Surf the web faster and more securely with a home network installation

While in years past families may have fought over the remote control, these days it’s much more likely for an argument to break out over your Wi-Fi network. A poorly optimized network can leave coverage gaps around your home or limit your network speeds. And when you’ve got multiple children trying to browse the Internet for research while you’re trying to watch a movie and your spouse is listening to streaming music, a subpar network is a recipe for disaster.

This doesn’t have to be the case, however. You can get your home ready for school, football, outdoor entertaining and more with a professional home network installation from First Priority Audio. Here are three ways a network can benefit everyone in your Hypoluxo, FL, home.

Check out these three speaker brands to make your Davie, FL, outdoor spaces more musical

With the worst of the summer sun behind us, it’s time to enjoy your home’s outdoor spaces again. And what better way to relax after a long day or add some energy to your next backyard barbecue than with an outdoor audio system? Outdoor speakers make an excellent addition to your Davie, FL, home, and today we’ll share three of our favorite outdoor speaker brands.

Simplify the technology in your home while relaxing in total comfort

Home automation is a trendy topic these days, but how much do you really know about what a smart home can do? Are you familiar with how the systems work and what they have to offer?

Don’t panic if your answer to any of these questions is “no.” That’s what we’re here for. A Control4 home control system takes the hassle out of home automation by combining everything under one umbrella with easy but powerful controls. Today’s blog will show how a Control4 dealer can help Pompano Beach residents enjoy a more relaxed and comfortable lifestyle.

Home automation is quickly becoming a buzz word in marketing for technology products.  Everything from thermostats, to lights, to alarm systems, and even appliances are now being controlled via our smartphones or our computers.  You’ve probably even seen major alarm and cable service providers pushing home automation systems lately.  Can you turn on a light in your home while you’re at the office? Sure.  How about setting your alarm from the airport when you realize you left the house in a rush and never turned it on?  Of course.  But a properly designed system can do so much more…

So what is home automation?  It is the integration of all the systems in your home into one smart design that works for you instead of giving you more things to do or worry about.  Instead of being able to turn your lights on and off while you’re away from home, how about a lighting system that knows when you are home, because it can communicate with your alarm system and knows when it is armed in away mode for instance.  A smart home would also know what time of day it is and even be able to measure how much natural light is in a room, allowing it to dim and adjust lighting in a room based on all these factors without you having to touch a single button or open an app.  You may have seen some smart locks being sold in stores.  Can you imagine your home knowing who has arrived, and based on the time of day you’ve arrived, setting the lighting mood you prefer, turning your audio system or TV on to your favorite station and arming your alarm in the “stay” mode for you automatically?  This is true home automation.  You may be conjuring up images of the Jetsons and Rosie, their robot maid, cleaning up and cooking for the family, and thinking this is just a cartoon.  Technology has finally caught up to our imagination and allowed some of these things to become reality… Although we’re still waiting for our flying cars.

With so many systems already installed and operating within our homes such as, lighting, HVAC, Audio, Video, Security, etc… doesn’t it make sense to get the most out of what you already have in your home.  We actually want the left hand to know what the right hand is doing in this case.  We can leverage so much information from one system in your home to make other systems feel like they know exactly what you want them to do without you having to tell them.  With so much technology at our disposal, it shouldn’t feel like we have more things to do or check up on, but that’s exactly what it seems to be doing.  A well planned home automation system can make your life easier and less clumsy to get the most out of the investments you’ve already made to your home.  Call First Priority Audio today to let us get the most out of technology for you and your family.

I did not grow up with music playing in my home every day... maybe the occasional Saturday or Sunday as we cleaned the house.  If there was music playing, it was in my room as I played video games as a kid.  My wife, on the other hand, had music playing in her childhood home much more than I did.  I'm assuming that's part of the reason she can recite lyrics from decades old songs from memory as though she was forced to memorize them for an exam.  Either way, she lived with music in her home and she has grown into an adult that loves to add music to any occasion or task.  When we first moved in together I noticed that I was playing music in the home much more often than I had when I lived alone.  As we add whole home music to more and more rooms in our home, this has become even more common. If we aren't actively watching something on TV, there is music playing somewhere in the home.  Our shower routine will never be without music again... a la Ferris Bueller!

Recently, Sonos in conjunction with Apple Music conducted a study on music's affect in the home, and the findings were nothing short of amazing.  The study was led by Daniel Levitin, who has literally written the book on music's affect on your brain.  In short, 30,000 general music listening people were polled, and more importantly an experiment was conducted in 30 homes throughout the world. For 1 week, those homes were not allowed to play music aloud... then the next week they did.  Levitin called the findings of the study "a nexus of intimacy and togertherness".  Music really does bring people together.

Here are some of the findings that jumped out at me:

• The average distance between household members decreased by 12%.
• In the US, family members spent 4 and a half more hours together with music playing than without.
• People were 33% more likely to cook together & 58% said the food even tasted better...
• 85% more likely to invite friends and family over...
• 15% more likely to laugh together...
• 18% more likely to say "I love you"...
• 24% less irritable...
• 25% more inspired...
• 16% increase in overall positive feelings...
• 22% more physically active...
• 66% more intimacy...
• couples spend 37% more time "awake in bed" (you know what that means)...
• and household chores were 80% easier to complete

As you can see, a whole house music system can really change the way you live and love in your home.  With more and more technology pushing relationships away from face to face interaction, a home music system can bring everyone back together.  I can honestly say from experience that it has changed my home life and I'm sure it will do the same for you.

When you are ready to add life to your home with a whole house audio system, First Priority Audio will be there to help you!