Directed Electronics, Inc. Reschedules Time of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Release and Conference Call

Directed Electronics, Inc. Reschedules Time of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Release and Conference Call

VISTA, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Directed Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEIX) holds number one market share positions in premium home theater loudspeakers, consumer branded vehicle security and remote start systems, and aftermarket satellite radio receivers. Directed is also a major supplier of mobile audio and video whose portfolio of well-known brands includes Polk Audio, Viper, Definitive Technology, Python, Clifford, Orion, Precision Power, Autostart and Astroflex.

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The Company announced today that it will release its financial earnings press release for the fourth quarter and full year 2006 before the market open on Friday, March 16, 2007. The Company also announced that it rescheduled the time of its previously announced conference call to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day, March 16, 2007. During the call, executives will discuss the Company's results, its progress and performance for the quarter and its outlook for 2007. The conference call may include forward-looking statements.

To participate in the conference call, investors should dial 888-802-2268 ten minutes prior to the call. International callers should dial 913-312-1271. A telephone replay of the call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 30, 2007 by calling (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 5345872). International callers should dial (719) 457-0820 and use the same passcode.

The call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio Web broadcast via the Internet at www.directed.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived.

About Directed Electronics

Headquartered in Vista, California, Directed Electronics (NASDAQ:DEIX) is the largest designer and marketer in North America of premium home theater loudspeakers, consumer branded vehicle security, vehicle remote start and convenience systems, and the largest supplier of aftermarket satellite radio receivers. Directed is also a major supplier of mobile audio and video systems and has exclusive rights to market and sell certain SIRIUS-branded satellite radio receivers and accessories to Directed's existing U.S. retailer customer base. In the home audio market, Directed designs and markets award-winning Polk Audio(R) and Definitive Technology(R) premium loudspeakers. Directed's broad portfolio of security products, remote start, hybrid systems, GPS tracking, and navigation systems are sold under leading brands including Viper(R), Clifford(R), Python(R), Astroflex(R) and Autostart(R). Directed's mobile audio and video products include speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, video screens and digital media players, sold under its Polk MOMO(R), Orion(R), Precision Power(R), Directed Audio(R), Xtreme(R) Directed Video(R), Directed Mobile Media(R) and Automate(R) brand names. Directed was founded in 1982 and markets its broad portfolio of products through many channels including leading retailers and specialty chains throughout North America and around the world. More information is available at www.directed.com.

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CONTACT: Ron Dutt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Directed Electronics, Inc., +1-760-598-6200; or John Mills and Anne
Rakunas, both of Integrated Corporate Relations, +1-310-954-1100, for Directed
Electronics, Inc.

Web site: http://www.directed.com/

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