5 Premier Home Audio Systems Ready to Take 2016 By Storm

When it comes to entertainment, home audio systems play a dominant role in almost all homes. With major advancements in sound engineering, you can easily find many classy and sophisticated home audio systems on the market.

With a huge choice based on acoustics, features, portability and appearance, it can be bit confusing to choose the best one for your entertainment. Let’s have a close look at 5 premier home audio systems for 2016.

Sony BDV-N7100W

The Sony BDV-N7100W s a latest all-in-one system that includes 5.1 channel speakers and 3D-ready Blu-ray receiver with 1000W amplification. It’s a best option for all those who want a home cinema but are daunted by the prospects of shopping for separates, as everything you needs comes in one single box. The BDV-N7100W comes packed with nifty tricks like on-demand internet content, the Bluetooth, and 4K upscaling.

The system comes with a wireless rear speaker kit. The receiver is a nice black box with terminals on its back for surround speakers. You’ll have to plug in the supplied cards into the receiver and the main unit. There is also a horizontal speaker in the package and a passive subwoofer. Both are styled to match other speakers.

There are generous range of sockets, including two HDMI inputs, and an HDMI output that supports ARC, 3D, BRAVIA Sync and 4 K upscaling. You’ll also find analogue and optical digital stereo inputs, FM aerial input a minijack input, and an Ethernet port. On front, there is an USB port for media playback from external HDDs and pen drives.

Monitor Audio R90HT1

The Monitor Audio R90HT1 is a 5.1 speaker package that features an updated version of Monitor Audio Radius 90 compact speakers, a subwoofer and a brand new center speaker. Its USP is a unique mix of audiophile sound quality and stunning looks.

You can buy speakers separately should you wish to expand your R90HT1 home audio system. Each box feels substantial and solid, which delivers excellent sound quality.

The Radius R90s that are used as the surround and front speakers, sport elegant curved corners and rounded speaker gently mesh those bulges forward from its front surface. Each of them stands 200mm tall and can swiftly perch on a TV stand.

On its back is Monitor Audio’s HiVe II port that makes its Radius debut. Its grooves accelerate the flow of air and also reduce turbulence, which ensures dynamic bass response. All controls that you need to integrate sub with other speakers are on its back, including crossover frequency and volume dials. You can select three bass modes using the switch at the back. There is Movie mode, Impact mode and Music mode.

Sonos Whole Home Audio System

If you’re interested in a home audio system that covers your entire house and plays your music, no matter where it is stored, Sonos Whole Home audio system is the best choice for you. Sonos Whole Home easy and flexible to use and quickly integrates with your current system and works with huge array of content providers and services.

It’s Sonos Bridge separates wireless mesh network that your music streams over without interfering with home’s Wi-Fi network. You can no stream music through speakers through your local Wi-Fi and no Bridge is necessary.

Sonos also lets you access more content and music and supports all streaming services from MOG to Spotify to Amazon Cloud player to many far less common ones. It also supports wide audio formats, such as AAC, WMA, MP3, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, ALAC, and WAV.

Quad L-ite Plus Home Audio System

It’s a home cinema speaker package that brings together center, satellites, and subwoofer from Quad’s new L-ite Plus range. These stylish sats won’t hog your living room space, as you easily perch them on furniture and shelves.

The box has four identical satellites for the fronts and rears, an all-new 200W subwoofer and a center speaker. For added flexibility, all speakers are available separately, allowing you to add extra satellite to your 7.1 system or even create a 2.1 setup. All these components come in high gloss finishes.

Bose Lifestyle T20 Home Audio System

The Bose Lifestyle T20 home audio system is middle to high end in price and comes with lot of useful features. It’s a 5.1 channel system that includes four satellite speakers and a receiver. Like other home theater systems, it also includes ADATiQ auto speaker calibration and onscreen menu and navigation. It delivers a crystal clear sound with strong bass output. You can easily link to other devices using its 19 connections, including analog audio, HDMI, and composite video.

Bose Lifestyle T20 also allows for analog to HDMI switching for superior quality sound, as well as upscaling movies and easily shows up to 1080 pixels. It is also 3D compatible for all those who want to enjoy 3D movies and games.

Peoria area customers can find Sonos, Sony, and Bose home audio systems at Nerds on Call. They offer home audio in Peoria, IL, and have three other active locations throughout central Illinois located in Bloomington, Pekin, and Peru. There you can find an extensive selection of custom home audio systems.

Nerds on Call
4906 N. University
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: (309) 689-3900
CallRNerds.com

3 Premier Home Automation Systems for 2014

Good home automation systems are seamless IT/computer-based solutions that connect various aspects of your home (e.g. entertainment, temperature control, lighting, etc.) into one controllable interface.

Most home automation systems are designed to allow you to automate (or make convenient) watching your favorite T.V. programs, listening to music for certain occasions, dimming your lights to match the mood, and safeguarding your home - all from the touch of a button.

