We put out the call to “show us what you’ve got,” and these are the custom dealers who answered. For the fourth consecutive year we highlight some dynamic showrooms that show off all that this industry can offer.
Electronic Concepts
Website: ECNY.NET
Location: Rochelle Park, N.J.
HTA Certified
Showroom Dimensions: 3500 square feet
Brands Featured: Savant, Lutron, USAI, Magico, Meridian, Lyndgdof, Dagostiono, Grphon Audio, JL, DCS, Reflectel, Barco, Cinematech, James Loudspeaker
Fun Fact: We are the only dealer in all of New Jersey for Magico, DCS, and Gyphon Audio.
Simply Automated
Website: sapgh.com
Location: Pittsburgh, Penn.
Showroom Dimensions: 6000 square feet of showroom and 3500 square feet of warehouse
Brands Featured: Control4, WAC/AiSPIRE, American Lighting/Proluxe, Mirus, JBL Synthesis, Sonance, James Loudspeaker, Paradigm, Anthem, Rega, Future Automation, Sony, LG, Simplified Acoustics, Hunter Douglas, Leon, Electric Mirror, madVR, Kaleidescape
Fun Fact: Simply Automated’s experience center features 6000 square feet of meticulously designed space showcasing the latest advancements in home automation, lighting technology, and entertainment. Clients and design partners discover a fully integrated experience with all aspects of Control4 integration throughout the space. Lighting design and specification is a core focus of our business and, as such, we showcase the newest lighting technology from AiSPiRE, Proluxe, and Mirus throughout. Our 7.4.4 JBL Synthesis theater room offers an exhilarating experience that leaves clients wanting more and more.
Flashback: 2023 Showroom Showcase Gallery
Innovative Consulting and Marketing Experience Center
Website: www.innovativeconsult.com
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Showroom Dimensions: The Experience Center is 4500 square feet
Brands featured: Lutron Ketra and Finere lighting, Lutron Sivoia QS and Palladiom Wire-Free shades, Samsung displays, Leon speakers and TV concealment products, Origin Acoustics and Ambisonic speakers, AVPro video connectivity, AudioControl audio products, Fortress theater seating, Amina invisible speakers, and Josh.ai control
Fun Fact: The experience center used to be an audio-video distribution facility that we took down to the studs. The Innovative Consulting and Marketing Experience Center was built with specification in mind. The interior designer, lighting designer, and architect are often the first trades involved with the homeowner. Too many times, the AV Integrator is brought in after the budgets have been determined. We use the experience center to get in early and hold a place for the AV Integrator and the brands we represent. Once the homeowner and their design team see what is available to them, they are more willing to stretch the budget for the latest in lighting, shading, audio-video, and control.
Immersive Installs LLC
Website: immersiveinstalls.com
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Showroom Dimensions: 19 feet x 13 feet
Brands Featured: Theory Audio Design, LG, Pioneer DJ, Acoustimac Panels
Fun Fact: Based in San Francisco, Immersive Installs caters to a distinct lifestyle, where the average million-dollar, single-family home has less than 1200 square feet. This introduces challenges for home theater enthusiasts, where compromise is the name of the game. The dedicated movie room typically gives way to a mixed-use design. Our demo room embraces a mixed-use concept that includes a gaming table for PlayStations, a DJ booth to entertain adult friends, a corner with several retro arcade games, and — let’s not forget — storage!
We’ve been known to host more than a few late-night dance parties for our close friends in this space. The speakers and amplifier controller from Theory Audio Design effortlessly transition from movie night to nightclub!
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Solutions Audio/Video & Technology
Website: solutionsavt.com
Location: Reading, Penn.
Showroom Dimensions: 1400 square feet
Brands Featured: Nice, Control4, Josh, Totem, Paradigm, Leon, Episode, Denon, Music Hall, AudioControl, Lutron, DMF Lighting, Electric Mirror, American Lighting, Touchstone, Clara, WattBox, Denon, Autonomic, CIS Networks, Samsung, Sony, LG, Atlona, Intellipure, Airthings, AprilAire, Phyn, ELK
Fun Fact: When we acquired the property, the mature trees in the front had low branches growing into the building and out through the roof. If this place wasn’t a Breeze Block box, it would have fallen over years ago!
