With a Harvard Business School, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley background, Audio Advice CEO Scott Newnam came to the home technology integration business later than most, but with no less passion or dedication. He has been instrumental in his company’s successful blend of brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retail success in Raleigh and Charlotte, NC.

Most recently, he was instrumental in the launch of the 42-year-old company’s online home theater design tool, which is free for consumers and professionals anywhere to use. The interactive 3D design tool can model an acoustically correct home theater system, including speakers, TV or projector, and seating, for an optimal listening and viewing experience in the home.

Built using complex algebraic algorithms, the patent-pending tool enables users to set their room dimensions and then answer key questions to create a fully three-dimensional rendering of their room in