Big House, Big AV System - January 2005 - page 2
As the lights dim thanks to customized Lutron lighting controls, the BTC motorized drapes open and the InFocus 7205 ScreenPlay DLP projector comes to life. Tannoy 10-inch Studio Monitors are mounted behind the screen and handle the left, right and center channel audio duties and an 18-inch Velodyne 2000-watt powered subwoofer helps provide the lows. KEF eight-inch Uni-Q right rear and left rear speakers round out the speakers in the theater and an Adcom 200-watt x five-channel amplifier provide the needed muscle for the speakers.
In an ideal world, doctors recommend getting eight hours of sleep a day. Even though this is more of a dream than a reality for most people, if you are an AV enthusiast with the means, why not put a killer theater in your bedroom? Audio Arts came up with a crafty way to hide a 40-inch Zenith plasma display in a custom-made motorized credenza for the master bedroom. The TV rises from the credenza and can be pointed towards the sitting area or the bed. When it’s time to call it a night, the client simply pushes one button on the customized 30-button Crestron remote and the plasma hides itself away in the credenza.
Belting out your favorite tunes while enjoying some sake and sushi is a favorite past time of many a party animal, but most home karaoke systems have normally been lackluster. This client’s love of karaoke is so great that Audio Arts installed professional karaoke systems with wireless microphones in both the theater room and the family room. Needless to say, many a wild party has been made even better with singers up in front of the 133-inch screen of the dedicated theater, living out their wildest (and often most off-key) rock ‘n’ roll fantasies.
In the family room, a 60-inch Zenith plasma provides a stunning picture for casual TV-watching from the kitchen and does a fine job as yet another home theater option when the home owners don’t want to fire up the projector in the dedicated theater room. Sound Advance front speakers were hidden away by building them into the sheet rock, then painting them the same color as the wall. Audio Arts defies you to find where the speakers are above the plasma. KEF Uni-Qs were used as rear speakers and are also hidden up in the ceiling providing rich, detailed sound for movies and TV.
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