Tracking a $20M Project: And the Integrator Is ...
Cyber Sound, the largest integrator in Arizona, had more than enough talent to do the job. Orange ProAV would have considered this a nice simple job since we weren’t asking them to create any indoor tornados or weather systems. Automated Environments, from my experience, has always given each client a personal touch and its complete attention.
This was a tough choice, but in the end we selected CineMagic in Scottsdale, Ariz., which is only a twenty-minute drive from the project. The client made the final decision, I wanted him to meet each contractor, or at least the last two, before choosing. The bids were close, CineMagic wasn’t the lowest, but the client liked what they offered and was impressed they were the largest Control4 dealer in Ariz. and are building a name nationally.
The owner, Cary Christie II, comes from a family with a history in our industry. His father was a founder of Infinity Speakers and now owns Artison speakers. Cary has patents of his own he developed while working with his father. CineMagic has built a reputation on making things work and taking care of their clients, even when asked to take on some unique jobs. Award-winning projects and write-ups, including this beautiful desert home in Ariz., have put them on the national stage.
Click image to view detailed proposals, floor plans, schematics, pre-wire plans, rack elevations and moreJason Knott stopped by last week and everyone was on their best behavior. All the trades on this project have worked hard, and I feel better about the job now than I have in a while. Right now, the burden is on everyone to make the sheetrock date.
We will have a lot more on this project in the coming weeks, including photos and videos, about the prewire, design and challenges we have encountered.
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Your installer says Demark
wouldn’t that be demarc.
Short for demarcation.
Just saying.
Details are important why not spelling
Cary,
My pleasure, but don’t thank me yet, we have a long way to go and lots to do before this is done. There will be plenty of times when you might think being so public isn’t a good thing.
Neither demark or demarc are real words, just shorthand for for demarcation, I know what he meant. The final as-built will use proper English, scouts honor.
Rack wiring @ the CineMagic site is outstanding. If the hidden stuff looks that good you can bet everything else will be great.
Clean racks means 1 (very important) thing.. the brass at the company give a damn. When the brass care the employees care and when the employees care the product will be amazing.
iWired is the largest Control4 dealer in Arizona and the Western Region at least that’s what the plague from CEDIA says as does the recognition award that they delivered last week. Just sayin…..
Congratulations to Cine Magic! Should be a fun project.
Cary and his team are the very best out there, particularly with Control 4 projects.
As we grow in our business in this industry we aspire to cultivate EnVizon to be as professional and talented as CineMagic!
iWired has not done any projects even close to the scope of CineMagic.
Some dealers sell C4 speakers to earn their volume or absorbed other client list from dealer who have gone out of business.
Cary and his team earned every job, every customer, every time!
Congrats Cary & Team!
Tom, I think you meant Plaque not plague.
I did approach iWired but they weren’t interested until it was too late.
Congrats CineMagic!
I remember passing your shop almost every day for years on Greenway Hayden, but never actually met any of your folks face to face.
Regardless. . .
Have fun and make us all look good as an industry.
Mark C
Orange ProAV
Thank you Heidi. We appreciate the kind words. Last I checked Envision was no “trunk slammer” either.
We are enjoying this project already. I am happy to be a part of it. I believe that with Mark and our company, we can make this project a thing of beauty.
@39centstamp
Thank you for the kind words. We strive to assure that all wires, hidden or not, are dressed in a manner that the customer would be glad to show to their friends.
We agree that if you take the time make it look good, it normally works well, also.
Mark,
You are correct - nothing Bubonic going on here!
@Heidi,
Thank you for the compliments, especially from one of our competitors in this area! Envision is also a great company, good luck on your future projects.
To all,
Thank you for the support and compliments.
Is this where we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya? This is the best our channel has, no questions for the integrator, no large sharp objects you would like me to catch?
The article had been edited down and I will talk to my editor about that, the next few will be more about issues we are encountering on the project and working with the homeowner.
Congrats Cinemagic. Please use some of your profits from this job to rework that godawful website.





We are excited to be the integrator chosen for the project. Thank you to Mark and to the client for choosing Cinemagic for this incredible home.