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To experinece life is The Greatest Gift. For over 6 decades, I've done just that. Although most are not about audio (and video), many are. The Greatest PurposeTo share what you have learned with others so that they can experience life better than if htey had not meet you is The Greatest Purpose.
It is very easy to design a home theater system. In fact,
marketers have put together many Theaters-in-a-Box systems that you can buy at
virtually any A/V retailer. Just like it is very easy to design and build a
loudspeaker (although there is not any Speaker-in-a-Box systems available for
purchase). But, as most people know, even though it is easy to make a
loudspeaker; it is very, very difficult to create a good one – just as it is
with designing home audio with video systems. It is easy for someone or some company to set up shop and
advertise that they are professionals because, after all, you are a
“professional” if you say you are. But, a real professional is known by his
experience. I do not mean that you can judge a quality system designer by how
many years he has been doing it because, as one of my best salesman said, “Is
your experience many years long or just one year, many times.” I did a Google search with the term “design audio
system” and within 0.29 seconds, I got 99,500,000 hits. So, which one should
you choose? How to Determine the Best Designer
If I were not me, here are some of the things I would do to
determine which design service I would use:
Do Not Succumb to That Siren of Low Price
Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops display a sort of motto or
credo. It is: "There is hardly
anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little
cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person's lawful
prey." Or as I would like to paraphrase it to be: “The
bitterness of poor quality endures long after the sweetness of low price has
disappeared.” Industry realizes that advertising a come-on, can get
people into the store. Like “drive any car for only $99 per month – forget
the facts that the lease is inordinately long, the down payment is absorbitant,
etc. Look at the Whole Package
Consider the support that designer has for his clientele. Consider the total cost of the system by adding together the cost of the:
When you do all of this, you'll get the real cost of the system. To
contact us: Craig
Rutten, Senior System Designer craigrutten@AcousticTransducersLaboratories.com 3917
Kristencreek Ln Round
Rock, TX 78681-1001 Phone:
512-547-2410 General
e-mail: info@AcousticTransducersLaboratories.com Consultation
by appointment.
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