Audio
An important area to consider when building a new home is its audio distribution. The placement of ceiling, wall-mounted or free-standing speakers can be designed to fit any décor. Automated Living can help you design and layout the appropriate system for both your tastes and budget. "Whole house audio" can be configured in several ways to meet your household's personal needs...
Single Zone
all areas hear the same audio
Multi-Zone
different areas can hear separate sources (ie., FM in one zone and CDs in another simultaneously).
See example of Multi Source MultiZone Controller
Surround Sound
in selected rooms
Nearly invisible in-wall speakers will change the way you listen to music and enhance your entertainment enjoyment. No more big boxes cluttering your environment and no more speaker wires to hide. We mount the speakers right into the walls or ceilings to blend with your décor.
In-wall and in-ceiling speakers allow you to listen to your favorite CDs, satellite receiver, iPod and radio anywhere living takes you. Conventional cabinet speakers require that you stay in front of them, confined to one area of the room.
Great Sound!
Many Automated Living customers choose SpeakerCraft Custom Round Series (CRS) speakers, designed specifically for in-ceiling applications.* They feature a variety of five-inch, six-inch, and eight-inch two-way speakers with brilliant sound that are perfect for any environment. Several incorporate pivoting tweeters, allowing the user to direct high frequencies toward a desired listening area.
The SpeakerCraft AIM series allows the entire speaker to pivot and rotate inside its frame, while remaining flush with the ceiling. 
Unlike conventional in-ceiling speakers where the sound is focused into the floor, the revolutionary AIM in-ceiling speakers are able to focus the sound toward the listening area creating an excellent sound stage. If your listening position or tastes change, the speakers can be easily aimed in another direction with a simple push of the hand.
*Other manufacturers also available.
Video
Many of today's homeowners choose to distribute cable and/or satellite signals to selected rooms. Indoor and outdoor closed circuit cameras can also be installed to monitor areas and distribute the images to your TVs. The cable, satellite and cameras are all wired back to the central hub and can be mixed, modulated and distributed so that all images are available to every TV set in the home.
We do it all!
Automated Living will wire your home for whole house audio/video distribution, whether it's single-zone or multi-zone. We will include wiring for remote control via keypads or infrared remote control of the sources from any room. All rooms with speakers will have their own volume controls.
If you choose, we can simply prewire for all or some audio or video so that at a later date, you can install the final equipment.