“Are you ready for some football?!” We’re all familiar with this catchy NFL jingle, but are you really ready? What we mean is… is your home ready to host your friends and family for the big game? Do you have a spectacular viewing area with a super sized screen and amazing sound quality? If you cannot confidently answer “YES!” to that question, then please allow us to offer some creative solutions to make your home the place to gather for the upcoming football season. 

We are fresh off of our annual CEDIA EXPO trip to Denver, Colorado, where many from our team spent valuable time experiencing expert-delivered training alongside the latest technologies and products in our industry! CEDIA EXPO allows us to see, touch, and test-drive the most innovative products and trends driving the residential technology industry. The EXPO covers audio, video, control, security, automation, networking, energy management and more.

Since 1971, Crestron has been the industry leader in automation solutions that transform the way people live their lives inside their own home. Day-to-day tasks and routines have become more efficient and productive thanks to Crestron’s innovative connected home solutions and their latest “Crestron Home” (OS3) smart home platform. As a Crestron dealer, we aren’t just helping our clients buy high-end electronics, we are helping them invest in long term solutions for their home that are scalable and customizable. We are now proud to announce that you can own the world’s most elegant lighting and shade solution for your home with the peace-of-mind that comes with knowing it’s backed with an unprecedented lifetime warranty. 

PRESS RELEASE (June 12th, 2019): Carmel, Indiana home technology provider recognized as a CEDIA Finalist, making them one of the top three Integrators in North & South America for outstanding integrated system design in this year’s “Integrated Home of the Year” at the 2019 CEDIA Awards on July 25th in Chicago, IL at The Drake Hotel.

“We are honored to have received the news that we are, once again, a finalist amongst the top Integrators in North & South America. Our team worked diligently in collaboration with our trade partners to enhance the architectural beauty of the home, and created a spectacular result for our client. We are excited to attend this year’s CEDIA Awards, and very much look forward to continuing our work with central Indiana homeowners.” - Jason Barth, CEO & Principal Designer

We are constantly curating our manufacturer and supplier relationships and our product lineup in order to make sure that we have a well-rounded set of options for all of our clients’ potential needs. In some cases, the stars align and the right product recommendation meets both the requirements for form AND function. One of our favorite new lines is from a vendor named Artnovion, who specializes in acoustical absorption panels that are engineered for performance but designed for emotion. They disguise the fact that your eyes are looking at a product artfully designed to blend seamlessly within a variety of architectural spaces, and yet your ears are amazed at the acoustical absorption benefits. Artnovion exists to push the boundaries of acoustic engineering to create this unique collection of trendsetting & high performance acoustic products to benefit any space.

Now that Spring weather has finally arrived in the midwest, we are all anxious to spend our free time outdoors. It also is the time where we find ourselves making our outdoor to-do lists including Spring clean-up and home renovation projects. We’ve got one suggestion for you, and that is to consider installing a quality outdoor audio system!

Building a custom home is a lot of work, but assembling a valuable team of tradesmen that you trust can greatly take the day-to-day pressure off of you. As a technology design partner, we know that our strongest projects stem from being a part of the early planning discussions. The design team is generally comprised of your architect, interior designer, builder, and technology provider. Oftentimes, your builder will pull all of these trades together early in the process, to make sure that the plans and design vision are commonly shared. It is the best way to confirm that the plans all coordinate from one trade to the other. For example, understanding wall finishes, cabinetry designs, mechanical placements, door and window schedules, to name a few, helps all parties involved gain a better understanding of their own rough-in and finish installation requirements.

If you are anything like us, we like to enjoy as much time outdoors as we can here in Indiana. Since the majority of our time has been spent indoors the past 4-5 months, one additional way to take advantage of our nice Springtime weather is to move your entertaining outdoors as well. You can accomplish that by having us design an optimal viewing area for a SunBrite outdoor television. 

