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AV Specialists installs QMotion shades in our Tampa, Florida, homes. Their certified shading solutions boast eco-friendly benefits, childproof features, are easily integrated with Control4, and more. But did you know that they also carry nearly unlimited customization options to fit your unique home’s every need and design specification?

Whether you want a particular fabric, opacity level or texture, AV Specialists won’t stop until we find the ideal shading solution that suits you. Keep reading to explore the customization level that you can achieve by working with us.

Discover the Coolest Gadgets for Your Inner Audiophile

The audio technology world is always evolving, and it can be difficult to know what’s worth checking out. Maybe you’re getting into vinyl again or for the first time. Perhaps you’re looking to give your movie marathons better, upgraded speakers. As home technology experts, we’re always reading up on the latest audio equipment and have noticed four exceptional products you shouldn’t miss.  

Whether you’re looking for a loved one or shopping for yourself, consider our picks below for fun and useful ways to enhance your home audio system in Clearwater FL.

Keep reading to see which would better suit your home and what equipment you need for each. 

When you’re planning your home’s entertainment, you have so many options – should you go for single-room or whole-house audio? Do you want screens everywhere or just in one or two specialized entertainment spaces? If you want to dedicate a room to your favorite entertainment, we can’t recommend a more enjoyable solution than a home media room or a theater.

But which one should you choose? If you want the short answer, it depends. Home theaters have long served families who want that movie theater experience at home, where the lights dim, the screen appears and the sound immerses them as soon as the movie begins. Media rooms take a more family-centered approach and use various modes of entertainment.

Consider This Your Crash Course in Commercial Surveillance!

As the St. Petersburg, FL-area experts, AV Specialists would love to help you with installs and integrations -- or just with general information regarding anything security or automation. We believe surveillance is one of the first security investments you should make in your business, so we want to help you get it right. We partner with brands like Pakedge and Lilin to ensure that nothing but top-quality surveillance equipment makes it into your office.

If you want to harness the power of office surveillance and protect your business and employees, there are a few points to address first. We’ve outlined five quick questions to ask before choosing an office surveillance system.

Go green and control heat this summer with Control4!

If one of your resolutions for the year was becoming more mindful of your environment and resources, it’s never too late to start. As the weather gets warmer, it’s even more vital that you control your energy expenditure. We’ll explore some of the tips to stay cool while conserving vital resources.

Let’s look a little more closely at some of the top home energy management trends that affect your Palm Harbor, FL, home. With a little assistance from AV Specialist and leading technology from Control4, you can implement these tips as summer approaches.

Build a conference room that will inspire clients and employees

In today’s business world, our personal lives and work lives are converging, and Tampa, FL, companies like yours are feeling less “corporate” in response to this cultural shift. It’s no surprise that we’ve received countless requests for collaborative, design-focused offices. We’d argue the most important room to demonstrate your style is your boardroom, so let’s start there.

How? Rethink the boring, traditional office environment of mismatched chairs and clunky audio-video equipment, and start considering boardroom audio video that inspires employees, clients and prospects. Employees want to enter a workspace that encourages them to brainstorm new ideas, and clients usually prefer joining business relationships with more forward-thinking partners. You can accomplish both with your boardroom.

Keep reading to see how AV Specialists can retain your sense of style while installing or updating this essential equipment!

The AV Specialists Team Would Love to Share Our Favorites!

If you’re considering an update to your St. Petersburg, FL, home audio system, we at AV Specialists would love to provide a solution your whole family will enjoy, whether you’re seeking a full-home audio system or just something to transform your media room or home theater.

As AV experts specializing in high-end audio and video, and we have some great product recommendations depending on your needs. We can visit your home, look around and find opportunities from there. Until then, we hope you get some good ideas from reading this blog.

Ensure That Your Tampa, FL Smart Home Operates Smoothly with Support Services

At AV Specialists, we understand that installation and programming are just the first steps in a homeowner’s experience with their smart technology and automation systems. These devices and control systems are always evolving, which is why smart home support and customer service are so important to us as a technology integrator. This year, we’re reinforcing our commitment to helping clients get the most from their smart home with our upgraded AV Specialists Support Program. This includes access to 24/7 support, different levels of membership plans, and an advanced ticketing system that lets us resolve issues with your technology quicker and gives us with a reference point to provide you with more personalized, comprehensive support.

In this blog, we break down our different membership plan options to help you understand the scope of the AV Specialists Support Program. Keep reading to find out how these services can help you get maintain maximum performance for your Tampa, FL smart home right now and in the future.

Voice Control Enriches The Audio System Of Your Clearwater, FL Home

Whole home audio is a smart technology blessing for audiophiles, but it can do much more than just play music. A Control4 system enabled with Amazon Alexa voice control opens up a brand new world of possibilities for your whole home audio system that goes far beyond listening to music in different rooms. In this blog, we look at how every member of your family can take advantage of this technology to enhance the entertainment and convenience of your Clearwater, FL home.

Enhance Your Office With High-Performance Conference Room Audio/Video

As you head into the new year, you’re looking for new ways to improve your company and help your business grow. Your conference room is an essential space in your Tampa, FL office, and upgrading the technology in that area makes your staff more productive while elevating your company’s profile in the eyes of clients who visit your office. In this blog, we look at key conference room audio/video enhancements that will elevate the technological capabilities of your Tampa business.

