Department 02 / Home cinema

Cinema

Rooms for film: a picture sized to your seating, sound placed around it, and acoustic treatment so dialogue stays clear at a sensible volume.

  1. CH—01Projection & screens
  2. CH—02Surround
  3. CH—03Room acoustics
Living room at dusk with a long gray sofa facing a motorized projection screen set into white shelving
Fig. 04Motorized screen in a living room, evening

CH—01 / Projection & screens

Projection & screens

Screen size starts at the seat. We work back from viewing distance and the light in your room to choose the projector, the throw and the screen surface.

Projectors
Chosen for brightness in your room’s actual light, throw distance and mounting position.
Screens
Fixed-frame or motorized; matte or gain surfaces matched to the projector and the room.
Mounting
Ceiling, shelf or rear placement, coordinated with your installer where needed.
We measure
Seating distance · Ceiling height · Window light · Wall finish
Black-and-white photo of a suspended loudspeaker with a port tube hanging in front of a heavy stage curtain
Fig. 05Suspended loudspeaker, stage curtain

CH—02 / Surround

Surround

Extra channels only help when they are placed well. We plan positions around your seating first, then choose the loudspeakers that fit those positions.

Layouts
From a well-placed front stage with a subwoofer to full surround with height channels.
Loudspeakers
On-wall, in-wall, in-ceiling or freestanding, chosen for the room you have.
Bass
One or more subwoofers positioned to even out the response across every seat, not just one.
Calibration
Distance · Level · Crossover · Room correction review
Black-and-white view of round acoustic panels suspended below a dark ceiling with downlights
Fig. 06Suspended ceiling absorbers

CH—03 / Room acoustics

Room acoustics

The least glamorous part of a system and often the most audible. Treatment is planned, measured and kept in proportion to the room it serves.

Absorption
Panels at first-reflection points to keep dialogue and imaging clear.
Diffusion
Scattering surfaces for rear walls in dedicated rooms, so the space never sounds dead.
Bass control
Placement changes and corner treatment before any more equipment.
Approach
Measure · Treat the worst first · Measure again

CH—04 / Plan

Plan the room before the screen.

Send us the room dimensions, a photo of the wall you’d face and where the seating goes. We’ll reply with questions and a first outline.