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album, I wanted a car stereo so I could play
it as loud as I possibly could, " he recalls.
That fascination led to a job in a big-box
store where he eventually migrated from
the car stereo department to the home
electronics area. That retail job gave him the
experience he needed to learn how to set
up home audio systems and eventually surround-sound
systems with big-screen TVs.
" To work in that department, you had to
set up the displays in the store. I had more
fun hooking those things up than I did with
anything else - more than selling - I just
enjoyed hooking those things up. It was
super interesting to me. It was fun to crawl
around in an attic and drill holes. I just loved
every bit of it, " he says ebulliently.
In 1998, Sterle packed his bags and drove
to Las Vegas with just $63 in his pocket. He
first worked for his cousin's home automation
firm and then later as a stagehand for a show
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at the MGM Hotel. It was there he learned
professional sound and lighting techniques.
In 2001, he branched out on his own doing
side jobs before finally deciding in 2003 at
the age of 23 to get a business license and
start his own home-based company.
" My first customer was putting distributed
audio in a doctor's office, and the next
week I sold a $75,000 home theater. The
down payment check of $36,713.56 bought
me all my tools. I built the entire room from
scratch having never done it before: raised
the floors, built the walls and columns,
constructed a closet for equipment rack,
and wired the entire room. It was a 106-inch
center screen with four 36-inch tube TVs on
the sides. I used RTI to control the entire
system, " he says nostalgically.
That first theater led to multiple retrofit
projects in the same community and
soon Acoustic Design Systems was off
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Amanda Crigar and Chris
Sterle engender a family
atmosphere at Acoustic
Design Systems that
starts by focusing on
personality traits when
hiring new employees.
The Las Vegas headquarters
is also the second
home for French Bulldogs
Luna, LeRoy and Bella.

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