Smart Homes & Residential
Residential AV
Multi-room audio, media rooms and distributed video — installed into the fabric during the work rather than added visibly afterwards.
Residential audio and video is the part of a house that is cheapest to do during construction and most expensive to add later. In-ceiling speakers, in-wall cabling and a rack location are close to free while walls are open, and each of them becomes surface trunking and a compromise once the house is finished.
The engineering that matters is acoustic rather than electronic. A media room's proportions, its surfaces and its seating position decide what it can sound like, and a large amplifier in a reflective room with a sofa against the back wall will not produce a good result. Speaker placement and some treatment do more than doubling the equipment budget.
In distributed audio, the usual failure is zoning. Rooms grouped too coarsely mean somebody's music is audible where it is not wanted, and the fix after commissioning is more cabling. Zoning is a plan decision, made with the household.
What this covers
Multi-room audio
Zoned audio with in-ceiling and in-wall speakers, grouped as the household actually uses the rooms.
Media rooms
Projection or large-format display with seating-position-led speaker placement and acoustic treatment where the room needs it.
Distributed video
Sources shared to several rooms over the network, so a receiver is not needed behind every screen.
Rack and infrastructure
A ventilated, accessible rack position designed in, rather than equipment stacked in a cupboard that traps its own heat.
Unified control
One interface across audio, video and shading, so watching something does not require three remotes.
What we will ask you
These are the questions that decide the specification. Having the answers ready is what turns a first conversation into a real quotation.
- 01
Is this before or after the plaster?
Before, everything is possible and inexpensive. After, the honest options narrow considerably.
- 02
How should rooms be zoned?
Too coarse and audio spills where it is not wanted; too fine and it costs more than it earns. Decide it with the household.
- 03
Where does the equipment live?
It needs ventilation and access. A sealed cupboard shortens equipment life and makes every service visit a disassembly.