Jimmy Abrams. 25 years in.
Jimmy spent 25 years at the biggest custom integration firms in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. He programmed Lutron systems before HomeWorks QS shipped. He learned the trade the long way – one $5M house at a time.
He also learned what gets lost in a big firm. Designers who never see the install. Project managers who translate between the homeowner and the technician. Junior techs sent to a $5M house because the senior person is on a bigger one. Jimmy saw the gap between the brochure and the room – and decided to close it.
In 2024 he founded CD Audio Video. The premise is simple: when you hire CD Audio Video, you hire Jimmy. He walks the house with you. He draws the lighting plan. He pulls the wire when there's wire to pull. He programs the scenes. He picks up the phone two years later when you want to add a keypad in the new gym.
The studio is intentionally small. Jimmy takes on a limited number of projects each year so every house gets the attention a $1M+ home deserves. He works most often in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, and travels for the right project.
Six brands. Chosen for what high-end DFW homes actually need.
Jimmy isn't a multi-line dealer chasing manufacturer rebates. He carries six brands he trusts to live in a $1M+ home for fifteen years – and he installs them deeply, not casually.
Lighting-first control platforms and whisper-quiet motorized shades that hold up for fifteen years.
Downlights, adjustables, and integrated linear LED with the color consistency a high-end home requires.
Deep third-party device support and clean room-by-room upgrade paths years after the install.
Streaming, zones, and grouped playback that homeowners actually use day to day.
Architectural in-ceiling speakers and landscape speakers that disappear into the build and the gardens.
Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, switching, and cameras that quietly carry the rest of the house.