At CEDIA Expo 2025, StormAudio, PMC, madVR Labs, and Barco Residential will come together to present Sound Room 6 (SR6), a 15.7.8 home cinema demonstration. Every component of this system is built to overcome real-world design challenges and meet the expectations of today’s most discerning clients.
Audio performance is anchored by StormAudio’s ISP Elite 32 Analog processor, offering up to 32 channels of decoding and processing, complete with integrated Dirac Live Active Room Treatment and support for all immersive formats through the new ADEC decoder, including Auro-3D, Dolby Atmos, MEPG-H, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and DTS:X Pro. Power is delivered via six StormAudio 8-channel amplifiers, providing high output, low distortion, and control, even in complex speaker configurations.
PMC has configured the room with MB2 XBD loudspeakers for the front left, center, and right channels. Surround sound is handled by PMC ci140 loudspeakers, providing full-range, dynamic support throughout the rear and side walls. Overhead effects are rendered using PMC ci65 height speakers and low-frequency energy is delivered by six PMC BST subwoofers, carefully placed and integrated to deliver tight, impactful bass.
For the first time at CEDIA Expo, the system features a 60-inch infrasonic subwoofer from Deus Audio Machines. The Invicta 60 produces visceral, ultra-low distortion bass with lighting-fast transient response that extends below the limits of hearing and redefines cinematic immersion.
On the visual side, the Barco Residential Heimdall+ CS projector provides stunning picture quality using RGB laser light and delivers 6000 lumens of brightness, ensuring vivid imagery even in challenging environments. Its ultra-quiet operation, with a best-in-class 29 dB noise rating, allows for in-room installation without distraction. With support for HDMI 2.1, Heimdall+ CS is also well suited to high-frame-rate video and gaming content.
The video is processed by the madVR Labs Envy Extreme 8K, the video processor known for its reference-quality dynamic HDR tone mapping, AI-based 8K upscaling, MotionAI frame interpolation. It also repositions subtitles for optimal placement and readability, provides instant aspect ratio handling, and directly controls motorized screen masking without the need for a dedicated control system — ensuring the image always perfectly matches the screen and content with maximum immersion.
Additional contributions to the SR6 experience include MC² Audio’s D100DSP and D100ND amplifiers. Defining Cinemas, in partnership with Eleanor Rigby Home, provides luxurious, handcrafted seating solutions. Simplified Acoustics completes the space with its new BDP acoustic panels, which uses a new formula of Binary Amplitude Diffusion over an absorptive panel that is more effective to off access waves than a traditional binary amplitude panel.
Throughout the three-day event, company experts will be on hand to provide in-depth insights and engage with attendees of the SR6 demo.
To learn more about the participating brands, visit:
- StormAudio: www.stormaudio.com/
- madVR Labs: www.madvrenvy.com
- PMC Speakers: pmc-speakers.com/
- Barco Residential: www.barco.com/residential
