Category Archive for ‘Home Cinema’

Completed Camps Bay Dolby Atmos home cinema
September 1, 2017

Camps Bay Dolby Atmos Home Cinema

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Home Cinema, Installations

From music room to private cinema

This Camps Bay room began as a planned music room and became a dedicated Dolby Atmos home cinema. This original build diary shows the room taking shape—from layout and acoustic measurements to the equipment rack, projection screen and final calibration.

The design was developed in association with Christiaan Beukes of Sphere Custom Design, who prepared and vetted the room drawings. Morgan Irwin participated in the design discussions, and Mirror Edge Networks staff carried out the on-site room construction and AV installation. Christiaan also contributed to the commissioning process described below.

For the finished room, see the Camps Bay cinema case study. For our current approach, see home cinema design and build and the Cape Town planning guide. Equipment named below documents the original installation, not a current product recommendation. Please confirm current availability and compatibility before specifying an older model.

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December 21, 2014

Franschhoek Home Cinema Build

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in Home Cinema, Installations

We have just completed this Franschhoek Home Cinema build, this is a daily breakdown of the work completed on this stunning home cinema project.

We were contacted by our good friends at Sphere Custom design and asked if we could assist them with this Franschhoek home cinema build. This home cinema which is a massive 12m long by 8m deep by 4m high has to be completed before Christmas. As we are always up for a challenge and happy to help our colleagues at Sphere Custom Design wherever possible, we agreed to assist.
The project timeline was very short with access to our home cinema room only being given to us on the 2nd of December, we had less than 21 days to complete this build and make sure it is working perfectly before Christmas.

The details below are just a short summary of the work we completed each day.

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December 21, 2014

Franschhoek Cinema Build: Day 15 – Home Cinema Columns build & Installation

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On the schedule this morning is completing the building of the Home Cinema Columns and then installing them.

This is a lengthy process which requires everyone to work on the columns together. The assembly process takes 4 people at a time to ensure that they are joined together correctly. Then 4 people to install each column into its correct place.

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December 17, 2014

Franschhoek Cinema Build: Day 12 – Home Cinema Equipment Installation

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in Home Cinema, Installations

As the cinema heads into its final stages, we are excited for the arrival of the equipment onsite today and the Home Cinema Equipment Installation.

Artcoustic Subwoofer and speaker - Home Cinema Equipment Installation

Artcoustic Subwoofer and speaker

The equipment being delivered and installed today includes:

Artcoustic Speakers

  • 3 Artcoustic SL 180-43 speakers (Left / Centre / Right)
  • 4 Artcoustic SL 24-12
  • 6 Artcoustic Architect 4-2 SL in-ceiling speakers
  • 4 Artcoustic Control 3 Subwoofer

Amplifiers

  • 5 Artcoustic PA 750
  • Integra DTA 70.1 (9 channel)

Processor:

The processing and amplification equipment was built into their racks at the Experience Centre, tested, then packed for delivery to site.

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December 10, 2014

Franschhoek Cinema Build: Day 7: Home Cinema Staging

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in Home Cinema, Installations
In any cinema you need somewhere to sit, this cinema is no different. With a three tier Home Cinema Staging from entrance down to floor level.

Work starts on the Home Cinema Staging as a standard decking construction. Although not much weight will be placed on top of these different tiers, they need have a solid construction to ensure that they don’t rattle or shake apart while our clients are watching an earth shaking scene in their favourite action movie.

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