Post by Skaggs on Mar 28, 2007 18:09:35 GMT -5
This house can crank it up
March 28, 2007 at 12:55 pm by Paul Grondahl
Posted in the Times Union blog: Extreme Makeover-Colonie Edition
Two high-definition TVs and home theater systems are being installed in the Fairway Lane home by Towne TV of Guilderland, whose volunteer crews are pulling out all the audio-video stops.
In the log-walled, Adirondack-styled family room, just above a stone fireplace, the family will enjoy watching a 50-inch Samsung plasma TV donated by Sears, one of the show’s national sponsors. On its own, Towne TV kicked in a 6.1 Denon home theater system with six speakers and a sub-woofer from Speaker Craft.
The killer application is the three motorized speakers that drop down out of the ceiling in the family room and rotate downward to provide optimal sound. The whole system is programmed into a Home Theater Master universal remote control that works through doors, since all the home theater gear is hidden away in a foyer closet.
Towne TV had 12 installers working until 3 a.m. Sunday morning to wire the house for high-definition cable TV, telephones, computer networks and wireless Internet. Eight workers were back Tuesday night to finish up. They were the only audio-video contractors on the site.
They also installed a 32-inch Sony flat panel LCD TV donated by Sears over an electric fireplace in 20-year-old son D.J.’s bedroom. “It’s a really wild room that’s got a psychedelic theme and is like a little bachelor pad,” said Towne TV owner Mickey Valletta, who spent hours in the house overseeing his crews. They also installed a 5.1 Denon home theater system in D.J.’s room with five speakers and a sub-woofer by Speaker Craft.
“We’re excited to be part of the project,” said Valletta, who figures his firm donated roughly $20,000 of labor and material. Towne TV has worked with Amedore Homes for years and were pleased to particpate.
Valletta said they were planning to install faux rock speakers in the backyard, but a patio had already been completed and it was too late.
“I’d say what we put into the house is a nice mid-fi sytem,” Valletta said. “It’s not high-end audiophile by any means.”
In addition, Valletta said Time Warner is kicking in a year’s worth of free high-def cable TV and DVR service for the family.
March 28, 2007 at 12:55 pm by Paul Grondahl
Posted in the Times Union blog: Extreme Makeover-Colonie Edition
Two high-definition TVs and home theater systems are being installed in the Fairway Lane home by Towne TV of Guilderland, whose volunteer crews are pulling out all the audio-video stops.
In the log-walled, Adirondack-styled family room, just above a stone fireplace, the family will enjoy watching a 50-inch Samsung plasma TV donated by Sears, one of the show’s national sponsors. On its own, Towne TV kicked in a 6.1 Denon home theater system with six speakers and a sub-woofer from Speaker Craft.
The killer application is the three motorized speakers that drop down out of the ceiling in the family room and rotate downward to provide optimal sound. The whole system is programmed into a Home Theater Master universal remote control that works through doors, since all the home theater gear is hidden away in a foyer closet.
Towne TV had 12 installers working until 3 a.m. Sunday morning to wire the house for high-definition cable TV, telephones, computer networks and wireless Internet. Eight workers were back Tuesday night to finish up. They were the only audio-video contractors on the site.
They also installed a 32-inch Sony flat panel LCD TV donated by Sears over an electric fireplace in 20-year-old son D.J.’s bedroom. “It’s a really wild room that’s got a psychedelic theme and is like a little bachelor pad,” said Towne TV owner Mickey Valletta, who spent hours in the house overseeing his crews. They also installed a 5.1 Denon home theater system in D.J.’s room with five speakers and a sub-woofer by Speaker Craft.
“We’re excited to be part of the project,” said Valletta, who figures his firm donated roughly $20,000 of labor and material. Towne TV has worked with Amedore Homes for years and were pleased to particpate.
Valletta said they were planning to install faux rock speakers in the backyard, but a patio had already been completed and it was too late.
“I’d say what we put into the house is a nice mid-fi sytem,” Valletta said. “It’s not high-end audiophile by any means.”
In addition, Valletta said Time Warner is kicking in a year’s worth of free high-def cable TV and DVR service for the family.
