THX Certified Installer

Smart Homes is a THX Certified Home Theater Installer for custom home theater installations and new residential developments.

We are the only THX Certified Home Theater Installer from Annapolis Maryland to Ocean City Maryland.
If you live on Maryland's Easter Shore or in the Annapolis, Baltimore, D.C. Virginia areas and want a certified THX installer to work on your home theater call us to learn more about our services.

The THX Certified Home Theatre program provides designers and system integrators with audio and visual specifications for the design of dedicated home theatre rooms. This program will afford homeowners the luxury of having a certified state-of-the-art THX home theatre environment, a level of excellence previously reserved for film industry professionals.

"Home theater rooms with the THX Certified Home Theatre plaque on the wall will deliver an exceptional level of audio and video performance."
- Joseph Lias, president of THX Ltd.

The THX Certified Home Theater specifications include strict guidelines for room layout and design, acoustics, lighting, background noise, and equipment positioning and installation.

Smart Homes is one of the few leading system integrators and custom designers in the United States that THX has partnered with.

THX Certified Home Theater program Overview

Applies to dedicated home theaters only
Is best suited for new construction (not a limiting factor, however)
is available only to THX qualified designer/installer companies
- Smart Homes is the only certified installer from Annapolis to Ocean City
Requires the use of THX Certified or approved products
Requires design review and approval by the THX Design office
Requires measured proof of audio and video performance using THX specified measurement techniques
Does not specify theater size or visual appearance except if they adversely affect THX performance standards.

As a Qualified Designer/Installer Company, Smart Homes...

Was selected based on a completed application and interview
Has a solid portfolio of completed dedicated home theater projects
Has certifications from THX, CEDIA, HAA, ISF, AIA, NHIA and other relevant organizations
Showed proof of legal and financial responsibility for its project