Smart Technology
NEW WIRELESS AUDIO SOLUTIONS ADDS VALUE Our lives are getting smarter. From smart phones and watches to smart TVs and even fridges, today’s consumer is seeking technology to make their lives easier, more personalised and more luxurious. As well as on-the-go devices, hotel-spec technology such as lighting and audio control has become high on consumer’s wish-lists. It can be difficult and costly to keep up with such high-end demands. However, electrical solutions provider Hamilton has developed a new wireless audio range that offers excellent quality audio in an easy to install and cost-conscious package As consumers become accustomed to more connected lives, streaming music has become the norm. Spotify and Apple Music, two of the largest music streaming services, have over 150 million subscribers combined*. Many people enjoy this music on the go, in their cars and on their commutes, but listening in the home offers the opportunity to enjoy a higher quality audio experience. Hamilton Litestat has launched a new range of wireless home audio products that are simple to install and configure, while delivering the high-quality audio that matches today’s tech-savvy consumer demand. “Home audio is an area that delivers a high perceived value whilst being relatively low cost to install,” explains Gavin Williams, Sales & Marketing Director at Hamilton Litestat, “We’ve developed a range that’s easy to install and set-up plus very simple to use via a specially-designed app.” FIXED AUDIO FOR QUALITY STEREO SOUND Currently, one of the most popular home layouts is the kitchen-dining-living room as this room configuration inherently creates a large open plan space with plenty of light, but also allows the whole family to socialise and interact. It’s therefore ideal for this area to transform into an entertainment space. Well placed, good quality audio can help with this, and Hamilton’s solution is suited to both large open plan spaces, as well as other smaller yet high usage areas. Four products make up Hamilton’s new wireless audio range, two of which are the WSA50 Wireless Streaming Amplifier and the H600-80W8 Ceiling Speakers. Using the
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robust Wi-Fi network, the WSA50 Wireless Streaming Amplifier can stream audio to virtually every room in a property, streaming to several speakers to play the same song simultaneously throughout the home. Or, with additional amplifiers, speakers can be grouped together to create sound zones, so that different audio can be played in each of these areas of the home. By utilising Wi-Fi, increased audio fidelity is achieved compared to Bluetooth, preserving more of what the artist intended and suiting the keenest ear. The amplifier also has a USB port to connect to audio stored on a NAS, USB flash drives and hard disks, and also has built-in Bluetooth should a Wi-Fi connection not be available.
No programming knowledge is necessary to set up and configure the speakers. They can be grouped together or played singularly throughout the home for the utmost flexibility.
