Bright and tasteful

home theater in Kiev apartment

Passing the gallery

A photo: Alexey Reydalov

Stylist: Angelica Garusova

Text: Dmitry Dmitrokopulo

Project author: Elena Netudykhata

Magazine: Technological N10 (121) 2007

A cinema in a Kiev apartment is remarkable not for its scale, but for its skillful combination of truly elite components.

The spacious living room with a magnificent parquet floor has become a home cinema in full right. The complex geometric shape of the living room, glass doors and large windows made the work of the installers simple and complex at the same time. High ceilings made it easier to get a good bass, and glass, parquet and tile on the floor made it necessary to take care of additional sound absorption - a pile of rugs lay in front of the front speakers.

A bright plasma panel is the optimal solution for a cinema hall when the room is flooded with sunlight (in such cases they say a strong external illumination). However, during the film show the window can be shuttered tight, thereby creating a cozy twilight. In the dark, the contrast of the image is subjectively increased, which has a very positive effect on the viewing conditions.

The two brightest objects in the cinema are huge columns of the American brand. JBL and a small but powerful subwoofer from Bob Carver (founder of SUNFIRE). TL260 five-way front speakers released in limited edition for the 60th anniversary JBL - this is evidenced by the gold plates on the rear panels of lacquered giants. To maintain stylistic and sound unity, the other speakers decided to choose the same brand, but other series. A high-end subwoofer is able to reproduce theatrical bass so neatly and accurately that you believe in reality on the screen unconditionally. But the heart of the cinema rightly needs to be considered the AV receiver SUNFIRE Theater Grand Receiver 3, which distributes and amplifies the sound, as well as commutes video signals.

High-end technology in this interior looks especially good. Plasma hangs in the center of the framed baguette niche with shelves for disks and books, and all electronic components are in a custom-made wenge rack.

Plasma panel Pioneer PDF 436XDEDVD player Harman-Kardon DVD27AV receiver Sunfire TRG 3 Front speakers JBL TL260 AC center channel JBL Northridge EC35 Rear speakers JBL Studio L890 Active subwoofer Sunfire True Subwoofer EQ

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