Meet Founder — Wayde Alfarone
Because every great home experience begins with a quiet genius
Innovation isn’t about equipment.
It’s about emotion — the way a room feels when the world disappears.
The man who believed sound should be felt, not seen
Before “hidden audio” became an idea, Wayde made it a reality.
Where most chased loud, Wayde chased pure — music that disappears into the room so life can breathe around it.
He doesn’t build systems to impress equipment racks.
He builds them to disappear into the moment.
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A Pioneer in Sound, Long Before It Was Trendy
Mega Sound Audio (1984) — bringing high-performance audio to Florida before “custom install” was a phrase.
CMA Institute (1989) — training a generation of AV professionals through hands-on technical education.
Founder, Critical Mass Audio (1991) — introducing electrostatic loudspeaker technology to real homes, luxury spaces, and mobile experiences.
Innovation Pioneer — recognized by Car Stereo Review as one of the Top 5 Most Influential Audio Innovators; People’s Choice Award winner at CES; and credited on Wikipedia for advancing electrostatic loudspeaker design.
Collaborations & Installations — systems designed for Shaquille O’Neal, Busta Rhymes, Wayne Brady, and Ludacris
All engineered with one belief:
Sound should move people, not just air.
Why National Smart Home Exists
When technology started getting louder than the people living with it — Wayde knew something was wrong.
Homes weren’t asking for more equipment.
They were asking for more peace.
People don’t want to wrestle with tech.
They want rooms that breathe with them — light, sound, and comfort that simply feel right.
That’s why Wayde stands with National Smart Home — to bring the focus back to humanity, so systems disappear and life takes center stage.
Beyond the Work
Outside of National Smart Home, Wayde’s life has always followed the same rhythm he brings to sound — passion, precision, and peace.
He’s been featured on the cover of Car Audio & Electronics, earned a People’s Choice Award at CES, and developed systems for artists including Shaquille O’Neal, Busta Rhymes, Wayne Brady, and Ludacris — each one designed not to impress, but to move.
His groundbreaking 5.1 surround system, featured on the Speed Channel at SEMA, proved that emotion could live inside engineering — that great sound wasn’t about volume, it was about presence.
When he’s not tuning rooms, he’s tuning engines — a lifelong motorsports enthusiast, former owner of Ocala Grand Prix Raceway, and competitor in SCCA Pro Formula Racing.
But under it all, Wayde is still chasing the same feeling he started with:
the quiet satisfaction of creating harmony between people, sound, and space.
Because to him, technology has never been about attention —
it’s about absence — when everything fades, and all that’s left is peace.