We approach each home theater project with a clean slate. Based on a number of different conversations we will have with the homeowners, we’ll put together an initial room design that factors in their budget, aesthetics and expectations on the performance of the audio and visual components. Some clients might expect a simple screen and projector setup, while others prioritize a truly dedicated room for their theater, complete with theater seating, acoustic treatments, and the most immersive entertainment experience that money can buy. 

What truly makes a quality smart home automation system? We have years of experience installing systems for families in the Carmel, Indiana area and know what works best for a variety of situations. We can offer valuable insights that we feel every homeowner should know before investing in a smart home. Continue reading to discover these often overlooked items on the ticket list.

You'll Need a Strong Network

Premier's very own Jason Barth and Jamie Carey were invited by host, Luke Peters, to appear on his podcast called, "Page 1 Podcast." Due to The Premier Group's lineup of accolades and awards, Luke was intrigued to learn more about Premier and their process.

After impressive back-to-back wins for CEDIA's top awards category "Integrated Home of the Year Level IV," host Ed Wenck looks to The Premier Group's Jason Barth and Jamie Sangar for insight on the company's marketing strategy, how they prepare their submissions, their process for documentation, and how they have used their wins to generate more P.R. opportunities! Click HERE to listen for yourself! 

Tune-in to CEDIA's latest podcast, hosted by Ed Wenck! Ed takes the time to chat with The Premier Group's Jason Barth and Jamie Carey, about the current state of the country as we all wade through unknown times of this pandemic. 

We’re in the thick of the NFL season. Hopefully, your team’s odds are looking good for Super Bowl Sunday, but even if that’s not the case, we’ve got March Madness and the Summer Olympics following soon after! Regardless, let us help you make the right choice on a media system from one of the nation’s top manufacturers.

As manufacturers continue to elevate and up-their-game, the bar continues to be raised for premium visual and sound quality. Consumer electronics are ever-changing, and TVs are always one of the most popular categories. At CES in Las Vegas, Sony has shared what’s on tap for 2020.

 The company announced new LEDs and OLEDs in their various makes and models, which will be offered in a full range of sizes. The lineup features proprietary technologies previously only found in Sony’s MASTER Series models. You can expect changes like default optimization of HD, 4K, and 4K HDR video content quality from the popular streaming service.

You may think that upgrading your audio and video is as simple as changing your monthly subscriptions or switching out some of your devices, but you also need to consider the quality of your Wi-Fi. If you go from watching your movies in HD to UHD, and change from listening to mp3s to high-resolution there may be some hiccups. There are multiple factors that affect how reliable your Internet is, but we can assure you that upgrading your sources is definitely one of them. Read this blog to find out if you need a home network installation.

Celebrating the most noteworthy and impressive projects of 2019, CE Pro, one of the industry’s most respected trade publications, announced their “BEST” (Best Electronic System Technologies) Project Awards at last week’s annual CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado. These awards offer the most innovative look into the future of residential technology. 

Whether you consider yourself an audiophile or not, taking the time to consider your music source is an integral aspect to setting up a whole house music system in your Fishers, IN home. It’s not just about purchasing high-quality speakers and installing a capable system. Producing incredible sound also depends on the quality of the music source. When you marry those two aspects together, you get to experience a lifelike sound that makes you feel as if you are at a live concert. To learn more about choosing the right music source, keep reading. 

In a world of countless products and seemingly endless options in the technology world, one of the roles we take as a Custom Integrator is that of a “curator,” to find the very best products and solutions for our clients. Defining a “best-in-class” product doesn’t mean the most expensive, but rather that it provides the most value. We might rank a product based on its quality, the aesthetic design of the product, how it integrates into a home automation system, how reliable it is, how easy it is to install or service, how it affects your home network, and of course, the products true cost of ownership.

Audio is something that almost every homeowner expects to enjoy to a certain extent in their home these days. Whether it be a single room or two of high-quality stereo music, an entire house filled with background music, a multi-channel home theater room, or an outdoor living space, we help our clients figure out what their audio expectations are in terms of the sound quality, speaker quantity, and overall budget. One of our most trusted and recommended brands is Triad Speakers.