Why Home Cinema?
A trip to the cinema theater doesn’t have the glamour it once possessed. The commute to the theater is tiresome, and tickets are overpriced. Furthermore, with new films typically out on streaming channels almost as soon as they’ve left the big screen, it’s easy to see why a home cinema design is…
Designing and building a perfect home theater room is a pretty challenging task. You have to make many decisions regarding the home cinema room’s structure, materials for the floor, wall, and ceiling, choosing the right speakers, projection system and many more. While making these decisions, you must keep in mind a few dos and don’ts…
The first decision you have to make before building a home theater is regarding the Shape & Size of the home theater room. The performance of your home theater will get affected even if you have high-end audio systems from the likes of Klipsch Audio Technologies or QSC, by both the size and shape of the room. Therefore,…
The public address (PA) systems are the primary source of producing sound in an auditorium. The microphone in a PA system picks up sound that gets electronically amplified and reproduced by speakers. These PA systems come in a wide variety. Line array speaker system that came into the market about 50 years ago is one…
When selecting a home theater flooring material, most people face confusion picking between Carpet vs Wood. Hardwood flooring and carpet flooring each have unique characteristics that make them favourable for specific environment and needs. So, before picking the best home theater flooring material, you have to understand and evaluate the nature of the material and…
Noisy rooms are very common today. For instance, sound from a TV or fun-filled conversations among friends engulfs the living room. The sound of mixy spreads across the kitchen. Sound from the music system rocks the bedroom. If these sounds from various sources are not controlled, they will disturb the atmosphere of other rooms in…
A home theater AV receiver is an input-output system. Input devices such as DVD player and satellite dish relay input signal to the receiver, interpreting the signal. The signal is then amplified through one or more amplification modules and sent to output devices such as TV and the Home theater speaker system. The best Home…
When you’re watching a movie in your home theater, the two aspects that define the viewing experience are the quality of the picture and sound. While choosing a suitable projector or TV is vital to treat your eyes, the sound wrapping the room immerses you in the real feeling of what you’re watching. When you’re…
When you’ve decided to build your dream home theater, you must choose nothing but the best home theater projector system. But how do you do it? What features should you evaluate while purchasing a home theater projector? Read on to find answers to these questions and learn more. A home theater projector system is a…
When building a home theater system, one common discussion that surfaces is projector vs TV. While large screen TV now comes with tempting 4K Ultra HD resolution, projectors have become more affordable. Both projector and TV have their pros and cons. And sometimes, one option is better than the other. So here is a small…
Empty vessels make more noise! So does empty rooms. Though we find it fascinating when we hear ourselves 7 times in the world-famous whispering gallery at Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, or on the top of any mountain ranges, do we share the same feeling when it happens daily in our own home spaces? Would you appreciate…
Often architects wonder if they should hire an acoustical engineer for their projects. And even if they hire one, at what stage of the project should it happen? We have the answers to your questions. Architects should start working closely with acoustical consultants for construction projects as early as possible. For instance, when architects hire…