Designing a whole-home audio and smart home control system on the cheap is a difficult proposition. To get the quality and detailed level of control you want, you’ll most likely have to spend a fair amount of money on advanced smart home technology.

However, there is a new solution from Origin Acoustics that offers the convenience of voice-controlled automation and the power of smart home control: The Valet amplifier. The Valet amp combines Origin’s proven speaker design capabilities with an easy-to-use control system powered a group of Amazon Echo Dots. How does this work, and why would Sunset, SC, homeowners want it for their home control system? You’ll have to keep reading to find out.

Unfortunately, getting the various devices in your home to work together and talk to each other can be a hassle. But it doesn’t have to be. Our team at Fusion Audio + Video is here to help as your local experts at experts building customized home control systems for homeowners throughout the Carolinas.

While you might often consider managing your home’s technology through remotes, keypads or even through smartphone applications, another way to control your smart home is emerging: Through just your voice.

In this blog, we dive into how we can help you use voice control to manage the smart home system in your house, regardless of whether you live in Columbia or elsewhere in South Carolina or North Carolina.  

Voice control has become one of the most natural ways to interact with smart home technology. Today, homeowners can adjust lighting, shading, and even whole-home scenes through systems like Josh.ai, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant.

From Greenville to Cashiers and across the Lowcountry, voice-activated lighting brings comfort, flexibility, and a new level of personalization to the home. Here’s how each system enhances daily living and what to consider when integrating voice into your lighting control.