HTA Certification TierHTA Certified - Luxurymore HTA Certified - Luxury HTA Certified Luxury companies typically specialize in the following: Luxury residences between 5,000-10,000 square feet Residences with more advanced technology needs Residences with high-end interior design and architecture Deploy professional-grade smart home / home automation systems High-performance home theater and home audio systems Homeowners who expect a luxury-brand customer service experience Homeowners who believe that technology is an important feature of their home Projects that take weeks or months to complete Typically collaborate with luxury home architects, builder, and interior designers Can document all your home’s technology systems through an engineering plan set Projects with technology budgets generally in the $50,000 - $250,000 range Note: These are general guidelines. We encourage you to carefully review HTA Certified dealer profiles to get their exact range of project size, home size, and home value statistics to make sure they are a good fit for your needs. Read more about HTA Certified - Luxury Company StatisticsYears in business: 20 yearsMission statement: To have a culture of excellence: constantly improving, continuously learning, rewarding results from satisfied clients, & winning with integrity.Vision statement: To make technology simple.Company description: Greater Toronto Area’s premier custom electronic specialists. We are a non-retail professional company specializing in the design, engineering, and installation of high-performance home theaters, multi-room audio-video, lighting control, automation, climate control, and security systems. Seasoned, diligent, and driven, our goal is to provide our clients with the finest audio-video systems to fit their needs. We work relentlessly using our talent, forward-thinking, focus, and experienced minds to work together with our manufacturer partners to activate ideas and strategies which will provide our clients with high-performance, robust, and intuitive solutions to solve their audio-video needs. At our core, Definitive Sound is built to deliver excellence. Our goal is to generate consistently high-performance results for our clients and luxury residential building partners. Our work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Robb Report, House & Home Magazine, & Electronic House.Number of office locations: 1Number of full-time employees in the entire company: 9moreNumber of full-time employees at this location: 9CEDIA member: YesAll new employees background checked?: YesOffice type: Commercial buildingPrimary business: Residential low voltagePercentage of overall business in residential projects: 95%Corporate office based: Mississauga OntarioFocused cities / areas: Greater Toronto AreaAreas of focus outside main service radius: MuskokaBrands Carried: Control » CrestronControl » SavantNetworking » CiscoNetworking » Cisco MerakiNetworking » RuckusFlush Mount Speakers » B&WFlush Mount Speakers » James LoudspeakersFlush Mount Speakers » SonanceProjector brands » SonyTheater Audio Systems » Steinway LyngdorfElectronics » AudioControlElectronics » KaleidescapeElectronics » MarantzElectronics » SonosElectronics » SonyTV Brands » SeuraTV Brands » SonyProjection Screens » Stewart FilmscreenMotorization » Future AutomationVideo Walls » NoneSeating » FortressLighting » LutronMotorized Shading » LutronAccess Control » 2NSecurity Cameras » AxisOther Brands Carried: Electronics » Lyngdorf Audio Customer Service / AftercareDedicated aftercare service staff: NoSame day emergency service: Yes24-hour emergency onsite service : No24-hour phone support: YesOffers remote system monitoring & support: NomoreTypical number of days to address non-emergency service issues onsite: 1-2 daysResponse times guaranteed: YesService contracts offered: NoDedicated service phone number: Option 2 - Tech SupportDedicated support address: [email protected] Project Size InformationWhole Home Technology systems: Project size and Number completed:This chart shows the price range of “whole home technology system” projects where the dealer has installed multiple technology systems (prewire, audio/video, network, smart home, etc.) in multiple rooms of the home. The chart reflects a time period of 36 months. The numbers include any private home theaters and media rooms that were part of the project. The pricing excludes lighting controls, motorized shading/drapery systems, and sales tax. The number in parenthesis are the amount of projects completed in each price range category. Typical whole home system project size: $100,000Price range of dedicated Home Theaters done by Definitive Sound Inc.: $50,000 min $800,000 max $150,000 typical Price range of Media Rooms done by Definitive Sound Inc.: $25,000 min $75,000 max $30,000 typical Home Size & Value InformationHome sizes of projects done by Definitive Sound Inc.: 4,000sqft min 50,000sqft max 7,000sqft typical Home values of projects done by Definitive Sound Inc.: $1,000,000 min $50,000,000 max $4,000,000 typical EndorsementsManufacturer endorsed?: YesIndustry Professional endorsed?: YesArchitect endorsed?: YesGeneral Contactor endorsed?: YesInterior Designer endorsed?: Yes Services OfferedIn-house: Audio Video SystemsHome Theater SystemsSmart home / Home AutomationHome MonitoringIT NetworksSecurity CamerasLighting Control SystemsLighting FixturesMotorized ShadingControl System ProgrammingAlarm SystemsAudiophile Music SystemsAcoustic TreatmentsFacilities: Office spaceWarehouseRack building/testing areaOffers engineering & as-built documentation?: YesOffers enterprise-grade networks?: YesmoreIn-house acoustic consulting & theater construction documentation: Yes3rd party acoustic consulting & theater construction documentation: Yes RecognitionSavant » Silver DealerLutron » Platinum ProviderAwards: Electronic HouseHome of the Year Award2012 CertificationsLutron » Homeworks Authorized ProviderLutron » Sivoia QS Authorized ProviderLutron » RadioRA2 Preferred System ProviderSavant » Core 1Savant » Level 2Crestron » Certified Crestron Programmer AssociationsAzioneCEDIA License & Insurance InformationLow-voltage license: Not requiredWorker’s compensation insurance: YesLiability Insurance: YesLiability insurance: $5,000,000Bonded: Not required WarrantyElectronics and installation workmanship warranty: 2 years3rd party extended warranty polices offered on electronic components or systems: No
HTA Certified - Luxury HTA Certified Luxury companies typically specialize in the following: Luxury residences between 5,000-10,000 square feet Residences with more advanced technology needs Residences with high-end interior design and architecture Deploy professional-grade smart home / home automation systems High-performance home theater and home audio systems Homeowners who expect a luxury-brand customer service experience Homeowners who believe that technology is an important feature of their home Projects that take weeks or months to complete Typically collaborate with luxury home architects, builder, and interior designers Can document all your home’s technology systems through an engineering plan set Projects with technology budgets generally in the $50,000 - $250,000 range Note: These are general guidelines. We encourage you to carefully review HTA Certified dealer profiles to get their exact range of project size, home size, and home value statistics to make sure they are a good fit for your needs. Read more about HTA Certified - Luxury
