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Home Theater | Plasma LCD Installation | Audio Visual | Austin TX
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Restaurant Sound System Installation
Posted: 09 Aug 2009 08:12 PM PDT
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Catamount just designed and installed new distributed audio system at
Justines restaurant and bar at 4710 E. 5th St. in Austin. This installation
has two stereo zones. One zone is for the inside bar and the other is for
the outdoor patio. We utilized the clients Yamaha stereo receiver and
incorporated a Phoenix Gold IH-VSS2 two-zone speaker selector with volume
control and impedance matching. The speakers are Atlas Sound SM52T-B.
The owners expressed a desire to play vinyl on their Technics SL1200
turntable as well as music from a laptop computer. Catamount provided them
with a Stanton SMX.202 DJ Mixer to be able to switch between inputs and
preview other sources on a cue monitor. I was delighted that the inaugural
song piped over their system was what is considered the first rock and roll
song ever recorded, Rocket 88 by Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm. It
seemed an appropriate beginning for an establishment that is so reflective
of its owners tastes.
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Cat5 and Coax Cable Installation
Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:11 PM PDT
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Data Closet
I recently went down to New Braunfels TX to work on a grand home in the
picturesque hill country not far from the Guadalupe River. This home was
wired for internet, multiple phone lines, cable television and speakers.
My client had recently purchased this home and was understandably
overwhelmed by the sight of a patch panel overflowing with wires. All this
multimedia descended on a closet that housed Cat5, telephone and powered
splitter boxes for the coax cable. The coax cables (RG6) was being utilized
for both Direct TV and for the Cable Modem feeds. To make things more
difficult the cables were not labeled in any discernible way. Using my test
equipment I was able to identify the right cables and patch internet to the
rooms that he wanted. I also thinned out obsolete and excess cabling and
made sense of this control panel for the benefit of future configurations.
Plasma Install
In addition I hung a 46 plasma television on his mantle. I am very pleased
at the aesthetics of this installation. This HDTV is pictured on my my
Plasma/LCD installation page. In the same room I patched Direct TV from the
aforementioned panel to a location close to where his audio-visual
components would live.
Surround Sound
The new owner of the New Braunfels home also lucked out because the living
room was already equipped with five ceiling mounted speakers! They were of
greater quality than the entry level surround sound speakers he currently
owned. It was as easy as hooking them up to already existing wall panel. In
no time he was up and running with with room shaking 5.1 Surround Sound.
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Flat Screen HDTV Installation at Meuller Austin TX
Posted: 02 Jul 2009 08:53 PM PDT
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At Mueller
It has been a busy early summer for Catamount in Austin. I am happy to have
completed my first home theater installation in the new Mueller Community.
A customer wanted a plasma HDTV wall-mounted and JBL ceiling speakers
installed throughout the house. This installation was interesting because
this particular home was made-to-order with the walls and ceiling wired for
sound. I am looking forward to doing more home theater work in this urban
village now that I have acquainted myself with one of its homes.
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South Austin LCD Projector Installation
Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:58 PM PDT
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Catamount AV just finished a projector relocation for a guest house/theater
room in South Austin. The clients are very discerning about the look of
their home. We were happy to create a practical solution that is visually
consistent with the look of the room. It was harder than meets the eye but
the clients were pleased with the end results. We are especially pleased
with the custom mount.
