10 Tips to Make a Family Room Look Like a Theater

Basement family room with a bar and a movie screen

You can make your family room feel like a theater without a separate room. Paint it a dark color, face the seats toward the screen, and add wall sconces and theater trim. Small changes add the movie theater feel. Not everyone has the luxury of dedicating a room solely for big-screen movie viewing. More often, […]

10 Tips to Get Your A/V Set for the Big Game

4K TV Installation

Get your TV ready for the big game by doing a test run a few days ahead and keeping spare remote batteries. For the best picture and sound, a pro can tune your TV and receiver for about $100 to $300. Whether you’re rooting for the Colts or the Saints, you’ll want your A/V system […]

Quick Turnaround from Flood to Theater

Flooded room with water across the floor

After 2 sump pumps failed and flooded this basement, the owners called One Sound Choice to fix it. Ryan Herd’s team rebuilt it with mold-resistant walls and turned part of it into a home theater in just 1 month. After the owners’ two sump pumps failed, a heavy rainfall deposited several inches of standing water […]

Inside 3 Custom Electronics Pros’ Homes

Electronic House 2013 Home of the Year plaque for 1 Sound Choice

This post looks inside the homes of 3 custom electronics pros. One is Ryan Herd of 1 Sound Choice. His 4-bedroom Cape Cod home in Northern New Jersey has a pool, and he made the backyard just as important as the inside. Custom electronics professionals (CE pros) have an advantage over the rest of us. […]