How Do You Get Unmatched Sound in Your Home Theater Installation?

A great movie-watching experience is dependent on a great audio experience. In a private home theater, you can expect to be swept up in and surrounded by every car chase, peal of laughter, and quiet conversation. If it’s raining in the film, then you should feel like you’re in the middle of the storm.

Distorted, unintelligible, or uneven sound jars you out of the immersive viewing experience. If the audio system in your Ft. Worth, TX, home theater installation is good but not good enough, Custom Media can help you take the sound performance to the next level. Keep reading to learn more.

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Speaker Placement

Not every sound issue requires a complex system reconfiguration— you can eliminate a fair amount of audio problems with the correct placement and positioning of surround-sound speakers. Several placement factors affect sound quality: the distance between speakers and walls, the distance between all the speakers in the system, the relation between speakers and listening positions, obstructions like furniture and cabinets, placement levels, speaker angles….we could go on. 

Setting the right soundstage with so many factors at play can be challenging. At Custom Media, our trained technicians use precise measurements and industry standards to design the ideal sound system for your space.    

Acoustic Treatments

The acoustic environment of your room determines how you hear sound as it travels from your system. After sound waves leave the speakers, they may bounce off the walls, ceiling, floor, and furniture as theytravel to your ears. This reflected sound isn’t a bad thing, but it does need to be controlled so that sound isn’t coming at you from different locations at different speeds. Uncontrolled reflectivity creates a sound experience that’s distorted, booming, echoing, fluttery, and generally uneven. 

Acoustic treatments balance your environment so that you hear a faithful reproduction of a film or TV show’s audio. There are two primary types of treatments:

• Absorption treatments that absorb sound waves and prevent reflections
• Diffusion treatments that scatter sound to reduce echoes and unwanted reverberation

While you can find plenty of DIY options on the internet, the most effective acoustic treatments are best left in the hands of a professional. Our team at Custom Media will identify trouble spots, source high-quality acoustic panels, and install the treatments in your theater room.

Equipment Calibration

Finally, properly calibrating the audio equipment will improve the sound experience in your theater room. Digital calibration corrects frequency responses, timing differences, and volume differences to create a balanced, even listening environment. In particular, careful tuning is often necessary to achieve even and powerful bass frequency response across all listening positions. Our trained technicians will professionally calibrate your audio equipment to deliver optimal sound performance during your home theater installation. 

At Custom Media Inc., we have a reputation for excellence. We’re ready to design, build, integrate and customize the home theater installation you’ve been dreaming about. When you’re ready to get started, give us a call or reach out online so we can schedule a consultation.