Designer AV

Derek from DesignerAV really delivered the goods for us, installing a comprehensive home automation solution covering 8 different zones. Naturally it’s built with Control4 at the heart of it all and uses high quality equipment to deliver sound, video, lighting, security and more.Derek’s workmanship and attention to detail have been exceptional, starting with the basics of running over 2 km of wiring neatly through the house into the central rack during our ground up renovation, then assembling everything in the rack so all equipment looks like it was designed to be there, through to the programming required to integrate all equipment and services to Control4. We especially love the totally invisible Stealth Research speakers recommended by Derek in the living room and lounge. These make for a fun party game – can you find where all the speakers are in the room?Derek’s knowledge is extensive and we have continued to call on him as we’ve added to the brief with additional projects including:• Integrated control of our driveway and pedestrian gates including the Control4 Door station.• An 8TB NAS upgrade for media and network storage.• A new pool and patio build that added a new zone with speakers, control of all lighting, a Wi-Fi access point and Control4 integration to the pool/spa pumps and heaters.• Control4 integration with our garden reticulation controller.• Guidance on setting up Amazon Alexa for voice control of many Control4 tasks like turning on the pool area lighting or playing a favourite playlist.Derek is about to deliver on our next project, to install security cameras and record the video content to our NAS storage.We thoroughly recommend Derek from DesignerAV for any home automation or technology requirement.— Steve and Debbie Sims

“Derek took our complex retrofitting project and made the whole process easy. He helped us get our heads around what was possible – and now we love having a fully automated house that has actually made our lives easier.”— JOHN, REMUERA

Right from the outset Derek was very approachable and easy to deal with, patiently explaining the operation and benefits of various components. As you would expect he is technically very competent and is able to explain, what could otherwise be complex issues,in terms the layman can understand.Derek designed a system that matched our requirements and budget perfectly and now that it has been commissioned for a few months I can say he got the trade off between these two spot on and we have a system that does all we need it to do while maintainingthe ability to upgrade it in the future if required.The aspect to Derek’s work we have appreciated the most is the time he has put into making sure the system is working correctly and ironing out the inevitable bugs here and there once the initial installation was completed. We feel very secure in the fact thathe has ‘got our backs’ and he has proven that he stands behind his work unconditionally.If you are considering any level of automation in your house or business I would recommend Derek Crane of DesignerAV unreservedly and are thankful we made the decision to engage him on our contract.—Lance Berriman