Whether you are working within an existing space or building out a new space, consider what functionality you want out of the room.  That can help you decide whether a home theater or a media room is right for you.

Dedicated Home Theater

Home Theater

A dedicated home theater is designed to create an amazing experience with stunning visual and audio quality to make you feel like you are immersed in it.  However, home theaters aren't just for watching movies anymore.  They also make great spaces to watch your favorite TV show or sport or play your favorite video game.  Imagine a "Just Dance" competition!  Most of all, they are a great place to enjoy some family time.

In order to build your dream space, here are some factors you should consider:

  • Surround sound system--with the newest standard of Dolby Atmos released, you want to be primed to take advantage of being immersed in the sounds. Speaker placement is important as well as how many speakers you are going to install.

  • Acoustics--Will you install acoustic panels? Does the room need to be soundproofed? You need to make sure that every seat in the house can hear the same great sounds coming out of your system.

  • Theater seating--Do you want several rows of seating with risers? Do you want motorized recliners? Do you want sectionals? These can be great for fitting several small children or snuggling with your sweetie!

  • Light control--You want to make sure that you have full control over the lighting in your theater so that it enhances your experience rather than detract from it. Adding the lighting control to an automation system makes it simple to turn down the lights as the images appear on the screen.

  • Create the movie magic with a customized automation system that allows you to simply touch one button to make a variety of things happen--all your equipment turns on, the lights dim, the movie starts playing.

Full service entertainment space with projector, bar area with TV and more

Media Room

Most often a media room is a multi-purpose entertaining space that is central to gatherings in your home. You want a space to hang out, watch TV, view family pictures, listen to music, play a video game, or watch a movie with friends and family.  

This can create challenges as homeowners want a more aesthetic look for this space and want equipment hidden from sight.   There are also acoustic challenges, especially in a room with an open floor plan and/or high ceilings.   Lighting can be an issue too and often creates a glare on television screens.  Fortunately there are several things that we can do to help combat those issues and still give you a great entertaining space that gives you the flexibility to transform that media room into a "theater" experience.  Many people like mounting flat screen TVs above fireplaces to create a focal point to the room, but you may also want to consider a drop down screen and projector.  Regardless of what you choose, you can have a high performance entertainment system. 

 Let us use our expertise to customize a solution for you.  You can have a great picture and sound for your media room and still have the ultimate home entertainment space!