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Dan Sehnlit ( i t-is a lesson from David
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Revolution
Integrated systems provide safety,
convenience and top-quality entertainment.
"I installed the system for its ease,"
says Sebold, a general contractor
in developing the infrastructure to sup-
port all electronic functions. It installed
and president of Thomas Sebold and
Associates, Inc., in Bloomfield Hills.
About two years ago, he installed all the
Sebold's system.
"You can start with the home theater
and build upon it," piece by piece to
new home and equipped it with the lat-
bells and whistles so he could intelligent-
ly advise future clients contemplating
similar systems for their homes.
include lighting, heating/cooling or secu-
rity or "to make the home complete."
HA Pro & Electronic House magazine
est in technology that controls not only
his entertainment center, but his lighting,
heating and cooling system, alarm pan-
The electronics explosion has reshaped
and redefined the functions that inte-
grated systems can perform in the home.
chose Avio as one of the top 50 system
integrators in the United States last year.
While couches, tables, cabinets and
els and security cameras.
For good measure Sebold, from one
of three rooms in his home, can push a
"The integrated electronics system is our
expertise," says David Barnett, president
of Avio Inc. in Troy. "We can be the phone
chairs are still a major piece of the enter-
tainment center, upgraded lighting and
audio systems are taking center stage.
touch panel to access and play his large
CD collection throughout his home. His
60-inch widescreen plasma HDTV also is
guy, or lighting guy, or the guy installing
the home theater."
Lighting affects the homeowner's enter-
tainment experience, setting the mood
for home theater viewing, entertaining, or
Steve Raphael
Special to the Jewish News
D
an Sebold has seen the future
and he says he loves it.
Two years ago, the
Birmingham resident built a
hooked up to the system. And if someone
should ring the front door, Sebold can
press the screen to see who is visiting.
What Avio can do with electronics
these days is limitless. Calling itself "your
gateway to in-home entertainment in the
just a quiet night at home.
21st century," the company specializes
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