Whole Home Audio in Houston is a breeze – We’ll guide you through the process and work with your goals and ideas!
Imagine watching the big game in your game room with a full 5.1 surround system blazing in your houston home. In the other room, your amazing wife gets to jam to her favorite playlist in the sitting room or out on the patio. Oh yes, and your children, yes those happy creatures will be playing games in the living area with their own audio controlled locally in that room. It could be possible to make everyone happy at the same time, it really could! The best part about this scenario is that you all can be utilizing the same system with a multitude of speakers inside your home, and the control will be easy! This is just to show you one way you could benefit as a family from our whole home audio designs. You can take it to a more complex level, or drop it down to more basic, but either way, we are here to help you meet your preferred listening goals in your beautiful home! You can even integrate this entire system with you home theater room in houston.
Wireless IPAD Control
We look at the entire picture when we plan a home audio design for you and your home. Whether or not you want a full blown system, or something more basic, we first need to take a look at how your home is wired to determine how the audio should be setup. Sometimes the builders wiring company will make mistakes and wire in the wrong manner, or forget to wire certain locations. This can create problems for us, but we also have a tool called a tone generator that helps us to find the wires that are inside the walls. Whether you have a new construction home, or retro fit installation, or a remodel going on, we can help you through the entire process. Also, we can help you pick out the speakers that best suit your listening needs and budget, as we have a large array of high quality audio and houston home stereo systems to choose from.
First Step – How would you like it designed?!
The design begins with discussing the audio distribution needs of the client, and selecting speaker and wiring pathways, and of course, the “home run”. The “home run” is actually the place where all of the electronics will be stored once the job is finished. All of the wiring leads back to the “home run”, usually a closet or space in a central location, but tucked away for this purpose alone. Some clients want speakers in every room, and others would rather just layout plans for speakers in 2 or 3 rooms, plus the back patio. The quality of equipment is determined at this time as well. If you are looking for a fully functional and really neat system, you’ll want to look into a NUVO or Russound system. We work with these high end home audio systems constantly.
On the other hand, you can get the job done cheaper by an adding an amplifier and/or speaker selector onto the selected receiver, with speaker selectors and volume controls in the right places. You can also get by with just a basic 1 zone receiver if you only desire one source to be played in multiple rooms, but most do not see the benefit in stopping here.
* Important tip: Its almost always pertinent to have a ventilation fan setup and planned for in the “home run” area. Closets can overheat, and cause equipment to fail and fry. Nobody likes the end result. Ventilation is a must.
Whole House Audio – NUVO system – plays up to 6 different sources including Pandora, I-tunes, XM, CD, AM/FM, etc. Features 8 separate zones – allows individuals to listen to what they want in any given room, separate from other rooms
Next Step – Getting the Wires to the Right Locations!
Once the design is approved by the client, we will coordinate with other trades to run the wires per the plans for the desired system. All wire ends will be staged in a junction box to prepare for installation once the home’s finish out process is complete. Both New Construction and Remodels have a Pre-Wiring Phase. Its always best to open up the walls for any pre-wire, it makes the project less labor intensive, and if you wait until after the drywall has been hung, it can create numerous headache’s. Once the wiring is in place, then it is time for audio video installation and finalization.
Final Stage – Getting Everything Tuned and Integrated!
Sure, you know its time to install custom speakers, but there is much more to the final step in the whole home audio process. Speaker holes will be cut, wires will be plugged in, and equipment will be setup in the desired “home run” area, yes. But what else happens at this time? If you chose to store you’re equipment in a closet, its always best to have a “rack” to store all of the equipment in. This leaves for a cleaner look, easier management, and overall better for the client and the electronics integrator. If a unit fails, the repair or replacement will be easier and wire management is easier this way too.
Additionally, the equipment will need to be tested, calibrated, and configured. Once we test for optimal audio, make necessary adjustments and the programming is complete we will give the client instructions and training on how to use the system. At that point, the power is in your hands to enjoy your home entertainment!
Contact us on our Contact Page for more info. about your specific Audio Video needs.
