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News
Lighthouse Design Studio Adds Sales Rep Firms, Announces Lightapalooza 2026 Sessions
Atlantic Integrated, Sound Tech Marketing, Momentum Marketing, and F.B. Sales Inc. to represent the outdoor lighting design firm.
News
Lutron Shade Visualizer Added to the Lutron Luxury Experience App
Allows dealers to showcase the variety of Lutron shade styles, demonstrate how light transforms a space, and save and share selections with the project...
CEDIA Show
Technology Designer’s Day of Discovery 2025 Returns to CEDIA Expo
Featuring a keynote on the business of lighting and curated tours of CEDIA Expo’s Show Floor.
Features
Design Week: Working With LiquidView
Brighten up basements and interior rooms with these virtual windows that provide 24-hour, high-def views of some of the world’s most dazzling landscapes.
Blogs
Design + Integration: A Boise Meetup That Got It Right
A recap of the recent NKBA Big Sky and Mountain States Spring Meeting.
Automation
Wall-Smart Debuts New Flush-Mount Solutions for Josh.ai, RTI, and Vantage
Wall-Smart has created keypad and touchscreen mounts for recent product introductions and will be showing them at CEDIA Expo.
Blogs
2024 CEDIA Shares: Wall-Smart
Wall-Smart gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo 2024 exhibit.
Lighting & Shades
SI Releases Origami Shade Series for Different-Shaped Windows
Come in a variety of shapes that can be mix-and-matched to meet every project need.
News
The Cinema Designer Launches TCD 2.5 Update
Update includes Trinnov Waveforming, heat maps, additional surrounds, and more.
Features
Better Than Guessing
Eight rules of thumb in addressing the most common topics covered in a home theater meeting.
Features
Helping Clients to Visualize
Here are some new ways to present to architects and interior designers that might move the needle in your favor.
Features
The Home Theater Dream Team
The challenge of successfully blending design, acoustics, and technology teams to create the ultimate private cinema.
Behind the Business
2024 Technology Design Trends
There is an abundance of tech available today that is very easy on the eyes — even if it is not meant to be...
News
Coastal Source Outdoor Lighting and Audio Showcased at the Pacific Design Center
Manufacturer teams up with AV Interiors’ new California showroom to demo Coastal Source products for southern California designers and dealers.
Features
The Scalable Path to Luxury Cinema
Even in the world of high-end theater design, there is room for good, better, best options.
Features
Being Present, Pleasant, and Supportive
Design professionals want to include tech and are eager to learn, but are still leery of the lingo.
News
Legrand Debuts New Dealer Demo Case for Designer Series Decorative Brackets
Allows dealers to showcase the Shading Systems Designer Series Decorative Brackets and matching hembar endcaps to their customers.
Technology
Leon Releases New Studio Frame for Sony’s Bravia XR TVs
The Studio Frame attaches around existing XR models to transform the Bravia’s 4K ultra-HD display into a framed work of art.
Features
Home Theater Week: Navigating Through Entertainment Seating
Not all seating is created equal.
News
Modus VR Introduces New Presenter Mode; Adds Seven Manufacturer Partners
Presenter Mode empowers on-screen presentations and non-VR participants to Join a live VR session on any meeting platform from anywhere.
Technology
Audio Advice Releases Interactive Projector Throw Distance Calculator
Expands free home theater design offerings with an interactive tool to help consumers and installers find optimal screen size and throw distance for projectors.
Features
Home Theater Week: Elevated Expectations
Proper speaker elevation in an immersive sound system needs to consider all the speaker groups in the room.
Features
Home Theater Week: Sense-sational Theater Design
How technology and interior design of screening rooms relate to the fundamental senses.
CEDIA Show
Modus VR to Giveaway $10,000 in New MaaS at CEDIA Expo 2022
Integrators can enter to win $1000 worth of Modus VR specialist design services, including consultation, live design sessions, and project deliverables.
Lighting & Shades
New Designer Shade Fabrics from Legrand Shading Systems
With this latest release, Legrand now offers 753 fabrics in its portfolio.
Features
Are You All In to Win?
Going all-in with the design/build community means making them feel welcome with your words, website, and work.
Features
Building the Best Team
It takes an incredible amount of talent and professionals to create the right private cinema experience.
Awards
Leon Announces Winners of 2021 Install of the Year Contest
Winning installations feature creative applications of Leon’s range of design-forward AV solutions.
Features
Five Things I’ve Learned About Designing for Luxury Clientele
A look inside the mind of an ultra-high-end client.
Features
Commercial Design Quickly Making Its Way Home
Far more than a catchy term, “resimercial” is a multi-faceted trend that’s not just here to stay but one that’s influencing how we approach...
News
Salamander Designs Unveils Online Configurator
New self-service tool brings ability for integrators and reps to design, price, and order entertainment furniture in real time with customers.
News
Revit Files for Wall-Smart Solutions Now Available Through BIMobject
Downloadable Wall-Smart files can be incorporated into drawings, renderings, and blueprints to streamline the modeling process.
News
Modus VR Goes Commercial with New Conferencing Technology Software
Latest features in virtual reality software expand functionality to commercial environments, allowing stakeholders to visualize the conference room and technology layouts.
Features
Illuminating Ideas for a Better Home Theater Design
Lighting plays a leading role in the look, feel, and performance of a home theater, so make sure to give it serious attention.
Audio
Leon Debuts New Collection of Designer Grille Fabrics and Finishes
Adds eight new grille fabrics and three metallic veneer finishes to its lineup.
Features
The Art of Home Theater
A well-designed home cinema provides clients with a wow factor before any AV is activated.
News
Audio Advice Releases Free Home Theater 3D Design Tool
Home Theater Designer program helps integrators plan, visualize, and optimize home entertainment setups.
Blogs
Sound with Style
Leon Speakers' Noah Kaplan on how speakers contribute to the art of the home theater.
Theater Design
Top 10 Home Theater Design Trends
An inside look at what's hot in the world of home theater design.
Features
Home Theater: It’s a Science, Not a Science Experiment!
Some tips on how to make projects less trial-and-error, and less stressful.