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BEST SHOWROOM | SILVER + BRONZE
Systems Design
& Installation
Gramophone
Timonium, Md.
Systems & Equipment
Integrator's Design-Build Abilities Shine in Showroom
GRAMOPHONE TOOK the showroom concept to a
new level, leveraging the firm's expertise in design,
build, lighting and electrical to combine the best audio,
video, lighting, automation and smart home products with a
lifestyle orientation sure to leave visitors impressed... and
hopefully ready to invest in technology.
" We were able to provide our clients with a space that
feels more like a home than it does a showroom, allowing us
to demonstrate the total experience that can be achieved
when design and high technology work together, " says Leticia
Blundi, eCommerce marketing manager.
Control4 Systems * Bang &
Olufsen speakers * Apple TV
4K * McIntosh audio components
* Samsung 85 " Frame TV
* Sonos speakers * Sony displays
* Ruckus switch * Josh.ai
voice control
Like many other Gramophone projects, the biggest challenge
was coordinating trades and schedules, but with most
trades in-house in this case, those normal concerns were
greatly minimized. " Providing turn-key solutions for our clients
allows us to create a seamless experience for all parties
involved, " Blundi says.
Anchored by a Control4 automation system and slick AV
that includes McIntosh and Bang & Olufsen for audio and
Samsung and Sony for video, the space allows Gramophone to
showcase the company's skills, technical knowledge and ability
to provide solutions for every aspect of a client's home.
Systems Design
& Installation
ETC Florida
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Systems & Equipment
'ConferLuxe' Space Artfully Adds Technology Elements
ETC FLORIDA'S
ConferLuxe
Showroom features audio,
video and conferencing
solutions, leveraging
Control4 automation,
Lutron Ketra lighting and
immersive audio from
several high-end audio
manufacturers.
Just consider the brands
included in this project:
Control4, Lutron, Origin
Acoustics, Salamander Decepro.com
signs,
Sony, Samsung, Leon
Speakers, Stealth Acoustics
and Biamp. It's easy to see
how the integration firm
planned on mixing performance
with design.
A drop ceiling in the
showroom presented some
challenges, but ETC Florida
was able to partner with a
contractor to float a drywall
ceiling that supported the
necessary technology.
In addition to the
showroom technology,
the space is also used
during daily operations
for videoconferencing and
internal meetings, thus the
Biamp system.
However, the showstopper
of the showroom is
the Certified Ketra lighting
experience.
" Every style and type of
Ketra lighting is displayed, "
says Paul Biava, president
and CEO of ETC Florida.
Leon Ente Sound Tiles and
Tone Cases * Lutron Ketra
lighting * Control4 systems *
Stealth Acoustics subwoofers
* Origin Acoustics speakers *
Biamp Tesira video conferencing
* Sony 83 " OLED *
Samsung 85 " Flip2 * Salamander
Designs cabinet * Andover
Turntable, Spindeck
" From the cove linear fixtures
to the G2 wall washers
that are integrated into the
Leon Ente Sound Tiles, the
client is able to experience
every aspect of the power
of lighting. "
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