I love my audiovisual gadgets, but I would love them more if I could make them share in synergy with each other! Networking my TV, VCR, DVR, Stereo, and Apple gadgets together seems hard for a weekend tech warrior like me. It is a daunting task to choose the right networking solution (Sonos makes smart speakers, but no receivers), to program the universal remote with my catalogue of components and range of activities from watching movies and recorded DVR shows to listening to music, and to keep all those cables neatly organized.
Enter Risen Entertainment. Gustavo responded to my message by the next morning. In our first conversation, we diagnosed my needs, including selecting a networking receiver to sync all my gadgets and separate my sound zones (terrace, living room, media room). He suggested the Universal remote by Logitech called Harmony Elite Remote Control. By the second call, he had the lowest price for the receiver that I wanted, a Denon AVR-X7200W and sent a formal quote. The entire process took about one week from call to finished installation, and frankly it exceeded all my expectations. I can control my entire media collection with the Harmony app in my Ipad or choose the Harmony remote, either one incredibly easy to use once programmed. All cables are neatly set up and the sound quality in my outside speakers improved 100%.
I had asked the same questions and invited another company, Sound Components, to bid, but they called back late the next day; the person who called back volleyed me to a sales person who said he would call back after I explained that the Sonos he was suggesting was not a receiver solution. He said they did not work with Denon, and he never called back (in typical Miami customer service fashion where it seems they are doing you a favor to talk to you.)
I have no doubt, given the work ethics in Miami, that meeting a hard-working, smart purveyor of media products and installation services for home automation solutions is quite a find! I heartily recommend them. read more