Point Piper

The home network, Network printer, Patch bay, 42 Port managed switch, Linksys router (and my sexy new laptop) bit of a rats nest at the moment but should look nice once its all done. The network forms the backbone for the Sonos music system. Wireless access points throughout the unit. You can also see the C-Bus panel running the automated lighting.


Some great joinery (custom made) to hide the screen when its not in use
Sonos throughout the place and views to die for

Point Piper

This was a job I was on at point piper. The unit had some amazing views,

The pole and bracket holding the screen where custom fabricated (at amazing expense) from stainless steel. The results where outstanding

The rack is by middle Atlantic racking systems. All the patch cables are made to length to minimize cable clutter. Racking systems like this are fantastic from a service point of view, you can get to everything you need to super quickly and it keeps all the equipment well ventilated

Mosman Job

First post in this blog,
Spent the last two days working on an installation in Mosman,

The wall is stone clad so it took a bit of work getting the screen bracket on but the results where great. Underneath the screen are three Krix micro centrix speakers for the front left right and center channels. The wall was custom made to house all three speakers with the grills sitting flush with the surface of the wall. The rear speakers (Not seen in this photo) are in ceiling
Above you can see the equipment for the main screen, and Integra 7.5 amplifier, Jm Labs Cub Sub, Sony BD, Foxtell IQ, Sonos ZP90, The white box on top of the Foxtel is a modulator that pipes the foxtell throught the house using the antenna system.
Note the neat patchinng, no ugly cables ;-)
Once its doors are closed you would have no idea it contained all the audio visual gear.


We have smart wired this house which means every room has one Cat5 one Cat6 and two Quad sheild coaxial cables run to every rooom in the house, all these points come back to the centralized Hills Home hub shown in the photo above

Above is the hills home hub, you can see the SMC network switch, Cable Modem (white box) Linksys router and the black box under the data cables is a 1TB Lacie network drive. The black cables are coax, these are used to carry Foxtel and free to air TV to each room.
Once I setup the home network it is used for the Sonos music system and the hard drive acts as a centralized point for sharing movies, music and backing up documents.


Check out the size of this stereo power amp!
The speakers are floor standing JM Labs, this is for one sonos zoneKids TV, Xbox and DVD

Welcome

This blog is to document some of my experiences as a high end audio visual installer,
I work for a Sydney based company installing home cinemas, multi room audio, home networks and home automation into some of Sydneys most prestigous homes. I get to mingle with with some of sydneys wealthy and elite and some of the most trying people on the face of this planet.

I love my job,
There are not many jobs where you can show up in the morning with boxes full of the latest expensive high tech equipment and spend the day setting it all up.

It this blog I hope to share some tips of the trade to help you get the most from your own home theater and give you some ideas for your own audio visual projects.