Whole House Audio – the Gateway to a Smart Home
See How Whole Home Audio Can Differentiate Your Design/Build Projects
As design professionals and builders, you’re always looking for ways to differentiate your work. Whether it’s a custom design flourish, a style in which you specialize, or the use of materials and construction techniques, you look to set yourself apart.
Prospective homebuyers and remodelers are highly interested in smart home technology. Yet, many of them may not know about all the potential a smart home system can offer in their home. One way to get people excited about it is with whole-house audio. Everyone can appreciate the luxury of listening to music all over the house – even outdoors – with consummate ease, without needing an audio system in every room. The beauty of it is that with systems like Control4, whole-house audio is just the "killer app" that pushes people to take the plunge– but they get much more with the rest of the solution. Read on to learn how whole house audio is the gateway for integrating smart home features to make your Charlotte, NC projects stand out from the pack.
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The Sound of Music
Many real estate agents will turn on soothing music for a showing of a luxury home. Music has the unique capability to create an inviting atmosphere and a relaxing mood and vibe. If you're showing a model home or a previous project with whole-home music to a client, use it to show how integrated smart home features make a home more luxurious. Then tell them how a Control4 system adds more. With the right Control4 setup, audio is just the beginning. They can extend smart automation to lighting, climate control, security cameras, smart locks, and AV systems control. One investment is the smart system can net more with less additional cost.
No-Compromise Aesthetics
Integrating smart automation at the genesis of a project makes it less costly and better integrated than something tacked on later. One example is panelized central lighting control, which allows all lighting loads in the home to be managed centrally by a Control4 system. This approach creates ultimate flexibility for customized lighting scenes all over the house. For example, you can show your clients how lighting and music create a relaxing atmosphere to end a busy day, all at the touch of one button. Instead of rows of light switches, multifunction keypads can command lighting, audio, temperature, and motorized shading. With architectural speakers wired at the framing stage and other wiring and cabling done early, it’s easy to layer in more smart home features that work together seamlessly.
One System to Rule it All
For clients that like to keep it simple, you can note that whole-home audio is just one of the capabilities of a smart home. With a Control4 system, all the smart home capabilities are integrated under one roof and one intuitive interface. In addition, rich automation and personalization features allow them to customize the system to their preferences so that everything in the smart home works together and is tailored to their lifestyle. Control is available through a consistent but varied set of tools, from AV style remotes to touchscreens to apps to programmable keypads.
Use whole house audio as the entrée into the world of smart home luxury for your projects. Contact The Integrated Home in Charlotte, N.C., today by calling 704-412-4040, filling out an online form, or connecting with us instantly by clicking the chat window below. We look forward to working with you!
