Bring High-Fidelity Sound to Your Outdoor Oasis

Are you ready to elevate the time spent in your outdoor areas? While we may never forget traveling through the inside passages of Alaska or lounging on the shores of Aruba, sometimes, the simpler things stay with us the longest. The family barbeques, pool parties, and hosting friends for alfresco dining under the stars create memories that linger. 

One element profoundly impacts these parties and the outdoor dining experience: music. Not the one-directional music that creates overpowering sound in one area and a whisper in another. Today, you can enjoy a high-fidelity, immersive soundfield in your backyard that reminds you of listening to your favorite bands at the Mesa Amphitheatre. 

At Audio Video Excellence, we partner with the industry leaders in outdoor audio. Two brands, Sonance and Coastal Source, deliver outstanding presence in the great outdoors. 

Here, we’ll explore what these two audio powerhouses bring to the table, enhancing all the many activities that define outdoor living.

Elevating Everyday Living with Light

There's no better time than spring for gathering with friends and family in your home's outdoor spaces. As blossoms start appearing and before the summer heat encroaches, the season's enchantment calls us to backyard barbecues, spring soirees, and long nights spent under the stars. 

Are you ready to enhance your outdoor areas and turn them into dazzling oases when night descends? Today's advanced LED outdoor lighting systems are the key to this transformation. 

Let's see how it's done.

Discover Theory Audio Design—Now Available at Audio Video Excellence

When discussing your premium home audio options, Theory Audio Design is a brand worth exploring. Designed by the same team behind Pro Audio Technology, Theory brings professional-grade sound to your living room. Whether building a dedicated home theater or integrating whole-home audio, Theory’s speaker options deliver exceptional performance without complicated setups. Continue reading to learn more about the latest addition to Audio Video Excellence—Theory Audio Design.

Delivering World-Class Sound with Two DALI New Products

At Audio Video Excellence, we are always on the lookout for the next AV mastermind or the profound technological enhancement that will take sensory experiences to the next level. We’re happy to report that we found one. 

DALI: The quintessential high-fidelity audio brand has released two new DALI products.

If you haven’t heard about DALI yet, you may wonder where all the excitement stems from. And yes, we’re excited—we know the power of high-quality audio and the ability to transform a room and, sometimes, an entire home, and DALI products do exactly that. Read on to learn more.

Strato V Offers a Combined Movie Server and Player

Over the last decade, home entertainment and the technology supporting it have transformed how we experience images and sound. In addition to advancements in speakers, surround sound technology, displays, projectors, and screens, the rise of streaming services has significantly impacted the entertainment landscape. 

However, the problem with the explosion of streaming platforms has been maintaining the high-quality experience homeowners have come to expect. While promising 4K resolution and surround sound technology, streaming services must, by nature, deliver compressed content. 

That’s where Kaleidescape comes in. 

As the ultimate movie platform and the only digital provider of full reference video quality and lossless audio, it transformed the movie-watching experience. For many, however, two challenges remained: its high cost and lack of support for Dolby Vision, an HDR imaging technology that offers stunning images by enhancing color, contrast, and brightness. Due to the company’s pursuit of high-performance audio and video, some saw this inability as a significant setback.

Kaleidescape’s new product, Strato V, resolved these issues. 

Here, we’ll explore what this movie player delivers and how it supports homeowners in their quest for the ultimate home entertainment. 

Elevate Your Home Theater with Cinema-Quality Video Processing

Have you ever wondered why movies sometimes don't look quite as spectacular on your home theater setup as in the cinema? The answer might not lie in your projector or content source—but rather in what happens between them. That's what madVR set out to address with the Envy Core, a sophisticated video processor that's changing how home theater enthusiasts experience their favorite content. This innovative device sits between your media sources and display, working in real-time to ensure every frame looks its absolute best, whether watching the latest 4K blockbuster or revisiting classic films.

Think of it as having a professional video engineer constantly optimizing your picture quality, frame by frame. The Envy Core takes your existing content—whether it's streaming, Blu-ray, or any other source—and brings it to new heights, delivering the kind of breathtaking visual experience that used to be reserved for commercial cinema.

Our Installation Team Can Change the Look and Feel of Your Entire Home!

Motorized shades have become a staple in modern home design, offering convenience, energy efficiency, and a sense of pride in your home's aesthetics. However, there’s more to motorized shades than you may think. 

Whether you’re considering them for your home or just curious about their functionality, here are five surprising facts about motorized blinds and shades from our team at Audio Video Excellence that might make you fall in love with this technology!

Elevate Your Home’s Curb Appeal and Backyard Fun With Lights

Outdoor areas are an extension of your home, a place to relax and enjoy the beauty of the landscape and evening breezes. Outdoor lighting helps elevate your home’s curb appeal and make your property really stand out, but only if it’s done uniquely and creatively. Continue reading for ideas to elevate your outdoor lighting with innovative and eye-catching designs for your Scottsdale, AZ, home.

Discover the Power of NAD and B&W

Home entertainment has exploded in the last few years, along with its quality and options. From home theaters to media rooms and outdoor entertainment meccas, the latest audio-video technology has transformed how we integrate today’s music, movies, and podcasts into our lives.

One of the possibilities growing in demand is home music systems, whether whole-home audio or a dedicated music room. These systems are designed for the ultimate listening experience—the kind that makes you stop, listen, and breathe. 

Here, we’ll explore one of our latest design and installation projects in Tucson, AZ. This whole-home audio system incorporated some of the highest-performing audio equipment, resulting in a stunning reproduction of sound. 

Discover the Secrets of One of the Valley’s Top Audio-Visual Companies

At Audio Video Excellence, our AV experts custom-design luxury home entertainment systems using the latest audio-visual technology. As an audio-visual company serving Scottsdale, AZ, we’ve been fortunate to be in this remarkable industry for over 25 years, watching the landscape transform in ways once unimaginable.

