Gear 7 is proud to announce that we are now approved Custom Installation Partners for Loewe UK. This means that we can provide complete av solutions using Loewe's fantastic quality televisions and speakers.

Loewe are at the cutting edge of home entertainment at present - their DR+ system allows recordings of programmes on one TV set to be distributed to other TVs around the house via IP networking. The system is highly integrated, so it's possible for example to pause live TV in the living room and then continue watching the stream in the bedroom.

So there we have it - the best of all worlds! Highest quality sound and video, tight whole-home integration and beautiful design all in one set of products.

For more information on the Loewe range, take a look at http://www.loewe.tv/uk/products.html

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We were recently asked to install a sound system at the fantastic Astbury Hall golf course in Shropshire.

The management wished to begin using the bar and lounge for club events and private functions and felt that a permanent sound system was necessary.

The bar and lounge had recently been decorated to a high standard in a traditional style. We specified Monitor Audio Radius R90HDs in gloss white to blend in with the decor as much as possible and installed speakers and cabling with the utmost care. Low frequency extension is provided by a hidden Monitor Audio Radius R370HD subwoofer. Amplification and processing were by QSC GX-3's and a Behringer DCX2496.

For information on the Astbury Hall golf course click here

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Professional brackets and mounting hardware company Premier Mounts has completed the release of their Apple iPad mounting product range.

Products include the the IPM-300 table-top stand, IPM-700 series of in-wall mounts and IPM-400 rack drawer mount.

For more information see http://www.mounts.com/ipad/

Pricing is extremely competitive!

We've had a pretty busy summer so far, doing installs in Rugby, Melton Mowbray, Bognor Regis, London, Edgbaston and Stow-on-the-Wold. With prospects in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Milton the Keynes area, London and Stoke-on-Trent, it looks set to continue!

One particularly interesting project has been a Nuvo multi-room system in a sea-side bungalow near Bognor Regis. Featuring 5-zones of multi-room audio comprising mostly B&W M1s, an Anthony Gallo Acoustics 5.1 surround set up, a Mac Mini + iPad -based media centre system and benefitting from a complete refit, this has to be one of the best spec'd homes in the area.

We are particularly looking forward to the unique challenge of installing a projector and surround sound into a log cabin soon to be contructed in the rear garden. It is likely to feature a Christie LCD projector, Sky TV, 5.1 surround and blu-ray playback!

Digital Switchover is fast approaching for our region:

17 Aug - Waltham and Oxford transmitters
7 Sep - Fenton and Sutton Coldfield

Make sure you are ready.

Most modern TV aerials will be fine, but if yours is ageing then replacement might be a good idea.

If your TV does not have an in-built Freeview tuner then you will need to either purchase a Freeview set-top-box receiver, or upgrade your TV. Analogue channels will not be available at all!