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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Miami”
There has been a number rumblings about an AHT Residential “Digital Living Event” over the past several months. Now, with a number of our partners onboard and a location, date, and time set, those rumblings have become a reality! Here is a quick who, what, where, why, and when. (5 W’s) Who: AHT Residential and selected partners. Click on image …
Several months ago AHT Residential completed an extensive transformation of what was once a gym into a one of a kind media room experience. The media room’s key feature is a 3×3 video wall called the Runco Window Wall. 3×3 means you can view up to 9 different sources on 9 different screens all at once. For an attention deficit …
Okay, it’s 2012 folks. Let us be the last to wish you a Happy New Year! Gone are the old ways of 2011. It’s time to start fresh. The new year is always a good time to review old practices and adapt new philosophies. We often here horror stories from clients, designers, and architects about AV companies not living up to …
Three well respected names in car manufacturing (Range Rover), audio engineering (Meridian), and custom home and yacht technology integration (AHT Residential) merged together this past weekend, November 11th-13th at The Kampong Botanical Gardens located in beautiful Coconut Grove, Florida. AHT Residential was on hand to lend its support to its long-standing partner Meridian Audio. The Meridian sound system is featured …
I remember walking thru the Museum of Modern Art in New York back in February 2004, and an Apple iPod was on display. I thought how could this be considered a piece of modern art? I was shocked to see an iPod amongst abstract paintings, sculptures, and mix media. Fast forward seven years, and it is the only piece of …
Uli Petzold’s koan-like credo is “Lighting is not lighting.” He explains: “If a space is evenly lit you give equal importance to everything. But some features deserve more emphasis than others.” “Not lighting,” means eliminating over-lighting, channeling daylight, adding smart fixtures, balancing them and reflecting them. Petzold runs the aesthetic illumination planning business “Uli+friends” in Miami, Florida, with a team …
The word Meridian in the AV industry is synonymous with the highest level of precision engineering and craftsmanship, bar none. They arguably produce the purest sounding speakers as well as the most visual stunning projectors, and DVD players the industry has to offer. In 2009, they purchased Sooloos, arguably the most intuitive audiophile media manger available today. It was a …
To conclude this three part series on 2011 user interfaces, we are going to discuss touch panels, probably the most sleek and stylish of all user interfaces. Keypads, and remotes are the two types of user interfaces that we have discussed in previous posts. Click on the links above to learn more about their integration possibilities. Touch panels have revolutionized …
Like Ricky Martin in the late 90’s, there are many home automation integrators that are “living the crazy life” in Miami, some good, and some not so good. Here are 5 tips to choosing a reputable AV integrator for your luxury home or client’s luxury home project. 1. Ask to See Completed Jobs When you buy a house, you look …