Top Ways You Can Enjoy Landscape Audio This Upcoming Spring

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Get your home ready for alfresco get-togethers with our outdoor entertainment technologies!

The warmer months of the year are rapidly approaching in the St Louis, MO, region. Soon enough, we'll be able to host delicious cookouts and spend the day breathing fresh air under the warmth of sunshine. If you want to ensure your home will be ready for some outdoor fun once the spring and summer are here, you need to reach out to a professional integrator, such as AV Experts, to incorporate the best outdoor entertainment technologies.

Our clients love incorporating landscape audio systems, which can bring fun and joy to your alfresco spaces by simply pressing a button and playing your favorite audio content. Take a look at the blog below to discover a few ways you can enjoy this outdoor audio addition!

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FAQs: What Do I Need for a Custom Home Theater?

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A Home Theater Is More Than a Big Screen. Here's What You'll Need. 

With the right equipment and materials, professionally-installed home theaters can rival the experience of a commercial movie theater. Are you thinking of installing a custom home theater but aren't sure where to start?

According to our home theater company in St. Louis, MO, here's what you'll need for a new luxury home theater. 

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How a Control4 Dealer Transforms Your Home Experience

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Compare Life Before & After Control4 Automation 

Once you've experienced daily life in a Control4 smart home, it's hard to imagine going back to basics. That's because everything is so much simpler and more streamlined with Control4, as your home's lighting, entertainment, security, and more are controlled from one system.

Rather than using incompatible 'smart' devices that don't communicate with each other, a Control4 dealer will design, wire, and install a sophisticated system that syncs to all your devices, anticipates your needs, and performs smoothly with every command. Here's what to expect from Control4 in your St. Louis, MO, home. 

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What Is Whole-Home Audio & How Does It Work?

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How to Bring High-Fidelity Music to Every Room 

Whenever you visit a restaurant, bar, or store, odds are there will be a sound system playing high-fidelity music across the building. Did you know you can bring the same music synchronization to your St. Louis, MO, house with a whole-home speaker system?

So whether you love classic rock or classical music, you can enjoy audio wherever you roam with a multi-room sound system. Here's how whole-home audio works and will enhance your everyday life. 

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Home Automation: What Is It Good For?

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Bring Greater Convenience to Your Home With These Automated Features

What differentiates home automation from off-the-shelf, do-it-yourself devices? A professionally installed smart system includes automated features that adjust your technology without requiring you to lift a finger or say a voice command. Your St. Louis, MO, home automatically prepares itself to meet your needs. 

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10 Technologies to Include In Your St. Louis Smart Home

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All You Can Control & Automate with Control4 

What can you control in a modern smart home? If it's electronic, odds are you can manage it with a Control4 system.

Read on to see how a smart home installation can touch every corner of your house in the St. Louis, MO, area and simplify daily living for the whole family.

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What Makes a Good Home Network Setup?

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 The Basics of Home Networking & Getting Better Wi-Fi  Do certain areas of your house hardly reach a Wi-Fi signal? Are you interested in smart home technology and unsure if your current system can handle more devices? Or are you working from home? If you answer 'yes' to any of these questions, it may be time to consider a home network...

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3 Elements You Must Have for the Perfect Custom Home Theater

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Take your home entertainment to the next level with our world-class solutions!

Entertainment is a huge element of any modern, luxury home. Whether you like action movies full of excitement and adrenaline, romantic comedies with heartwarming endings, or educational documentaries on the life of Alexander the Great, there is one way you can enjoy all this content and more with a superior picture and high-end audio quality: investing in a custom home theater. In this blog, we will explore three elements you simply cannot miss when creating your own home theater for your St Louis, MO, home —take a look!

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Control4 Outdoors: Sync Lighting, Pool Controls & More

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Turn Your Backyard Into a Personal Oasis with Your Control4 Smart System 

If you think about it, we use a lot of technology in our backyards. Yes, we enjoy the natural beauty of the outdoors, but if you have outdoor lighting and a pool, those are systems you need to manage. And if you own outdoor speakers, TVs, and security devices, too, that's even more technology to control.

