One of today’s most convenient and modern
products for new construction projects is the whole-house audio system.
A classical CD in the kitchen, pop music in the bedroom and the big
game out on the patio. That’s the reality of the increasingly
popular whole-house audio system.
Impressive Home Theaters offers some of the most affordable and
technologically advanced whole-house audio packages in Central Illinois.
Our staff is constantly searching for products that offer the greatest
overall value for our clients. We’ve done that yet again with
aligning ourselves with NuVo Technologies as their award winning
products put superior home audio within the reach of every homeowner.
Their products are user-friendly and outperform any other comparably
priced system on the market.
Be sure to involve Impressive Home Theaters in your next new construction
project to be certain it gets done right! We can even work with your
builder to wrap our services in with your mortgage payment.
A little background on whole-house audio systems…
Whole-house; Multi-room; Multi-Zone; Distributed Audio
These names get used almost interchangeably when describing a system
that allows you to conveniently distribute music throughout your
home. A whole-house audio system is convenient, modern, easy to
use and fun for the whole family. It delivers startlingly clean
music whenever and wherever you want it.
The concept behind a whole-house audio system is to run wire during
the construction of your home to allow for a keypad or volume control
in the rooms of your choosing. The system is then combined with in-wall,
in-ceiling, or indoor/outdoor speakers depending on the application.
The audio amplifier and source equipment that power the system are
then tucked away in a closet or basement to provide a very clean
look. The only items that you see are your keypad, which provides
your interface to the system, and the speakers, which easily blend
in with the décor of your home.
To help you better understand this technology, it is important for
you to know the meaning of some of the key terms.
A “zone” is an area or room in your home that is equipped
for listening to music. “Zones” can include areas like
your kitchen, master bedroom, patio, deck, garage or basement. Our
most common 6-zone package includes the following zones:
1) Kitchen
2) Patio or Deck
3) Master Bedroom
4) Master Bathroom
5) Office / Den
6) Dining Room
A “keypad” is the interface to your system. It is built
in the wall similar in size to a light switch. “Keypads” become
the center of your whole-house audio system as they give you the
control over your components. “Keypads” allow you to
do such things as turn your system on/off, control the volume, choose
your source, and even include a built in infrared sensor so it can
send remote control signals back to your source equipment. “Keypads” are
typically backlit to allow easy operation when the lights are off.
A “volume control” is like a keypad but it only allows
you to control your volume. It provides a more affordable solution
in a whole-house audio system, but lacks in allowing you the flexibility
to control your components.
The term “source” is used to describe what audio devices
you have connected to your system. A “source” can include
just about anything that has left/right audio outputs (red/white
RCA). Common devices include CD changers, DVD players, Stereo Receivers,
Cable and Satellite receivers for digital music channels, MP3 Players
and IPOD’s, and satellite radio components.
A “single-source” system means that you can only have
one source playing at a time in any of your zones. You can have more
than one source hooked up to your system; you just can’t play,
for example, a CD in one zone and the radio in another at the same
time. You are limited to only one source at a time.
“Dual-source” means that you can play two different
sources at the same time. You can have a CD in the kitchen and listen
to the game out on the deck.
“Multiple-Source”, “Four-source”, “Six-source”, “Eight-source”.
This equates to the number of different sources that you can have
playing at the same time.
