Movies, TV shows, and musicare vital elements of our lives. The content gives us time to reflect, decompress, provoke thought, and energize the moment. The modern smart home furnishes more ways to access content seamlessly, at the touch of a button or with the sound of your voice. 

Distributing content throughout your home enables you to watch anything, anywhere, at any time. However, just because you have televisions, controllers, and speakers in every room does not mean these pieces need to dominate visually. As a Savant dealer, we know how to blend technological sophistication that works with your aesthetic and is effortless to manage.

Are you ready for audio and video solutions that deliver the highest quality without interfering with the look of your New Canaan, CT home? Read below to learn more.

If you are in the market for a new television to add to your smart home automation system, you may have come across ads for LED and OLED models. After reading some of the specifications, you may have a number of questions. Is one better than the other, and is the price difference really worth it? Should I have different TV technologies for different uses in my home?

At first glance, the two products appear to be identical, so just what is all the ballyhoo about? While each technology has its benefits, the differences come down to brightness, refresh rates, black levels, and screen size. Let’s break down the two and determine which is best for your smart home in Greenwich, CT.

There’s something sensational about whole-home sound. When you have it in your home, music follows you wherever you go. If an in-wall and in-ceiling speaker system makes you think of the kind you’d find in an office lobby or waiting room, the prepare to be amazed. Hi-fi speakers powered by amps from Sonos are anything but ordinary. Get ready for brilliant sound quality the surrounds you.

If your life moves to the sound of music, then you need a whole-home audio system in your Darien, CT, home. It’s perfect for private listening as well as entertaining. Learn more about the benefits of having multi-room audio by reading our blog.

If you have an existing home theater or media room that just isn’t living up to your expectations, it may be that something went wrong during the initial installation. Whether you attempted the setup or worked with a different installer, a home entertainment system that rivals the nearby cinema requires professional expertise, equipment, and design to do the job right.

Beware of the following media room or home theater design mistakes we often see in subpar installations and consider our expert tips to greatly improve the entertainment experience in your Greenwich, CT home.

If you can’t remember the last time you upgraded your media room, chances are you’re missing out on a spectacular home entertainment experience that rivals the nearby cinema. The latest AV solutions by Sony offer highly detailed and richly colorful picture, as well as an immersive Dolby Atmos soundscape—all in sleek, compact, and home-ready products.

In this blog, we highlight two solutions any media room design in Westport, CT and beyond needs for better home entertainment in 2020: the Sony VPL-VW995E5 projector and Sony HT-Z9F soundbar.

Have you and your family ever taken the time to count the number of devices in your home? Not just the smart ones, but every device including speakers, lights, door locks, security cameras, window blinds, and appliances. Now imagine for a moment if all of those devices could communicate, each sending you information and taking your directives. This is not the realm of science fiction, but rather the land of smart home control.

Westchester County, New York residents who want greater control over the devices in their home need not look any further than the automation experts at Phoenix Audio Video & System Integration. Over the next several months, we’ll be feature an array of articles to help you discover some of the coolest capabilities of a smart home. Read on to learn more about the basics of automation.