Recently, we had the pleasure of designing and installing a whole-home audio system for one of our clients. Here, we’ll lay out the groundwork and some of the details that go into delivering high-quality music to every room. 

Creating the Ideal Lighting for Every Occasion 

Lighting affects nearly every aspect of our lives. Sunlight entering our eyes in the morning initiates the production of serotonin, the neurotransmitter largely responsible for enhancing our moods and, in conjunction with melatonin, regulating our sleep/wake cycle. 

In our homes, the lighting temperature and intensity significantly affect our energy and productivity levels. It also impacts the atmosphere in a room, creating a space that feels energized, relaxing, or uninspiring. The right lighting affects every occasion, from entertaining, dining, or working, enhancing or detracting from the moment. 

With today’s technology, lighting has become an essential interior design element. From full-spectrum illumination that offers every color in the visible light spectrum to fixtures that mirror the shifting sunlight outside your windows, the light within our homes has become a work of art.

But how do you manage this level of illumination? That’s where the latest lighting control system comes in. Let’s explore how it’s redefining the light within our homes in Scottsdale, AZ.

Seamless Connectivity and Convenience for Your Lifestyle

Smart homes are everywhere these days, incorporating everything from thermostats you control with your smartphone to lights that you can adjust with just your voice. Have you ever wondered what makes all those smart devices work so easily together? The secret is in having a strong home network that keeps everything perfectly connected.

A professionally installed network ensures that your smart home operates seamlessly, offering convenience, security, and strong, reliable connectivity. Keep reading to learn how networking solutions benefit smart homes in Paradise Valley, AZ, and why having a professional set it up is so important.

How Thoughtful Design and Smart Technology Transformed Our Client’s Home Audio Experience

If you’re looking to bring amazing audio to every corner of your home, whole-house audio in Scottsdale, AZ is the way to go. Take a look at how we recently transformed a client’s vision for their home audio into reality, using a mix of technology and design to make their daily life sound incredible.

Awe-Inspiring Music and Sound from an Unseen Source

One of the most popular systems we install at Audio Video Excellence is whole-home audio. These systems deliver breathtaking, high-fidelity music throughout homes in Scottsdale, AZ. Press a button, and one room or your entire house fills with crystal-clear, detailed sound.

One of the main traits our clients share is the desire to experience this transformational audio, but they are apprehensive about its effects on their home’s design. Does it require unsightly speakers in every room, along with bulky audio equipment? 

The good news is that you can enjoy awe-inspiring sound throughout your home, whether listening to your favorite songs, tuning into a podcast, or enjoying Friday movie night with the family. Sonance, the creators of architectural speakers, developed Sonance Invisible Speakers, allowing pure, high-performance music to fill your home from an unseen source.

Let’s see how it’s done.

Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Oasis

As people embrace outdoor living, backyards have become much more than a patio and lounge chairs around the pool. Today, they are extensions of the home, incorporating similar comforts. One of the experiences at the forefront of today’s backyard transformation is the outdoor entertainment system.

Do you remember the outdoor movie screens that were barely visible in daylight and delivered grainy images at night? Those have transformed into 4K UHD displays that offer brighter and better picture quality than many indoor TVs. How about the one-directional outdoor speaker that brought uneven coverage throughout the outdoor space? Today, concert-quality music in your backyard is a reality.

Today, the possibilities in outdoor entertainment are virtually limitless. Here, we’ll explore the top five features to consider when choosing an outdoor entertainment system for your Scottsdale, AZ, home.

Work With our Team to Enhance Your Sound System Today!

Investing in high-quality speakers can make all the difference in enhancing your home audio experience. For homeowners in Tucson, AZ, Focal speakers stand out as a premier choice, renowned for their exceptional sound quality, advanced technology, and aesthetic appeal. 

At Audio Video Excellence, we know that Focal speakers offer numerous benefits that can transform your home listening experience. Here are the top eight reasons why investing in Focal speakers is wise.

Bring This Innovative Solution to Your Smart Home Today

Motorized shades are ideal for Paradise Valley, AZ, homeowners seeking convenience, energy efficiency, and enhanced aesthetics. These automated window coverings offer a seamless blend of functionality and style, making them a worthwhile investment for any modern home.

But how reliable are motorized shades? Let’s explore their benefits and delve into their reliability.

Learn More about the Powerhouse B&W Brand Speakers 

When installing high-end residential speakers in your home, two name brands often dominate the conversation: Klipsch and Bowers & Wilkins (B&W). Both brands have established themselves as leaders and have carved out significant niches in the audio world, but they cater to different auditory tastes and needs. 

However, when it comes to achieving the ultimate home audio experience, our team at Audio Video Excellence prefers the B&W brand speakers. Here’s why the B&W brand is the superior choice for your home audio setup. 

Transform Your Living Spaces with Top-Tier Lighting

Lighting transforms the design, functionality, and ambiance of your home! Ketra, a leading innovator in lighting technology, offers a state-of-the-art solution that brings numerous benefits to your home.

In this blog, we'll dive into the advantages of incorporating Ketra lighting across your Scottsdale, AZ, home, highlighting how it enhances both the aesthetic appeal and functionality of your living spaces. Keep reading for more!

What Does the Ideal Cinematic Seating Entail?

A home theater is a media sanctuary for film lovers and a central hub for your entertainment! While the latest AV equipment can transport you to other worlds, the seating in your home theater plays a key role in your overall enjoyment and comfort.

In this blog, we’ll explore what goes into designing the ultimate home theater seating—ensuring that every movie night is an immersive, luxurious experience. Keep reading for more!