New Age Technology Blog

Name: New Age Technology
Address: 15070 23rd Ave N, Plymouth, MN, 55447, US
Telephone: (952) 204-7222
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Straight-talk guides on home theater, smart home automation, lighting control, whole-home audio, and security, written by the crew that installs them across Plymouth and the Twin Cities metro. No vendor fluff, just what we've learned wiring and programming these systems for 15+ years.

Latest Articles

Choosing a Home Theater Projector in 2026 (Home Theater). Laser vs lamp, throw distance, ambient light rejection — what actually matters when picking a projector for a Minnesota home.
How High to Mount a TV (and the Mounting Mistakes We Fix Most) (Home Theater). Eye-level math by seating distance and screen size, the fireplace-mount tradeoff, mount-type selection, and how we hide wires in the wall.
Caséta vs RadioRA 3: Which Lutron System Your Home Actually Needs (Lighting Control). Retrofit a room or two, or wire the whole house? An honest breakdown of Lutron Caséta, RadioRA 3, HomeWorks QSX, and Ketra from a Twin Cities installer.
Indoor Golf Simulator Cost and Room Size: What It Takes to Build One at Home (Golf Simulators). How much space and how much money a home golf simulator really takes. Ceiling height, room dimensions, launch-monitor tiers, and Twin Cities basement realities.
Whole-House Audio: Wired vs Wireless and How Many Speakers You Actually Need (Multi-Room Audio). Planning music in every room? Why dedicated speaker-wire runs beat all-wireless, how to plan zones, and how many speakers a whole home really needs.
Outdoor Speakers Buyer's Guide: What Actually Survives a Minnesota Yard (Outdoor Audio). Weatherproof and marine-grade outdoor speakers for Minnesota patios, decks, and Lake Minnetonka docks. Why wired beats Bluetooth for a whole-yard install.
Control4 vs Savant: Which Smart-Home Platform to Choose (Smart Home). Both platforms are excellent. Control4 has wider device support, Savant has a more refined UI. An honest head-to-head from a certified dealer for both.
Do You Need a Professional Smart-Home Installer? An Honest DIY vs Pro Breakdown (Smart Home). Where a couple of DIY switches are genuinely fine, and where structured wiring, whole-home Control4 or Savant, and older Twin Cities housing stock demand a pro.
Smart Home Security System: The Components, Explained by a Twin Cities Installer (Security). Cameras, sensors, smart locks, the NVR, monitoring, and app control. What each piece does, how they work as one system, and what changes in a Minnesota home.
Nest vs ecobee vs Honeywell: A Twin Cities Integrator's Honest Take (and the C-Wire Problem) (HVAC Control). Which smart thermostat to buy, why the missing C-wire in older Plymouth and Minnetonka homes stops installs cold, and how to run climate from one app.
What a Home Automation Hub Actually Does (and When You Need One) (Smart Home). The plain-English difference between a phone-app 'hub' and a real Control4, Savant, or Crestron controller, and why it keeps working when the internet is down.
The Video Doorbell That Works With Control4 & Savant (and Why a Standalone Ring Falls Short) (Security Systems). A standalone Ring lives in its own app. A doorbell wired into your NVR shows up on the same Control4 or Savant interface as your cameras and locks.

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