Learn How Millennium Systems Design Ensures a Solid Network and Home Entertainment Experience

At Millennium Systems Design, we pride ourselves in providing only the best for our clients. Having a solid network is important because it is the backbone of your home entertainment or integration system, that’s why we have partnered with Access Networks. Access Networks is based on one simple premise: Keeping you connected.

Having an enterprise-level system that is designed, engineered, and manufactured by networking experts to deliver better speed, reliability, coverage and consistency is key to protecting your family and your AV investment. Having connected devices is convenient and useful, but if you’re not careful, connected devices can open portals to valuable information like social security numbers, financial assets and more. A custom-designed enterprise-level networking system provides a strong firewall to protect your information.

Access Networks scales with you as your family and home grow. With each modification, your home network should be able to easily adapt. The systems we recommend for your home can easily be expanded through firmware upgrades, the addition of hardware, and service options such as proactive network marketing and network security. One reason why we love working with Access Networks is because their team, like Millennium Systems Design, is forward thinking and wants your home to be prepared for the future. They are continually refining their networking solutions to provide access to the most technologically advanced features on the market.

Having a robust home network system is vital to the performance of your home entertainment or integration system. Are you interested in upgrading your network? Do you have questions about improving your connection? Contact us today to schedule a networking consultation.

Living Room Update: A 5 Star Project

Our latest project that we finished was a living room update, this house was built about 17 years ago and featured an outdated drywall entertainment center. They were working with a general contractor, so we hopped on board and coordinated framing for the TV and system wiring locations. This took stress off of the homeowner since they knew everyone was working together to deliver the finished product they dreamed of. Based on the following review, I would say that our clients were satisfied.

My wife and I wanted to revise some drywall built-ins in our living room to put in a media wall. We knew from other folks with similar walls that we wanted a large TV, updates sound system, and an “invisible wires” look that likely meant a network and a/v rack. After doing some research on home theatre providers/installers in our area, one company just absolutely stood out in terms of their website, its content, and their very evident capabilities. And that company was Millennium Systems Design. After a few emails back and back and forth with the owner Mike, one of the company representatives, Brannon, came out to our home to discuss the project with us. Two days later, we were in their office and showroom looking at products and reviewing a highly detailed ten- page proposal customized just for us with an item by item breakdown of everything we would need to make our dream project come true. And Brannon did a fantastic job listening to us and understanding what our budget was (not millionaires) and how to make things happen. Everyone at this company that we interacted with from top to bottom (Mike, Mary Kaye, Brannon, Sean, Jonathan, Edwin, and Frankie) were top notch professionals, and the greatest strength I think we their communication. We were always aware of where we were at and where we were headed. MSD also worked tirelessly in communicating with our general contractor (Mecca Builders) to coordinate the projects seamlessly, and the quality of that communication really shows in the finished product. Can’t recommend more highly.

Their living room now features a modern stone wall with an 85" Sony TV, LED fireplace, James Speakerbar, Sunfire Subwoofer and Origin in ceiling rears. The system rack is located just on the other side of the wall in an office. Since we always prepare for the future, during the process we installed a conduit for future wiring to the rack easily (and affordably). This system is powered by a Yamaha surround processor and controlled by Elan which will allow them to add lighting, HVAC, cameras, security, pool control, or any other systems that they would like to control as they expand the system. We also updated the network so that everything on the system is hardwired and remotely managed. Lastly, we added surge/power conditioning by Panamax and allows us to remotely manage power. This project took MSD techs 4 days to instal. Total project time start to finish, 2 weeks. 

The New Normal

Safe at home doesn’t mean bored at home…

Over the last few weeks our community has spent time at home instead of going to movie theaters, entertainment venues, sporting events or public places. Soon enough, these restrictions will be lifted, but what will that really look like for our clients? Will they be as social as normal? Have we all gotten so used to staying home and spending time with family that this will become our new normal? For our clients we believe the latter will be true. Why go to a theater when you can turn a small room in your home into your own personal theater? Why go to the driving range or take golf lessons when you can transform a bay of your garage into a commercial grade virtual golf simulator? Why go on vacation when you have your own personal tropical paradise complete with an outdoor entertainment system in the backyard? Below we have a featured a few of our projects that turn unused spaces of a home into the most used and most enjoyed rooms.

Hit the Course, at Home

Garage Bay Turned Golf Simulator

One of our clients is an avid golfer and wanted to be able to practice more efficiently at home. Since he didn’t have any extra rooms in his home, we turned one bay of his garage into a commercial grade golf simulator. The project turned out amazing.

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Two Unbelievable Rooms, One Small Space

Our client, an avid golfer, wanted to convert a standard exercise room into a quality multipurpose cinema room that doubled as a professional golfing simulation system. However, neither him, nor his wife, liked the look of the typical golf simulator. His vision was a room that could be used for both purposes but did not look industrial. He asked that his picture and sound be exceptional, yet unseen when not in use and he expected the acoustics in his room to be superior to any other theater he had been in. Read more about this award winning theater, here.

