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The changing face of
multi-room entertainment
UIfastforward Bob Abraham, founder of Systemline of Armour Home, reflects on
the changes in the home entertainment industry.
n-built multi room entertainment the fabric of the home so that it’s non therefore started to look at other
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systems are no longer the intrusive – you wouldn’t know it’s there. solutions and began to develop more
preserve of the wealthy or the In terms of ‘multi room’, it needs to play suitable, long term products.
music enthusiast. With changes in what the customer wants, when and
technology and how people use – where the customer wants it. The REMOTE CONTROL – A
and what they expect from – their home, opposite to in-built multi room REVOLUTION!
these systems are becoming ever more entertainment is separate systems, which 1983/4 marked a major turning point
common place, especially in the new are untidy and obtrusive. with the introduction of IR products and
build market where they are very much They also have restrictions in that you the beginning of CDs.
an added bonus for house developers can’t go into one room and play Without IR, remote control was not
looking to set their development apart something that’s on a separate system in possible – the control mechanism and
without major financial outlay. another room – you’d have to physically the product had to be hard wired.
But before we proceed any further, let’s go to that room to play it. IR really revolutionised the industry and
define what we mean by in-built multi Back in the early 1980s multi room made multi room entertainment systems
room entertainment. The ‘in-built’ part entertainment systems didn’t exist. When a more feasible reality.
refers to something that is installed into a home owner wanted such a system, it
was very much a THE MOVE FROM
Custom Install job, BESPOKE
resulting in existing The next key development that really
hi-fi product being helped bring the price down and make in-
customised and built multi room entertainment systems
massive amounts obtainable to a wider public was the
of multi core wires move away from bespoke systems.
as these ‘systems’
pre dated Infra CHANGING
Red (IR) as a INFRASTRUCTURE
control The other key to the success of modern
mechanism. in-built multi room entertainment systems
Such a set up is that they must be easy to install – and
wasn’t conducive this is where electrical contractors should
to a long term really sit up and take note!
Multi-choice
industry solution. Back in the 1980s there was limited
Some of these electrical structure in homes. To get a
custom installers multi room entertainment system, 64
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