As we transform into a society of techies, we are becoming more aware of the fact that we have not seen it all. From the phones we carry in our pockets, to the laptops on our desks, the cars we drive, even the way we listen to music, the digital landscape surrounding us changes constantly, ushering collective “oohs” and “aahhs” whenever something new is brought to the table for us to ogle.

But for the latest and greatest in speakers, the sight to behold cannot be seen as at all. In fact, Sonance, the manufacturer of the invisible speaker, boasts that its most distinct contribution to the digital landscape is a speaker that leaves “no visible footprint” whatsoever.

Kevin Burnley, president and CEO of Creative Audio Visual and Automation in St. Louis, sees their point. “These are completely invisible. That’s their primary selling point,” Burnley says, sitting at the breakfast bar in his smart home that also serves as his showroom for the Sonace Invisible Series system. From his mobile phone, tablet, a handheld remote or a postcard-sized touchscreen keypad on the wall, he controls every aspect of his AV integrated home. Too warm? Too loud? Too bright? “There’s an app for that.”

Burnley has installed speakers for the last 20 years and has served in his capacity with Creative Audio Visual and Automation for the last four years, only a little longer than he has been introducing the invisible speaker to St. Louis customers. “Most people don’t know these exist,” Burnley says, explaining that the Sonance is installed along with the drywall and then is covered up. “When we sell these, we make it a presentation. It’s not really well known that they are available yet. People don’t expect that option when they think of a typical in-wall speaker.”

Or any speaker, for most of us. Not long ago, speakers were seen stacked around televisions and climbing toward living-room ceilings, a tangled mess of cords hanging from all angles like some slick-skinned willow. They were hot, they were temperamental and more often than not they were also an eyesore. Not anymore.

Standing in Burnley’s east hallway, “I Can’t Go for That” by Hall and Oates plays as crisply and clearly as it would were they standing in front of me. But of course, I was facing a wall. “It’s not there. Or there. Or there,” Burnley answered as I continued to incorrectly guess where the system could be.

Although some of the low-end frequency capabilities of the speaker may be lost due to its physical size, the tradeoff of having the freedom of decorating however you would like, minus the assortment of “neutral colored” plastic boxes all over your home, very well may be worth the investment. “We take clients downstairs and they ask where the sound is coming from,” Burnley illustrates as the moment when most people decide to purchase the Sonance invisible speaker. “We just hold our hands out to the wall.” You don’t have to see it to believe it. I can go for that.

As we transform into a society of techies, we are becoming more aware of the fact that we have not seen it all. From the phones we carry in our pockets, to the laptops on our desks, the cars we drive, even the way we listen to music, the digital landscape surrounding us changes constantly, ushering collective “oohs” and “aahhs” whenever something new is brought to the table for us to ogle.

But for the latest and greatest in speakers, the sight to behold cannot be seen as at all. In fact, Sonance, the manufacturer of the invisible speaker, boasts that its most distinct contribution to the digital landscape is a speaker that leaves “no visible footprint” whatsoever.

Kevin Burnley, president and CEO of Creative Audio Visual and Automation in St. Louis, sees their point. “These are completely invisible. That’s their primary selling point,” Burnley says, sitting at the breakfast bar in his smart home that also serves as his showroom for the Sonace Invisible Series system. From his mobile phone, tablet, a handheld remote or a postcard-sized touchscreen keypad on the wall, he controls every aspect of his AV integrated home. Too warm? Too loud? Too bright? “There’s an app for that.”

Burnley has installed speakers for the last 20 years and has served in his capacity with Creative Audio Visual and Automation for the last four years, only a little longer than he has been introducing the invisible speaker to St. Louis customers. “Most people don’t know these exist,” Burnley says, explaining that the Sonance is installed along with the drywall and then is covered up. “When we sell these, we make it a presentation. It’s not really well known that they are available yet. People don’t expect that option when they think of a typical in-wall speaker.”

Or any speaker, for most of us. Not long ago, speakers were seen stacked around televisions and climbing toward living-room ceilings, a tangled mess of cords hanging from all angles like some slick-skinned willow. They were hot, they were temperamental and more often than not they were also an eyesore. Not anymore.

Standing in Burnley’s east hallway, “I Can’t Go for That” by Hall and Oates plays as crisply and clearly as it would were they standing in front of me. But of course, I was facing a wall. “It’s not there. Or there. Or there,” Burnley answered as I continued to incorrectly guess where the system could be.

Although some of the low-end frequency capabilities of the speaker may be lost due to its physical size, the tradeoff of having the freedom of decorating however you would like, minus the assortment of “neutral colored” plastic boxes all over your home, very well may be worth the investment. “We take clients downstairs and they ask where the sound is coming from,” Burnley illustrates as the moment when most people decide to purchase the Sonance invisible speaker. “We just hold our hands out to the wall.” You don’t have to see it to believe it. I can go for that.

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