May The Fourth Be With You
May 4th has become known as Star Wars Day to fans of the films.
The date originates from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you" uttered by General Dodonna to the rebel fighters before they begin their assault on the Death Star.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 6
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 6
Work continues on our new home cinema demo room.
This week we take a look at the fibre optic star engine that will power our star-ceiling.
We finish off the boxing out of the cinema room. Wire up the speakers and get ready to receive our home cinema seats.
Logitech Discontinue Harmony Remotes
On Friday Logitech announced they will no longer be developing or making their line of Harmony all-in-one remotes.
Having used hundreds of their products over the years we are sad to see them go but there are better products on the market, so its not altogether a surprise.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 5
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 5
Work continues on our new home cinema demo room.
This week we trim out the rockwool which will help act as a Bass Trap within the room.
We paint the room matt black, our acoustic treatments arent aesthetic so we paint black and will later add acoustically transparent fabric walls.
We also unbox one of our Paradigm X12 Defiance Subs and take a look at the Isotek Power Conditioner we will have in our equipment rack.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 4
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 4
Work continues on our new home cinema demo room.
This week we continue working on the acoustic treatment with both absorption and diffusion.
Our dual subwoofers arrive and we get our hands on the RTi remote control we are going to use to program everything to turn on with a touch of a button.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 3
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 3
Work continues (albeit at a slightly slower pace this week) on our new home cinema demo room.
Starting off with deliveries of our Sanus, Starscape, Vicoustic and Paradigm equipment.
Then it’s acoustically treating the room with a mixture of absorption and diffusion.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 2
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 2
Updates on the progress - OSB, MDF and Rockwool into walls and ceilings. Bulkhead and dividing partition go in and the lights and are starting to be fitted, cut out speaker holes ready for the 5.2.4 Dolby Atmos surround system.
Vicoustic new HQ
Vicoustic are making waves in the industry with their new HQ and Manufacturing facility in Portugal. It’s set to be the largest factory in the world in the acoustics sector.
They produce a range of acoustic absorbers and diffusers to help tame and control acoustics in Home Cinema, HiFi, recording studio and commercial environments.
New Demo Home Cinema Room Week 1
Our Home Cinema Demo Room Build - Week 1
Updates on the progress - Design and engineering considerations as we build out in terms of acoustics. Stage 1 of the plan involves building out an 8mx4m room within a room.
Torbay Picture House given £200,000 grant
(Torbay) Paignton Picture House is one of the most important historic cinemas in the UK and It’s just been given a £200,000 grant. It was opened on 16 March 1914 and is believed to be the oldest surviving cinema in Europe.