Unify Your Smart Home Devices with Control4 Home Automation

Smart home technology has experienced a dramatic rise in popularity over the last few years, as manufacturers create devices that offer convenient automated features at affordable price points. As more people add smart devices to their homes, there’s a growing need for control systems that bring all of these separate components together in a streamlined interface that is easy for everyone in the household to use. 

Enter Control4, an industry leader in smart home automation. It delivers a high-performance, comprehensive system customized for your family’s unique needs.

In this blog, we explore four must-have devices to help you get the most out of the Control4 system in your Clearwater, Tampa, or St. Petersburg home. Keep reading to discover which technology works with Control4 and is right for your space and your family.

Brighten Your Holiday Season With LED Lighting

Think back to your earliest memories of the holidays. What do you remember? The smell of gingerbread cookies wafting from the oven? The sound of Christmas carols sung around the tree? Whatever you're picturing in your head, lights are most likely an undeniable aspect of this memory. Hung around the tree and throughout the house, both inside and out, lights turn a home into a shimmering winter wonderland, which helps sell the season when there’s no snow in St. Petersburg.

As you welcome guests into your home for your holiday gatherings, you can use smart lighting technology to astonish them with rich LED lighting that you control with the push of a button on your smartphone. Keep reading to learn how this smart home feature can enrich your holiday festivities.

Elevate the Audio in Your Belleair Home

Music is an integral part of our lives, and there’s never been a better time to be an audio enthusiast. Whether you’re an active member of the vinyl revival or taking advantage of millions of songs on loss-less streaming services like Tidal, you have a wide variety of ways to listen to music, and technology is evolving to deliver high-fidelity audio without requiring an unwieldy array of components.

With the holidays rapidly approaching, we’ve assembled a gift guide of the hottest high-end speakers for the audiophiles in your life. Excite the college student in your house with a sound bar that will dramatically enhance the sound quality in their dorm room. Treat yourself by having Santa leave you that perfect integrated amplifier.

Keep reading to learn more about these high-end speakers, and no one will judge you if you want to get one as a gift and one for your Belleair home.

Upgrade Your Belleair Home Entertainment with Control4

How does your family like to enjoy its entertainment? Do you nest in the living room for hours, binge-watching the latest Netflix shows? Do you invite people over for big movie nights that turn into late-night gatherings? Do you have gamers in your house that blow through an afternoon competing online with their friends while their siblings watch?

There are a lot of different ways to engage with media, which is why you want a multi-purpose home media room that is optimized for top-quality audio and video performance while still functioning as a relaxed, flexible gathering space. A smart home control system like Control4 can significantly enhance how you engage with your media room, bringing all of your smart devices and A/V technology together in a streamlined interface customized for your household’s needs.

Read on to learn how Control4 upgrades the entertainment value and functionality of your Belleair home’s media room.

From Conference Room Audio Video Control to Surveillance Cameras

Your office is the central hub of your business, and it’s filled with valuable technology and sensitive information that can make it a target. How secure is your Tampa office? Do you have security measures in place to protect both physical and digital assets? Are you able to access your security technology from your personal smart device? If your answer is no, you’re not taking full advantage of what modern technology offers when it comes to safeguarding your commercial property and information.

Read on to learn about smart security upgrades that can improve the safety of your Tampa office and increase the functionality of commercial automation technology and conference room audio video systems.

Set the Perfect Mood for Your Clearwater Home with LED Lights

The lighting in your home plays a huge part in the aesthetic of each room, and it’s become easier than ever to make your lighting an active design element thanks to smart home automation. Lighting control allows you to change the atmosphere with the push of a button, and smart LED bulbs open up the entire spectrum of color to illuminate your space.

These features beautify your home, and they also help you save money and minimize your carbon footprint by cutting down on energy consumption. Keep reading to learn about the various benefits of a lighting control system for your Clearwater home. 

Learn the Benefits of a Professional Control4 Installation

You recently visited a friend’s house and saw them using a Control4 smart home control system to set their lights, adjust the thermostat, and control their media from their smartphone. Impressed by the functionality of the system, you're now considering giving your own Clearwater home a smart automation upgrade, but where do you start? The individual devices can be tricky to set up on their own, and bringing them all together on the same network is a formidable endeavor.

A Control4 dealer like AV Specialists has the experience and knowledge to create a smart home control system customized to your specific needs. Read on to learn how a professional Control4 installation gives you the best long-term performance.

Having a successful business often means a lot of traveling as you seek out new professional opportunities and fly out to make new connections, but how do you ensure that your office is secure and functioning appropriately while you're away? Is your restaurant moving smoothly during the Friday night rush or is your kitchen a mess and dining room full of angry customers? Are retail employees sitting around while you’re gone or actively engaging with customers?

Office surveillance can give you easy access to security cameras from your smart device, allowing you to monitor your Tampa commercial space from home or from halfway across the country. Read on to learn how an office surveillance system can give you peace of mind while you're traveling, whether it's just for a few days or an extended period.

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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.