So why not make the backyard experience a bit simpler? If you own a Control4 home system, you can consolidate all your outdoor technologies under one umbrella. As a Control4 integrator in St. Louis, MO, here's how we help homeowners simplify their backyard systems. 

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A New Approach to Holiday Lighting: Permanent & Intelligently Controlled

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Discover Gemstone Lights, the Permanent Holiday Lighting Solution 

Most people love holiday lights and the warmth they bring to winter. But it can be a hassle to hang lights off the roof every year–even if you hire someone to do the job. So some years, you may find yourself skipping holiday lights altogether.

But as lighting technology continues to advance, we're excited about the latest fixtures from our partner, Gemstone Lights. Its permanent holiday lighting is installed under the eaves of your roof and ledges and can be intelligently customized to any color or brightness. All year long, the lights will shine as an architectural enhancement or holiday decoration.

Here's how permanent holiday lighting works and how you can use it in your St. Louis, MO, home.

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Color Your Life with a Control4 System

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Work with a Control4 dealer to customize your home's lighting system

Technology is constantly evolving, and home automation systems are no exception. Control4 has recently updated its core series systems, providing brand new benefits to homeowners in the St. Louis, MO, area. Read on to learn more tips about taking advantage of these new features from your trusted local Control4 dealer

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How Control4 Home Automation Transforms the Home Experience

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Live Well & Live Smarter with Control4

Have you been acquainted with Control4 yet? If not, let us introduce you! Control4 is a sophisticated home automation system that controls audio, video, security, lighting, thermostats, and much more.

Whether you're new to automation or already have smart technology in your St. Louis, MO home, there's no better system than Control4. Here's how it can enhance your everyday life. 

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An Outdoor Speaker Installation That Won’t Disturb Your Neighbors

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Working with an expert helps you create a discreet speaker design

Outdoor speakers are popular upgrades that give homeowners more sound and excitement for outdoor events. However, some homeowners might hesitate to upgrade their outdoor spaces with audio, because they are worried about disturbing their neighbors. While this can happen with improperly installed speakers, a well-designed outdoor system provides clear and consistent sound without leaking outside of your property. Keep reading to learn more about what you need to consider when designing an outdoor speaker installation that won't disturb your neighbors in St. Louis, MO.
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Outdoor Audio: Is a Single Speaker Enough?

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See How a Single Speaker Compares to a Landscape Audio System

If you'd like to enjoy your favorite playlists and tunes on the patio or by the pool, you have a few options. Many people use a portable speaker they'll carry outside from the house and connect to via Bluetooth.

Another option is to install a landscape audio system that covers your entire lawn in sound. While that may sound like more of an investment, it's entirely worth it if you want superior audio quality—and to keep the volume at a lower level.

Which approach is best for your St. Louis, MO home? Let's compare. 

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Outdoor Entertainment Ideas to Create a Backyard Oasis

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Outdoor Audio, Video, & Lighting to Make the Most of Summer

Everything feels a little better outdoors. Whether reading a book or sharing a bottle of wine with friends, a gentle breeze and the sunset are always more special than staying in the living room.

So why not finally take the plunge and upgrade your backyard, patio, or pool area with outdoor entertainment? If you've been considering outdoor home improvement for a while, get inspired for your St. Louis, MO home with these technology ideas!

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What Makes Outdoor TVs Different from Indoor TVs?

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Don't Install Any-Old TV in Your Outdoor Spaces

If you're thinking of mounting a TV on your covered porch or patio, you might assume using an indoor display will be fine as long as it's protected from poor weather.

But indoor TVs risk malfunctioning when installed outdoors, and the picture quality will look faded and dull. To bring high-end outdoor entertainment to your home in St. Louis, MO, we recommend using a built-for-outdoors TV, like those manufactured by Séura or SunBriteTV.

Here's all you need to know about an outdoor TV installation!

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