There are several home automation systems available in the market currently. Here is a brief review of three of the most popular home automation systems worth giving a second look:

Total Control from URC

Total Control is in essence a family of very innovative products which not only work together, but do so quite flawlessly; in the process they deliver security, comfort and convenience. URC's Total Control home automation system allows users to consolidate all electronics in the home into a menu that’s easy to navigate and allows the user to easily control the internal home climate, lighting and entertainment amongst a variety of options.

The URC Total Control system is also quite versatile and affordable, providing users with both the most complex system to the very basic system that encompasses just the control of your Blu-ray, TV and cable box. The Accelerator software used does save a lot of programming time as it can easily generate all the layouts required by users during the installation process.

This advanced home automation system from URC also comes with a great user interface that’s easy to understand and use. It is also worth noting that the product has a very strong and well versed technical support team that’s always willing and ready to assist.

Finding this home automation system is not easy, but FacetTech.com of Peoria, IL offers URC Total Control home automation system for area residents throughout central Illinois.

CLIQ.lite ClareOS Controller Module from Clare Controls

This particular product is designed for use in very cost effective deployments at home. The CLIQ.lite ClareOS Controller Module does feature support for up to eight zones of security, four music zones, two IP cameras, two TV entertainment areas, two thermostats, door locks and ten lighting zones.

Because it integrates a very broad range of interface elements into one unit, it does provide a relatively low entry point for the complete home automation systems from Clare controls, lowering the overall cost of the system, reducing the installation time and drastically simplifying the overall configuration of the entire project.

Because the CLIQ.lite ClareOS Module does use a similar hardware platform as the highly popular CLIQ.host; it can be easily be expanded using the software licensing key using the cloud based licensing technology which allows for easy unlocking of the system to the full capacity offered by the All-in-one CLIQ.host software.

This will allow for upward scalability with almost no configuration at all. It also receives automatic updates so as to ensure that the product is always up to date with the latest fixes and features without any interruption to other running applications.

HC – 800 Controller from Control4

This home automation system has been developed as the core foundation of basically each and every Control4 project. As a result, the HC – 800 Controller from Control4 packs exceptional horsepower and capabilities, enabling it to run the most demanding control system with ease.

With a 1.8GHz dual core processor, the HC - 800 Controller has enough power to connect and control virtually everything in a typical home set up. It provides Internet audio content through the embedded Tuneln (which requires control4 OS 2.4 or any other later version to run,) as well as audio and video intercom capabilities.

This system also has the MyHome functionality which allows users to utilize their PCs, tablets or even Smartphones to control the system once installed. The user interface is also quite intuitive and easy to use.

Do you know of any excellent home automation systems that making a big appearance this year? Let us know in the comments below.

5 Advantages of Home Automation Systems

Home automation systems have significantly gained popularity as many people discover the endless possibilities that the systems present. Imagine control being able to monitor home security, lighting, appliances, activities, and other household functions on your Smartphone, laptop, or tablet.

Home automation systems consist of hardware, electronic and communication interfaces, that integrate simple devices for control. The devices are often designed to allow users to regulate and manage domestic activities from anywhere with the touch of a button or a few voice commands. Beyond fancy and fun, below are top five benefits of a home automation system.

1. Manage and save energy consumption - A smart home automation system can help you save energy and the environment as a whole. For instance, you can automate the thermostat to adjust the temperature settings. You can also set other appliances in your home to operate at the best and cost effective time for you by turning them off when you don’t need them.

2. Safety through lighting and appliance control - Home automation can add to the safety for both your loved ones and your home. You can control lighting and appliances with just a few taps on your Smartphone, tablet, or device.

For example, you can check to make sure that no one left any appliance such as the iron, oven on. In addition the ability to control your home lighting remotely not only help to save electricity but allows you to turn your lights on at particular times when you are not at home to make it seem like someone is at home. This helps increase the security and safety of your home.

3. Wireless security - A home automation system is one of the most effective ways of ensuring your home is secure when you are away. You can have security cameras installed to keep you updated on all the happenings at your home.

In addition to deterring thieves, security cameras record everything. They can thus be used to detect unwelcome guests or buglers in your compound. Apart from surveillance cameras, automated door locks can help monitor who is getting in your house even when you are away.

4. Saves time - A home automation system can manage your home, practically. You can turn the lights, alarms, devices and other home devices with a simple touch of a button. Depending on the system provider you choose for home automation, you can really take efficiency to the next level.

For instance, instead of having to adjust the thermostat every time you leave for work or come back home, all you need is just a simple touch of a button. You can turn on your satellite TV, your favourite TV channel or home audio systems the possibilities are amazingly endless. This not only helps saves time but increases convenience.

5. Peace of mind - Automating your home security, lighting, heating and cooling gives you peace of mind, as you don’t have to constantly worry about whether or not everything is running smoothly at home.

For example, you can check your camera surveillance to ensure that everything is going on well at home or check to ensure that all the home devices and appliances are safely turned on or off.

With a quality home automation system, the benefits and possibilities are virtually endless. From monitoring security, devices, monitoring your kids, controlling temperature, and lighting, a home automation is a good investment.