Sound Installation & Design Inc
Website: soundinstalljax.com
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Showroom Dimensions: 4400 square feet
Brands Featured: Epson, B&W, Lutron, Savant, Denon, Marantz, LG, Sony, Samsung
Fun Fact: The team here all have been a part of the team for 20 years — they must be having fun working here! The image on the projector screen is coming from an Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 4K PRO-UHD ultra short-throw 3-chip 3LCD smart streaming laser projector in black.
Pacific Design Center Studio 66 Showroom
Website: pacificdesigncenter.com
Location: West Hollywood, Calif.
Brands Featured: Coastal Source, Barco, California Audio Technologies, Christie Digital, Cineak, Cinematech, Cisco, Control4, Crestron, Delta Light, Digital Projection, Fortress, Future Automation, Guilford of Maine, Kaleidescape, Lutron, Middle Atlantic Products, Panasonic, Planar, Ruckus, Samsung, Savant, Screen Innovation, Séura, Sonance, Sony, Steinway Lyngdorf, Stewart Filmscreen
Fun Fact: The AV Interiors “Studio 66 showroom” located in PDC Suite 66 is a luxurious space that demonstrates high-end home technologies and furnishings with a focus on audio, video, lighting, and smart home control, including a $1 million custom home theater. In March, Coastal Source became the first dedicated outdoor lighting and audio solutions provider to have a presence at the epicenter of Southern California interior and outdoor design. The Coastal Source experience is located at the front of the showroom, ensuring every visitor gets to see a variety of lighting and audio solutions.
SAV Digital Environments
Website: www.savinc.net
Location: Bozeman, Mont.
HTA Certified
Showroom Dimensions: 2800 square feet
Brands Featured: Lutron shades including Palladiom and Palladiom keypads, Ketra, Axis Surveillance, McIntosh, Sonus faber, Sony, Samsung, Blackdove, Sonance Visual Performance and Invisibles, James Loudspeaker Landscape System, Josh.ai, Sonos, iPort, Leon Ente Tiles, Mikodam, Polycom Zoom room, Basalte Eve
Fun Fact: SAV Digital Environments elevated their showroom into an enthralling gallery space, dubbed “Medium,” to showcase Ketra lighting solutions alongside state-of-the-art audio/video enhancements. This endeavor aims to immerse visitors with a multisensory experience, combining Ketra’s advanced lighting technology with cutting-edge AV solutions to craft an authentically pleasing environment.
Elliston Systems & Design Experience Center
Website: www.ellistonsystems.com
Location: Dallas Design District, Dallas, Texas
Showroom Dimensions: The experience center is 3000 square feet and we have 7000 square feet of office/warehouse space
Brands Featured: Torus, Ascendo, Quantum Media Systems, Lutron, Ketra, Crestron, James Loudspeaker, Sony, Samsung
Fun Fact: The experience center has given our clients the ability to see, touch, and hear the latest in home technology, which has brought a lot of clarity to the daunting home building process. We also enjoy hosting lunch-and-learns and happy hours. Our $1M private cinema, featuring a Quantum Media Systems video wall and Torus torodial isolation power transformers, is always a showstopper.
Audio Impact
Website: www.audioimpact.com
Location: San Diego, Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas
HTA Certified
Showroom Dimensions: 5500 square feet
Brands Featured: Control4, Savant, Lutron, Crestron, Sonos, James Loudspeaker, JBL, Samsung
Fun Fact: We thrive on vibing on what we do! We are a 25-year family business.
Acoustic Designs Inc.
Website: www.adgroupaz.com
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Showroom Dimensions: 10,000 square feet
Brands Featured: RoseWater Energy, Crestron, Savant, Sony, Lutron, Paradigm, McIntosh, Sonus faber
Fun Fact: The showroom has changed the expectations of clients as they desire to experience all the services pre-build. The attraction is being able to group all of our clients’ needs within our technology to make their life choices seamless. The innovation within our marketspace is changing the industry. Our showroom was designed with this in mind.
