If you’ve ever hesitated to install surround sound speakers over a fear that they’d look out of place or obtrusive, then Gary Wasserson says you have a lot to learn about the products currently on the market. A home entertainment specialist and the CEO of Wasserson Design in Pennsylvania, Wasserson uses this article to tell us about how he helps clients blend their speakers into their overall room décor.
Thanks to the technology we have available today, we can literally make the speakers in anyone’s living room or home theater blend into the surroundings. We have so many options when it comes to speakers—everything from building the speakers into the walls themselves to disguising them as sconces and lights, so there is virtually no way to spot them even if you were looking. Whether a homeowner is interested in going with a custom design or a cheaper option, we have unobtrusive speakers that will fit into anyone’s budget, big or small.
One thing that is really popular right now are speakers with grills that are very architectural, so they really kind of fade into the sunset—as they say—and are completely unnoticeable to anyone who doesn’t already know they are there. We can even build speakers that look exactly like the recessed lights in a person’s home theater, den, or living room area, as well.
I have built sound systems where you walk into a room and you will never find a speaker, so there really is no limit to how well we can disguise speakers that blend in with any room’s overall design. The days when obtrusive, big, boxy speakers were the only option if you wanted a great sound quality are long gone thanks to the technology we have available these days.
There are even a number of off-the-shelf speaker solutions that homeowners can choose from that are inexpensive. And even without going custom, you can still find a speaker system that will blend in well with your room’s design or look.
Just like any other aspect of your electronic setup, when it comes to speakers, the key is to get something that is a reasonable quality level that will give you a reasonable sound quality back from it. Every homeowner needs to find the right balance of cost versus output to determine which system is going to work best for his individual needs.
