Realizing a home cinema dream for a music enthusiast
A totally immersive visual and audio experience
Having initially installed a large reception area, complete with a corner cinema that featured a powerful wall of speakers with two rear subwoofers, the customer aspired to a more immersive space that would offer a better visual, but above all audio experience.
His expectations were clear: to achieve immersion both through image quality with minimum light reflections and rich, detailed 360° sound. Above all, as a music enthusiast, it was essential for him to get the best out of listening to film music.
The quality of the bass was also a major criterion since the aim was to obtain controlled power, but more importantly more surround sound impact, something that is often lacking in traditional cinema theaters. Struck by the power of the rear bass when watching a scene from Dark Knight Rises in an IMAX theater, the bar was set very high for the client. KazCorporation analyzed this scenario to meet his expectations.
A real technical challenge to impliment
Creating an acoustic treatment that provides good bass control without drowning out the treble is the major challenge for each new home cinema creation. In this case, the challenge was twofold: in addition to the usual front-mounted subwoofers and the two subwoofers installed on each side wall there are in all, 11 subwoofers in this system, including two infra-bass units integrated behind the screen.
The integration and treatment of the side subwoofers, as well as the technical specifics of the room, with a significant difference between a semi-buried wall on one side and a light partition on the other, gave the team a hard time. Although the first acoustic measurements showed good results, KazCorporation had to solve various problems to ensure that the 30 channels were correctly managed by the ISP, and that bass management was optimal.
Full digital and very high-quality results
A natural complement to the Goldmund loudspeakers via a purely digital connection, KazCorporation naturally proposed StormAudio’s ISP Evo to drive the S/PDIF-powered loudspeakers. It was also the perfect match for managing a complicated bass system. In this room with 11 subwoofers, the use of the StormAudio Expert Bass Management and its flexible bass routing was essential. With separate bass zones, each side subwoofer could support the bass from the side speakers, while the front wall subwoofers could manage the LCR bass and the LFE signals . With the bass calibrated, the subs were grouped so that a Dirac Live Room Correction calibration could be done with ease and speed to manage the remaining 19 channels (13.11.6 layout). This allowed for more time to be devoted to manual fine-tuning, ensuring the quality of detail and smoothness of the Goldmund speakers, while benefiting from true immersive sound and masterful bass management.
Both the KazCorporation team and the customer are delighted with the result!
Products used: ISP EVO
Installation by: KazCorporation
