How your smart home can help you limit your carbon footprint The era when smart homes were a luxury, that very few had access to, is long gone. With each day, smart technologies are becoming more and more accessible, affordable and varied in terms of their features and customisation options. With all that rapid development …
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What makes a great home theater? Who doesn’t like getting the big picture and sound for films and sports? In today’s world, you don’t have to limit that experience to just the theatre. Audio and TV technology are evolving every day. It is now possible to create a home theatre that can rival the real …
Gate Entry Upgrade Recently, Micarta have upgraded a few clients gate entry system. One system was an older Control4 unit to be upgraded the feature rich 2N entry system. The new model offers better image and voice quality and is built to integrate seamlessly with the existing Control4 system as well as allowing video and …
What is KNX? Should I use it? KNX is a smart control system that differs from many others and is often mis-understood. This blog is aimed at explaining KNX and giving you information needed to make informed decisions early on your build. What is KNX? What can KNX do? Who makes KNX products? What are …
Building your dream modern smart home!? What cabling infrastructures should you consider? Modern technology plays an ever-increasing role many aspects of our lives and our reliance on technology to work and live efficiently and comfortably has never been so important. It stands to reason that there are new considerations when building a home that are …
Upgrading to Control4 OS3 and NEEO remote installation With yet another client upgrading to Control4’s new operating system “OS3” we thought its worthwhile to go over what is involved, the benefits and the resulting changed look/feel for anyone considering this upgrade. What is involved in the upgrade? Upgrading to OS3 is a fantastic way to …
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External Audio: Considerations External audio requires its own set of considerations for several reasons. This post will help you understand all that is required. Limit audio spill over to adjacent properties This is a really important consideration if you have other properties nearby as the last thing you want is complaints when trying to enjoy …
LFE Tactile Transducers for Cinema Cinema audio requires consideration of many factors and there is so much more to designing a room than just adding more bass. That said, we wanted to talk a bit here about doing just that! Low frequency effects (LFE for short) give that wow factor when watching a movie in …
Crestron Horizon Wallsmart Installation Crestron’s Horizon range of keypads are a versatile and sleek keypad that suit any build with a range of colour options and button configurations. They also benefit from being RGB back-lit (colour changing). The back-light highlights any custom engraved text for easy viewing when dark or to reflect changes in the …
Home Cinema Acoustics: A Simplified Guide Home Cinemas are a fantastic way to make that big screen experience a personal one that you can selfishly enjoy away from the queues and the crowds. The most important thing you can do is to ensure the room you are in has been built and acoustically treated properly. …