 Filed Under: Reader Interiors $$$ Contemporary Posted Wed Nov 19, 2008, 3:51 PM ET — By Bill DiPoalo
Nine years ago, my wife and I had our home custom-built on an isolated 11-acre lot. The theater room continues to evolve into the vision I had back then. I wouldn’t say that it’s entirely completed, but it’s definitely fully functional and a pleasure to use and entertain in. Filed Under: Equipment $$$ Contemporary Posted Thu Oct 23, 2008, 12:31 PM ET — By Kim Wilson
For a bold statement, the designer loudspeakers from NACSound will surely get noticed and compliment the most daring contemporary décors. Direct from Italy, these handmade custom speakers are distributed in the US and Canada by Sonance, a leader in custom hidden solutions for loudspeakers. The NACSound for Sonance speakers are hardly meant to be hidden and in fact, should be prominently displayed. Filed Under: Equipment Furniture Contemporary $$ Posted Wed Oct 15, 2008, 5:52 PM ET — By Kim Wilson
Offering up one of the more unique solutions for concealing a projection screen, Beamax has introduced the X-series Dellegno, which allows an 80-inch screen to ascend vertically from the stylish and contemporary cabinet, transforming a room-friendly piece of furniture into a large screen experience. Filed Under: $$$ Contemporary Pro Interiors Installer Profiles Posted Fri Dec 21, 2007, 3:04 PM ET — By Darryl Wilkinson
Trying to build the perfect home theater isn't easy, but it sure is worth it. After 42 years in the business, ListenUp's Steven Weiner is still learning how to put together the perfect home theater—and the more he learns, the more he sees how much more there is to know. But don't hold that against him. So far, he's spent nearly half a million dollars building the ultimate demo room as part of his mission to find out. Filed Under: Pro Interiors $$$ Contemporary Staff Picks Posted Fri Aug 31, 2007, 11:47 AM ET — By Adrienne Maxwell
Nothing is quite as simple as it seems in this award-winning home theater. Don't let this home theater's classic design and clean lines fool you. It may look like a simple rectangular space that houses a high-end audio/video system, but closer inspection reveals that the real technological marvel is the room itself. A tremendous amount of planning, construction, and creativity went into the process of creating an acoustically optimized space that can serve as both a casual reading/viewing room and a thoroughly immersive home theater. Filed Under: Reader Interiors $ Contemporary Posted Fri Aug 31, 2007, 11:43 AM ET — By James Reedy
How I turned my passion for audio into my own theater. Ever since I can remember, I've always had a passion for music, and I've since become an audio enthusiast. When I was 12, my next-door neighbor introduced me to his Fisher stereo system. Then, several years later, I befriended another neighbor who used to work at a local radio station and had hundreds of records and 12-inch singles, as well as a high-end audio system. From there, it has been a constant hobby of mine. My desire for having a dedicated room for audio and video started when I met someone who'd built a dedicated home theater in his house. I bought my first home in 2002, and the work was set to begin. Filed Under: Pro Interiors $$$ Contemporary Posted Wed Aug 29, 2007, 2:15 AM ET — By Krissy Rushing
If you thought that the only place where you can achieve A/V perfection is a dedicated space, think again. As media becomes more entrenched in the way we live our lives, it logically follows that the way we listen to and watch media should fit within our lifestyles. And, according to Anson Fogel, COO and CTO of Electronic Systems Consultants (ESC) in Aspen, Colorado, that doesn't always mean a dedicated room. After all, while such spaces are certainly decadent, not everyone has the extra real estate to devote to such a room. Filed Under: Contemporary $$$ Pro Interiors Staff Picks Posted Wed Aug 22, 2007, 1:38 PM ET — By Adrienne Maxwell
Creative solutions for a theater's, er, shortcomings. Every high-end home theater installation presents its share of obstacles, but incorporating a theater into a family or living room, as opposed to a dedicated theater room, is often particularly challenging. Homeowners are usually more sensitive to the equipment's visibility and less willing—or able—to rearrange the room to accommodate ideal gear placement. The more unique the home design, the more challenging the install becomes, and it's up to the installer to do some creative problem solving. Ambiance Systems (www.ambiancesystems.com), based in upper New York state, has spent the last 20 years figuring out creative ways to meet the needs of their clientele. The company has received several CEDIA Lifestyle Awards recognizing their ability to subtly integrate home theater systems into challenging environments. Ambiance president Marc Leidig recently told us about one particularly memorable job in a home on the shores of Long Island Sound. Filed Under: Pro Interiors Contemporary $$$ Staff Picks Posted Mon Aug 20, 2007, 6:39 PM ET — By Sunny McKinnon
Maybe it's because one of the owners is an avid comic-book collector. Maybe it's because the owners are the parents of not one but two sets of twins—both under three years of age. Or maybe it's because the room is so perfectly balanced, technically equipped, and ideally soundproofed as to offer a uniquely singular feeling of audio/video perfection. Whatever the reasoning, the term Fortress of Solitude aptly describes this home theater in Greenwich, Connecticut. Experts agree, as evidenced by the fact that it was recently named one of the best home theaters in the nation by the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA). "We think of the theater as a Fortress of Solitude, like in the Superman comics," says the homeowner, an investment manager who describes himself as dangerously savvy when it comes to audio/video equipment. The solitude is wonderful. I can disappear here and go somewhere else for a while." Filed Under: Reader Interiors $$ Contemporary Posted Fri Aug 17, 2007, 12:29 PM ET
This home in California was built around a single multi-purpose room that houses both the home theater and living room area. Off to one side are the dining room and kitchen. This reader installation features a retractable Stewart Filmscreens 100" FireHawk screen and JVC DLA-HD1 1920x1080 video projector. The speakers are from Martin-Logan and driven by Classe amplification. The system is centered around a Lexicon MC-12 preamp/processor and Toshiba HD-DVD player, and supports two other zones with music. All wiring was hidden in the walls and dedicated AC lines are run to each amp and the equipment rack. Currently, there are no shades on the UV tinted windows behind the screen, so the homeowners only watch at night. 1
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