Beyond Sonos. Built for Real Performance.
AVI was a Sonos dealer for six years. We appreciate what Sonos does well — especially the simplicity of its app — but today we focus on higher-performance architectural audio systems for Marin County homes.
Convenience is only the beginning.
Many homeowners first discover whole-home music through Sonos. It is simple, familiar, and easy to understand. But once clients begin building or remodeling a serious home, they often want something more permanent, more powerful, and more beautifully integrated.
AVI is a performance-based company. That means we are careful about the products we recommend. When we design music systems, we want them to disappear into the home while delivering a level of sound quality, coverage, reliability, and scale that small wireless speakers cannot match.
Designed with architects, builders, and installers.
AVI often works directly with local architects, builders, designers, and our own installation team to create multi-room audio systems before the walls are closed, the finishes are selected, or the outdoor living areas are complete.
Instead of placing speakers around a finished room, we design the system into the home itself — using in-wall, in-ceiling, on-wall, outdoor, and landscape audio solutions that feel intentional from the beginning.
In-Wall Audio
High-performance architectural speakers designed to disappear visually while filling rooms with clean, full-range sound.
On-Wall Audio
Elegant speaker solutions for rooms where performance matters but traditional floorstanding speakers are not the right fit.
Multi-Zone Control
Independent music zones for kitchens, patios, bedrooms, offices, gardens, pool areas, and entertaining spaces.
Music should move through the home naturally.
In Marin County, the best homes often flow from kitchen to deck, living room to garden, pool area to outdoor dining space. AVI designs audio systems that follow that same rhythm.
Whether entertaining guests in Tiburon, relaxing in Mill Valley, or building a new home in Ross, a professionally designed indoor / outdoor system creates a seamless listening experience that feels natural, powerful, and beautifully controlled.
Explore Indoor / Outdoor AudioChoose the right music system for the way you listen.
Some clients want music everywhere. Some want a serious two-channel stereo system. Some want hidden architectural audio that fills the entire home. AVI helps you choose the right path.
Music Everywhere
Whole-home audio with premium sound, simple control, and beautifully integrated speakers.
Explore Music Everywhere →Traditional Stereo
For clients who want the emotional impact, scale, and realism of a dedicated two-channel music system.
Explore Traditional Stereo →Outdoor Living
Landscape audio, outdoor speakers, weatherized entertainment, and systems built for Bay Area living.
Explore Outdoor Audio →Sonos Alternatives in Marin County
Does AVI carry Sonos?
AVI was a Sonos dealer for six years. Today, we do not focus on Sonos because we are a performance-based company and prefer integrated audio solutions that deliver greater sound quality, reliability, and long-term flexibility.
What does AVI recommend instead of Sonos?
AVI recommends professionally designed multi-room audio systems using architectural speakers, dedicated amplification, premium control systems, and indoor / outdoor audio solutions tailored to the home.
Can AVI design a whole-home music system in Marin County?
Yes. AVI designs whole-home music systems throughout Marin County, including Tiburon, Belvedere, Ross, Kentfield, Mill Valley, Sausalito, San Rafael, Novato, and surrounding Bay Area communities.
Are in-wall speakers better than wireless speakers?
For many homes, yes. Properly designed in-wall and in-ceiling speakers can deliver better coverage, cleaner design, stronger amplification, deeper bass, and a more permanent high-performance solution than small wireless speakers.
Can AVI integrate indoor and outdoor music?
Yes. AVI frequently designs systems where music flows from indoor living spaces to patios, gardens, decks, pools, and outdoor entertaining areas with independent zone control.
Ready to move beyond wireless speakers?
Visit AVI in Marin County to explore performance-based alternatives to Sonos, including architectural audio, Music Everywhere systems, Traditional Stereo, and indoor / outdoor entertainment.