What started as a simple upgrade, turned into an extravagant home theater. 

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With a few tweaks and hardware additions, and an HAI automation processor, this home’s security is tied into the house audio, video and communications.

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With the help of a local custom electronics pro, this owner has more simplified controls of his media center and other subsystems.

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This southern California space can be casual, modern and fun with a mix of beautiful woodwork and easy-to-operate audio and video.

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Lighting control, security and concealed A/V helps balance the decor with high technology in this South Carolina home.

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A Control4 system acts as the brains for this home’s A/V and control systems, after the owners’ previous home was destroyed by water damage.

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Like any crawlspace, the one in the Jim and Jannette Holmes’ house was in no shape to handle a big-screen and a surround-sound system, much less a group of people. For starters, the ceiling was too low, which meant the space would have to be dug out by three feet. Walls and floors would have to be added, as well as lighting and ventilation. And the entire area would need to be wired from top to bottom for all the audio and video equipment that would eventually occupy it.

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They may not live in their beach house full-time yet, but the Hamilton family enjoys the comforts of home every time they visit.

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