Hidden Technology: Bring Your Home to Life with Hidden AV Equipment
Almost Every Room and Outdoor Space Can Benefit from Hidden Tech
In our second blog in a two-part series, we’re exploring the benefits of hidden tech installation and why it’s become such a popular feature in Richmond, VA, luxury smart homes. Our clients appreciate this technology for several reasons, including maintaining or improving their home's design and turning rooms once banned from AV equipment into entertainment meccas.
Let’s look at how you can experience high-performance sound and images in any room without marring your home’s aesthetics.
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Bringing High-Performance Audio to Every Room
A whole-home audio system delivers high-performance sound to every room and outdoor space. One family member may enjoy listening to their favorite streaming playlist by the pool, while another tunes into an audiobook in the office. You can simultaneously listen to different audio sources in any room or play one beautiful melody throughout your home.
The best news is that the equipment for this remarkable system is hidden away, with receivers and controllers installed in a closet or cabinet. From there, it’s distributed to nearly invisible in-wall and in-ceiling speakers that deliver the immersive sound that surrounds you. Satellite speakers resembling landscape lights bring this incredible audio system outdoors.
Creating the Ultimate Media Room
A media room is akin to a home theater in that it offers the same enveloping sound and life-like images. The difference is that these rooms are more than spaces to enjoy the latest blockbuster movie. It’s a room where family and friends congregate to watch the big sporting event or join in a video game showdown. It’s a place where one family member tunes into their exercise routine in the morning and another enjoys their treasured vinyl collection at night. What’s almost certain is that it will become the favorite room in the home.
Hidden technology offers an ideal solution for these types of multi-use rooms. When it’s movie night, one tap on a touchscreen lowers the retractable screen and the projector from their hidden spaces in the ceiling. At the same time, the lights dim, and the blackout shades lower.
Enjoying the Big Game in the Living Room
Some homeowners are thrilled by the idea of a large 85-inch flat-screen TV in their living room. Others cringe at the thought of a throw pillow out of place, let alone a mega TV on the wall. A problem emerges when these two people live in the same home. Or, at least, it used to. Today, 4K HDR TVs can hide in plain view, looking like mirrors or fine works of art until it’s time to watch the latest movie or football game.
Today's technology offers numerous options for hiding TVs. They hide behind artwork and customized paneling and in ceilings, floors, and furniture. With one touch of a button, motorized lifts deliver them from their hiding space.
At Sound + Image, we specialize in providing our clients with tailored, smart home technology and high-performance audio and video that’s easy to control and enhances their everyday lives. To learn more about the latest hidden technology solutions or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Sound + Image today.
