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Rancho Santa Fe Home Automation

Fairbanks Ranch Surround Sound Installation - 103 inch plasma television

 

We love our job and like to point out cool elements of what we do. This particular project utilized a Panasonic 103" plasma TV (along with multiple surround sound systems, a home theater, outdoor audio and video screens, MANY MANY MANY speakers and RTI universal remotes in each room to make things behave). If you aren't familiar with this behemoth, it is the biggest plasma TV ever sold commercially and if you aren't a competitive weightlifter, you aren't budging the thing. It comes in at over 500 pounds! It provides fantastic brightness and contrast for someone that wants a BIG picture but doesn't want the image to get washed out like conventional projection systems tend to do during the day.

 

If you live in Rancho Santa Fe and would like assistance with any of the below (or you want a 103" TV), feel free to give us a call. We sell all of the below at competitive prices and better yet, we come to you!

 

  • Surround sound
  • 2 channel audio
  • Flat screen installation
  • Dedicated home theater design and or/installation
  • Universal remotes
  • Smart home installation and home automation
  • Security cameras
  • Improved wireless network or whole-house WiFi

 

We are Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch specialists at providing better audio, surround sound, home theater, smart homes and home automation!

 

 

Fairbanks Ranch surround sound and Fairbanks Ranch Home Theater specialists are here! Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County, CA including Del Cerro, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, CA, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff CA, Torrey Pines, Carmel Mountain, Coronado, Carmel Valley, Solana Beach, Alta Del Mar, Del Mar, Olivenhain, Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Blossom Valley, Alpine, La Mesa and El Cajon...we're here too. Home by Pardee, Shea, Lennar or other builders? We can help!

 

 

 

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Whole house audio san diego

 One speaker of MANY in a recent whole-house audio project

 

I just finished a really cool whole-house audio system for one lucky customer down in La Jolla and I felt the need to share a little piece of it with all of you.  You may be wondering what these awesome sleek looking boxes are. Allow me to help a little, they are not…….paper weights. LOL! They are, in fact, RTI’s AD-8 and AD-4 whole-house audio amplifiers.  What does that even mean, you may ask? Let me fill you in.  With these 2 amps, my customer has the ability to play music in 12 different areas of his house.  Not only that, he has the ability to individually turn an area on and off and individually control the volume in each of these areas.  Pretty cool huh!?! I even have it all programmed into his iPad.  All he has to do is go to the RTI home automation app on his iPad and select the “House Music” page I programmed and WHAM!, he has full control of each area with individual power on/off buttons on the screen for each area and volume slider bars for volume in each area.  It truly is easy to use and, quite frankly, just plain cool.

For example, the client could be out on his deck thinking "I'd like to listen to the Eagles right now." He could then grab his iPad, push "House Music", "Deck" and then listen to his favorite Eagles music from his computer. Phone rings? Press "Pause" on the iPad and the music stops. Want to really crank the volume! Turning the volume to level 500 and any other system command can all be done from anywhere (even outside while sipping a margarita) with the iPad!

So that is the install I was on today.  Very fun easy-to-use stuff that the customer absolutely loved.  Have any of you been wanting to get music throughout your house? If you already have a system, would you like one that is EASY to use? If so, please give us a call! Why can’t you be the next lucky customer that gets an RTI whole-house audio system?

Projects like this are fun and it's what we do every day. If you're interested in enhancing your life with music, movies or home automation, give us a call and let San Diego's whole house experts show you what's available today.

  

San Diego Whole House Audio and Surround Sound Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County including Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too.

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Home Automation = Control your surround sound, cameras, lights and more!

 

The term "Home Automation" gets thrown around a lot these days when people are talking about technology. Here's a simple example of what Aire Theater Designs can do with home automation and you:

Right before you get home from work you push a button on your phone that says "Coming Home". This in turn:

1) Turns on your outdoor lights and interior walkway lighting.

2) Turns on your air conditioning (which is great with our recent weather).

3) Turns on your favorite Pandora radio station.

4) Pops up with a view of your home on security cameras so you can make sure all is safe before entering the house (and that your kids have cleaned their rooms).

