ADA has long been a leader in multiroom audio. Not to be
outdone, they now incorporate satellite and HD radio into their
systems.
A number of manufacturers including InTellon in conjunction
with Philips introduced an interesting concept: Send HD signals
to remote areas in the home over your AC house wiring. It worked
well from what I could see. There’s a transmitter and receiver
that simply plug into your sources, then they plug into the wall
to transmit and receive the signals.
Other companies were offering similar technologies to
transmit HD signals without ripping an existing house apart. CAT
5 cables can also be used to transmit HD signals.
One thing that’s always bugged me is the amount of people
that install inwall speakers in low ceilings. That’s absolutely
the wrong way to install speakers. Due to the narrow dispersion,
you get massive hot spots directly below each speaker, and
little sound around the room. I’ve installed all of my inwall
speakers in my home in the walls. You get much better sound
coverage. Here’s a unique way though to keep the speakers in the
ceiling, but by motorizing the speakers, they flip down to give
better sound coverage.
Here’s a picture of the Control 4 home control system. I took
this picture only for the great implementation of an Ipod
in-wall flush mount dock.
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