About AVX Designs
Two decades on the build side. Now entirely on yours.
We built the kind of advisor we wished our clients had — backed by twenty years of designing, programming, and engineering the systems most people only ever see a quote for.
The founder
AVX Designs is led by Wyatt Olsen, who has spent more than twenty years engineering the very systems most homeowners only ever see a price for. He started in 2003 installing home theaters — learning the craft cable by cable — and by 2005 had opened his own AV design, installation, and programming firm.
Along the way he ran a residential home-theater company in Rhode Island while programming for a worldwide Crestron and AMX integrator — work that sent him across the globe, including a flagship installation in Singapore. Born in Santa Barbara and raised mostly in Vermont, he came home to the California coast in 2009. Having earned his stripes as both a laborer and a master programmer, he became known for engineering-first integration: systems designed on paper, documented, and built to last for years, not seasons.
Why he went independent
Two decades in the field taught Wyatt exactly where the money goes — and where it's wasted. He watched clients oversold on equipment they didn't need, and recommendations shaped by margin rather than merit. The best technology, he came to believe, is the technology you actually want, properly installed by people held to a documented standard.
So he built AVX Designs: a purely independent consultancy with no manufacturer relationships and no equipment to sell. The same engineering rigor that produced reference theaters and global flagships now works for one party only — the owner. When the honest answer is "you don't need that," there's finally someone free to say so.
Engineering-first, always
His reputation was built behind the wall, not in front of it. Anyone can mount a TV; the difference is the clean racks, labeled runs, segmented networks, and documentation you actually own. That discipline is exactly what an independent specification gives you — a system defined to perform and to be serviced, then competitively bid so you pay for engineering, not markup.
Credentials — earned, not claimed
20+ years, hands-on
Installer, master programmer, designer, and integration-firm founder — every seat at the table.
Master Crestron & AMX
Expert-level control-system programming, residential to global enterprise flagships.
Licensed contractor
California CSLB #1108192, plus contractor's licenses across multiple states.
Engineering-first
Systems designed on paper and documented — schematic through calibration — before anything is bought.
Off the clock
A boutique firm, led from the front.
Wyatt lives on the California Central Coast with his wife and young family. When he isn't designing systems he's most likely on the water with a fishing rod, out on the trails or in the gym, or in the kitchen — he cooks, barbecues, and brews his own beer.
A lifelong love of all things tech, and a longer list of hobbies than he can count. AVX is intentionally boutique: the person advising you is the person who has actually built it.
Our mission
Independent expertise, on your side of the table.
To give every client — homeowner, architect, or developer — the independent expertise they need to make confident decisions about the technology in their home or building.
Independence
No brand allegiances and no profit margins to protect. The recommendation is driven by your project alone.
Transparency
Clear communication about what we recommend and what it should cost — honest answers over comfortable ones.
Accountability
We stay on a project until it's finished and verified. 'Basically done' isn't done.
Expertise
Every recommendation comes from someone who has actually pulled the cable and programmed the system.
Begin
The best systems start with a conversation, not a quote.
Tell us about your project and we'll be in touch within one business day. The first consultation is free, with no obligation to proceed.