FAQ

Statistically, alarm systems top the list, but that’s no fun. Home theaters and whole-house music systems generally come in second, followed by lighting controls, energy management and home automation. Home automation is basically the integration of two or more of these “subsystems” as they’re known

Absolutely. For less than $800, you can control some lights, a thermostat and your TV system. At that price, the system might pay for itself in a few short years if you use the technology to manage energy costs – cheaper than a solar power and fun to boot. Some DIY systems can give you integrated control and automation for very little money, while professionally installed systems generally over more advanced control, better interfaces, and more reliability.

An ADSL connection is adequate.

To achieve a robust, expandable whole-house system, you will need the hub. The hub works with your home router to relay your commands to modules located throughout the house, and transmit monitoring information back to your computer or smart device.

Some modular systems with cloud-based storage do charge a recurring, monthly service fee. Some other types of systems don’t require one.

Control of a light or group of lights within your home by use of a keypad or remote control. Lighting automation can save preset lighting scenes or moods for a particular occasion or time of day. A single button can dim the lights to a preset level or turn off all the lights in the home when going to bed.

A lighting control system allows you to set your ideal lighting scene for any activity, whether it be watching your favourite film, relaxing with a good book or preparing a meal. Home lighting control provides added security to your property and therefore your peace of mind. Increased energy efficiency will cut the cost of your electricity bills and you will need to replace your bulbs less often.

Lighting control enables your entire home, garden and driveway to light up with a single press of a button. Have a soft path of light appear automatically between the bedroom and the bathroom in the middle of the night or a glow on the treads of the stairs for a safer descent. Your lighting control system can be linked to motion detectors enabling your lights to flash on and off as a deterrent when activated or simply light to full for your peace of mind. Lighting control can also be linked to many other devices such as fire and burglar alarms and CCTV.

Yes. Your home lighting control system can be seamlessly integrated with many other home automation devices such as home cinema, audio systems, blind and curtain control, alarm systems and air conditioning.

Yes you can. Enhance Audio Visual can install a retrofit lighting control system into your house using existing cabling. This is not a wireless solution but utilises the cables from your conventional lighting system.

Yes. All our lighting control system are fully backwards compatible so you will always be able to upgrade to the latest equipment and features no matter how long you own your home.

Multi room audio and video is a system which allows the whole family the freedom to enjoy home entertainment independently in any number of rooms throughout your home. Music or video is transported from centrally located equipment to discreet speakers and screens in other rooms.

By using a remote control or a keypad on the wall the source and volume can be altered and the system can be switched on or off. With the push of one or two buttons mult iroom audio enables you to select your choice of music instantly from anywhere in your home. LCD touch screens can also be used to provide graphical controls.

Mult iroom audio and video systems can be discreetly concealed or tastefully presented in your central audio and video area. Your home control keypads located throughout your home serve as convenient control stations which forward requests for volume, radio station, CD track, etc., to the central control system.

Home Theater refers to a set up of audio and video equipment in your home that attempts to duplicate the movie theater experience. You can have a home theater in just about any room of the house, a small apartment, office, dorm, or even outside. The choice is yours.

For the best Home Theatre experience using a specially designed cinema screen and projector is the best approach. With a high end video projector, high end DVD player, separate amplifiers for each channel controlled by a master preamp or controller, inwall speakers, and a subwoofer it is possible to recreate the movie theatre experience and even improve on it.

This really depends on the room you intend to use for your Home Theatre. With projectors it is necessary to have a room that can be sufficiently dimmed so the picture on screen is clear. If you intend to use a room which is used for more than one purpose it may be a better option to go for a large screen LCD or Plasma TV. We are able to advise on your best options in all cases.

The size of the television or projector screen you opt for depends on the size of the room you will be watching it in and also how close you will be sitting to the screen. We are able to advise on your best options in all cases.

Surround sound is a term applied to several types of processes that enable the listener to experience sound coming from all directions.

An AV receiver is the heart of any Home Theatre system. It is an all in one box pre-amplifier, tuner and power amplifier. AV receivers have the ability to decode various formats used for audio/video. Common formats include Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-ES, and DTS Neo:6. An AV Receiver provides an easy and cost effective way of centralising your Home Theater system.

A pre-amplifier is a dedicated piece of equipment used to control and improve the sound input from various sources. Pre-amplifiers are used in Home Theatre installations to process audio sources such as televisions or DVD players in order to create the best possible sound output before the sound is amplified.

An audio amplifier can provide amplification for one speaker or for many speakers to create surround sound. The maximum number of speakers depends on the number of channels the amplifier can handle. Amplifiers vary in quality of sound output and are one of the most critical parts of your Home Theatre installation. One of the most important components of your amplifier is the power supply. An insufficient or poor quality power supply can produce less dynamic, less detailed sound and reproduce interference noise through your speakers.

For use within a Home Theatre we can provide any type of surround sound set up, 5.1, 7.1 or even 9.1. Ceiling mounted speakers can also be used to minimise the obtrusiveness of the installation. In the notation the first figure refers to the number of speakers excluding the subwoofer and the .1 referes to the subwoofer. Surround sound always requires the use of a subwoofer.

A subwoofer is the speaker that recreates most of the bass sounds in a surround sound system.