Silver Winner: Acoustical Solution Answers Aesthetic Request Too This spectacular looking theater shows the importance of following standards and meeting customer challenges is something custom integrators address on a worldwide basis, as with this customer in China. With an emphasis on its 7.2.4-channel sound system that centers on Dynaudio loudspeakers, SentimentHiFi delivered a theater room […]
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Best Home Theaters, Silver and Bronze, $150,000 And More
Silver Award: Stellar Sound Takes Center Stage Looking to finish a basement with a dedicated theater room a few years after initial home construction and tech systems installation, the owner hired the Erskine Group to draft and design the project. Union Place, which had installed a Control4-based system in the rest of the house, worked […]
Get the GuideGame of Thrones Home Theater Combines Medieval Design with Powerful A/V
By Erin Phillips Photography by Joe Hilliard You have your Game of Thrones fans who watch the show religiously. Then there are the super fans who want to be transported directly into the world of Westeros — to be completely consumed by the atmosphere — every sound, every visual, and every emotion. Jacob Abbott, president […]
Get the GuideElectronic House 2018 Home of the Year Awards Call for Entries
For the 13th year in a row, Electronic House and CEPro will honor the best smart home installations in its annual Home of the Year contest. The contest represents a unique opportunity for home systems integrators to show off their best residential design and installation work and to be recognized nationally by their peers and […]
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When a homeowner in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., hired Custom LA to replace the existing home theater in their 6,500-square-foot home, only the absolute pinnacle in audio and video equipment would do — calibrated to perfection to deliver a jaw-dropping experience. Of course, the world’s most advanced A/V components would be rendered useless if the […]
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RAYVA, a provider of turnkey, pre-engineered home theater packages, has launched a new promotion encouraging homeowners to convert their existing bonus rooms or family rooms into luxury home theaters. And you might just be able to get it for a family holiday gift. “The customer needs only to identify 300-square-feet of space that their […]
Get the GuideOptoma UHZ65 Home Theater Laser Projector: Affordable and Cutting Edge
In the commercial market, the use of laser-based projectors has risen exponentially thanks to its low-maintenance requirements, color fidelity and brightness levels. Optoma is bringing laser technologies to a new price point in the residential home theater market with its new UHZ65 laser 4K projector. “The Optoma UHZ65 is the culmination of years of design […]
Get the GuideDownsizing? Owners of Award-Winning Home Do It With Technology
When most people think of downsizing, they envision a smaller home with fewer amenities. This wasn’t exactly the case for the owners of Electronic House’s Bronze-winning Home of the Year, Traditional Smart Home, Less than $150,000 (in technology). Go here to see all the 2017 Electronic House Home of the Year award winners. They tackled […]
Get the GuideSony Introduces 3 New 4K Projectors; Partners with Kaleidescape for 4K Content
If you’re a videophile looking for a powerful 4K-capable home theater system, Sony and Kaleidescape have you covered. The respective electronics giant and media server company have partnered to bundle a 4K media server with one of three new Sony 4K projectors. Trio of Native 4K Projectors Unveiled For starters, Sony added three new “true […]
Get the GuideOn a Budget? Epson Offers New Line of Affordable Video Projectors
When short-throw projects hit the home entertainment scene a few years ago, they were pricey. But like any new technology, the price tags grew smaller, making this décor-friendly video projector affordable for just about any household. Epson Home Cinema LS100: Short-Throw for Less than $3,000 Leading this charge of innovation at an affordable price […]
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