Custom Installation: Seeking A Professional For Home Theater Design
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Onkyo HT-S3500 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker/Receiver Package Sale Price: Too low to display  |
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Welcome to Immersive, Affordable and Complete Home Theater. For small- to medium-sized rooms, you can’t go past the well-balanced and affordable HT-S3500 home theater package. Newly equipped with Onkyo’s WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology), the AVR and six-speaker set will surprise and delight with audio performance you would expect from a more expensive system... |
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Samsung HT-E5500W HTIB 5.1 Channel 3D Blu-ray 1000-Watt Home Theater System Sale Price: Too low to display |
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5.1 Ch 3D Smart BD, Built-in Wifi, Web Browser, and Wireless Rear Channels Home Theater System |
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Onkyo HT-S3400 5.1-Channel Home Theater System Sale Price: Too low to display |
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Taking the hassle out of home theater, Onkyo presents the HT-S3400 package: a full-featured A/V receiver coupled with a quality six-piece speaker set. To handle the latest Blu-ray, gaming, and cable/satellite devices, the receiver sports four new HDMI inputs... |
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Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System Sale Price: $119.00 |
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The Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1-channel home theater speaker package is a low cost, convenient way to enjoy the full benefits of 5.1-channel home theater sound. The NS-SP1800BL features advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology (Advanced YST), which is a unique system in which the speaker and amplifier work together to cancel out impedance so the speaker unit has a perfectly linear motion... |
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LG BH6820SW 1000W 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System with Smart TV and Wireless Rear Speakers Sale Price: Too low to display |
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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR HD ENTERTAINMENT.The BH6820SW 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System LG Smart TV access to limitless content, thousands of movies, customizable apps, instant streaming movies, shows and music direct from your Wi-Fi connection to your TV... |
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Sony BRAVIA DAV-DZ170 Home Theater System Sale Price: $195.88 |
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Add the cinematic thrill of surround sound to your TV viewing experience with this 5.1-channel BRAVIA theater system. Fusing style with performance, this 5.1-channel surround sound system features a built-in DVD player and 1000 watts of home theater power... |
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Samsung Electronics HT-D6730W Home Theater System Sale Price: Too low to display |
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3D Technology Checklist This product is 3D-related. To help you get a great 3D experience, use the checklist below to ensure you have everything you need. 3D viewing requires: A DisplayFirst, you'll need a 3D-ready display--whether it's a 3D HDTV, 3D projector, or 3D computer monitor... |
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Sony BDVE280 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System Sale Price: $256.25 |
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Experience Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies1 even in 3D2 faster than ever plus get powerful 5.1 channel HD surround sound with the integrated Sony BDV-E280 3D Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System. Stream a great selection of movies, TV episodes, music and live sports events from Netflix, YouTube, HuluPlus, Pandora, and more... |
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Yamaha YHT-397 5.1-Channel Home Theater System Sale Price: $389.95 |
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The YHT-397 Home Theater System provides simple operation, yet includes essential capabilities for high definition home audio video enjoyment, offering popular features like USB input for iPhone and color on-screen display, as well as a 5... |
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Panasonic SC-BTT195 3D Blu-Ray Disc 5.1 Surround Sound Home Theater System Sale Price: Too low to display |
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Panasonic Blu-ray Disc home theaters have been developed under the concept of reproducing an ideal theater-like surround sound environment. The SC-BTT195 employs advanced technologies to reproduce clearer, enhanced theater-like surround sound to skillfully match high-quality 3D imagery... |
As home theaters increase in popularity, many people are trying to design and layout their rooms on their own with little guidance. Where this can save you money initially, it will inevitably cause heartache and money down the line. Home theater installation requires not only someone with technical know how and an eye for room layout. It also takes an audio expert who knows both what equipment is available and what limitations a room may have. Too often people end up with a custom home theater system that does not fit their home or needs because they were unskilled in matching speakers and components with the layout and acoustics of a home. A professional home theater installer is trained in all of these areas and can help ensure that the money invested in a home theater will be money well spent.
When looking for a custom home theater installer, find a person or team that is skilled in home theater design and that they are knowledgeable of all of the equipment options which could help transform a basic home theater system into a custom work of entertainment technology. Here are a few things that you should keep in mind when shopping around for an installer.
Business Focus
When choosing a home theater installer, make sure that you find someone who knows audio and visual equipment inside and out. Look at the nature of the installer's business. Do they have a primary focus on electronics and home theater entertainment or is their installation service just an added service provided for buying a big-screen television or stereo system from their electronics department? Do they have dedicated installers who do A/V and home theater design as their primary job function or will the installer be an hourly employee who received a basic training course? Take the time to make sure that the person who will be installing your custom home theater layout has both experience with the task and is highly knowledgeable of what it takes to get great picture and sound out of a home theater setup.
Options Available
Different installation companies will have varying options and components available for purchase. Talk to someone at the store and see exactly what is available to you and how you can maximize the enjoyment that you'll get from your new system. If possible, bring photographs of the room or rooms that you'll be installing the home theater system in if they are unable to come to the house directly. This way, the designer can see exactly what they'll have to work with and how much space will be available for speakers and other components. Help them to get a feel for exactly the sort of custom home theatre system that you want, and see whether they'll be able to create one that meets your specific needs. Be sure to let them know of any special items that you want in the package, such as an HD DVD player, digital video recorder, Blu Ray player, or any other items that might not be included in a standard custom home theater design.
Cost and Value
Research component pricing before you go out looking for a home theater installer, making sure that you have an idea of any specific equipment that you are wanting and how much they are likely to cost. Shop around at different stores, seeing how much each will charge for the custom home theatre system that you want including the price of installation. If you have a budget for how much you want to spend on your home theater layout then try to stay within that budget. A good installer will be able to recommend equipment that may be equal in quality but cost less. Compare the quotes that you receive so that you'll know which business is offering you the best value for your money. After all, you are the one who's going to have to use the resulting home theater system, so be sure that above all else you end up with a system that you enjoy and that works well.
~Ben Anton, 2008
Ben Anton invites you to find out more about custom home theater design and layout at our home theatre equipment retail store.
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