Beyond the Screen: Crafting Audio That Complements Your Home's Design
Customizing Sound for Luxury Viewing Experiences
Modern televisions are marvels of engineering—impossibly thin displays that seem to float on the wall, delivering breathtaking picture quality. But there's a trade-off. Those slim profiles leave virtually no room for speakers, and the resulting tinny sound falls far short of the visual experience. For luxury homeowners who've invested in both exceptional displays and carefully designed spaces, adding a chunky soundbar or visible speakers feels like compromising the very aesthetic they've worked to create. At Aurum Home Technology, we approach audio as an extension of your home's design—solutions that deliver theater-quality sound while respecting your space's architectural integrity.
The Sound Dilemma with Modern TVs
The best speaker drivers require depth and volume that ultra-thin TVs simply don't have. For this reason, TVs often suffer from flat, poor-quality sound that makes dialogue hard to understand. Mass-market soundbars improve the situation, but they introduce new problems—most come in widths that rarely match your specific TV, creating an awkward visual mismatch. They frequently clash with custom millwork, natural wood finishes, or the refined materials common in luxury homes. The result is an overly conspicuous piece of consumer electronics sitting below your carefully selected display.
A Customized Approach to Audio
At Aurum, we tailor solutions to the design of a home and the desires of its owners. Solutions like those from Leon Speakers take an artisan approach to TV audio. Their Profile Edge system frames your display in solid hardwood while integrating side-mounted speakers directly into the enclosure. Each frame is built to order, matching your TV's exact dimensions and available in various wood species and finishes—from walnut to maple to custom-matched stains. The side-mount placement creates a broader soundstage than center-channel-only solutions, delivering spatial audio that feels natural and immersive. Leon also offers their Horizon series soundbars, custom-built to match your TV's width precisely. These aren't off-the-shelf products adapted to your space—they're handcrafted in Michigan to complement your home's specific design language, whether that's mid-century modern, mountain contemporary, or traditional elegance.
Making Audio Speakers Disappear
For spaces where even beautifully crafted speakers feel like too much, there's another option: audio that vanishes entirely. Sonance Invisible Series speakers are installed behind your wall or ceiling surfaces, then finished over with paint, plaster, wallpaper, or wood veneer. The sound emanates from the architecture itself, with no visible grilles or drivers. Despite being concealed, these speakers deliver full-range performance—clear highs, natural midrange, and solid bass response. They're particularly well-suited for minimalist interiors, gallery-like spaces, or rooms where visual simplicity takes priority. The technology serves the experience without drawing attention to itself.
Designed from the Start
Our audio integration work begins during the design phase, where we collaborate with architects and interior designers to specify the optimal approach for each viewing space. We create detailed documentation for proper rough-in requirements and coordinate with builders to ensure a flawless installation. Once the system is in place, we calibrate and tune the audio for your room's specific acoustics. The outcome is sound that honors both the content you're watching and the space in which you're watching it.
Ready to explore custom audio solutions for your home? Contact Aurum Home Technology to discuss how premium sound can integrate seamlessly with your design vision.