A home automation system like this also allows you to further control all of your house systems such as:

 Dedicated gaming room with surround sound

Home Entertainment: Control your home theater, whole-house music and all rooms of audio/video from any area in the house. Never juggle ten remotes again to make things work. Total Control allows you to use ONE remote to control everything in the house!

Lighting Control: Want to push one button at night to turn off all the lights in the house? No problem. How about coming home from work to a completely lighted home? Yup. Want your lights to turn on during the evening hours and to turn off in the morning? With Total Control, all of these lighting situations are easily solved with the touch of a finger.

Ring doorbell     Nest camera

 

Security: URC Total Control allows you to monitor your home from anywhere in the world on your computer, tablet or phone. Feel comfortable knowing that your house is monitored securely and easily.

Shade and Curtain Control: By partnering with Lutron, our home automation systems by URC Total Control and RTI allow you to adjust the shades and curtains anywhere in the house with a single button push. Combine simple control with elegant shade solutions in different colors and styles.

Sound interesting? If you're looking for home automation in San Diego, contact an ATD representative today with questions and let So Cals home automation leader show you how we can enhance your life and decor through technology.

 

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Universal remotes and home automation are serviced in Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too.

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 Rancho Santa Fe Media Room

URC universal remote option - Rancho Santa Fe media room and remote by Total Control


We just finished another whole-house project and the client was so pleased that he thought EVERYBODY should know about the product line. We do too. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, below is a description of one of our main product lines for controlling all of your home technology systems...Total Control by Universal Remote Control.

A home automation system like this allows you to easily control all of your house systems such as:

 

 URC Total Control San Diego

Home Entertainment: Control your home theater, whole-house music, smart home and all rooms of audio/video from any area in the house. Never juggle ten remotes again to make things work. Total Control allows you to use ONE remote to control everything in the house!

Lighting Control: Want to push one button at night to turn off all the lights in the house? No problem. How about coming home from work to a completely lighted home? Yup. Want your lights to turn on during the evening hours and to turn off in the morning? With Total Control and our Lutron Caseta or Lutron RadioRA2 lighting solutions, all of these lighting situations are easily solved with the touch of a finger.

Nest camera

 

Security: Total Control allows you to monitor your home from anywhere in the world on your computer, tablet or phone. Feel comfortable knowing that your house is monitored securely and easily. We carry options from Luma, Wirepath, Nest and Ring.

Shade and Curtain Control: By partnering with Lutron, Total Control allows you to adjust the shades and curtains anywhere in the house with a single button push. Combine simple control with elegant shade solutions in different colors and styles.

Sound interesting? Contact an ATD representative today with questions and let San Diego home automation leader Aire Theater Designs show you how URC Total Control can enhance your life and decor through technology.

 

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Universal remotes and home automation are provided in Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too.

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universal remote app

 


Interviewer: "So, Mr. Tiny Eyes...what led you to choose the URC iPad universal remote app control for your whole-house system?"

Mr. Tiny Eyes: "Well, I had two problems. One, my eyes are the size of a grain of sand so seeing the screens on standard universal remotes was next to impossible. Secondly, I have surround sound, multi-room audio with speakers, lights that I wanted to control and I got really tired of juggling different remotes around to try to control everything. I can't see well enough to find them in the room let alone view the buttons. Fortunately, I talked to Aire Theater Designs in San Diego and they set me up."

Interviewer: "What did they do?"

Mr. Tiny Eyes: "They met with me, talked about what I wanted to do, brought up some technologies that sounded cool and they went to work. They programmed the URC...URC is a company called Universal Remote Control that makes universal remotes...AND a universal remote app for my iPad. This allows me to use my iPad to watch TV, control my music, turn on lighting from anywhere in the house and even watch my security cameras. The real estate on the iPad is so easy to see compared to my old remotes. Aire Theater Designs and their URC programmers did a great job."

Interviewer: "And there you have it...It doesn't matter whether you have incredibly diminutive eyeballs or just need a simple way to control all of your audio/video and home automation gear, Aire Theater Designs can help."

  

San Diego universal remote app programmers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too.

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 As the character in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" states, at Aire Theater Designs, we're "bona fide". In our industry, what exactly does this mean?

