Today’s Outdoor Audio Delivers an Immersive Sound Field

Get Ready for the Outdoor Season with the Combined Power of Triad and Control4

We recently shared the incredible technology that’s making our outdoor areas extensions of our homes. These entertainment spaces offer the latest in outdoor audio and video, delivering quality and performance once unimaginable. 

Today, we’d like to focus on two of our partners that make this possible: Triad and Control4. Let’s explore these brands that bring easy-to-manage high-fidelity sound to the outdoors in homes throughout the Chesapeake, VA area.

 

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The Problem with Traditional Outdoor Audio

If you’ve experienced the once typical outdoor audio, you know it doesn’t come close to the seamless high-fidelity performance you may be used to from your indoor audio system. Under-eave speakers aimed at the patio and a few sub-par speakers placed throughout the outdoor space can’t compete with the challenges the outdoors brings, like the wind carrying away the high frequencies and the lack of containment.

Coverage tends to be spotty, with hot spots and dead zones. If you do manage to get a decent sound, it’s usually at the expense of the neighbors who don’t really want to hear your streaming entertainment playlist while they're relaxing outdoors.

Triad’s Solution to Premium Outdoor Sound

Almost five years ago to the day, Control4 acquired Triad. This acquisition combined the world leader in smart home automation with the frontrunner in custom-designed speakers and advanced, high-quality audio technology.

Their first joint release was the best-in-class solution for outdoor audio. The satellite landscape speakers resemble lighting and blend seamlessly with a home's outdoor spaces, whether in gardens, flower beds, under trees or on patios. Each speaker incorporates Triad's exclusive Ultra-Broad Dispersion driver that produces a 150-degree field of coverage. 

Fewer speakers are needed to produce even, high-performance sound throughout an area. With the addition of Triad’s in-ground subwoofers, you experience the powerful sound as well as hear it. 

Our certified audio and home automation technicians can install multiple audio zones that overcome landscaping challenges. They consider the trees, bushes, or buildings that contain sound and anticipate sound reflection. The result is a property blanketed in dynamic, full-range sound—an immersive experience that can leave the listener captivated. 

Integrated with Control4’s Technology

When integrated with your distributed audio system, each zone throughout your home and outdoor areas can play different sources at different volume levels. For example, some of your guests may want to listen to some tunes by Ed Sheeran while congregating by the pool, while others are enjoying the day’s sporting event on the patio. 

Through the same system, the kids can play a game of Fortnight in the media room, and you can play your favorite streaming playlist throughout your home and yard when it’s time to share a meal. All things are possible through a distributed audio system. When integrated with your Control4 home automation system, you can control audio, video, lighting, climate, security, and more from your tablet, smartphone, or remote.

At WSC Home Audio Video, we specialize in bringing together high-performance audio with smart home integration. To learn more about the possibilities with outdoor audio or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact WSC Home Audio Video today.