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GENELEC CUSTOM INSTALLATION SYSTEMS PROVIDES SOLUTIONS
FOR TWO CHALLENGING HOME THEATERS
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The AIW26 Active In-Wall Loudspeaker allows for a clean look for the
front wall while the compact yet powerful HTS3B Active Subwoofer
reinforces low frequencies in a fireplace —
— Genelec Custom
Installation products easily interface with high-end home automation
and whole-house audio systems to integrate complete home theater
solutions —
NATICK, MA,
August 10, 2009 — Components from Genelec Custom Installation Systems
helped upscale home theater designer and integrator Integrated Media
Systems (IMS), based in the Greater Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Metropolitan Area, effectively create and build two challenging home
theaters in eastern Virginia. Products including the AIW26 Active
In-Wall Loudspeaker, the HTS4B and HTS3B Active Subwoofers, and the
AIC25 Active In-Ceiling Loudspeaker were tools from Genelec’s broad
array of speakers for home theater systems integrators to use to
achieve the vision that they and their clients have for the ultimate
home entertainment experience.
“Each of these home theaters had
its own, specific challenges that we had to meet,” says Tom Wells,
President of IMS, winner of several CEDIA and other top design awards
for their work since 1979. One particular customer in The Reserve
community in McLean, Virginia, sought to turn their unfinished basement
space into a family entertainment destination, including a home
theater, gaming area and wine cellar. IMS added acoustical treatment
and isolation to the theater area, including RPG Diffusors and
coordinating materials such as fabric for walls with the interior
designer. “They wanted a clean look, with none of the home theater
technology being seen,” says Wells.
In order to keep the front
screen wall as visually unobtrusive as possible, IMS relied upon
Genelec’s AIW26 Active In-Wall Loudspeaker. Three AIW26’s were used as
the L-C-R array, installed in the wall behind the perforated screen.
With the Lexicon® MC-12 Balanced Digital Controller (THX®-certified)
processor adjusting their level, the AIW26’s provide a virtually
invisible, yet powerful L-C-R array. Two more AIW26 speakers are
installed in the side and two more in the rear, with a Genelec HTS4B
subwoofer constituting a full 7.1 theater sound system. The HTS4B is
equipped with one active magnetically shielded 12" driver mounted on
the front side of a compact cabinet and two 12" passive radiators, one
on each side of the cabinet. The perfectly matched 400-Watt amplifier
unit is integrated in the subwoofer cabinet, producing powerful yet
controlled bass. “The Genelec speakers gave us pristine audio while
offering a completely transparent sound solution,” says Wells.
At
another private residence in Clifton, Virginia, Genelec Custom
Installation products offered IMS even more creative options for their
customer. AIW26 speakers were used similarly as an invisible L-C-R
array behind the screen. However, the screen wall also had a large
fireplace that had been sealed off as part of a renovation. In order to
make best use of the space, IMS utilized two Genelec HTS3B subwoofers,
configuring them to fit perfectly into the space that had been the
fireplace opening. The HTS3B is equipped with one active magnetically
shielded 10" driver mounted on the front side of a compact cabinet and
two 10" passive radiators, one on each side of the cabinet. A specially
designed 200-Watt amplifier unit is integrated in the subwoofer
cabinet, and bass roll-off rate and crossover phase can be adjusted to
suit different acoustic environments and subwoofer positioning. “That
kind of flexibility allowed us to get maximum low-frequency response
into a confined space,” says Wells.
Additional Genelec units
selected for this project were the AIC25 Active In-Ceiling
Loudspeakers. These two-way active speakers each employ a 5" bass
driver and 3/4" treble driver (metal dome) and feature a RAM2 remote
amplifier module, which includes active crossover circuitry and
separate, matched 40-Watt power amplifiers for the bass and treble
drivers. The AIC25 were used as side speakers for 7.1 surround system
because an opening in the side of the theater rooms precluded in-wall
speaker placement. But the AIC25 was able to pull off yet another
trick, as well. The owner wanted to know if the front doorbell would
ring during a movie but didn’t want the sound to interrupt others
watching. So IMS routed the doorbell signal, through the ELAN® Home
Systems Com2 system, part of the residence’s home automation setup, to
just the one AIC25 speaker that was positioned above the owner’s
theater seat. “That was a tough place to position full-range speakers
for, but the AIC25 was the perfect solution,” Wells says. “In fact,
Genelec products have become a staple of design for us for exactly
those reasons: great sound and a clean look in any situation.”
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Photo File 1:
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Caption 1: A home theater space in McLean, Virginia, featuring Genelec
Custom Installation Systems components installed by home theater
designer and integrator Integrated Media Systems.
Photo File 2:
GenelecCustInst_IMS_Clifton.JPGPhoto
Caption 2: A home theater space in Clifton, Virginia, featuring Genelec
Custom Installation Systems components installed by home theater
designer and integrator Integrated Media Systems.
Genelec,
the pioneer in Active Monitoring technology, is celebrating over 30
years of designing and manufacturing active loudspeakers for true and
accurate sound reproduction. Genelec is credited with promoting the
concept of active transducer technology, which many manufacturers are
just now incorporating into their products. Since its inception in
1978, Genelec has concentrated its efforts and resources into creating
active monitors with unparalleled sonic integrity. The result is an
active Custom Installation speaker system that has earned global
acclaim for its accurate imaging, extremely high acoustic output from
small enclosures, true high-fidelity with low distortion, and deep,
rich bass.
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Systems, please contact: Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760.
Tel: (508) 652-0900;
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