Professional cinema created for residential properties

You may have seen in the media recently: “A world-class cinema was created today in an average sized (3.6m x 5.7m) family living room”. 

HOW WE DID IT….

The same design, acoustic and aesthetic planning principles used by commercial High Street cinemas, concert halls and commercial music venues were applied to the 12ft x 18ft  room. And technology on a par with the high-performance kit used in professional theatres was installed to deliver a cinematic experience normally reserved for Hollywood’s finest screening rooms.

Our new home cinema features revolutionary THX4Kdisplay digital projection, a giant floor-to-ceiling multiway auto-masking screen and Dolby Atmos 360⁰ immersive sound from loudspeakers manufactured by the same company that supplied the equipment for the mastering of most of the Harry Potter movies.

Built as a demonstration suite to allow movie buffs, audiophiles and discerning home owners to experience an exact replica of the aural sounds recorded during the actual film making process by the greatest movie makers of our time, such as Francis Ford Coppola, the thrilling cinema is now open in our SmartAPPartment showroom for visits.

The luxury cinema is the first residential project in the UK to feature Meyer Sound’s professional cinema system. The Californian company, which more usually supports rock stars, Broadway producers, top classical institutions and world-leading film studios (including Disney, Warner Bros and Pixar), announced last year that it would make its commercial speakers available to the domestic market. The company’s exclusive roll-out is now reaching Europe, with our London installation setting the pace. Have a look at some of their other small projects!

Andy Willcox, Meyer Sound’s, Global Sales Manager for Residential Markets, says: “The goal of all this technology is to envelop the audience and transport them into the story; the viewer really shouldn’t be thinking whether a sound is coming from an overhead loudspeaker or from the side wall. With digital soundtracks freed from the limitations of analog reproduction, it is now possible to create heightened experiences and private cinema installers have the capability to provide a superior service. We are very excited to be working with CEDIA-approved cinema designers, such as Cornflake, to spread our pro expertise to a wider audience.”

WATCH A MOVIE… if you are considering creating a home cinema in your property please make an appointment to come in and enjoy a movie and ask our friendly experts for no-obligation advice.  We guarantee you will never have been so immersed in a film, or music, in your life.

Visits are strictly by appointment and must be pre-booked.  What would you like to watch?

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Specification list:

  • Meyer Sound: front speakers: Acheron Designer, subwoofers: X-800C, surround speakers: HMS-5
  • Screen: Dynamic Multiway Masking Screen
  • Projector: JVC DLA-Z1
  • Processor: Trinnov Altitude 32 (16 channels)
  • Acoustic insulation and calibration: CATS packs
  • Acoustic fabric to walls and ceiling: Carlucci di Chivasso Cohesion CA1338/053 from Ace Contracts.

In good company….

The following venues and customers also use Meyer Sound equipment and systems:

  • Skywalker Sound
  • Pixar Animation Studios
  • Dolby Theatre
  • Dolby World Headquarters – San Francisco
  • Warner Bros. Studios – L.A., NYC, and London (De Lane Lea)
  • NBC Universal Studios
  • 20th Century Fox
  • Dreamworks Animation Studios
  • Lightstorm Entertainment
  • American Zoetrope
  • The Dub Stage – Burbank
  • Galaxy Studios – Belgium
  • FutureWorks Studio – Mumbai
  • Cinerama Theatre
  • Arclight Cinemas – Santa Monica, Chicago, Bethesda, La Jolla
  • Cinetopia – Oregon, Washington, Kansas
  • Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • Jazz at Lincoln Center
  • Montreux Jazz Festival – Switzerland
  • The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
  • Most Cirque du Soleil shows – Las Vegas
  • Touring concert systems for many well-known artists
  • Concert halls for classical music performance all over the world

Read more about our home cinemas here.