Calgary technology integration with personal accountability
Newtown AV Services Ltd. is a locally owned Calgary audio/video and smart-home integration company. Technology should make your home or business easier to enjoy — not harder to use.
How we start
The goal first.The products after.
Good integration begins by understanding what you want the technology to accomplish — not by deciding which product to sell you. What frustrates you about the room today, who else has to be able to operate it, and what you want it to feel like when it's finished are better starting points than a spec sheet.
Most homes already have televisions, speakers, streaming devices, Wi-Fi and a few smart products bought at different times for different reasons. The value we add is making those things work together as one system that's reliable and simple enough for everyone in the house to use.
We work across Calgary, Airdrie, Okotoks, Cochrane and Chestermere, on new builds, renovations and homes that just need what's already there sorted out.
Owner-led
From design through programming
The owner is directly involved in the consultation, the system design, equipment selection, the installation and the programming. Continuity is the benefit: the person programming the system understands how it was installed, the person installing it understands how it's meant to operate, and when support is needed later, we already know the history of the system rather than reverse-engineering someone else's work.
- The consultation is with the person who will design the system
- Equipment selected for your rooms and budget, not from a fixed package
- Installation overseen by the same person who planned it
- Programming written by someone who knows how the system was wired
- One point of contact from the first conversation through to support
- System details on file, so a change in two years doesn't start from zero
Multi-brand by design
Different technologies are good at different things
We aren't locked into a single manufacturer's ecosystem. Our job is to select the right combination for the application, then integrate it properly.
Control & automation
URC Total Control is our featured professional control platform — it brings televisions, receivers, streaming devices, audio, Lutron lighting and compatible smart-home products under one remote, touchscreen or app.
Lighting & shades
Lutron RadioRA 3 and Caséta for lighting control, running on their own or integrated into a larger automation system, with motorized shades where they earn their place.
Audio & video
URC HDA, Sonos, Russound, Monitor Audio and Episode on the audio side; Marantz, Sony and Samsung among the video and electronics we work with. Chosen per project, not per habit.
Not every project uses all of these. The point is that the recommendation comes from what the home needs — zone count, sound-quality expectations, budget, how you want to control it and what has to integrate with what — rather than from a single line card.
Service & support
We don't only install new systems
A lot of our work is on homes that already have technology in them — some of it good, some of it aging, most of it never properly tied together.
Troubleshooting
Existing AV and network problems diagnosed properly, rather than guessed at with new hardware.
Upgrades
Aging components replaced and legacy systems brought forward, keeping what still earns its place.
System takeovers
Systems installed by someone else, adopted and reprogrammed where it's practical to do so.
Expansion
New zones, rooms, cameras or capability added to a system that already works.
We can't promise compatibility with every proprietary third-party control system — some are locked to their original dealer. Tell us what you have and we'll give you a straight answer before you commit to anything.
Let's talk about your project
Send us a few details about the home and what you'd like it to do, and we'll get back to you.