Cabinet Ventilation

One of the more important issues we have dealt with in the past few years is proper ventilation of entertainment systems. Heat is the enemy of all electronics and today's equipment is hotter than ever. Hard drives, high speed digital processors and the miniaturization of electronics has increased the heat output of almost every component in a system.

Part of our design and installation process is to engineer solutions to bring cool room air into a cabinet and to exhaust the hot air away from the equipment. A few examples follow:

Example of a heat egress vent (round vent) placed outside of the house for a large system:

Example of a heat egress vent (hidden under plate) designed to remove heat from the cabinet below in a small system:

Example of same concept to vent heat out of a dedicated equipment closet (rectangular vent above door):

Marketing Makeover

In today's tough economy, marketing has become more important than ever. To assist with that effort, Storch Entertainment Systems recently installed a few unique solutions for Jonathan McGrath Construction, including:

1. A multimedia presentation system in the conference room (pictured)

This allows Jack to present his portfolio to clients as either a simple slide show or PowerPoint presentation

Internet access with a wireless keyboard and mouse provide direct access to the web or other files

2. A phone system with digital voice mail to ensure no lost calls

3. An information on hold system that can easily be updated to provide current information to any caller

Typical digital on-hold systems can be expensive and complicated

We designed the system to use an iPod as the playback device using free Podcasting software

4. A building-wide music system to enhance the feel of the office

Music can be a key element in setting the atmosphere and mood

Deland project nears completion

Storch Entertainment recently complete the "trim" phase of this home theater. Pictured are three front speakers and a pair of inwall subwoofers.

When complete, the ceiling will twinkle with fiber optic lighting and an acoustically transparent screen will be installed in front of the left, center and right speakers. An equipment rack will be installed in the closet with shades on the windows to control the light.

Neat Wiring

Neat wiring is a very important part of our work. Not only does it make long term servicing easy, it shows the kind of detail and care we put into all of our systems. These photos highlight our commitment to labeling all of the wires and connectors in a system as well as our dedication to taking the time to create custom length cables (connecting the network switch to the labeled patchbay).