Why we’re your first port of call for commercial audio solutions

Let’s bring high quality sound to your next installation project.

Next time commercial speakers, conference speakers and other sound tech is part of your project, make a sound investment by choosing A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET).

You may know AC-ET as suppliers to the entertainment industry, but did you know we also work with contractors on commercial audio projects for retail, hospitality venues, schools, gymnasiums or places of worship?

Steve Eaton, Senior Sales Executive for Audio, explains how AC-ET can bring a range of value added benefits to your professional sound system - from spatial sound design through to product specifications. professional installation and commissioning.

We’re now much more sophisticated as an audience in our expectations around sound quality

Audio is such a big part of our everyday lives that, as members of the public, we take for granted where the ambient sound that we enjoy in shops, bars, hotels and other public places, comes from.

We’ve come a long way from the 1970s with one or two speakers randomly placed inside a room. Today we have more sophisticated expectations on what commercial speakers should sound like, and how we can experience it.

Cutting edge audio technology has also not only brought a whole new dimension to professional sound system quality and definition, but to the way it can be amplified around a space to create a mood - whether that’s a shop floor, bar or restaurant, office space, school or places of worship. 

Design and specification - call on our expertise to make the right choice

By bringing the AC-ET Audio team in at the start of your project we can help with the design specifications for all your professional sound system installations.

For larger projects we’ll also work with you on site visits to understand the spatial dimensions of the scheme and advise you on any potential sound challenges, including noise management.

With some of the professional speaker brands that we work with we're also able to produce 3D acoustic models and SPL heat maps of the venue to predict exactly how the system will perform in that space. This helps give the installer’s client the confidence that they are purchasing the correct audio system. 

Again, it all comes back to our growing sophistication around audio. We want the same hi-fi clarity and definition that we’ve become used to as a generation of headphone and earbud users - with no harsh frequencies, distortion or noise.

Value for money audio systems without compromising on quality

Every project has its cost pressures, but we’re firm believers that your commercial audio systems shouldn’t be the victim of budget compromises. Audio is such an important component to every building project that it’s worth making the right investment in the right products. 

Because we’re part of the wider A.C-ET Group we can bring significant economies of scale to our purchasing power, which means we’re highly competitive on price. We also have large stock-holdings - which also means that we can meet challenging installation deadlines, or supply multisite installations with confidence.

Professional sound systems - commissioning and after sales support

Like all modern technology, even the simplest of systems can be a head-scratcher to the uninitiated. Commercial audio systems are sophisticated pieces of equipment, so with some brands we’re able to offer a system commissioning service to ensure that your audio system performs how it should do from day 1. And with other brands we’re also able to offer after sales training.

Whichever audio brands you ultimately specify, with the AC-ET Audio experts by your side, we can make sure that you get the right solution for your job. As with our live entertainment technologies, we see ourselves as so much more than suppliers - we’re unashamed tech-nerds who love getting to know every one of our products inside out.

In the same way that we’re obsessive about helping our clients create the best live or broadcast production, we want people who experience your installation projects through sound to remember them for the right reasons. 

By way of example. Imagine this - the perfect professional audio system in a high end car dealership will speak volumes (pardon the pun) about how you regard your customers, who will be looking to commit to considerable investment. Conversely, a tinny, flaky sound system would have the opposite effect - it just devalues the experience, and leads to sound being seen as an irritation - not as a means for creating a retail experience. 

Let’s talk about your next project

If you want your commercial sound system to achieve your client’s objectives, talk to us about the audio systems for your next installation project. Working with the AC-ET Audio team really is a great investment.

And don’t forget we can also bring other AV elements to your project through our dedicated Lighting, Video  and Rigging teams. 

Why not talk to us about your next audio project?  Contact Steve Eaton on 0113 386 9112 or email steve.eaton@ac-et.com