Home Theater Wiring, Design & Installation

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Advancing technology has transformed home theater installations from a simple electrical job to a sophisticated collaboration of science and art. Just as you take your car to a mechanic to maximize the performance, you should put the design and installation of your performance home theater into the hands of a certified installation company. We service the Tri-Valley area including Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton and surrounding cities.

Home Theater Experience

The lights dim, and the sound around you begins to grow. Images start to take shape on the massive screen in front of you. You sense excited anticipation from friends and family members surrounding you, eager to enjoy the performance.

Your home theater experience should be so real that you can taste it, feel it…and be terrified by it. It should take you to new worlds and let you slip into the past. A theater this good is simply not possible without investing in the best design, engineering and installations. GENTEC is your ticket to the ultimate home theater experience.

Esthetics and Décor

Believe it or not there’s a tug-of-war going on in many households across America today. The lady of the house holds her family room and living space décor in high regards, and the man of the house holds his audio/video system in equally high regards. So who wins?

We feel neither person needs to compromise. At GENTEC we’ve created a systematic approach to blending the audio/video system in with the home's surroundings without compromising the surround sound or the home décor. In fact, we pride ourselves on understanding the family’s functionality before any plans are drawn up. This is why it’s so important to really get to know and understand the client first. This takes time and cannot be completely exposed by merely visiting a retail showroom.

In today’s homes it’s not uncommon to see all these components blended into the home décor. Speakers no longer need to be placed in plain sight; speakers are now easily incorporated into cabinets, walls and ceilings. Projectors and flat video displays are intertwined in custom cabinetry enhancing the beauty of the room instead of detracting from it.

When we have completed the designs and finished the installation, you can expect that your room’s esthetics will blend comfortably. In fact, by utilizing our approach, we’ve had clients say that their home feels so much more natural and inviting, they actually feel as though they own a new home.

Home Theater Engineering and Designs

The design, installation, and calibration of a high-end theater can be a very exciting process. A true high performance audio/video experience is created in your own home. There's a big difference between “connecting” a stereo and calibrating a performance home theater. The first produces sound, the second pulls you into the experience! Unlike a simplistic “Home-Theater-in-the-Box” system, the installation and calibration of a true high performance home theater requires a unique set of skills. Knowledge of acoustics, interior design, electronics, HVAC, thermal management, networking, electrical theory and programming are just a few of the qualifications that we possess.

This knowledge can only be learned through hours of training and educational classes, many of theses classes are provided by many of the manufacturers we are dealers for as well as through CEDIA, custom electronic design and installation association, which we are members of. It is also interesting to know we read hundreds of trade publications each year, always trying to stay on top of the technology so we can offer our clients the very latest in home entertainment.

Home Theater Audio and Video

The visuals in a dedicated home theater are restricted to a single location, but perfect sound will whisk you into the story and embrace your audience with the powerful soundtrack!

Sound travels in waves, like water, and the way these sound waves interact with the surfaces of the theater drastically affects the detail you hear. Everything from the dimensions of the room to the material covering the walls and floor will either muffle the sound or allow it to delight your senses!

The speaker is the last component in the sound chain, and placement will dramatically affect the brilliance of your home theater. To get perfect sound, each speaker should be placed the same distance from your seat, aimed directly at you.

For cosmetic purposes, consumers often elect to conceal the speakers in a cabinet or mount them in the wall.

Home Theater Lighting and Control

Having the very best in audio/video components in your home theater is not enough. The interaction of those components with the end users is equally as important. The home theater environment is utilized by every member of a household, from little Bobby and Suzie to Mom and Dad. This is why it’s so important to provide a straightforward, seamless, easily controllable remote system.

We feel each family member should have his or her own page on a universal remote. Dad’s page includes the ESPN, History, and Discovery channel logos, while little Suzie’s includes the Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon network logos, and mom’s includes the DIY, Food network and MSNBC logos. We at GENTEC feel everybody should experience this these types of details. With a touch of a button the Xbox or PS2 turns on and the TV switches to the proper input, with the use of wireless controls, living rooms and family rooms no longer need to be inundated with wires everywhere.

Time for a family movie, press the movie button, the lights dim low, the projector turns on and the movie server turns on directly at the beginning of the movie. Imagine never having to watch or see the annoying trailers or FBI copyright threats again.

Total home theater controls incorporate every facet of the home theater environment, and its important never to overlook the obvious. Your lighting is easily controlled by the use of remote dimmers either by IR or radio frequency. No home should be without lighting controls. We are a factory certified Lutron lighting dealer. Check out their site for all the latest in lighting controls.