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Get Informed Before You Commit to a Smart Home Company

Giving your home a smart technology upgrade isn't a simple process. And while corporations like Google and Amazon might offer DIY solutions, their products don't provide the functionality, reliability, and security of a custom system from a smart home company.

A home control system like Control4 unifies all the automated technology in your home for easy access from any smart device with an internet connection, and a professional installation ensures that your system is built for your exact needs.

Before you choose a smart home company for your Clearwater, FL project, there are some important questions to ask. Read on to find out more.

What is the Right High End Audio Solution for Your Home?

Music plays a big role in many homeowners’ lives. It’s used to set the scene when guests are over — by acting as either background noise or if you have a favorite album you want to put on for everybody to enjoy. As such, having the best high-end audio technology for your Florida home is essential to hearing your music at its optimal quality.

One of the ways to achieve this is to utilize an amplifier in your setup. Many options are available, including integrated amplifiers to function as the foundation for your home audio system. These combine your amplifier and pre-amp, saving you space and money. Another option is having two separate components so that you can customize each individually if preferred.

In this blog, we’ll look at one of our trusted brand partners that offers amplifiers and how to determine what type of amplifier setup may be best for your space.

Why A Smart Home Automation System is A Great Investment

If you’re looking to add a spark to a new home or unique remodeling ideas for your existing one, smart home technology is a great place to start. Renovating doesn’t have to mean new furniture, tearing down walls, or changing your room’s color palette. Making a technology upgrade using Control4 can immediately make your Clearwater home more beautiful, comfortable and fun.

As your local Control4 dealers, we’d love to show you how a home automation system can completely transform your space. Maybe you're looking for new ways to entertain guests, or you want to streamline your home's style. Everyone can find unique ways to take advantage of intuitive and automated control of their technology.

Learn More About What it Means to Partner With AV Specialists

If you are looking to make a smart home technology upgrade to your property, you might be seeking some help from a professional installation source.

But how do you choose the right partner? Here in the Tampa area, we know several companies offer smart home installation services.

Our team at AV Specialists is here to help you.

As a smart home company proudly serving the greater Tampa area for over 20 years, we keep your best interests as our top priority.

We detail what you can expect from our dedicated team of custom technology experts when you partner with us to install your smart home system below.

Enhance Your Home Cinema With These High-End Devices

When you add a home theater system to your house, you are building a setup designed for delivering the ultimate on-screen entertainment experience.

Regardless of whether you plan to place your home cinema system in a dedicated theater or a hybrid media room, you still can achieve a top-of-the-line viewing setup.

Our team at AV Specialists has been helping homeowners in St. Petersburg and throughout the Tampa Bay area achieve their cinematic goals through diverse and skillful home theater installations.

In this post, we share three of the best technologies you can include in your home cinema, from projectors to seating and more.

Smart home technology is meant to add convenience to your lifestyle. It’s meant to simplify day-to-day tasks and make all of your home’s devices operate more efficiently. The fact is, though, your smart home system will suffer without a robust network infrastructure.

Below, we explore why home networking is so crucial to the success of the connected devices in your Clearwater, Florida house. Keep reading to find out more.

SEE ALSO: 3 Signs You Need a Home Networking Upgrade

The Need for Bandwidth

We mentioned above that the performance of smart home devices would suffer without a robust home network.

Here’s why: Consider the vast amount of devices in your house that might utilize your network – computers, smartphones and tablets, smart TVs, and any home device that accesses the internet.

Explore the Benefits of Working with a Certified Control4 Dealer

When you initially think of Control4, the fact that the brand is the industry leader in integrated smart home control might at first come to mind.

There’s no doubt: If you’re a consumer looking for a smart home system, the best option is Control4.

What you might not know, though, is that Control4 equally specializes in commercial automation technology solutions for offices, bars and restaurants, and other businesses.

As a Control4 dealer proudly serving the Tampa, Florida area, AV Specialists can expertly add Control4 technology to enhance your workspace.

Why is Control4 a worthwhile addition to your business? We explain below.

Explore Whether Motorized Window Treatments Can Enhance Interior Design

When it comes to including smart home technology in your interior design projects, you might hesitate at first.

In fact, including one particular component of smart home systems can actually enhance your projects. Which piece of smart technology is that? Motorized window treatments.

How, exactly, can motorized shades improve the interior design of your projects in Safety Harbor, Florida and beyond? Just keep reading to find out!

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR NEW THEATER

If you’re reading this blog, it’s likely because you’re interested in adding a home theater to your property.

There’s no better way to enjoy movie night than in the comfort of your own dedicated theater, right in your own house.

When it comes to home theater installations, though, our clients in Clearwater, Florida and throughout the Tampa Bay area often come to us with a simple question:

Is a professional installation worth it, or can a home cinema be a DIY project?

If you’re wondering the same thing, all you need to do is keep reading. We explore the answer below.

Your Starter’s Guide to Stereo Sound Systems 

Note: This blog was originally published in 2018 and has been updated in 2024. 

