Creating a Luxury Bahamian Home with Smart Lighting Control 

The First Priority Audio team recently went international, swapping our Palm Beach, FL, locale for The Bahamas! 

In our last blog post, we shared our recent work at a Bahamas private club. We upgraded the general manager’s residence with the latest smart home technology, leading an example for prospective homeowners in the club’s community. 

Let’s take a closer look at one of the most exciting elements of the project: smart lighting control. Here’s how our lighting upgrades will enhance the general manager’s lifestyle in more ways than one. 

Bring Audiophile-Quality Audio to Your Outdoor Spaces 

As it starts to cool down in Florida, spending time outside finally sounds appealing. So why not make the most of outdoor gatherings with weatherproof audio? 

One of our favorite outdoor audio and lighting brands, Coastal Source, has recently unveiled its new CUBE outdoor subwoofer. The CUBE is a game-changer for anyone looking to enhance their outdoor sound system with superior bass performance. 

Let’s take a closer look at the latest innovation from Coastal Source speakers—and how they’ll thrive in all weather—even our rainy season in Palm Beach, FL. 

What You Need for the Best Smart Solutions 

As a smart home integrator, we help homeowners install luxury features in their Palm Beach, FL, homes, including lighting control, multi-room audio, climate control, and more. 

The best way to manage all these technologies is with a home automation system that consolidates all devices into one platform. Systems like Josh.ai let you control everything from entertainment to security cameras with your smartphone, tablet, wall keypads, or voice command. 

But maybe you’re like some of our clients—you aren’t interested in a smart home system. You’ve had a control system in the past, and maybe it hardly worked or was a nightmare to deal with. You just want the best-in-class solutions for the specific things you need, like motorized shading or outdoor audio. You don’t want all the extra stuff. 

Fine enough! Let’s walk through a hypothetical project to find the ultimate solutions for your home. 

Bringing Apple Music to Control4 Smart Home 

Control4 is an award-winning smart home control4 system and our top choice for Palm Beach homeowners who want to control lighting, shading, security, entertainment, and more. And Control4 has just announced some exciting news: it now natively integrates with Apple Music, the popular music streaming service. 

Control4 customers with Connect or 4Sight service can now natively enjoy Apple Music through the Control4 system without needing to connect through Airplay. Now that Apple Music is native to Control4, here’s what this means for your Florida smart home. 

Bring Home Theater Sound to Your Gaming Experience 

Have you noticed that when you play video games, the sound is completely uneven? If you turn up the volume to hear environmental details like footsteps and background music, action scenes are far too loud the next moment. Then, when you turn down the volume, you’re unable to hear all the background sounds that make games feel immersive and lifelike. 

If this is the case for your gaming setup, it sounds like you need better speakers, headphones, or an improved audio format. 

As a home theater installer in Palm Beach, FL, we help homeowners improve their movie-watching and gaming experiences through state-of-the-art AV installations. Here are our tips for better home theater gaming audio.  

Discover the Exciting New Smart Home Integration

This just in! Josh.ai, the voice control and home automation provider, is now an official partner with Vantage Lighting. Josh.ai systems now feature built-in compatibility with Vantage smart light fixtures for faster installations and expanded control and automation possibilities. 

Here’s why this integration is great news for our smart home customers in Palm Beach, FL!

The Simplistic Beauty of Basalte’s Smart Home Solutions 

As a smart home integrator, we want our customers’ smart homes in Palm Beach, FL, to be functional and helpful, meeting all their lifestyle needs. But we also don’t want it to feel like technology is cramping your aesthetic. Control panels, keypads, and voice devices should blend seamlessly into your interior—and that’s what Basalte is all about. 

Basalte is a Belgian smart home brand that hand-assembles elegant touch screens, mounting solutions, and keypads. Basalte offers its own home control system, Basalte Home, but also integrates with KNX (the worldwide standard for home automation), making its solutions compatible with other smart home platforms. 

Let’s explore the world of Basalte and how it makes the most of voice-controlled home automation. 

A Smart, New Approach to Blinds, Shades & Drapes 

Managing window treatments seems like a simple enough task. But we’ve all experienced roller shades that, for whatever reason, won’t retract or lower properly. And when you have dozens of windows across your house, raising and lowering the shades can take up a lot of time. So much time that many homeowners decide to leave some window blinds open eternally. 

Enter Lutron motorized shades, a sophisticated answer to many common issues with traditional window treatments. Let’s delve into six pain points that Lutron’s innovative solutions can address in your Palm Beach, FL, home.