Author Archives for ‘Morgan Irwin’

About Morgan Irwin

Morgan Irwin has worked in the audio-visual industry since 2005. Mirror Edge Networks was registered in 2012 and specialises in home cinema, home automation, networks and integrated AV. Its public portfolio represents a selection of documented projects, not the full extent of work completed. Morgan focuses on considered design, careful installation and dependable long-term support.
Front view of Durbanville home cinema with floating 120-inch screen and M&K Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers
September 27, 2026

New-Build Home Cinema or Room Upgrade? How Planning Differs

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Home Cinema

You can create an excellent private cinema while building a new home, or improve an existing room without starting again. Neither route is automatically better. They differ in what can be decided early, what must be measured first and where the project risk sits.

This comparison uses two Mirror Edge Networks projects: a Durbanville cinema planned during construction and a Camps Bay cinema upgrade in an established room.

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Hout Bay hidden home cinema with motorised projection screen
September 27, 2026

Mirror TV, TV Lift or Hidden Projector? Choosing the Right Solution

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Hidden AV

A television can disappear into the ceiling, read as a mirror, or remain visible as artwork. A projection screen can retract after film night. These solutions all reduce visual clutter, but they solve different design problems. The right choice depends on what you want to see when the system is off, how the room is used, and how much space the architecture gives the mechanism.

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January 16, 2021

Trinnov Home Cinema showcase – Consexto

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Home Cinema

This post shares a Trinnov home-cinema showcase video associated with Consexto. It is an external demonstration, not a Mirror Edge Networks project. We are sharing it because it offers a useful look at how immersive-audio processing can be considered in a dedicated cinema.

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Fresnaye living room during smart-home network and Control4 installation
January 9, 2021

Fresnaye Smart Home Cabling & Network Infrastructure

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Control4, Installations, Smart Home, Sonos

Behind the build: The cabling and equipment infrastructure for a whole-home network, Wi-Fi, Control4, Sonos and television system in Fresnaye, Cape Town. This article shows the practical work that becomes invisible once the rooms are finished.

Fresnaye living room during network and Control4 equipment installation

The main lounge during installation. The cabinet on the left houses network, Wi-Fi and Control4 equipment.

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