SVC_Connected Home: Hidden But Not Forgotten

Residential AV presents Connected Home

February 2, 2009 | A Penton Media Publication

Ins and Outs of Acoustics in Challenging Environments
Every AV systems project must contend with the facilities' acoustics. Success measured by the user's ability to understand the communicated media is dependent on the room's response to sound. Listen to the archived webcast today .

	Top Story: Residential AV

Choosing Aesthetics Over Sound Quality
By Rebecca Day

The philosophy would have been unheard of 10 or even five years ago. For an in-wall loudspeaker manufacturer such Sonance to focus on aesthetics over sound quality flies in the face of everything audio engineers have been trained to work toward in pushing the envelope of sound quality. more>>

	Viewpoint: Connected Home

Coming Home to Windows Home Server: More Free Add-Ins, Part 14
By Eric B. Rux
In Coming Home to Windows Home Server Part 6, I told you about five of my favorite Windows Home Server Add-ins. What’s an add-in? An Add-in is a small piece of software that adds additional functionality to your Windows Home Sever (WHS). Some software companies have written add-ins to support their specific software, but WHS enthusiasts have created a whole slew of free add-ins that you can download and use for free. You can find a nice list of free add-Ins at the We Got Served website. more>>

Electro-Voice presents a family of loudspeakers that is unlike any you’ve heard or seen before.
While retaining the best EV loudspeaker innovations of the past, EV-I systems offer an unprecedented and optimal combination of audio performance, versatility, ease of use, and aesthetics focused only on the requirements of installed sound systems, with an emphasis on simplicity and safety. Learn more about the EV-I System.

	Installation News

Hidden But Not Forgotten

The concept of the room was to have an elegant family room with a home theater that would be out of view when not in use. The biggest challenge this project presented was that the client wanted the theater to be completely hidden from sight when not in use - including the ceiling mounted projector. Our first step was to create a floor plan that would detail the projector, screen, and speaker locations in relation to the room. more>>

	New Products

Auralex Reaches for the Stars With Sonolux Elite Fiber-Optic Acoustical Panel

Auralex Acoustics teamed up to shine light on this year's Winter NAMM show with the introduction of SonoLux, best in class fiber-optic star field lighting coupled with state-of-the-art acoustical performance. more>>

Sooloos Introduces RackMount Models for Seamless Installation
Sooloos is pleased to introduce, at no additional cost, new RackMount options for its existing line of media servers.
The new RackMount models will be available as dual-rack-space (2U) designs finished in black for Sooloos’s Source, Twinstore, and Ensemble devices. While retaining the core features of their standard counterparts, the RM models also incorporate important upgrades, including internal fans for heat dispersion and a front-panel power switch, for superior performance and greater ease of installation. more>>