SEE ALSO: Behind the Scenes: How We Install Control4 Smart Systems Adjust Your Lights’ Color & Brightness Are your home’s lightbulbs the ideal color temperature? Most likely not. Our circadian rhythms follow the sun’s cycle across the sky, which means we need both cool lighting during the day and warm lighting in the evening. You’ve probably i

SEE ALSO: Behind the Scenes: How We Install Control4 Smart Systems An Upgraded Smart Keypad The Contemporary Lighting line is a complete upgrade on the previous smart lighting keypads, bringing a new, modern design we think you’ll love. The Contemporary keypads are more minimal than former models, with flat buttons rather than raised and geometric

SEE ALSO: Behind the Scenes: How We Install Control4 Smart Systems Beyond Lighting Control Control4’s wall keypads aren’t just for activating smart LEDs. With one press of a button, you can control: Motorized shades TVs Multi-room speakers Smart locks & garage doors Fans Thermostats And more! Create Customized Buttons Control4’s wireless keypa

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SEE ALSO: 4K Upscaling & Lifelike Images: The Sony Bravia X90J What Do Acoustic Treatments Do? Sound covers a broad spectrum— from the deepest, rumbling bass notes to a high-pitched tinkling bell. The human voice falls somewhere in between. But when low frequencies bounce against walls, tones build up in certain areas. Reflections will cancel

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SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE, SO LITTLE TIME! November 1st, 2001 marked the beginning of First Priority Audio. After two decades operating in the South Florida market, we are humbled by the longstanding relationships we have established with our clients, partners and vendors. Therefore, we are dedicating the month of November to showcasing our appreciation

SEE ALSO: What Kind of Screen Should I Use In My Home Movie Theater? A Luxury Home Theater from the Ground Up This was an all-new construction in Fort Lauderdale, and our team was brought in to create a luxurious, modern home theater. The house was still being constructed with unfinished walls, and we started by running network wiring for where AV

  SEE ALSO: All in The Details: Project Spotlight on A Florida Home Theater Installation Audio Distribution After understanding the client and designer’s preference for minimalism, we installed Amina invisible speakers throughout the home. It took special coordination with the designer and custom installers to weave these invisible speakers i

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SEE ALSO: High-End Audio for the Big Game: Surround Sound & Multi-Room Speakers Nothing Beats Surround Sound You’ll feel like you’re right there in the stadium when the game is connected to surround sound. With a center channel speaker, left and right speakers, and a subwoofer, your party will be immersed in action and excitement. But owning a

SEE ALSO: Before & After: See How We Prewire for Smart Lighting & Invisible Speakers What Is a Lighting Design?  A lighting design goes beyond where we physically install lights. Lighting design is about the human experience—how different layers of light in various brightness and colors can influence an interior’s atmosphere.&nbs

SEE ALSO: A Lighting Design Is Worth the Home Investment About DMF Lighting DMF Lighting designs and manufactures recessed lighting products that offer ultimate customization. The modular products allow lights to adapt to changing room designs and the lights themselves beam smooth dimming with color accuracy. Plus, the products’ trims are made fro

SEE ALSO: A Lighting Design Is Worth the Home Investment What Is Human-Centric Lighting? Ketra describes its smart lighting products as ‘human-centric.’ You may be wondering what that means. Well, our internal clocks—the circadian rhythm—remind us when to feel sleepy, alert, and even hungry. But our inner clock can be thrown off by unpredictable l

SEE ALSO: Perfectly Blend Outdoor Entertainment Into Your Landscaping Design You’ll Find Newfound Pride in Your Home When you see your house illuminated at the perfect angles, you’ll fall in love with it all over again. Your home will never look dark and spooky after returning late at night. Instead, you’ll be welcomed by beautiful lights that mak

SEE ALSO: What Kind of Screen Should I Use In My Home Movie Theater? In-Wall Behind TV Storage One of our trusted partners, Future Automation, builds solid steel boxes that are installed within walls and behind displays. Inside the steel wall boxes, we can store power supply wiring and cable boxes so that all you see is the TV mounted completely f

SEE ALSO: Improve Your Interior Design with Hidden Audio/Video How We Install Hidden Audio To connect in-wall speakers and subwoofers to an amplifier, we need to run wires through the walls first. As an AV system designer, we’ll create a wiring map to plot where speakers, cables, and volume controls will go in each room. Inside the walls, we insta

SEE ALSO: 4 Tips to Make Your Outdoor Audio Sound Better Get Creative with Design  Maybe you’re constructing a new building, or perhaps you’ve been at a location for years. Either way, you can dare to dream beyond an LED sign and a few lights by the entrance. An outdoor lighting design has the power to stop people in their tracks and wonder w

SEE ALSO: Equestrian Access Control: Manage Who Comes & Goes from the Property 1. Smart Lighting  See your business in an all-new light! Automation systems grant total control over lighting—and not just when the lights turn on but how they appear, too. For example, we can program the system to start lights bright and cool during the day,

SEE ALSO: How Does Hidden & Invisible Audio Work? 1. Digital Signage Is Difficult to Update  Is it time-consuming to change the display on your digital signage? Whether you use video signage for menus, visitor guides, directories, or to share company news, it should be simple to update imagery and text. With a cloud-based system, you can