Slow starts
Meetings systematically begin late because of a black screen or a missing cable.
Independent audiovisual consulting · Geneva
Your meeting rooms should live up to your meetings.
Independent audits, quote reviews and deep expertise in the Crestron ecosystem. We sit on your side of the table, facing the integrators, so your rooms work the first time.
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of a project budget spent on under-used equipment (estimate)
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independent: we sell nothing but advice
The number one problem
N°1
Paying for equipment you do not need.
In most audiovisual projects, the integrator's quote is approved by someone who does not have (and should not need) the technical skills to challenge it: procurement, facilities, sometimes IT. Nobody can say which lines of the quote are actually necessary.
The result is always the same: oversized video matrices, duplicated processors, superfluous licences and maintenance contracts, comfortable margins on references nobody questions. The integrator knows it. And as long as there is no expertise on the other side, nothing pushes them to stick to what is needed.
Our role in one sentence: putting technical expertise on your side of the table.
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The symptoms of a badly designed room.
Unintelligible calls
Remote participants complain about the sound or the echo, making hybrid meetings impossible.
Confusing control
The touch panel on the table is unreadable; nobody dares to press anything for fear of cutting everything off.
Opaque quotes
Integrator quotes are full of references impossible to compare, and nobody in-house can tell what is surplus.
Crippled equipment
High-end gear under-used because of a poorly written control program.
Obsolete on delivery
Brand-new rooms that already fail to meet current standards (BYOD, Teams, Zoom).
Our services
Take back control of your audiovisual infrastructure.
01
Audit of existing rooms
We measure and test your rooms in real conditions: acoustics, video, conferencing, ergonomics. We review the Crestron programming in place. The deliverable: a pragmatic report separating quick fixes from structural investments.
- Real-condition tests, in the room and on the far end
- Review of the code and control logic
- Prioritised, costed action plan
02
Quote and tender analysis
We read your integrators' quotes line by line to expose oversizing and grey areas. We bring offers back to a comparable scope, then support you through the negotiation.
- Detection of surplus equipment and licences
- Like-for-like comparison, no jargon
- Technical arguments ready for the negotiation
03
Design and specifications
We translate your teams' needs into technical standards per room type. We write specifications integrators cannot work around, and we run the acceptance tests at delivery.
- Consistent multi-site standards
- Enforceable specifications
- Acceptance tests before final payment
Residential
The same standards, at home.
Home cinema, streaming, gaming: the same independent-expert reflexes, applied to your residence. An installer hands you a five-figure quote? We tell you what actually matters.
Private home cinema
4K laser projection or direct-view screen, immersive Dolby Atmos audio, acoustic treatment, picture and sound calibration. And one remote to run everything, through Crestron Home or equivalent.
- Right-sized: neither under nor over
- Professional calibration at handover
- Discreet integration into the architecture
Streaming studio
A Twitch or YouTube setup at real studio level: camera capture, broadcast microphone, key lighting, room acoustics and a stable broadcast chain. The sound and picture your viewers notice from the first second.
- Mic, camera, light: the trio behind perceived quality
- Treated acoustics: no echo, no hiss
- Upload and encoding sized to hold a live stream
Gaming room
A no-compromise gaming space: high-refresh OLED display, PC or consoles installed cleanly, low-latency network, invisible cabling, thermal management and controlled ambient lighting. Latency is fixed at design time, not afterwards.
- Dedicated network: fibre, switch, latest-generation Wi-Fi
- Display and sound chosen for responsiveness, not for the spec sheet
- Integrated ambient lighting, never gimmicky
Auditof your existing installation
Reviewof installer and home-automation quotes
Designturnkey, site follow-up, handover
Talk about my project
Do you stream or game seriously? The page for streamers and gamers, with a remote setup check.
Services and pricing
Prices on display. Anything else would be ironic.
Three fixed-price entry packages to start without risk. Design and follow-up missions are quoted after a first conversation.
Quote review
from CHF 590
You received an integrator or installer quote. We dissect it line by line and return a written, argued verdict you can send straight back to the supplier. Price depends on the quote amount: see the grid.
- Written verdict within 48 working hours
- Contested lines, oversizing, useless options
- Technical arguments ready for the negotiation
Conference room audit
from CHF 1'900
Half a day on site: audio, video and conferencing tests in real conditions, ergonomics, review of the Crestron programming. Prioritised report within a week.
- Quick fixes separated from investments
- Report readable by a non-technician
- Decreasing rate from the second room
Residential audit
from CHF 1'200
Home cinema, streaming studio or gaming room: visit, measurements, review of the installation and of the quotes you received. A clear action plan, no jargon.
- Picture, sound, network, acoustics, control
- What is missing, what is surplus, what is misconfigured
- Review of your quotes included
On quotation
Design and specifications · Multi-site standards · Tender support · Site follow-up and acceptance
Prices excluding VAT, travel included across the Lake Geneva region. The cost of an audit is deducted if you entrust us with the design afterwards.