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Small Rooms Make Intimate Theaters

Small and Mighty

We have recently completed two theaters that started out as small, under appreciated rooms. The first project I will feature started as a 14' x 15' home office. We were able to get everything this client wanted into this room and even built a compartment on an exterior wall to house the projector so it's hidden. This theater is controlled by Crestron and is home to a 2.40 and 16.9 masking screen, Sony 995 projector, 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos setup, Origin Marque speakers, acoustic panels covering walls and ceilings and LED lighting around the ceiling trim, screen, and custom signs.

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Above Garage Loft Redesigned

This next space started as an 11’ x 22’ loft above our client’s garage. The space presented a few challenges in addition to the narrow size but we were able to navigate through them and find solutions so that in the end our client had a finished product that was exactly what he had always dreamed of. Read about all of the challenges and what we did to navigate the project, here.

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Custom Home Theater with Fiber Optic Inlaid Bar Top

We just completed another custom home theater for a client here in Central Florida. This is a traditional style theater with many interesting custom features and upgrades. The client said he came to us because of our reputation as the best home theater company in the area. We started the process with a blank slate, the space started as an 11’ x 22’ loft above his garage. The space presented a few challenges but we were able to navigate through them and find solutions so that in the end our client had a finished product that was exactly what he had always dreamed of.

The first and most obvious challenge that we encountered when designing this theater was that there was a window where the screen was going. We tinted the window, covered it with drywall and built a false wall to allow for in-wall left, center and right speakers. To combat the humidity issue that comes with living in Florida, we engineered a thermostatically controlled ventilation system to keep the possibility of moisture and mold from occurring between the window and the false wall. There were also four closet doors plus the entry door. Storage space is great but the number of doors in the room created some sound and speaker location obstacles. The final challenge that we had to navigate was the size of the room. The length of the room was perfect but the width and height created some challenges. Our client wanted as many seats as possible, we could only fit three seats across and we couldn’t build a stage for a second row of seats due to the height of the ceiling. To solve this we designed a custom bar right behind the three theater seats and had custom bar stools created by Darafeev in California. The low ceilings were also a concern when placing the projector. We created an area for a drop down projector and positioned it right above the bar to eliminate any chance that someone could hit their head or accidently interfere with the positioning of the picture.

The finishing touches to make this theater complete were custom built split doors at the top of the stairs, custom wood columns and wood trim on the walls and ceiling from Majestic Custom Woodworks, custom paint by BRS Custom Painting, custom acoustic panels for the walls and ceiling, plush luxury theater carpeting and all in wall and in ceiling speakers and subwoofers hidden by acoustic materials. As a thank you to our client we had StellarSky Systems design a fiber optic gator in the top of the custom bar. We wish you could all hear and see the results of this theater, it is truly amazing.

Equipment Used:

o   Future Automation projector lift

o   Screen Innovations 120” acoustic Projector Screen’

o   Sony VPL-Vw995

o   Straight wire cables and wire

o   Audio Control Maestro M9 Processor and Savoy amps

o   Origin Acoustic Marquee In-Wall speakers X7

o   Origin Acoustic in-Ceiling speakers

o   JL Audio in-Wall subwoofer

o   Kaleidescape Movie Server

o   Elan Control System

o   Panamax

o   Middle Atlantic

o   Darafeev Stools

Is your Wi-Fi Fast and Secure Enough?

Your Home Network and Wi-Fi System Is More Important Than Ever

Technology systems are completely reliant on a great internet feed and an excellent wired and wireless network to run properly. We want your home to be operating with peak speeds, reliability, and security as you navigate our current crisis.

There is a never-ending amount of threats to your data, your personal photos, and your private information. We want to make sure that your systems are as safe and secure as possible.

THE PROBLEM - Wi-Fi and data networks are very much like mobile phones. The technology advancements are ever-changing. If your network was installed more than 4 years ago, you are unlikely to have the current Wi-Fi band that new iOS devices run on—AC. And you definitely do not have the newest Wi-Fi standard, Wi-Fi 6, that was just released this year. Your devices are most likely running on 3rd- or 4th-generation old technology at this point.   

In addition, the speed of your network may be clamped down by old network switches that simply do not have the capacity for the fastest speeds that your internet provider is offering.  

WE CAN HELP!

THE SOLUTION -  Let's evaluate your current equipment to see what devices need to be replaced to get your household running at peak performance. This evaluation is free, and in many cases can be done off-site using our remote access or simply by looking at the system documentation we have in our offices.

Stuck at home? Here's how Millennium can help! (& more COVID-19 updates)

Over the last few weeks our world as we know it has turned upside down. Many families are faced with new challenges such as working from home, entertaining school aged children full-time for weeks, being confined to their homes and trying to stay healthy. At Millennium Systems Design we are here to help our clients navigate these new challenges. We offer many services that can be beneficial during this time.

-Technology to Assist with Home Schooling/Child Care

-Home Office

-Network/Wifi Upgrades

-Indoor/Outdoor Entertainment

-Staycations

-Air Purification

-Remote System Management

Please let us know as soon as possible if you need any of our services in the coming weeks as we are working our hardest to accommodate all of our clients requests as quickly as possible. As always, but even more importantly now, we take pride in our standards of cleanliness and safety. All of our employees have been trained on thorough sanitation and each employee will enter your home in booties, gloves and a mask if requested.

We hope all of our clients, partners and friends are in good health and have a positive outlook on this situation. Please let us know if you or your family need anything during this time.