Maybe your home has music in just one room. A speaker on the kitchen counter, a soundbar under the TV, maybe a portable speaker that follows you outside. Each one has its own app, and none of them play together well.
Whole-home audio puts music in every room you want it, from speakers you barely see, and lets you run it all from one place.
What whole-home audio is
A whole-home audio system sends music to speakers throughout the house, each room or area as its own zone. You choose what plays, where it plays and how loud, from an app, a keypad on the wall or your voice.
That gives you two ways to listen:
Different music in different rooms. A podcast in the kitchen, a playlist in the office and quiet in the bedroom where someone is asleep.
The whole house together. For a party or a Sunday morning, every zone plays the same thing, in step.
Speakers you hear, not see
Most whole-home audio uses architectural speakers. They sit flush in the ceiling or wall with a paintable grille, so they blend into the room instead of sitting on a shelf. Where a room calls for it, we also use bookshelf speakers that fit the design.
Outside, weather-resistant speakers bring the same music to the patio, the pool or the backyard.
One way to run it
Whole-home audio is easiest when it is part of your control system. Music becomes part of your scenes: a "Dinner" button can dim the lights and start a playlist in the dining room, and "Goodnight" can turn the music off everywhere. The audio can also pause on its own when the doorbell rings.
We design with Sonos and Bluesound for streaming, and tie audio into Savant and Control4 systems so one app and one remote run the music along with everything else.
How we design your system
Consultation. We learn how you listen: which rooms, what kind of music, and whether you entertain outdoors.
Zone plan. We decide which rooms get their own zone and where each speaker goes for even sound.
Pre-wire. On new construction or a remodel, we run speaker wire before the walls close.
Installation. We cut in the speakers, place the equipment out of sight and connect everything.
Programming and training. We set up your zones, scenes and keypads and show everyone how to use them.
Do you need to open the walls?
Not always. A remodel or new build is the easiest time to add it. In a finished home, we can often run wire through attics and crawl spaces, or use powered streaming speakers in rooms that are hard to reach. You can start with the main living areas and the patio, then add rooms later.
Start with a free design consultation
Homi Home Automation is based in Sherman Oaks and designs whole-home audio across the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. We work with you, your builder and your designer so the speakers fit the room and the system fits how you live.
