The Home Theater Dream Team
The challenge of successfully blending design, acoustics, and technology teams to create the ultimate private cinema.
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The challenge of successfully blending design, acoustics, and technology teams to create the ultimate private cinema.
Even in the world of high-end theater design, there is room for good, better, best options.
Keeping up with the light-speed evolution of private cinema technology.
Not all seating is created equal.
How multi-sport simulators and Esports are re-shaping dedicated theater and media room design.
An interior designer’s view on working with high-end clients — and the integrators they employ.
How technology and interior design of screening rooms relate to the fundamental senses.
Why you need to include the customer in the development of the ideal home theater experience.
A look inside the mind of an ultra-high-end client.
Far more than a catchy term, “resimercial” is a multi-faceted trend that’s not just here to stay but one that’s influencing how we approach...
Why the “digital canvas” approach to tech appeals to architects and interior designers.
Takeaways for engaging with, earning trust, and getting referrals from interior designers.
Lighting plays a leading role in the look, feel, and performance of a home theater, so make sure to give it serious attention.
This solution allows the projector to stay hidden in the soffit, completely out of the way of audience members, while exposing only a slim...
A well-designed home cinema provides clients with a wow factor before any AV is activated.
An inside look at what's hot in the world of home theater design.
The promise of immersive audio in private cinemas goes way beyond the number of channels used.
David Frangioni, owner of Audio One, tells how he does it all from professional recording studios to high-end home theaters and whole-house automation systems.
Drawing upon its rich, 80-year heritage, Fortress Seating (CEDIA Expo booth 3129) is bringing back the Solo model as a reflection of today's design...
Making the Appreciation of ‘Sound’ a Passion for Our Clients to Pursue
Great Theater Design Requires the Contribution and Coordination of Many Trades
Private theater professionals share a singular goal: To have the opportunity to provide our best efforts to as many appreciative clients as possible.
Most of us understand that it is easy to overwhelm clients with too much information. But how do our clients know that we are...
Sam Cavitt breaks down the significant influence that flooring can have on the performance of a private theater.
For a smaller room, a 5.1.2 configuration may be perfect. But a large room may require 24.1.10. The point is that the channels are...
The following is a recommendation of how to influence architects to consider a dedicated theater room early in the design phase.
Aside from the obvious goal of creating an environment that provides entertainment, excitement, and fun, the objective of designing a private theater should be...
In the design and engineering of a private theater, when is it appropriate to take it “to the Nth degree?” This is the question...
Designing private theaters is a great business.
We often hear comments like, “What’s the big deal, it is supposed to be a dark room anyway” or “The lighting design has already...
Our industry is wrought with buzzwords and acronyms, and “turnkey” is a term that has been thrown about for a long time.
You may not remember Beta versus VHS, but we were all here for Blu-ray versus HD DVD, and now we have Dolby Atmos versus...
In a recent workshop on selling high-performance solutions, the question was asked, “What is the first piece of information that you provide to your...
People have been selling home theaters for more than 20 years–certainly long enough to have gotten it right.
The audience experience is the most important element in a private theater design, from the accuracy of the audio system to the stunning visual...
When creating private theater rooms, many designers and architects now understand the need for acoustical treatments in walls and that we don’t want large...
Most professional integrators would never consider installing a high-performance video projection system in a white room with windows and high levels of ambient light,...
I participated in a panel discussion at CEDIA EXPO where the subject was the trend away from “dedicated theaters” toward “mixed-use rooms.”
Several years ago we were invited to deliver a talk to the senior class at a local interior design school.