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This is Acoustic Frontiers' 2nd AVS Forum Home Theater of the Month. Our first was Mr. Beck's The Savoy. The AVS write up can be found here: HT of the month - the Hodor theater.
The layout work took account of Mr. Child's pre-existing equipment, which included JTR Noesis 228, Klipsch Pro-Cinema KPT-8000M surrounds and passive JTR Captivator Pro subwoofers. Acoustic Frontiers provided additional equipment required to complete the theater, including screen, acoustic treatment and video processor.
The Acoustic Treatment Design specified a balance of absorptive and diffusive treatments, including Kinetics Versatune, RPG BAD, AcousticsFirst QuadraPyramid, Primacoustic Paintables as well as a deep low density fiberglass bass trap behind the screen wall.
Partially finished screen wall bass trap
Electrical Design involved analyzing the theater's power requirements and developing a wiring plan specifying number of circuits, wiring gauge, surge protection and battery backup. For Video Calibration the client shipped his Panasonic PT-AE8000U projector to us. We provided a Lumagen Radiance 3D-XS and a comprehensive ISF video calibration, perfectly aligning greyscale and using the color cube calibration in the Lumagen to provide accurate colors.
Pre-calibration greyscale
Post-calibration greyscale
Home theater in walk out basement. Scope of work: core home theater design package, sound isolation, HVAC, riser, hush box and baffle wall design.
"The end result is nothing short of spectacular." David W.
Home theater in custom home. Scope: core home theater design package w' sound isolation, equipment & acoustic treatment.
"Our room turned out way better than we ever expected. Everyone is amazed at the sound and picture quality!” Todd B.
Transformation of a builder grade home theater. Scope: core home theater design package, equipment, acoustic treatment and audio calibration.
Nyal Mellor, Founder, Acoustic Frontiers
Nyal Mellor
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