Audio · Video · Home Theater · Lighting · Automation · Networking Custom integration for Santa Barbara, Montecito & beyond
Whole-home audio, lighting & automation,
crafted for Santa Barbara.
Firebird designs, installs, and calibrates complete systems for estates and businesses across Santa Barbara, Montecito, and beyond — engineered for performance, documented for stewardship. Audio, video, home theater, lighting, shading, climate, networking, and security, all under one intuitive control.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google · Licensed & insured · CSLB 1108192 · In the trade since 2003 · Lutron Platinum · Crestron Elite Pro · Sony Elite
Our discipline
We are not in the business of gadgets. We engineer the systems that make a home perform — sound, light, vision, and control working as one — and stand behind them long after the install.
The Firebird story →
The Firebird Standard
Three principles, held without exception.
It works. Year after year.
Behind your walls: labeled wiring, a clean equipment rack, and room to grow. You'll never see any of it — you'll just notice that the WiFi never drops, the music never stutters, and nothing needs a service call to survive a power flicker.
Tuned to your room, not the factory.
Anyone can hang a TV or connect a speaker. We measure and tune every system to the room it lives in — so movie night actually feels like a cinema, and music sounds the way the artist meant it to.
Your system. Your passwords.
When we finish, you get every password and a complete map of your system. Nothing is locked to us, nothing is held hostage — it's your home, and you should never depend on any company to use it. Most installers won't do this. We insist on it.
What sets us apart
More than installed. Engineered, calibrated, and yours to keep.
Anyone can mount a screen. Firebird treats your home as one system — designed on paper before drywall, tuned to the room by measurement, and handed back to you with a complete map of how it works. It's why takeovers come to us, and why our systems are still serviceable years later. A system that works on day one is the baseline. Ours are finished, from the back of the rack to the last piece of trim.
- EngineerStructured cabling & rack design, drawn before drywall.
- CalibrateRoom-tuned audio and tunable light, measured — not guessed.
- ControlOne intuitive interface across lighting, shading, climate & AV.
- FinishDressed racks, labeled and managed wire, trim set plumb, level & flush.
- StewardYour blueprint, your credentials, ongoing support that answers.
In the detail
The craft is in what you don't notice.
Selected work
Residential and commercial, the same standard.
Residential · Whole-Home Estate
Montecito Estate
A five-acre Montecito estate with whole-home Crestron control — invisible Amina audio, a JVC 8K theater, 190 loads of Lutron lighting, and a 10-gigabit network — all engineered to vanish into the architecture.
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Commercial · Taproom & Bottle Shop
Lama Dog Taproom & Bottle Shop
A modern Santa Barbara sports bar reimagined: 13 synchronized Sony Mini LED displays, Crestron NVX/NAX distribution, and Origin Acoustics audio — engineered into a corrugated-steel interior and run with one-touch simplicity.
View project →Featured case study · Santa Ynez
A complete system takeover, on a critical timeline.
An 18,000 sq ft estate, taken over and rebuilt: complete retrofit wiring re-work, 22 WiFi 7 access points, 2,000 feet of buried fiber, 24 audio zones, and 16 Crestron Home panels — with a before/after you can drag, a full parts manifest, and real photos from our crew. Nothing staged.
See the takeover →
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A ballpark now. The real number when we talk.
Size a TV, place speakers, plan a projector, or budget a whole smart home — free, instant, and no email required. These are the same calculations we start from when we scope a project, so you'll get a confident range to plan around. An exact price, tailored to your home, comes from a quick conversation — that's where we account for the details a calculator can't see.
Run the numbers, then talk to us for an exact quote →
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What would your whole-home system cost?
Set your home size, choose the systems you want — audio, theater, lighting, shades, networking, security — and see a realistic budget range in seconds. The same way we scope a project.
Try the cost estimator →Who we are
Built by people who still answer the phone.
Wyatt Olsen
Co-founder & CEO · Director of Technology & Design
In the trade since 2003 — from hanging home theaters to designing and programming flagship control systems as far away as Singapore. Master systems designer, automation and electrical engineer, and Crestron expert: every Firebird system is designed, drawn, and programmed under his direction.
More about Wyatt →Lennon Wiser
Co-founder & COO
In the trade since 2009. As COO, Lennon runs the build — crews, scheduling, and the craftsmanship in the walls — from first site walk to final calibration, with the follow-through clients mention by name in their reviews.
Cris Machuca
Installation Supervisor
A general-construction expert before he ever touched a rack, Cris is why Firebird systems look built-in, never bolted-on. A master installer for the past three years, he supervises every crew on site — dressed wire, clean racks, and hardware set plumb, level, and flush with the finish work.
Calvin Sanger
Warehouse Supervisor & Logistics Specialist
Calvin runs the machinery behind every project — ordering, receiving, staging, RMAs, and product satisfaction. A professional writer by trade, he keeps it all moving the way he keeps it documented: precisely, and in writing.
"We started Firebird in 2010 on a simple promise: engineer it properly, document everything, and hand the client the keys — passwords included. That promise hasn't changed."
Wyatt Olsen & Lennon Wiser · Our story →
Trusted on the South Coast
What clients say
Best service I have ever seen! Had a problem and they were there within the hour. Folks who really care about their customers no matter the issue! Only folks to use in the Santa Barbara area!!
We hired Firebird to install a big TV and sound system in our family room. Loved the work they did and most importantly the whole experience. They were great about supplying multiple bids so I could decide how crazy I wanted to make the system. In the end, they came up with ideas to value engineer the system so I got everything I wanted without breaking the bank! The final job matched their bid, no game playing. The work was done well and they took the time to show me how to operate the system — which was really simple, no advanced degrees needed. Proof was in the results: they put on the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick and it rocked the room. Highly recommend them!
The team at Firebird AV were an absolute pleasure to work with! Even after they delivered, they have continued to check in with me to make sure everything is running smoothly at The Golf Lounge. Would highly recommend for any audio visual needs!
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Proof, not promises.
Authorized dealer & certified integrator
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Hear it. See it. Press the button.
Our private showroom on S. Quarantina Street is open by appointment: tunable light, silent shading, architectural audio, and one-button control, experienced in person with a Firebird designer alongside you. No retail floor, no pressure, one visit at a time.
For architects, builders & designers
Designing or building in Santa Barbara?
We partner with local architects, GCs, and interior designers from schematic design through final calibration — pre-wire drawings, coordinated site phases, and low-voltage scope that shows up on time and documented.
Begin
The best systems start with a conversation, not a quote.
Visit the private showroom by appointment, or tell us about your project and we'll be in touch within one business day.