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wiring
mounting
sound
light
window coverings
art
splashes of color
texture
furniture
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Sketch out your room as to where you will be placing your furniture and TV.
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Wiring:
Before adding new electronics think about where are you going to plug it all in? After all, wireless isn’t completely wireless and new components require an electrical source.
Consider pre-wiring to plan ahead, for a centralized audio/video system accommodate for lighting, multiple components and chargers. The list looks something like this; TV, DVR, DVD, HDMI baluns, and Wi-Fi, gaming, speakers, cable box, router, amplifier, speakers, and docking stationor radio gateways. This of course doesn’t include being able to charge your phone, computer and/or tablet and that’s just you, now throw in your partner, kids, friends and whatever it is they want to plug in or charge.
Consider hiring a CEDIA (custom electronic design & installation association) member in your area for your electrical, lighting and sound schematics.
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Mounting:
Best advice : choose a bracket that will hold up your prized viewing possession over it's life span. There are numerous mounting solutions on the market to choose from. Several factors to consider when choosing a wall mount system are location,safety and performance.
Location, as in where do you want mount your TV, how much space do you have and what are the construction complications that go with the space.
Safety, how heavy is the TV? Cheaper, poorly-engineered alternatives will often leave the screen unbalanced and liable to lose its positioning over time. In the long run, this could mean having to adjust the mount, or worse still a costly re-installation.
Performance, just what does that wall mount have to do? Is it low profile? Does it need to have built-in cable management? Does it need tip stability or flexibility, or to hang from the ceiling?
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The goal of surround sound is to reproduce and immerse the listeners in the same sound created in a recording studio for a movie sound track. It is a multi speaker system “surrounding” the listener with sound sources to create a smooth and continuous listening experience. Below are potential layouts of a surround sound system,
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Usually the three front speakers are usually grouped together close to the same height as the listener’s ears. Sub woofers typically sound best in room corners or near the left-front or right-front speakers. and they are a must have if you want a cinematic sound. This grouping of speakers plays sound at different intensities through one or more of the speakers. Speakers can be placed on floor stands, hung on wall brackets, or placed on furniture.
For example, in a 5.1 channel system, using one pair of speakers, should be placed within an angular range of 100 to 120 degrees +/-. In a 7.1 channel system side speakers could be placed symmetrically angled within 60 to 100 degrees+/- range while the rear speakers span 135 – 150 degrees +/-.
Inevitably there will be speaker placement compromises due to the size and shape of the room, architectural features and the furniture. And there will also be seat-to-seat differences, unless the aim of the sub woofer is even and controlled,adding multiple sub woofers require more attention.
A good test of your speaker placement is to bring someone into the room who doesn’t know where your speakers are, seat them in the prime listening position and ask them to locate your speakers by listening. If they can locate them, you still have work to do. Ultimately the best sound is the one where it is fine tuned to your senses.
*Volume of course is restricted to your neighbors’ tolerance level.
Again consider hiring a CEDIA (custom electronic design & installation association) member in your area for your electrical, lighting and sound schematics.
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Lighting:
Give your sensational room layers of light to create ambiance all day. Plan and arrange your lighting needs to meet the needs of your seating and room usage not the other way around. Lighting doesn’t affect what we see but how we see it.
Home lighting is generally classified into three types; ambient, task and accent; for our sensational room we added ambience lighting.
Task lights focus on a specific area, such as reading a book or over your stove; it can also used as accent lighting.
Ambient light is an over all lighting, it is natural lighting from windows mixed with additional sources of lamps and lights. Ambient lighting is lighting that helps you find your way around without bumping into things or help you find things, such a finding where you set your phone or keys down. The key is to turn ambient light into versatile lighting with recessed or down lighting, dimmer switches and window treatments.
Accent lighting is usually used for decorative purposes, such as a painting or a sculpture or to add ambiance; use those dimmer switches, they are much more flattering to our faces. Ambient light can also be candle light and lighting around the screen. Appropriate lights around both your screen and viewing-area are important not solely for decorative purposes but also to limit eye strain from watching a movie or television in a poorly lit area. |
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Window coverings:
Heavy window coverings can subdue excess echo or reverberation sounds and to minimize light reflection on the screen, and minimize temperature fluctuations.
Art:
In a sensational room it has to be called art, it can’t be called wall décor-- that is what goes into the guest bath. Art on large canvases are great for the aesthetics of a room and like drapes they can soften the sound of a room, much the way acoustic tiles do.
Texture:
Add inviting texture to a room with colorful silk and ultra suede pillows or perhaps a velvet or faux fur throw.
Splashes of color:
Spice up that room with an accent wall, a colorful throw blanket and pillows, rugs and of course BellaVision frames displaying the art on your walls.
Furniture:
In a sensational room get the style you can sink into--just make sure you can get back up and out of it. |
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