Sound & Vision at Home 2014

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HOME CINEMA A Home Cinema is something the whole family will enjoy together (and one of the few things that will keep teenagers socialising with you!) We supply and install the best televisions and projectors, along with the most up-to-date audio electronics. And, unlike our competitors, we don’t sell ‘built to a price’ special models you won’t find on the manufacturer’s websites; we sell the real thing with none of the features removed or picture degraded! 6 CUSTOM INSTALLATION Custom Installation ranges from something as simple as mounting a TV on your wall to specifying and installing a full multi-room system. It can include both Hi-Fi and Home Cinema along with lighting, blinds and other hardware. Whatever level of installation you choose we work with experienced installers to offer you the personal attention you expect. You may be about to embark on a refurbishment project, have an extension or new home built. Perhaps you have been thinking about a loft or basement conversion for a home cinema with a hidden projector and screen or cinema style seating. Whatever your plans, Audio T can arrange these installations for you – working with our installers or your builders. AUDIO STREAMING The latest buzzword in the industry, streaming refers to several different things, the basic principle being that your music is held in digital form on a computer drive and is then sent to your hi-fi system from there. One way to do this is to send the digital files straight to your hi-fi where they are decoded by a digital to analogue converter (DAC) and played back just like any other hi-fi component. Alternatively these files can be stored on a network attached storage drive (NAS) from where they can be accessed from anywhere on a home network. The network can be wired or wireless and this means that your music files can be played back in any room of the house that can see the network. This, in turn, has led to a number of manufacturers producing systems that allow multi-room streaming. The best known of these is Sonos and this system creates its own network, separate from your main wireless one, making it easier to set up (though many customers ask us to do it for them!) The newest option for streaming your music is to do this directly from a phone or tablet straight to one of the new AirPlay® or Bluetooth® loudspeakers. These have built in amplification and can take the streaming signal directly from your hand held device (in the case of Bluetooth®) or both via your network or directly (in the case of AirPlay®). This makes for a very simple solution though the quality from these one box systems won’t be as good as you’d get from two stereo speakers. For kitchens, bathrooms and even bedrooms, however, they can be a simple solution. There are many streaming services for music on the Internet accessible via Internet radio or companies like Spotify that allow you to select albums or tracks to listen to. There are also the same services for TV from the like of BBC iPlayer or other catch up services and film streaming companies. For all these things you will need an Internet connection, a router and a wireless network (or wired for even more stable results). MULTI-ROOM AUDIO These systems provide the convenience of selecting what you want to listen to from wherever you are in the house. Quality options vary widely so you can choose exactly how much you want to spend, room by room. They avoid clashes of interest too: you can listen to the radio in the lounge while your partner listens to their favourite track in the kitchen! These days expensive and quickly outdated built in systems have given way to much simpler options that can be operated from the likes of phones and tablets. Systems like Sonos can operate wirelessly, making installation both simple and inexpensive. However, if they can be wired they will tend to be more reliable. At an even simpler level, products like AirPlay® loudspeakers can play music direct from your phone or tablet giving you “music in the palm of your hand”. These can be sited in different rooms (or moved if they are portable) allowing you to create a low cost multi-room system.
INTRODUCTION TO HI-FI & HOME CINEMA Hi-Fi and Home Cinema separates, as individual components are commonly known, offer the very best sound quality and the ability to upgrade easily. Combinations of these items can be tailored to build a complete system that will suit your sonic preferences, your home decor or whatever your particular needs may be. This modular approach to system building makes upgrading easy, as well as letting you add other components as your tastes develop, technology changes or your budget allows. We can put together systems from as little as £500 but we are confident that you will agree, once we’ve shown you what is possible, that spending more will pay big dividends. Some of our audiophile customers have been known to spend many thousands of pounds but the average system is around £1,000 to £2,000. You can listen and look in our demonstration rooms (or at home) and make the decision for yourself. A good separates Hi-Fi system will give you musical enjoyment that will excite you and involve you on an emotional level, just like live music. It will be an investment you will never regret. Likewise, everyone is thrilled by the excitement of surround sound when they visit the cinema. Now you can enjoy the same amazing experience at home; and not just with films. The same benefits apply to many TV programmes, sporting events and games consoles. Multi-channel sound from Sky HD, Freesat and Freeview HD plus, of course, blu-ray players and streamed content has made the experience ever more available. Home Cinema with surround sound is definitely something that the whole family will enjoy! All our stores can demonstrate how wonderful Hi-Fi and Home Cinema can sound, but you really need to discuss things before handing over your money. For example, some home cinema amplifiers sound great on music as well as films but others don’t. It’s expensive to make them sound good on both so you need to think about where your priorities lie. Whatever you decide, our staff members are factorytrained so we can get it all working without any fuss and transform your living room into your own private cinema or concert hall! 7
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