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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
"No other subwoofer system I’ve owned even comes close to what this room delivers. Reaching out to Acoustic Frontiers was one of the best decisions I’ve made—I highly recommend working with them if you want to get the most out of your theater."
Nyal Mellor, Founder, Acoustic Frontiers
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