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Other Projects by Electronics Design Group, Inc.
Cave Comfort
United States
Marriage is, among other things, about compromise. When these New
Jersey homeowners were planning their dream home, she got the kitchen
and master bath she always wanted. He got his man cave, complete with
bar/kitchen, wine cellar and home theater. The lower-level space was a
blank canvas when blueprints began, so EDG gave the man the cave of his
choice: a dedicated enclosed screening room with cinema-style seating or
the kind of open multi-purpose entertainment space many customers opt
for today. He chose home theater classic where family and friends could
relax watching sports or movies with a no-compromise audio/video system.
EDG designed rows and risers so that everyone would have a clear view
of the screen, and they met the customers' wish for extra seating with a
third row of stools with a bar in front to accommodate food and drinks.
Comfortable theater seating is a must, but EDG also likes to design in
creature comforts, and home theater audiences don't want to have to
balance food on their laps while watching the big game or a movie. Here,
they have the best of both worlds.
EDG designers use computer-aided design programs to ensure sound and
video are optimized for each seat location. The owner wanted to
experience movies in aspect ratios of 2.35:1 or 2.4:1, the way most
movies are shot, so EDG designed a Runco and Stewart Filmscreen
projector and screen system that would accommodate those movies. That
eliminates black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when 16:9
movies are up.
Exceptional sound was another note on the wish list and EDG met the
challenge with an array of B&W loudspeakers built into the walls
around the theater. Front-channel speakers stream the main left and
right channel sound, a center-channel speaker delivers dialogue, and
surround- and rear-channel speakers fill out the effects that place you
in the middle of the action. Two B&W subwoofers give every crash and
boom its full punch.
Since plans for the theater were drawn up before the house was built,
EDG was able to work with the architect and builder to create the dual
entry to the theater that the homeowner wanted. One entry is through the
bar area for informal sports viewing. When it's time for a night at the
movies, guests enter through the foyer past the formal lobby with movie
posters where they can stop to pick up a bag of steaming popcorn from
the popper.
Lighting plays a starring role in this ultimate screening room. A
Lutron lighting system comes with a keypad that the family uses to
choose automated scenes for a particular event. Lights are programmed at
brighter settings for Monday night football, for instance, so when the
Sports button is tapped, lights preset to a higher level appropriate for
socializing and viewing a football game. A Movies button brings lights
down slowly over 30 seconds to give viewers time to settle into their
seats before lights fade out to dark. When the movie is over, a tap on
the remote control reverses the light fade, bringing levels up slowly
while the audience adjusts to the brightness.
It takes a pile of heat-producing equipment to create the atmosphere
of a movie theater. EDG built an equipment room adjacent to the theater
where support gear is stored and kept cool to preserve the life of the
electronics. When it's time to upgrade or service equipment, there's
plenty of room to access the neatly stacked gear that comes with its own
carefully labeled wiring diagram.
Comfort meets quality in this Digital Age cave and the audience never leaves disappointed.
Jersey homeowners were planning their dream home, she got the kitchen
and master bath she always wanted. He got his man cave, complete with
bar/kitchen, wine cellar and home theater. The lower-level space was a
blank canvas when blueprints began, so EDG gave the man the cave of his
choice: a dedicated enclosed screening room with cinema-style seating or
the kind of open multi-purpose entertainment space many customers opt
for today. He chose home theater classic where family and friends could
relax watching sports or movies with a no-compromise audio/video system.
EDG designed rows and risers so that everyone would have a clear view
of the screen, and they met the customers' wish for extra seating with a
third row of stools with a bar in front to accommodate food and drinks.
Comfortable theater seating is a must, but EDG also likes to design in
creature comforts, and home theater audiences don't want to have to
balance food on their laps while watching the big game or a movie. Here,
they have the best of both worlds.
EDG designers use computer-aided design programs to ensure sound and
video are optimized for each seat location. The owner wanted to
experience movies in aspect ratios of 2.35:1 or 2.4:1, the way most
movies are shot, so EDG designed a Runco and Stewart Filmscreen
projector and screen system that would accommodate those movies. That
eliminates black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when 16:9
movies are up.
Exceptional sound was another note on the wish list and EDG met the
challenge with an array of B&W loudspeakers built into the walls
around the theater. Front-channel speakers stream the main left and
right channel sound, a center-channel speaker delivers dialogue, and
surround- and rear-channel speakers fill out the effects that place you
in the middle of the action. Two B&W subwoofers give every crash and
boom its full punch.
Since plans for the theater were drawn up before the house was built,
EDG was able to work with the architect and builder to create the dual
entry to the theater that the homeowner wanted. One entry is through the
bar area for informal sports viewing. When it's time for a night at the
movies, guests enter through the foyer past the formal lobby with movie
posters where they can stop to pick up a bag of steaming popcorn from
the popper.
Lighting plays a starring role in this ultimate screening room. A
Lutron lighting system comes with a keypad that the family uses to
choose automated scenes for a particular event. Lights are programmed at
brighter settings for Monday night football, for instance, so when the
Sports button is tapped, lights preset to a higher level appropriate for
socializing and viewing a football game. A Movies button brings lights
down slowly over 30 seconds to give viewers time to settle into their
seats before lights fade out to dark. When the movie is over, a tap on
the remote control reverses the light fade, bringing levels up slowly
while the audience adjusts to the brightness.
It takes a pile of heat-producing equipment to create the atmosphere
of a movie theater. EDG built an equipment room adjacent to the theater
where support gear is stored and kept cool to preserve the life of the
electronics. When it's time to upgrade or service equipment, there's
plenty of room to access the neatly stacked gear that comes with its own
carefully labeled wiring diagram.
Comfort meets quality in this Digital Age cave and the audience never leaves disappointed.
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