If you love listening to music and are ready to improve your home, we have a definite recommendation for you:

Consider a real speaker system for your property—not just a portable speaker. 

You could go for a whole-home or multi-room audio solution, or you could just focus on a single room. No matter what you choose, you will be able to enjoy high-fidelity and lifelike sound with high-end speakers.

In this blog, we’ll focus on those single-room audio solutions. Much of the time, our clients in the Tampa, FL, area aren’t sure whether they want surround sound or two-channel audio for their speaker arrangement.

For us, the answer is clear if you are an audiophile or you just love music: Go for the stereo sound solution. Here’s why.

You’ve likely heard the theory before: When you listen to a high-end speaker, you instantly can tell the difference.

Compared to a standard speaker, the top-line one will produce better sound.

But is there really a difference? And if there is a difference, how can you tell that one exists?

Below, we’ll explore the theory of whether high-end audio actually  is worth it and how you can find out for yourself, right here in Tampa, FL.

Just keep reading to find out more.

Enhance Your Store or Restaurant With a Security Camera Installation

Owning a business can be tough. We at AV Specialists know that first-hand.

But as we still are in the early stages of 2018, it’s not too late to make the most of your new year’s resolution of improving your Tampa, FL establishment.

How can you do that this year? We have a clear recommendation: Invest in a surveillance camera installation.

Not only can you increase accountability and safety for your business, but you even can learn valuable insights into your establishment.

Below, we’ll explore four benefits of a commercial security camera solution. Just keep reading to find out more.

Enhance Your Tampa, FL Residence With These Tech Advancements

The new year is just around the corner, and that means you have an opportunity to start fresh in 2018.

You can make resolutions to improve your health, but why not also commit to adding convenience in your day-to-day life?

Even if you already have a smart home automation system in your Tampa, Florida residence, there always are upgrades available that can provide new benefits for your lifestyle and peace of mind.

Below, we’ll share three home automation trends you should be paying attention to in the new year – and explain how each can enhance your smart home.

Their Purpose Extends Far Beyond Being A Replacement For Manual Blinds

As a business owner in Tampa, Florida, you’re likely no stranger to high cost associated with cooling your office during the year-round tropical heat.

Unfortunately, we can’t make those high temperatures go away.

We can, however, offer a solution that can keep your workplace cool – while simultaneously boosting your office’s efficiency and ambiance.

Motorized shades can be the perfect addition to your Tampa, Florida, business. We explain why in the sections below.

Don’t Miss These Audio Video Installation Upgrades in the New Year

This year has been pretty exciting in business technology.

But with 2018 right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about the kinds of tech that you’ll be using in the New Year to enhance the audio video installation in your Tampa, FL business.

With the increase in 4K Ultra HD content and lossless audio, the issue isn’t necessarily display technology, but how you and your staff will access it.

Here, we’ll show you some of the cool business trends that will help you view and manage all of the hi-res content you’ll be using next year.

Can’t Miss Gifts for the Smart Home Technology Newbie in Your Life

Are you the type of person who loves to impress with your holiday gifts, or are you the type who waits until the last minute to decide what to get?

In either case, the holidays can be a stressful time full of family gatherings, putting up decorations and all kinds of other distractions.

So we want to help simplify your gift giving this year. That’s why we’ve put together this blog full of great gift ideas for the smart home technology newbie in your life.

If you’re looking for a way to wow your friends and family in Tampa, FL this year, all you have to do is keep reading.

Electro-Voice Makes Your Business Sound Better

When considering your next sound system installation upgrade, you need to go with a manufacturer you can trust. Whether you intend to set up a small PA system at a local taproom or you want to revitalize a concert hall in downtown St. Petersburg, FL, our recommendation goes to Electro-Voice. From microphones to loudspeakers and everything in between, Electro-Voice has the products that will work for your purposes. What makes them so great? We’d love to tell you.

Simplify the Experience of Selecting What to Watch

Today, we have all kinds of content available at our fingertips. From 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, there’s virtually no limit to the amount of media you have access to. But with loads of options comes a unique problem: how do you navigate all of it? You don’t want to spend hours trying to find something to watch – you want to just put something on and enjoy. If you have this problem in your Tampa, FL home theater system, this is the blog for you. Keep reading to learn more.

Ensure Your Saint Petersburg, FL Home Remains Secure

If you want to make your home safer, surveillance cameras are a great place to start. Whether you want to keep an eye on your property or you want to reduce the risk of potential threats, smart cameras can help. But with so many different options available, you may not know where to start with your system. In this blog, we’ll help you understand the benefits of different smart camera features that you can enjoy in your Saint Petersburg, FL home. Read on for more!

How to Know When Your Network Isn’t Cutting It

It’s a simple truth: home networking is the backbone of your smart home system. But your network does more than that in your Tampa, FL property. It allows you to connect to the internet, stream your favorite music and watch all of the best TV content. Needless to say, it’s pretty important. But how do you know when it’s time to upgrade yours? In this blog, we’ll take you through some reasons you may need to upgrade your home network. Read on for the top signs!