AVA L O N A-V Consultants
in Bahrain since 1981, company registered 1999

 nigel@AvalonConsultants.com

Box 2282, Bahrain
CR 42100

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Isotek, PSA, Stax

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Home Theatres come in all shapes and sizes - unfortunately!

Architects or interior designers often design poor Home Theatres,
like they're just another lounge or multi-purpose area.   However, please be careful... 

Better consult at an early stage to ensure viewing, listening and seating meet acceptable
levels for all your audience.  Commercial cinemas fill all their space including seats near
walls - but sound is terrible for viewers there!  You need to maintain good space around
the edges, which means a bigger room than many people think.

Our smallest Home Theatre is 4m wide, our longest 42m (137 feet), which took 22 people
to carry the variable-size Stewart screen from the truck.

Projection

Quality front projection is still the best option IF certain conditions can be met like...
a darkened room, excellent screen, accurate setup and compatible surface finishes:
an audience of white-thobes, white sofas, walls, ceiling and carpet is not ideal.

And 3D places greater emphasis on proper design.

We can design or consult on your room ergonomics, acoustics, paneling, seats, etc.
and supply, install and support selected projection systems such as Kaleidescape, SIM2,
Barco, Sony, Draper, Stewart...  (etc, since many new ones are promising.)

Properly set up, today's Home Theatres are much better than any public cinema.

HD TV

HD LCDs /LEDs offer better dayproof alternatives.  We have supplied and installed such
as Pioneer Kuro Elite, Samsung, Sony, Loewe (some with Chief tilt & swivel motorised
supports and Artison add-on or in-wall high-quality speakers for an excellent package).

In-wall or free-standing speakers sound even better but need careful interior planning.

Samsung 52" LCD + Artison Masterpiece speakers + Chief PDR tilt & swivel bracket extending 1m from wall

HD satellite TV and streaming servers often provide compressed high-definition video,
not up to BluRay quality. However, BluRay-quality video distribution is now feasible over
significant distances.  HDMI can now be sent reliably (v1.4 over 30m) using twin Cat6
(shorter distances using single Cat6), or upto 300m using single core optical fibre = now
more preferable methods than our earlier bona fide attempts with powered HDMI cables.

OK, 4K is next (4096 horizontal pixels instead of 1080), but TV prices are falling and
1080p will be with us for some time - you can have it now in every room - go for it! 

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