What you receive
A report a non-technician can read, and an integrator cannot dispute.
Illustrative excerpt from an audit report. Every finding is measured, prioritised and translated into action and francs.
Audit report · Boardroom · 14 seats
Anonymised example
6.1/ 10
overall score
overall score
| Finding | Impact | Priority | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceiling microphones aimed outside the speaking zone: voices unintelligible on the far end beyond 4 m | High | P1 | Re-aim and redo DSP settings (0.5 day) |
| Starting a video call takes 11 taps on the touch panel | High | P1 | Reprogram to one-touch per use case |
| Maintenance contract covering two decommissioned devices | Medium | P2 | Renegotiate the contract |
| 16x16 video matrix for 5 sources | Low | P3 | No action, do not renew like for like |
4 quick fixes
1 investment to avoid
CHF 11'400 saved on the next quote
Verdict of the month
One quote line, dissected.
Every month, a real line reviewed for a client, anonymised, with the saving obtained. Proof by example rather than by promises.
Our method
Structured, impartial, measurable.
Listen
Understanding how your teams use the rooms and what frustrates them.
Diagnose
Technical analysis on site and review of the existing documentation.
Report
Clear, factual debrief with costed recommendations.
Follow up
Support during execution and quality control of the integrators.
- Dante Level 3
- AMX Programmer 1 and 2
- 14 years in AV
- Geneva
Who is behind Efficast
Patrick Oliveira. Twelve years an integrator, three years a client. Now on your side.
For twelve years I designed, programmed and delivered rooms for a Geneva audiovisual integrator: AMX, Crestron, matrices, DSP, video conferencing, KNX home automation, for companies and private residences alike. I know exactly how a quote is built, where the margins hide, and what a client never sees.
Then I crossed over: running the international conference rooms at the United Nations, then Broadcast Engineer at the international headquarters of a Geneva-based multinational, responsible day to day for eight Crestron and AMX rooms, a multi-room Dante audio network and in-house live production: streaming, six PTZ cameras, a green-screen studio.
Efficast was born from that double perspective. I read a quote like the person who wrote it, and I judge a room like the person who has to run it every morning.
- 14+years in audiovisual, home automation and integration
- 8Crestron and AMX rooms operated daily
- 0outages in two years on a multi-room Dante network
- 6PTZ cameras and a live studio run solo
Track recordNevicom SA, AV and home-automation integration (2010 to 2022) · United Nations Office at Geneva (2022) · JT International SA, Geneva (2022 to 2025)
Our promise
We sell neither equipment nor integration. Our only goal is the success of your meetings.
Expertise
Crestron end to end, and everything around it.
We master the Crestron ecosystem (DM NVX, Flex, control platforms, Fusion and XiO monitoring), often at the heart of complex installations, and its interoperability with Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms and Cisco.
On the audio side, our know-how covers professional DSP and audio architectures (Shure, Biamp, QSC) for absolute speech clarity, in the room and remotely.
CrestronDM NVXFlexXiO CloudTeams RoomsZoom RoomsCiscoShureBiampQSCCrestron HomeDolby Atmos
Independent from every manufacturer and integrator
Efficast has no commercial partnership, no kickbacks, no exclusivity. Our advice is driven solely by the fit between the technology and your needs.
Frequently asked
What people ask us before signing.
Your question is not here? Effi answers at the bottom right, or write to us.
We already have an integrator we trust. Why an external adviser?
Precisely because you trust them, nobody rereads their quotes. An integrator, even an excellent one, sells equipment and hours: their interest is not to sell less. We do not replace them, we rebalance the relationship. Many appreciate finally having a technical counterpart across the table.
How long does a mission take?
Quote review: written verdict within 48 working hours. Room audit: half a day on site, report within a week. Design: depends on scope, agreed together during the first conversation.
Can you step in mid-project?
Yes, and those are often the best moments: just before the equipment order, or just before final acceptance. The earlier we come in, the more you save. At acceptance, we check that you pay for what was promised.
Are you truly independent?
Efficast sells neither equipment nor integration, receives no commission and has no commercial partnership with any manufacturer or installer. Our only fees come from you.
Do you work with brands other than Crestron?
Yes: AMX, Extron, Kramer, Q-SYS, Biamp, Shure, Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Cisco and many more. Crestron is our core expertise, not an exclusivity.
Do you work for private individuals?
Yes, for demanding residential projects: home cinema, streaming studio, gaming room, home automation. Same methods, same independence from installers.
What if the quote is fair?
We tell you so, in writing. An offer validated by an independent third party is also an easier decision to defend internally.
Contact
Ready to bring your rooms up to standard?
Operating in Geneva, Lausanne and across the Lake Geneva region. Companies and private residences.
- Email[email protected]
- Phone+41 (0) 22 000 00 00
A first 30-minute conversation is enough to know whether we can help.
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