Perhaps you have heard a lot of chatter about smart homes and have come away with the impression that it’s all very complicated. Actually, a smart home will simplify and enrich your life.

Yes, it’s that time of year again, and as an audio enthusiast you want high-fidelity sound to be a huge part of your holiday celebrations. In fact, your goal this year is to make your spacious home a showcase of modern sound technology. Delighted guests will come away with a fresh appreciation for the rich, vocal crooning of Bing Crosby in “White Christmas,” and the spirited melodies in Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”

If you’re a music aficionado, it’s a given that you strive for perfection in your listening environment. Without the precise “tuning” of that environment, listening to your favorite concerto or rock concert will create havoc with every sense in your body, rather than providing the sensory heaven that you seek.

It’s a fact of modern life: after a hard day at the office, most of us want nothing more than to distance ourselves from that environment. Enjoying dinner with the family and taking the kids to the park or going for a long walk in the neighborhood can certainly fill the bill. But what if the weather isn’t suitable for that, or everyone is simply in the mood to chill out and watch a good movie?