by WireMunky | May 2, 2020 | My House
Paul from Pixel Vault is building quite the resource for custom installation professionals. Originally offering excellent one-stop-shop websites & branding services and now so much more. After a recent post at Remote Central Paul sent me a 1U custom engraved rack...
by WireMunky | May 2, 2020 | Crestron GUI, My House
I finally had the free time to put a small Crestron system in at my house. I would have never gotten it done without the help of the world renowned Crestron Programmer, Tony Golden. So far i have control of my Family Room surround system, HVAC and distributed audio...
by WireMunky | May 1, 2020 | Voice Control
I attended the Josh.ai Integraton With Crestron Zoom today. Josh.ai is the coolest voice control platform i have ever seen. In the demo the voice command was very natural/human “turn on the lights and lock the door” for example. Unlike the personal...
by WireMunky | Oct 4, 2019 | Odd Stuff, Repair
I have a pair of woofers that came out of a pair of Oracle Helicon speakers that need to be repaired. They are over 20 years old. The woofer surrounds are rotted. The foam has become sort of a sticky black tar. I tried to find a comparable pair online but i am not...
by WireMunky | Oct 3, 2019 | Infographic Custom Manual
We upgraded a hotel spa system a few months ago. They decided to keep the current speakers so we just upgraded the amps and added a control system & touchscreens. In all but one room we provided an AUX jack that could be used to connect iPods/smartphones. The odd...
by WireMunky | Oct 3, 2019 | Odd Stuff, Service Call
I did a service call last night at a hotel. Staff reported “low distorted sound”. I went out to take a look and found a volume control in the room. This is a standard stereo zone so i assume standard volume control. I took the volume control out and found...
by WireMunky | Sep 30, 2019 | Crestron GUI
I started working on a custom GUI for my house in early 2017. Almost 3 years later i still haven’t finished it. Partly because i haven’t really had time to install anything. I have a thermostat, distributed audio amp sitting on a shelf. I have my CCTV NVR...
by WireMunky | Sep 30, 2019 | Rescue Project
I found this label on the Crestron CP3 control processor at a rescue project in Lincoln Park, Chicago. I have heard people call the processor “the brain” many times in the past but this is the first time i have ever seen one labeled that way. It’s...
