How to Mount a TV on Metal Studs (Without It Falling)
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers mounting displays and AV systems across NYC. About us. Short answer: Yes, you can safely mount a TV on metal studs — but not with the lag bolts that came in the box. Metal studs are hollow, thin steel that screws cannot bite […]
Home Theater Budget Planner: $2k, $10k, $50k Examples
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us You want to build a home theater. The first question everyone asks: “How much will this actually cost?” The answer most people give you? “It depends.” Which is technically true but completely unhelpful. Here’s the […]
Video Wall Ideas for Homes and Small Businesses
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us Walk into any modern sports bar and you’ll see them—massive walls of screens showing every game simultaneously. Step into a high-end corporate lobby and there’s an impressive video wall cycling through company achievements and stock […]
How to Build a Multi-Room Audio System That Actually Sounds Great
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us You know what’s frustrating? Walking from room to room in your house and losing your music every time you cross a threshold. Or having to restart Spotify on a different speaker in every room. Or […]
Best Projectors vs TVs for Home Theaters
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us So you’re building a home theater and facing the big question: projector or TV? Here’s the thing—there’s no universal “right” answer. I’ve seen people drop $15,000 on a gorgeous projector setup that sits unused because […]
Designing a Home Theater: Room, Acoustics & Equipment Checklist
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us So you’ve decided to build a home theater. Good. Watching movies on a living room TV with a soundbar while your family walks through the background is a problem that has a real solution — […]
Home Theater & Whole-Home Audio: Complete Setup Guide
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us Someone spent $8,000 on a home theater system last year. Beautiful 85-inch TV, 7.2 surround sound, the works. Sounds amazing when he’s actually in the theater room. But when he spends maybe 10 hours a […]