Home Audio

A music and movie lover? With a wide range of AV automation systems, including home theatres, state-of-the-art floor-standing speakers and multi-functional, multi-room audio systems, you can transform the interior and exterior of your home into a comfortable place to enjoy your own personal concert or cinema.

Featuring the best home audio in Canada

ArchiPro’s collection of suppliers based in Canada is hand-picked to ensure that only the finest products, including audio accessories, are featured. Whether you’re looking to replace an ageing subwoofer or buy an entire multi-room sound system, ArchiPro’s home electronics & automation range has you covered. For those interested in the technical side, individual adaptors, cables and impedance modulators are also available.

Types of home audio products

Floor standing speakers

Floor standing speakers are often large and tall, with multiple types of speakers (such as tweeters and woofers) incorporated into one unit. These speakers provide excellent sound at loud volumes.

Built-in speakers

Built-in speakers might be built into a device, such as a television, or into the room itself, such as ceiling speakers. While still capable of producing high-quality sound, these usually have a more limited range than floor speakers.

Amplifiers

Amplifiers take input, such as from your television or phone, and amplify the signal before passing it on to the speaker. This makes the signal much stronger and helps prevent interference.

The advantages of high-quality home audio

If you’ve ever listened to someone playing tinny music on their phone speakers, you know that the quality of a speaker limits the range of sound. Some parts of a song or soundtrack can only be heard when played with a subwoofer, so without a proper home audio system, you’re only hearing part of the sound.

High-quality home audio also allows you to install surround sound, which adds an entirely new aspect to watching TV shows or films. Nature documentaries are that much more inspiring when you can hear the flocks of birds fly over your head, and horror films are that much more terrifying when you can hear the sounds coming from behind you.

How to choose home audio that’s right for you

When choosing a home audio system, it’s important to cover both the range and position of the sound. Any music system for home use will need at least a subwoofer and two shelf or floor speakers. This will let you hear most audio and provide a basic approximation of surround sound.

An all-in-one home audio system is the way to go. Predesigned packages contain speakers that are specifically designed to complement each other, providing the full range of sound. However, if you have the technical expertise, building your own custom home audio system can be extremely satisfying as well.

What do you need for home audio?

The very basics you will need for any home audio system are a sound source, such as a TV or phone, an amplifier, a speaker (preferably two) and cables to connect them all together and provide power.

How do you compare speaker quality?

The best way to compare speaker quality is to listen to the same piece of audio on each of the speakers, then decide which you like better. Standardised ways to compare speakers include sensitivity, frequency range, impedance and signal-to-noise ratio.

How much does surround sound installation cost?

This depends massively on the audio equipment to be installed, whether or not you require soundproofing and the cost of installation. Prices in Canada can range from anywhere between $500 and $15,000 .