Experience Your Favorite Music in an Entirely New Way  

Do you consider yourself a music buff? Do you carefully curate playlists for different moods and genres, or do you own all the records of your favorite artists? Maybe you’re a podcast fan who loves to learn new things while cooking, cleaning, or exercising. 

No matter your preferred audio medium, you can soundtrack your daily life and enjoy listening more often with a multi-room audio system. If you’re new to whole-home audio, it’s a series of speakers across your home that are all connected to play in sync. So, you can select a song, and it will play through every room! 

Whole-home speakers are an excellent way to bring family and friends together at celebrations, and you can listen while walking about the house without headphones. That way, you’re never closed off from your household and don’t have to worry about tangled wires or charging wireless earbuds.

We think the best way to approach multi-room audio is with a smart home system. If you already own a home automation system like Control4, Crestron, or Savant, or if you’re planning to invest in one, you’re in luck. Read on to see how you can leverage your Tampa, FL smart home with multi-room audio. 

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Group & Control Audio Zones 

When your speakers connect (wired or wirelessly) to your smart home system, you’re free to select speakers and link them with other nearby speakers—right from your smartphone or tablet! That way, you can choose ‘Backyard’ and ‘Kitchen’ on the smart system, and music will only play in those areas. But if you want the whole home to listen to Abbey Road, it only takes a tap on your screen, and ‘Come Together’ will start playing in every room. 

Automate with Lighting, Shading & More 

The incredible thing about smart systems like Crestron, Control4, and Savant is the ability to automate multiple items at once. You can connect your speakers to smart lights, motorized shades, thermostats, and screens to save custom ‘scenes.’ 

Press a “Party” scene, for example, and your party playlist can start while lights dim and change to fun colors. Likewise, an automatic “Late Night” scene can instantly lower the music once it gets past a certain time, tell drapes to close, and dim the lights. 

Or Press a Button on the Wall

Touch screens and voice assistants aren’t the only way you can access your whole-home speaker system. Smart home companies, like our team at AV Specialists, can program wall keypads to connect to not only lights, but your audio system too. Buttons can play specific genre stations, or you can double-tap a button on the wall to pause the music. Sometimes, the most intuitive thing is to head to a switch, and keypads by Savant, Control4, and Crestron make music control even easier. 

Whether you’re new to smart home technology or are ready for an upgrade, our team in Tampa, FL, can help you leverage your music experience. Connect with us here to discuss multi-room audio systems today and learn more. We look forward to working with you!