 

1) We are licensed dealers for everything that we sell: This means your product has a warranty (longer in many cases than dealers you find on-line). It also means that you are entitled to certain perks due to our elite status with specific vendors. Last week, our client Danny ordered some speakers that were out of stock. Due to our great relationship with the speaker manufacturer, the company substituted speakers that cost 50% more AT NO COST. You won't find this type of service on-line or at the local big box store.

 

2) Licensed, bonded, insured and carry Workers' Compensation: This means that we are above board and do everything that a company is legally supposed to. The benefit to you as a consumer is that if one of our employees were to ever get injured in your home or there was some sort of property damage...you're clear. This isn't the case when companies don't have these legal elements in place. Unfortunately many businesses in our field operate illegally by working without a contractor's license or by bringing people into your house that aren't employees.  You can easily check a company's credentials at the CSLB at the Contractor's State License Board. If a company states on the CSLB site that they don't have employees or don't have a license...buyer beware. If a business won't do these simple things legally, what's the chance that they are going to do the right thing with your project?

 

Interested to see what we can do for you? Give us a call or ask for a reference. If you're looking for home audio, surround sound or home automation, you'll be glad you did.

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo.

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"Oh...we can do that."

 

In our industry, these are famous last words uttered by many contractors, electricians or "expert friends" regarding their ability to complete home automation projects such as:

 

1) Giving you the capability to view your front door camera from your iPad or any TV in the house.

2) Giving you one-touch control of your home theater.

3) Turning on your lights when you get home from the safety of your car with a dedicated Lutron lighting system.

4) Adjusting the temperature in your home from your iPad, computer or even from the office.

 

Why do we call these "famous last words"? It's because we have talked to countless clients that have had nightmares with other companies regarding home automation projects and smart home installations. The problem typically involves two things:

 

1) The amount of training that this field requires (see below).

2) Businesses that don't specifically do audio, video and home automation but say they do. These typically include contractors, electricians, plumbers and others.

 

At Aire Theater Designs, we understand training. Three members of our team will complete 72 hours of training this week on just ONE BRAND of our home automation line-up (Elan g!). We are sending another member of our staff to 20 hours of training next week on get master certification of another new offering (URC's Total Control Line). This ongoing learning ensures that we know our stuff and that we won't be giving you any famous last words.

Would you go to a dentist to get brain surgery? Of course not! Following this logic, it makes sense to go to a specialist when you are looking to enjoy movies, music and today's home automation or smart home technology in your home. If you're looking for plumbing help or need a fence built, don't call us. However, if you want to enhance your life through music, video and technology, give us a call and let us show you what's available today.

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo.

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Poindexter's Blog

"Home Automation is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. I'd like to explain what this means to you in English regarding today's toys. Our home automation options include ways to:

1) Control your toys: You can easily control all of your TVs, surround sound, DVDs, listen to music in other areas and more with a simple hand-held remote, on-wall touchpad or an iPad. Want to make your electronics simple? Combine one of these automation devices from URC, RTI or Elan with our programmers' genius and you'll soon be enjoying your toys instead of throwing a rock through the TV.

2) Control your lights: Want your lights to come on every day at sunset, regardless of daylight savings or the seasons? How about having your entryway lights turn on when you pull into your driveway? Want your Living Room to dim like the theater when you and the family turn on a movie? All of these options are available with our lighting automation products. Be energy-efficient AND enhance your life with lighting control.

3) Control your home: Simple one-touch control for your pool, HVAC, entry gate, shades, irrigation and more. We make it easy to see who's at the front door on your iPad or make sure the jacuzzi is turned up for the party tonight. It's a breeze to open all of your motorized shades downstairs while you're upstairs. You've got enough to worry about in life...you shouldn't worry about controlling your appliances and systems. Let us help!

4) Protect your home: Wouldn't it be nice to see who is at the front door on your TV when you hear the doorbell? How about talking to them through an intercom before opening the door? See what's going on in your home while you're on vacation? See what pesky kids keep picking your roses? Our CCTV/intercom options with iPad control will provide security and safety to you and your family.

We've been helping our clients in San Diego for years with home automation and universal remotes. Sound interesting? Give us a call and let us make it simple for you to enhance your life through today's technology."

 

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Wildomar, Temecula, Murrieta, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Del Dios and Bing Crosby...we're here.

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