Home Theater
Winner of Home of the Year Awards 2006 - Gold Winner - Home Theater, this home theater includes a Kaleidescape video server system and a Faroudja three-chip DLP projector. Additionally, there is high-end audiophile equipment, such as a Wadia CD plaer, a Theta Casablanca audio processor, a Theta DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) player, a Threshold 500-watt stereo amp, two 1,000-pound JBL professional subwoofers, and a $25,000 Basis Audio turntable with a one-of-a-kind phono cartridge made in Switzerland.
Everything is operated through an AMX controller, including the Vantage lighting system and the blackout and acoustic shades that drop from invisible perches above the windows. Each of the shades can be controlled separately.
The furniture, loudspeakers and amplifiers are custom-made.
The ceiling of alder strips expertly joined to a furniture fit is a marvel of craftsmanship, with its many angled joints fitting to furniture-grade specifications. The sloping fan like ceiling isn't just for show, however. Acoustic specialists Charles M. Salter Associates had a hand in the design, which features an invisible backing of a 1-inch-thick black duct liner that helps absorb unwanted sound. The 1-inch alder slats were placed on top and held together by wooden dowels. The uneven surface of the many slats and gaps create a diffusive surface that helps scatter other sounds throughout the room.
The tall front speakers that are visible and the in-wall speakers in the side soffits and above the screen are all custom made. Fabric panels were placed in numerous spots to create a uniform look.
This home theater includes a Kaleidescape video server system and a Faroudja three-chip DLP projector. Additionally, there is high-end audiophile equipment, such as a Wadia CD plaer, a Theta Casablanca audio processor, a Theta DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) player, a Threshold 500-watt stereo amp, two 1,000-pound JBL professional subwoofers, and a Basis Audio turntable with a one-of-a-kind phono cartridge made in Switzerland.
A recent upgrade to the system includs the Kaleidescape video server system, which stores DVDs to hard drives for instant access and offers an innovative, easy-to-use interface of DVD covers for easy search and selection. All of this is operated through an AMX controller.
There is a kitchen and bar with a pizza oven and commercial popcorn maker in the pavilion. There is also a 1/2 Bath.
Behind the 10-foot-wide Da-Lite screen is an industrial-grade Faroudja three-chip DLP projector, with a 400-pound mirror custom made by Da-Lite. The projector is so bright, that a person can sit in the theater in the summer with the windows open and still see a bright picture on the screen.
Beneath the floor and firing up through 3-foot-long slot like vents are two 18-inch, 140-watt JBL subwoofers that each weigh 1,000 pounds. They are suspended in a concrete chamber beneath the floor and hang on straps so they are acoustically isolated and don't cause vibrations in adjoining structures.