25,000+ kitchens and fabricate more than 50,000 quartz/granite countertops to industry professionals and their clients. Their B2B market consists of builders, contractors, designers, architects, and some home center stores. Their geographic footprint is positioned across 6 states, and we currently operate 23 showrooms in the continental United States.

Challenge

Matt was looking to outfit two of his conference rooms with video conferencing so his users could conduct Zoom meetings. They had an existing, “conferencing system that lacked intelligibility, volume, and clarity to the point where we were not able to communicate effectively,” said Johnson. “We also had room configuration issues in that we did not have a conduit in the floor so we also wanted a clean looking room.”

Specific challenges included:

  • Complex configuration issues
  • Poor audio quality
  • Hiring a third party for installation

Solution

Matt Johnson, IT Manager at Sims Lohman, needed an audio solution that could be easily integrated into multiple conference room for high quality Zoom meetings. 

When Matt was looking around for a solution he came across Stem Audio and knew he had found exactly what he was looking for. He was able to guide his team in other office locations on how to install Stem devices and get them up and running all on their own.

Advantages

"Stem Audio has been excellent. Both the quality of the product and the quality of the people supporting the product! Stem Audio allows us to meet virtually with high-quality intelligible speech without the need for custom installers and certified dealers."

Matt Johnson, IT Manager

Matt was able to install all audio components on his own and in no time at all. His rooms have great audio coverage from anywhere in the room and the quality of their meetings are better than ever. “Stem Audio has been excellent. Both the quality of the product and the quality of the people supporting the product! Stem Audio allows us to meet virtually with high-quality intelligible speech without the need for custom installers and certified dealers.”

Gear List

Model NumberQuantityDescription
2Stem Wall is a wall mounted speaker with 15 beamforming microphones plus two full-range speakers and subwoofers. Stem Wall can be wall mounted in any room.
3Stem Table is a conference table array speakerphone with nine built-in microphones that turns any environment into a professional conference room.
6Stem Hub is a conference communication center device that enables multiple Stem units in a room to communicate with each other and function as one ecosystem.
4Stem Ceiling is an innovative ceiling microphone array that can be mounted on the conference room ceiling and enables you to create high quality audio coverage.

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