Sixteen years ago, Terry Menacker, a world-renowned expert in audio and home theater systems, decided to open his own business doing what he loves, creating great home theater and music systems. The company quickly gained a reputation for achieving unequaled performance and his Wilmington-based company, Overture Ultimate Home Electronics is considered to be one of, if not the finest home electronics dealers in the country.

With a mission as simple as to “make everyday life more enjoyable for our customers,” Overture has created a national reputation for award-winning designs in state-of-the-art home entertainment, home automation and lighting control systems. With two locations to serve customers better, Overture provides an extraordinarily comprehensive collection of the best in home electronics, ranging from “very affordable” to the absolute “best” at its Wilmington and Lewes showrooms. Flat screen TVs, home theaters, multi-room music systems, home automation, and lighting control systems are featured in both showrooms.

When you stop by the Lewes showroom, you will experience today’s leading home electronics solutions that are designed to make your life easier, safer and more enjoyable. These can be installed in your existing home or home under construction.

Mike Patille, manager of the Lewes location, speaks passionately about one of the most useful technologies available, Lutron Lighting Control.

Lutron lighting systems are great for saving energy because you can preset your lights to come on at the intensity you would like and not full wattage. But that’s just the beginning. The all-in-one lighting panel reduces light switches throughout the home. For instance, instead of having a bank of light switches in your kitchen, you can have just one switch. Each switch has a manual dimmer that allows you to change lighting intensities once the lights are on.

The system is fully programmable and allows you to configure settings for where and when lights will come on in your home. With one touch, a “home” button located by your front door can turn on any combination of lights inside or outside your home. At the end of the day touch the “goodnight” button and your entire home will be set exactly the way you want it. Do you entertain a lot? Just preset your lights for party mode, touch “entertain” and you’re ready to go.

All lights can be set to turn on and off at specific times. You could turn your outdoor lights on at 8 p.m. and off at 11 p.m. When you’re away, you may choose to have the Lutron system “memorize” your habits, and turn lights on and off the same as if you were home! The programming options are almost endless. This level of security can help you to feel protected when you are away from home or if you own a second home that is often unoccupied. Once you have a properly designed Lutron system, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it.

Lutron lighting systems are such a value-added feature that local builders are working with Overture to include it in their homes. Echelon Custom Home Builders in Rehoboth, Griffin Home Builders in Seaford, Summer Hill Builders in Bethany, and Moore-Grant Construction in Laurel will have Lutron technology as a standard feature in newly constructed homes. For someone who has an existing home, Lutron can be retrofitted.

Complementing Lutron technology is a video monitoring system that allows you to visually monitor indoor and outdoor areas of your home and especially the entrances. For safety and convenience, you can see who is at the front door or the gate prior to answering. Vacation homeowners like the feature that all video cameras may be accessed over the Internet so that they can check on their home anytime.

In addition to lighting control and video monitoring systems, Overture can also create the perfect home theater. This may entail integrating a home theater into an existing room, or designing a dedicated theater with seating, décor, and the finest audio and video systems available.

For anyone wanting to hide their Plasma or LCD television when not in use, Overture offers several options including the Vision Art System that conceals the TV behind artwork that slides away at the touch of a button and uncovers the television. The outdoor entertainer will enjoy Overture’s outdoor televisions and audio equipment that are perfect for watching your favorite shows or listening to music outside anytime.

Customers rave about the way Overture “listens” to what they want, puts together a design within their budget and installs it to perfection, all while providing stellar service, before and especially after the sale.

To find out how Overture can make your everyday life more enjoyable, and even safer,
call today at one of the two locations:
Wilmington 302-478-6050 or
toll-free at 1-800-838-1812 or in
Lewes at 302-645-1940.
You can also check them out on the Web at www.overtureav.com.
When you have your home electronics installed by Overture, you’ll be forever spoiled and you’ll never want to go back to having a “conventional” home again.