In Michigan, it’s sometime hard to find the best high end home theater and audiophile products for demonstration. JBM Audio has some of the absolute top products for the discerning audiophile or home theater enthusiast to evaluate and enjoy, in all of Michigan. A comprehensive list of these home theater and audiophile brands are compiled below.
Dynaudio: One of the finest audiophile speakers money can buy – Dynaudio has speakers that compete with the likes of Paradigm and PSB as well as Wilson and Focal.
TruAudio: In the world of high end in-ceiling and in-wall speakers – the brand TruAudio is now a major player in the discussion. Learn more about this up-and-coming-brand here.
Triad: Triad is a major player in the high end custom installation speaker business. They make custom speakers in custom finishes that woo consumers from all over the world to these unique solutions.
Earthquake: Well known in the world of high end car audio or “12-volt,” Earthquake also makes some of the more powerful and specialized subwoofer products in the market for the world of specialty home theater.
Furman: Furman makes some of the most trustworthy AC power products in the home theater and professional AV market.
Panamax: A sister company to Furman, Panamax offers more value-oriented and task-specific AC power products that are used in nearly every project we do in Michigan.
Tripp Lite: A professional AC Power product, Tripp Lite offers battery backup, surge protection and many other solution-oriented products that help solve many of the system challenges that we meet.
NuVo: NuVo is a slick home automation and remote control brand that has integration products for today’s most cutting edge systems, including Apple iPads and far beyond.
Russound: Russound is a manufacturer of top-level home automation, networking and server devices. It’s hard to build a high end home in Michigan without using a whole host of products from Russound.
Lumagen: Lumagen makes an entire lineup of top performing, 3D capable video processors for today’s most cutting edge video rigs.
Lutron: Lutron is the undisputed champion for lighting control in the world of home automation. From their Grafix Eye light controls to roll down shades to hundreds of other lighting products – Lutron is what high end homes in Michigan are using.
LG: LG or “life’s good” as they are known – is one of the best manufacturers of both plasma and LED video monitors. They pack all of the latest streaming, app's and other goodies as well as videophile performance from uber-thin HDTV's.
Panasonic: Panasonic took over where Pioneer left off years ago with their KURO line as Panny has the absolute best looking flat HDTV's available at any price via their plasma lines. Panasonic is also an industry leader in 3D as well as applications via their VieraCast technology.
NuVision: NuVision is a line of high performance HDTV's that are designed for the specific needs of today’s top home theater and custom installations. NuVision HDTV's are easy to calibrate and come with RS-232 control.
Toshiba: Toshiba is a well known video brand that has set the pace in the world of flat HDTV's with applications and thin form factor HDTV's; they are also pushing the limits of 3D without glasses.
Digital Projection: Digital Projection is one the elite best video companies in the world that specializes in cinema quality video projectors. DP has smaller projectors that meet their ultra-high standards as well as projectors like their reference level 3D Titan, which is about as good a projector as money can buy.
Da-lite: Da-lite is a premium video screen manufacturer that is known in the high end world of video for their partnership with video guru, Joe Kane and his Joe Kane Productions
SI Screens: SI Screens is a new player making waves in the world of light rejecting screens. For people in Michigan who want to use their projector in rooms that have some ambient light – SI offers many reasonable and cutting edge solutions.
Stewart Filmscreen: Stewart Filmscreen is the most established video screen company in the world with a full complement of video screens for home theater and commercial installations.
DBX: DBX is the leader in commercial audio processing. Their ZonePro product is used on almost every commercial project that we do.
Crown International: In the world of professional audio, there is no bigger name than Crown. In many of the bigger homes in Michigan, Crown is used with great success in home theater, multi-room audio, to power subwoofers and beyond.
Atlas Sound: Atlas Sound is a major player in the professional sound market. Their amplifiers and speakers deliver unmatched quality at reasonable cost.
JBL Professional: JBL is the biggest name in professional loudspeakers, sound reinforcement and cinema sound. Their JBL Synthesis line brings this immense level of expertise to larger home theaters all around Michigan.
ZeeVee: ZeeVee was the first and most successful player in the HD modulation market. We used their product on all our Brann's Steak House projects. ZeeVee was so impressed with JBM Audio's work, they did a case study on the application.
Cary Audio Design: Cary makes some of the most impressive and creative audiophile grade tube electronics right from Cary, North Carolina. Cary also has innovative USB DAC's as well as a full function HDMI AV preamp.
Halcro: Halcro came onto the market as an off-shoot of an Australian minesweeper company that happened to make what Stereophile Magazine called “The Best Amp Ever”.
NAD Master Series: NAD is known as one of the absolute best value brands in all of electronics. Their Master Series is the highest expression of their design excellence shown in a line of amps, preamps, Blu-Ray players and beyond.
Naim Audio: Naim Audio is one of the more exotic audiophile brands from the UK. They are known for their innovative upgrade path as well as their low powered but sweet sounding integrated amp.
Yamaha: Yamaha is one of the most respected names in consumer electronics and offers a full range of soundbars, HDMI receivers, Blu-Ray players and much more.
Bitwise Controls: Bitwise Control's iPhone and Android applications enable the end user to control their entire home with their smart phone. Very Cool Stuff!
HAI: HAI or Home Automation, Inc, has been in the home automation business for over 30 years. HAI is known for making reliable and easy to use security and automation products for both residential and commercial applications.
Universal Remote Control: Don’t confuse the brand Universal Remote Control with the concept of a universal remote. This maker of affordable remote control systems is a client favorite in projects that we do all over the state as they add a tremendous ease of use to AV systems of all varieties.
Savant: Savant is an Apple-based home automation line that is gaining more and more accolades every month. Nobody does more with a Mac Mini and an iPad than Savant. Their products are rock solid and as you might expect, pack a beautiful user interface.
Mozaex: Mozaex leads the way in the Blu-Ray server market. Their media servers enable you to store all of your DVD's and Blu-Ray's on a central server and stream them any where in the house.
Xtream Media: Xtream Media builds the best all around media servers on the market today. Movies, music, pictures, are all stored and accessed with ease. Streaming services like Netflix, Pandora, etc are also built right into the servers interface. Simply the best you can buy.
