4 Things to Consider for Your Funeral Home’s Audio System

Music is one of the most touching ways to pay tribute to those we have lost. Today, most families expect to play music during funeral receptions and memorial services, whether that’s respectful background music or a carefully curated playlist for a memorial slideshow. 

If your funeral home’s audio system hasn’t caught up with modern technology, you may struggle to provide a seamless experience for your clients. For instance, if someone wants to connect their phone to the speaker system, can you do that easily—and quickly? If they want to play a video with sound on video displays, will you be able to accommodate them?

If your funeral home in Greater Philadelphia or Delaware Valley could benefit from a new audio system, here’s what you should consider to provide the best customer experience. 

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    1. High-Quality Speakers 

Outdated, low-end speakers may disappoint mourners in your funeral home. If someone wants to play an emotional, touching song like “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” they may be greatly disappointed if it sounds tinny or distorted.  

Updating your system with high-end speakers like Bose Professional Audio will make audio clearer and easier to understand. Loved ones will hear every musical detail and recognize the sound quality.

    2. Sound Evenly Distributed to Every Room 

Emotions run high after a death, and families may be frustrated if music or microphone audio is inaudible in certain areas. Ensure music, a Celebrant's prayer, and loved ones' eulogies can be heard at a comfortable, respectful volume in each room with a distributed audio system that connects in-ceiling, in-wall, or wall-mounted speakers. 

Need to play more than one audio source at the same time? We can establish audio zones that allow you to control sound independently in each area. This allows for concurrent services, setting the scene for different atmospheres in each room.

    3. An Easy-to-Use System 

Families and friends frequently wish to connect their own phones, CDs, and other various devices to the AV system. To simplify the process, providing a multimedia player that accepts any audio device makes it as easy as possible to route audio throughout the funeral home. 

The system is designed to be extremely user-friendly, so you or your staff can seamlessly select rooms, adjust speaker volume levels, and choose which media sources or microphones play through the system. You can even use a handheld remote or phone app to make adjustments to audio, video, lighting, and more if desired. Rather than struggle with wires and different inputs and outputs, everything is already connected to the centralized system.

    4. Live Streaming 

If some people can’t attend the funeral service, they’ll greatly appreciate the option to view it live. Integrating the music, microphones, and a high-definition live stream camera into your system so you can capture the service and stream it through a private internet site, Facebook Live, or your funeral home’s host website. When you provide options like these to your clients, they feel cared for and will continue to choose your funeral home for future services. 

Upgrade Your Funeral Home’s Audio Today 

Funerals, wakes, and memorial services can be some of the most difficult days in a person's life. Make it a more comfortable, positive experience for them with a funeral home audio system that meets their needs. 

If your funeral home in Greater Philadelphia or South Jersey could benefit from an AV system installation, contact Whitaker Technologies to get started today.