Background music & distributed audio
Multi-zone systems for retail, hospitality, gyms and offices, with simple wall-panel or app-based control so staff can adjust each zone without touching the rack.
AV Installation Auckland
Commercial AV installation · Auckland
Commercial AV installers for Auckland businesses, venues and schools
Audio Connect designs, supplies and installs commercial audio visual systems across Auckland — background music, paging, boardrooms, churches and venues. We design it, install it and tune it until it performs.
20+ yearsCommercial AV in New Zealand
End to endOne team, start to finish
Fixed priceQuoted from a free site survey
Stocked brandsWe supply what we install
For more than 20 years we've been one of the AV installation companies NZ businesses rely on when the sound in a space has to work properly every day — not just on opening day. Background music in a café, paging across a warehouse, a boardroom where everyone on the call can actually be heard, a church where the spoken word reaches the back row.
AV integration is our whole business, not a sideline to electrical or IT work. We're AV installers, Auckland-based, with qualified technicians and project managers, and we stock the brands we install — so design, supply and installation sit with one company.
Brands we specify, stock and support
Capabilities
What we install
Systems built around equipment we stock and support, so parts, firmware and service stay straightforward for the life of the install.
PA & paging systems
Clear, intelligible speech across warehouses, factories, schools, hospitals and corporate campuses, including zone paging and all-call announcements.
Conference & boardroom audio
Audio-Technica boundary and ceiling microphones, ceiling speakers and DSP processing so everyone in the room and on the call is heard clearly.
Video conferencing
Integrated camera, display and audio packages for meeting rooms, set up to work with whichever meeting platform you already use.
Churches & auditoriums
Speech-first systems with wireless and lectern microphones and loudspeakers positioned for even coverage and minimal feedback, simple enough for a volunteer team to run.
Networked amplification
LEA Professional Connect Series amplifiers for scalable multi-zone sites that can be monitored and adjusted remotely.
Rack build & programming
Allen & Heath AHM matrix processors (AHM-16, AHM-32 and AHM-64) configured, rack-installed and documented.
Not sure what you need?
Tell us how the space is used and we'll tell you what it takes to make it work. The site survey is free.
Book a site survey
Selected projects
Some of the places we've worked
A selection of installations across gyms, warehouses, hotels, schools, churches and stadiums — in Auckland and beyond. Read the full case studies.
Auckland CBD
A full sound system and two flat-panel displays for The Arena — loud and clear enough for national competition, simple enough for gym staff to run.
Flex Fitness
GymRoyal Oak, Manurewa, Manukau & Henderson
Martin Audio Blackline loudspeakers, Allen & Heath AHM-16 processing and music and video distribution across four Auckland clubs.
Sanitarium Health Food Company
WarehouseAuckland distribution centre
Sixteen Martin Audio Adorn pendant loudspeakers with Optimal Audio Zone 4 control and a Talk 8 paging station — two zones of music and announcements.
Manukau Event Centre
Events venueManukau, South Auckland
Eighteen ceiling speakers, a JBL front-of-house PA and intelligent lighting, with independent control for speech, live bands and DJs.
Ellerslie, Auckland
Control, presentation switching and room-combine across the three main convention rooms, designed so events staff can run it from a wall panel.
ISSO Wentworth Precinct Community Centre
CommunityAuckland
Kramer control and video over IP linking the new community centre to the existing temple building, with an Allen & Heath SQ5, Dante and zoned loudspeakers throughout.
Evangelical Formosan Church
ChurchEpsom, Auckland
Audio and video across seven rooms of a two-level church — seven audio zones, two projectors and six displays, all run from one operations desk.
Ponsonby Primary School
SchoolPonsonby, Auckland
Martin Audio loudspeakers, a 200-inch motorised screen and a Panasonic projector in the school gym — with a single wall panel that runs the lot.
Sir John Guise Stadium
StadiumPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Design and commissioning of a multi-zone sound system for PNG's national athletics stadium, its indoor sports complex and conference rooms.
Taurama Aquatic Centre
Aquatic centrePort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
An eight-zone sound system for the pool and indoor sports complex, designed for intelligible speech in hard, reverberant spaces.
Sectors
Where our systems go
Retail & hospitality
Cafés, bars, restaurants, gyms and retail chains that want music to sound good at low level, with control by zone and no dead spots.
Corporate
Boardrooms, meeting rooms, training rooms and open-plan offices, plus paging and background audio across larger campuses.
Warehouses & industrial
Paging and alert audio that carries over machinery noise, using loudspeakers built to cope with dust, temperature and distance.
Schools & education
Hall and assembly PA, classroom audio and sports-field announcements that teachers can operate without a technician.
Churches & worship
Clear speech, capable music reproduction and a mix position that makes sense for volunteers.
Venues & performance
Bars with live music, community halls and theatres that need a permanent, reliable PA — often built on Martin Audio loudspeakers.
How it works
Our installation process
Free site survey
We visit, listen to the room, look at cable routes and power, and ask how the space is actually used.
Design and fixed-price quote
A documented design — equipment specifications, loudspeaker layout and cabling plan — with a fixed-price quote, so there are no surprises later.
Supply
We supply from the professional brands we stock and know well: Martin Audio, Allen & Heath, Audio-Technica, LEA Professional and Optimal Audio. That keeps parts, firmware and support straightforward for the life of the system.
Installation
Qualified technicians, tidy cabling and an install plan that works around your operating hours wherever we can.
Commissioning and handover
We tune the system, test every zone and microphone, show your team how to use it and leave you with documentation.
Ongoing support
Maintenance contracts and responsive technical support once the system is in.
Why us
Why Auckland businesses choose Audio Connect
- 20+ years of commercial AV experience in New Zealand
- Specialists in commercial audio visual services — not generalists
- Design, supply, installation and support from one team
- We also hire equipment and run live events, so we know which gear survives real-world use
Coverage
Areas we cover
We install throughout the Auckland region. For projects further afield in New Zealand, get in touch and we'll tell you straight whether we're the right fit.
Central AucklandNorth ShoreWest Auckland
South AucklandEast AucklandHibiscus CoastFranklin
Questions
AV installation FAQs
How much does a commercial AV installation cost in Auckland?
It depends on the size of the space, the number of zones and whether cabling is already in place. A single-zone background music system for a café is a very different job from multi-zone paging across a warehouse. That's why the site survey is free — you get a fixed-price quote based on your actual space rather than a guess.
Do you supply the equipment, or can we use our own?
We design around equipment we supply and support, from brands such as Martin Audio, Allen & Heath, Audio-Technica, LEA Professional and Optimal Audio. If you already own suitable gear, we can often integrate it — mention it at the site survey.
Can you install in a building that's already operating?
Yes. Much of our work is in working businesses, so we plan cable routes and installation times to keep disruption to a minimum.
Which wireless microphones are legal in New Zealand?
Radio microphones here run under general user licences in specific frequency bands, and gear bought overseas often sits outside them. We cover the bands, the 700 MHz trap and how to avoid dropouts in our guide to wireless microphone frequencies in New Zealand.
Do you install outside Auckland?
Auckland is our base and where most of our installation work happens. For projects elsewhere in New Zealand, contact us with the details and we'll let you know whether we can help.
Start your project
Tell us about your space and what you need it to do. We'll arrange a free site survey — no obligation, no pressure.
Looking for equipment for an event rather than a permanent install? See our sound and AV hire and event production services, or browse installation speakers, amplifiers and microphones. Planning a system? Read our AV guides.
