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Dig this home theater... - June 2005 - page 3

Since space under the home is truly at a premium, the main racks are housed on the first floor of the home. The two floor-to-ceiling Middle Atlantic enclosures are filled to the brim with gear and control the theater as well as eight other zones throughout the home. A second rack system is located in a small closet just off the theater and houses components specific to the room. A whole host of Creston keypads, CT-1000 touch panels and a TMPC-10 web tablet give the owners complete control of the components, including lighting, climate control, and security throughout the home.

The primary preamp and amplifier duties for the theater are handled by a Lexicon MC-8 preamp/processor and Genelec amplifier modules. A Lexicon RT-10 Digital Video Decoder DVD Player sends a crystal clear picture to the Barco projector and, since it’s a universal player, the homeowners can enjoy SACD and DVD-Audio discs in the theater as well.

Watching movies is a fun pastime, but the clients and their family also love performing. The elevated platform in front of the screen makes for a perfect stage for the karaoke system installed by Baumeister. This isn’t your run of the mill karaoke in a box system, however, as a Pro Video Color Bullet Camera has been added to the system, so the singer’s image can be projected onto the screen while he or she is belting out a song through a Shure ULXS24/58 Wireless Microphone. Should a couple want to do their best Sonny and Cher impression, a second microphone is available. All of the karaoke inputs are handled by a Rane MLM-82 Rack Mixer. Song lyrics that are available on the karaoke DVDs are played for the singers on a Sony KLV21SR2 21” LCD Display. Needless to say, this household is passionate about their karaoke.

The homeowners also wanted to have easy access to all of their music and movies at the touch of a button, so Baumeister installed both an Escient Fireball E-120 CD Librarian and an Escient Fireball DVDM-100 DVD Librarian in the racks. All of the zones throughout the house that are hooked up to this system have customized Creston panels and/or remotes for accessing and playing back anything from their collection that the homeowners’ hearts desire.

Despite the fact that this theater was added almost a century after the home was originally designed and constructed, other than the modern technology, the room feels as though it was meant to be there all along.

See complete equipment list below...



System Installation by:
Baumeister Electronic Architects
5693 West Howard St.
Niles, IL 60714
847.324.5077 - phone
www.bavi.net

Equipment Listquipment L=
1 Barco CineVersum 120 + Master 3-Chip DLP
2 Barco HDTV Card VI-2
1 Barco Digital Master Link Cable
1 Barco PM-L Projector Mount
1 Crestron TPMC-10 Control Tablet
1 Crestron TPMC-10 Docking Station
1 Crestron CP2E Control Processor
4 Crestron CLW-DIMS Wall Box Dimmer
2 Crestron CLW-SLVD Slave Switch
6 Crestron CLW-DIM Wall Box Dimmer
1 Crestron CNX-RMCLV Video Room Interface Box
2 Crestron CAEN-7X1 Automation Enclosure
1 Crestron PAC2 Lighting Control Processor
1 Crestron C2ENET-1 Ethernet Card
7 Crestron CNX-B2-12 Keypad Scene Control Switches
2 Crestron CT-1000 Color LCD Touchscreen
6 Crestron CLX1DIM4 4-Zone Dimmer Module
1 Crestron CLX-1DIM8 8-Zone Incandescent Dimmer
1 Crestron CLX-2DIM2 Two-Circuit Dimming Module
1 Crestron ST-COM RS-232 Communications Module
1 Da-Lite Cinema Pro Contour 110” Projection Screen
1 Escient Fireball E-120 CD Librarian
1 Escient Fireball DVDM-100 DVD Librarian
9 Genelec AIW 26 Compact In-Wall Loudspeaker
5 Genelec RAM1-401 Rack Adaptor Kit
1 Hughes HD Satelllite DirectTV Receiver
1 Lexicon MC-8 Preamplifier/Processor
1 Lexicon RT-10 Digital Video Decoder DVD Player
1 Middle Atlantic Products Rack System
1 Monster Power HTS-5100 Noise Filterer
1 Monster Interconnects
1 Monster Cable
1 Pro Video Color Bullet Camera
2 Shure ULXS24/58 Wireless Microphone
2 Sony DVP-CX777ES 400 Disk Progressive DVD/SACD Player
1 Sony KLV21SR2 21” LCD Display
1 Sony RDRGX7 DVD-R
2 Sunfire True Subwoofers EQ Solitaire 10
1 Rane MLM-82 Rack Mixer

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