HTA Certification Tier HTA Certified - Luxury more 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 certification tiers HTA Certified - Luxury Company Statistics Years in business: 24 years Mission 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: 1 Number of full-time employees in the entire company : 9 more Number of full-time employees at this location : 9 CEDIA member : Yes All new employees background checked?: Yes Office type : Commercial Building Primary business : Residential low voltage Percentage of overall business in residential projects : 95% Corporate office based: Mississauga Ontario Focused cities / areas: Greater Toronto Area Areas of focus outside main service radius: Muskoka Brands Carried : Access Control » 2N Control » Crestron Control » Savant Control » Josh.ai Electronics » Marantz Electronics » Sony Electronics » Kaleidescape Electronics » Sonos Electronics » AudioControl Flush Mount Speakers » James Loudspeakers Flush Mount Speakers » Sonance Flush Mount Speakers » B&W Lighting » Crestron Lighting » Lutron Motorization » Future Automation Motorized Shading » Lutron Networking » Cisco Networking » Ruckus Networking » Cisco Meraki Projection Screens » Stewart Filmscreen Projector brands » Sony Seating » Cineak Security Cameras » Axis Theater Audio Systems » Wisdom Theater Audio Systems » Steinway Lyngdorf TV Brands » Seura TV Brands » Sony TV Brands » Samsung Video Walls - DVLED » None Other Brands Carried : Electronics » Lyngdorf Audio Customer Service / Aftercare Dedicated aftercare service staff : No Same day emergency service : Yes 24-hour emergency onsite service : No 24-hour phone support : Yes Offers remote system monitoring & support : No more Typical number of days to address non-emergency service issues onsite: 1-2 days Response times guaranteed: Yes Service contracts offered: No Dedicated service phone number: Option 2 - Tech Support Dedicated support address: info@definitive-sound.com Project Size Information Whole 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: $100,000 Price 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 Information Home 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 Endorsements Manufacturer endorsed? : Yes Industry Professional endorsed? : Yes Architect endorsed? : Yes General Contactor endorsed? : Yes Interior Designer endorsed? : Yes Services Offered In-house: Home Theater Systems Audio Video Systems Smart home / Home Automation Home Monitoring IT Networks Security Cameras Lighting Control Systems Motorized Shading Control System Programming Audiophile Music Systems Alarm Systems Lighting Fixtures Acoustic Treatments 3rd party: Facilities: Office space Warehouse Rack building/testing area Offers design, engineering & as-built documentation? : Yes Offers enterprise-grade networks? : Yes more In-house acoustic consulting & theater construction documentation : Yes 3rd party acoustic consulting & theater construction documentation : Yes Aircraft : No Marine : No MDU : No Recognition Lutron » Platinum Provider Savant » Silver Dealer Certifications Crestron » Certified Crestron Programmer Lutron » Homeworks Authorized Provider Lutron » Sivoia QS Authorized Provider Lutron » RadioRA2 Preferred System Provider Savant » Core 1 Savant » Level 2 Associations Azione License & Insurance Information Public Liability: Not Required Electrical Contractors Association: Not Required Professional Indemnity Insurance: Not Required Risk Assessment / Method Statement: Not Required Lighting Industry Association: Not Required ISO9001: Not Required National Security Incorporate: Company Registration Number: Warranty Electronics and installation workmanship warranty: 3 years 3rd party extended warranty polices offered on electronic components or systems: No
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 certification tiers HTA Certified - Luxury
