Directed Electronics, Inc. to Present at the 9th Annual JP Morgan Harbour Auto Conference

VISTA, Calif., July 27 -- Directed Electronics, Inc. , the largest designer and marketer of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems in the United States based on sales, and a major supplier of home audio, mobile audio and video, and satellite radio products, today announced that Jim Minarik, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 9th Annual JP Morgan Harbour Auto Conference. The conference will be held August 7-9, 2006 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, MI.

Directed's investor presentation is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 7, 2006.

The presentation will be webcast live and will be available on the Investor Relations section of Directed Electronics' website 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 is the largest designer and marketer of consumer branded vehicle security and convenience systems in the United States based on sales. Directed also markets and sells certain SIRIUS-branded satellite radio receivers and accessories, with exclusive distribution rights for such products to Directed's existing U.S. retailer customer base. Directed is also a major supplier of home audio, mobile audio and video. Its broad portfolio of security products, including remote start, hybrid systems, GPS tracking, and navigation, are sold under leading brands including Viper(R), Clifford(R), and Python(R). In the home audio market, Directed designs and markets award-winning Definitive Technology(R) premium loudspeakers. Directed's mobile audio and video products include speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers, video screens and digital media players, sold under its 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, with sales of $305 million in 2005, 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.