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Help! I need suggestions for the smartest set up for my "new" 1929, 3700 sf house. Our house is currently wired with speakers in the family room, kitchen, master bed, office and 2 porches, some of which unfortunately is "vintage 80's". We have existing plasma (LG 42") and dlp (Zenith 44") tv's, Harman Kardon AVR130 receivers, and dvd players (Phillips) that are about 2 years old . I'm working with an a/v "expert" who has given me a bid for about $10K for: Crestron Adagio 6 Room ADS (with 4 wall pads, IPOD docking station), new wiring for our family room, and $1200 or so for new speakers for 2 porches and office only (apparently FR, Kit & MBR speakers are in good shape).
I don't mind the price, but here is my dilemma: we will only be in the house for about 2-3 years, and then we'll be building our "dream house" where I expect to do the whole "green" and home automation thing. All we really need for this current house is the ability to play music around the house via radio, cd or ipod with our keypads and have all the TV's and remotes easy to use. We won't be doing any future house upgrades or automation, and I'm concerned that maybe the Crestron is "too much" for what we need but I also don't want to waste money on a crappy system.
Any suggestions? I also welcome recommendations for real a/v "experts" for Fort Worth, Texas. We were wiring guinea pigs on our prior home, so I really want someone who knows his/her stuff.
By the way, I love this forum and I have learned a lot reading the last few days...thanks for sharing your expertise with us ignorami!
I don't mind the price, but here is my dilemma: we will only be in the house for about 2-3 years, and then we'll be building our "dream house" where I expect to do the whole "green" and home automation thing. All we really need for this current house is the ability to play music around the house via radio, cd or ipod with our keypads and have all the TV's and remotes easy to use. We won't be doing any future house upgrades or automation, and I'm concerned that maybe the Crestron is "too much" for what we need but I also don't want to waste money on a crappy system.
Any suggestions? I also welcome recommendations for real a/v "experts" for Fort Worth, Texas. We were wiring guinea pigs on our prior home, so I really want someone who knows his/her stuff.
By the way, I love this forum and I have learned a lot reading the last few days...thanks for sharing your expertise with us ignorami!