The dedicated home theater at this 15,800 square foot custom residence is the crown jewel of the project. From the very first design meeting, the homeowners were clear: they wanted a true cinema experience, not a media room with a big TV, but a dedicated, acoustically engineered room that rivals the best commercial theaters in picture and sound quality.
District-AV’s design team worked alongside an acoustic consultant to plan every detail of the 420 square foot dedicated theater room. The room features 2″ thick acoustic wall panels, bass traps in all four corners, a floating ceiling with four Dolby Atmos height channels, and stadium-raked seating for eight guests across two rows of four.
The visual centerpiece is a Sony VPL-XW7000ES 4K laser projector paired with a 160″ Stewart Filmscreen acoustically transparent screen, allowing the front three surround speakers to sit directly behind the screen for perfectly cohesive dialogue localization. The system was calibrated by an ISF-certified technician at installation and again at the 30-day mark.
The audio system is a Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 configuration: seven surround channels, two subwoofers, and four overhead Atmos height speakers all driven by a Anthem AVM 70 processor and dedicated Anthem amplification.
Scope of work included:
- Sony VPL-XW7000ES 4K HDR laser projector, ISF calibrated, ceiling-mounted with vibration isolation
- 160″ Stewart Filmscreen acoustically transparent fixed-frame projection screen
- Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 surround sound: Triad Bronze LCR behind screen, surround, and 4x in-ceiling Atmos height speakers
- Single Sonance sealed subwoofers for flat, articulate bass down to 20Hz
- Anthem AVM70 AV processor + MCA 525 and 225 Gen2 amplifier (11 discrete channels)
- Full acoustic treatment: 2″ wall panels, ceiling clouds, corner bass traps, custom fabric wrapped
- Stadium-raked platform with 8-seat configuration: 4 front row recliner chairs, 4 rear elevated
- Control4 theater automation: single “Watch Movie” button powers system, dims lights, drops screen, starts content
- 4K Apple TV and universal media server as primary sources; 4K Blu-ray player for physical media
