Design Meets Technology: Ultra High-End Audio That Looks Beautiful in Homes
Minimalist, High-Performing Home Audio for an Exceptional Experience
Streaming music services have created a world where more people listen to music than ever before. Are you interested in exploring the soft, acoustic melodies of indie folk? Maybe you’re in the mood for Mahler’s intensely beautiful Adagietto. With a tap on your smartphone, you gain access to 200 million songs.
The problem? This ease often translates to taking music for granted, letting it transform from masterpieces to background noise barely heard.
Premium, high-end audio enhances the experience, elevating music to the status it deserves. Every note, inflection, and emotional undertone rings pure and true. Instead of a distorted blend, each instrument and vocal carries a distinct tone and occupies a place on an immersive soundstage.
While many people want this level of audio, not everyone wants large floor-standing tower speakers in their carefully designed and curated homes. Today, you can have both unmarred aesthetics and high-fidelity music that transports you to the symphony or to Lark Hall’s historic concert experience.
Here, we’ll explore how to keep your home beautiful while enjoying the best in music and surround sound, and the brands that deliver on both.
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Stunning Design & Acoustic Performance
Today’s cutting-edge acoustic engineering and advanced technology have transformed the possibilities in home audio. Bulky equipment has given way to speakers that look like artwork, sculptures that deliver sound as the creator intended.
These systems are crafted from premium materials and often custom-designed to complement a home’s unique ambiance. The following represent some of the world’s most innovative audio manufacturers that our AV experts at Hippo’s are proud to call partners.
Bang & Olufsen
One of the top brands for high-end, minimalist audio systems is Bang & Olufsen, a renowned Denmark-based audio manufacturer known for its innovative, elegantly designed speakers. What came to life 100 years ago, created by two engineers, is now considered a work of art—speakers worthy of passing down from one generation to the next.
From the Beosound Shape modular, wall-mounted speakers to the Celestial in-ceiling speakers, customizable design and immersive sound come together. This audio system is scalable, growing with you as the inner audiophile takes hold.
Leon
Founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1997, Leon Speakers reflected Noah Kaplan’s passion for music and art. These speakers look like a deliberate part of your home’s interior design.
One of their popular lines is the Ente Sound Sculptures & Tiles. Light, sound, and form align to create a one-of-a-kind statement piece. Full-range speakers with room-filling sound transform the auditory experience. Quality components ensure detailed sound reproduction that blends seamlessly with the room’s décor.
Ente Sound Tile hides high-performance audio behind custom printed artwork. This system lets you choose from hundreds of fine artwork pieces or use artwork from your own collection.
Bowers & Wilkins aka B&W
This iconic brand began its quest for high-fidelity, exact reproduction in the UK in 1966. Their company’s philosophy was made evident in this one sentence by its founder, “The best loudspeaker isn’t the one that gives the most, it’s the one that loses the least.”
While B&W’s signature 800 Diamond Series is considered the company’s flagship, they now offer architectural speakers engineered to blend seamlessly into walls and ceilings, creating the in-demand minimalist look. Using the same technologies as their flagship models, they deliver the clear, precise sound their brand is known for without disrupting a home’s design.
The Experience
Whether camouflaged or hidden, these high-end audio systems are engineered, designed, and strategically installed to deliver an exceptional listening experience. Music reveals its full range, from the deepest bass to the highest treble. Explosive crescendos and soft, emotional undertones bring your home to life from an invisible source.
Your audio system can be integrated into a smart home automation system, enabling one-touch or hands-free control. Select the audio source and room, or the entire home, from a high-resolution touchscreen. Tell your smart home you’d like to hear the “Relaxing” playlist in the living room. Then tell it to raise the volume.
These systems are also integrated into scenes, elevating the experience by creating the ideal environment with just the right lighting, shade adjustment, climate, and music.
At Hippo’s, we’re excited to share the ultimate audio experience. To learn more about the limitless options in high-end audio, contact Hippo’s today.
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