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Choosing the right amplifier components is crucial for generating amazing sound quality

The amplifier is the driving force behind your hi-fi sound system. Traditional hi-fi systems are built with passive speakers — i.e., speakers that don’t generate their own power. An amplifier, much like it sounds, amplifies audio signals to drive sound through the speakers. Today, you have a few choices for amplification: a separates system with a preamp and amp or an integrated amp setup.

In the not-too-distant past, this blog topic wasn’t even a point of discussion in the AV world. That’s because audiophiles were adamant that the only way to obtain true hi-fi audio was to build a system with a preamplifier, power amplifier, and set of hi-fi speakers. However, as integrated amps have improved, the thinking has shifted.

Keep reading for a more in-depth look at both choices to help you decide which setup is best for your home sound system in Bergen County, NJ.

Learn how to quickly access and customize rooms, scenes, settings, and more

With a Savant home automation system, you can access your entire Bergen County, NJ home in the palm of your hand. The Savant Pro smartphone app contains all the devices, services, scenes, and rooms in your Savant home. Below, we’ve created a short guide to navigating some of the app’s primary features so that you can gain a better understanding of what you can do to create a unique, personalized experience in your smart home. Read on to learn more!

Savant home automation lets you control the entire theater experience from a single interface

What’s most important to you in a dedicated home theater? While everyone may have a different response to this question, we bet that high-quality audio/video, easy access and management, and comfort top the list for many homeowners. We have some resources to help you design amazing sound and choose the best display for your Westchester, NY cinema.

If easy management and comfort are important to you, home automation is a must-have in your home theater system. Integrating all the components in your theater into a centralized operating system like Savant allows you to create and save customized settings and control the entire room from your seat. Keep reading to learn three reasons why you need theater room automation.

Coastal Source landscape fixtures are a fantastic addition to your home lighting design

How can you use home lighting control to expand your property’s livable spaces? By bringing light outside! Outdoor landscape lighting adds ambiance, beauty, and safety to your Westchester, NY home’s exteriors. A well-crafted lighting design allows you to spend more time enjoying the company of friends and family grilling on the patio, swimming in the pool, or having drinks and conversation in the pergola long after the sun goes down.

Coastal Source landscape lighting makes it easy for you to move the party outside on warm nights. Keep reading to learn more about why Coastal Source fixtures are a fantastic addition to your home lighting design.  

Savant makes home management as easy as pressing a button or issuing a voice command

A good home automation system is designed with its end-users (you and your family) in mind. The purpose of home automation is to simplify the process of accessing, managing, and using your home technology — not replace your existing control devices (like remotes and apps) with an equally complicated device.

Savant designs all its interfaces with you in mind. You can use one or multiple devices to easily find, organize and use everything in your connected home. And with so many options available, everyone in the family can control your Savant home from the device they feel most comfortable using. Keep reading to learn all the ways you can control a Savant home in Westchester, NY.