You’ve finally decided to upgrade the entertainment system in your Pasadena, CA, home. Excellent! But now you have a decision to make: do you want to upgrade to a private home theater or a multi-purpose media room?

At ZHiFi Home Automation, we’re here to help you make that choice. We’re also here to help guide you through the home theater design or media room design process. Keep reading for a comparison between theaters and media rooms to decide which setup is right for you.

Do you often find yourself feeling groggy, tired and out of sorts during the workday? But then at night, you feel wide awake, restless and unable to get the sleep you need to be productive the next day at work? If this cycle repeats itself week in and week out, the lighting exposure you receive may be partly to blame.

Lighting has a significant impact on our physical well-being and emotional and mental functioning. Smart home lighting using circadian technology is one way you can bring increased wellness and healthier lighting solutions into your Santa Monica, CA, home.

If you’re working from home more often these days, now is a great time to invest in circadian lighting to increase your productivity and alertness during the workday. ZHiFi Home Automation can help you design and install the right solution for your home.  

Alexa, have you met Josh.ai? Amazon Alexa is the biggest name in both DIY and professional smart home solutions when it comes to voice commands. But if you want to experience the true luxury of a voice-activated smart home, then Josh.ai is the superior choice for home automation systems in Newport Beach, CA.

While Amazon Alexa is smart, Josh.ai is intelligent, intuitive and adaptable. Here is what Josh has to offer that Alexa doesn’t.

Motorized window shades are the perfect addition to any home, especially in today’s economy. These window treatments not only help you save money on energy costs, but they also protect your home’s furnishings (and even the paint on your walls).

We recently installed Lutron shades in the home of one of our customers in Santa Monica, CA for precisely these reasons. After installation, they found that their heating and cooling bills became a little more manageable, and they loved the convenience of shades that managed themselves and didn’t have to be opened and closed manually each day.