Home Theatre

Full custom theatres or sleek, stylish showpieces — we can help you plan and design a dream home theatre for any size and style of room and any budget. Full cabinet speakers, on-wall, in-wall, or hidden all together… Finishing a basement, converting a den, squeezing into a living room, or expanding outdoors… From an elegant and efficient 2-channel system to an explosive and immersive 11-channel system, or anywhere in between… Just be ready to have a lot more movie nights.

Here are a few examples of some recent theatres we have done:

Melissa’s Theatre

The Challenge: Create a multi-faceted family entertainment area from an unfinished basement.

Starting from bare studs and a cement floor, Melissa's basement now has a 7.1channel theatre with custom home theatre seating, a games area complete with pool table and air hockey, a childrens' play area, and a fully stocked bar to keep everyone entertained. An additional challenge was combining a few existing components with new pieces to create the optimum blend.

Main Theatre:

  • Samsung SP-A800B DLP projector, professionally calibrated
  • 119″ Draper Clarion screen
  • Yamaha RXV19000 7.1 channel receiver
  • Martin Logan Passage in-wall L/C/R
  • Control4 8″ in-wall rear and rear surrounds
  • Paradigm DSP-3100 subwoofer
  • Crowson TES100SS Shadow Stereo Tactile Motion System
  • Panasonic DMPBD60 Blu-ray
  • Scientific Atlanta Explorer 4250 HD cable box
  • Panamax M4300 power conditioner
  • Jaymar custom home theatre seating

Bar & Games Areas:

  • Emotiva UPA-2 power amplifier
  • Control4 8″ in-ceiling speakers

Brad’s Theatre

The Challenge: Design a home theatre that prioritized audio quality first.

The main reason for finishing the remainder of Brad's basement was for this home theatre, but every part of it, from component selection to the use and location of textures, was designed specifically for multi-channel audio quality first but with minimal compromise for movies.

Components:

  • Sanyo PLV-Z2000 1080p projector
  • Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 130 100″ screen
  • Pioneer Elite VSX-36TX 7.1 channel (pre-amp stage)
  • Emotiva XPA-5 power amplifier
  • NAD 906 (6 channel amp, using bridged as a 2 channel amp)
  • DALI IKON 6 left/right fronts
  • DALI IKON VOKAL 2 center
  • DALI IKON Phantom in-wall surrounds (mounted in ceiling)
  • DALI IKON On-Wall surround backs
  • SVS 2039PC-Plus Subwoofer
  • Pioneer Elite DV-47ai DVD/DVD-A/SACD player
  • Bell 9241 HD-PVR
  • Logitech Squeezebox Duet (network music player)
  • Sony PS3
  • PS-Audio Duet power conditioner
  • PS-Audio Quintet power conditioner
  • Logitech Harmony 890 universal remote

Pete’s Theatre

The Challenge: To create the perfect haven to watch sports and movies while the kids can play nearby.

Although Pete's basement was already mostly finished, it wasn't complete — it was missing a home theatre! Customizations for the theatre include shelves built into the wall for components and the center channel speaker (with rear access of course!), a riser for a second row of La-Z-Boy seating, and cozy fireplace in the corner.

Theatre components:

  • Panasonic PT-AE900E LCD projector
  • 108″ Draper Clarion screen
  • Emotiva UMC-1 A/V processor
  • Emotiva UPA-7 power amplifier
  • Paradigm Reference Studio 20 mains
  • Paradigm Reference Studio CC-350 center
  • Paradigm Reference Studio ADP-350 surrounds
  • Control4 8″ in-ceiling rears
  • Paradigm DSP-3200 subwoofer
  • Totem Drum Geo subwoofer system
  • Pioneer Elite DV-47A DVD/DVD-A/SACD player
  • BEV 9200 HD PVR
  • Panamax M5100 power conditioner
  • La-Z-Boy seating

Bill’s Rec Room

The Challenge: To design a theatre compact in size and budget, but generous in performance.

Bill's theatre was built just after taking possession of his new home. Sharing the room with a full-sized pool table, this system can provide alternative/ambient entertainment for a get-together or take center stage for a movie or the big game.

Theatre components:

  • 50″ Panasonic Viera plasma
  • Yamaha RXV765 7.1 channel receiver
  • Paradigm Cinema 330 5.1 channel speaker system
  • Panasonic DMPBD60 Blu-ray
  • Motorola 6200 HD cable box

Rampton Cottage Theatre

The Challenge: Build a budget-conscious system that wouldn't be lost in a huge, open log cottage.

The Rampton family love to gather at the family cottage, a large and open log building. Being a cottage, we designed and installed a budget-conscious system that would comfortably entertain the family on those cold or rainy days when playing in the lake isn't an option. The grandeur of the room make this theatre look small despite being centered around a 50″ plasma, but put on a Blu-ray and it suddenly fills the room.

Theatre components:

  • 50″ Panasonic Viera plasma
  • Yamaha HTR6250 5.1 channel receiver
  • Yamaha 5.1 channel speaker system
  • Yamaha iPod dock
  • Panasonic DMPBD60 Blu-ray
  • BEV 4100 satellite receiver