Home Theatre

Man, I was checking out one of my client’s house yesterday and I totally fell in love with his 4 by 8 foot home theatre with 9 foot tall ceiling. I would have taken pictures except that it was inappropriate to share his design without his consent. So you will have to make do with my descriptions and see if you can picture the place. The picture above is Gregg Schwartz's home theatre system which was in another review and considerably smaller.

The room is soundproof with a 1 pound per square foot sound barrier material behind each wall. The three colors color scheme consists of black, red geranium and white. 12 black wall panels hang with varying heights on each side and work to absorb any echoes. There is a huge white panel at the back with blocks of different sizes and length.

All the corners are curved to allow for a smoother flow of sound. They also use an eight-piece in-wall speaker system which utilizes patented M3D for realistic surround sound. I particularly love the Cannas five-piece sofa set with cupholder seats just like the movies theatres. Two sofas sit on the lower end with steps on the sides to a 1 foot raise to the higher end with three sofas. Mind you, these seats can cost up to $5,000 each. When the lights are turned off, the floor lights around the room and steps will come on. Just like the cinemas.

They use Epson PowerLite Full HD 1080p 3LCD Home Theatre Projector on a 100" 16-9 electric screen which made the Celine Dion’s Las Vegas Concert we were watching come to live. It was like she was in the room singing to me. Simply magical.

The whole project cost about CDN$30,000 in a 2 weeks period which included combining two rooms into one and rewiring. Reasonable cost for such a masterpiece.