a room combining the functions of a living room and home theater Ilya Zayfarov

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A photo: Konstantin Dubovec

Materials prepared: Julia Sakharova, Boris Bezel

Designer: Ilya Zayfarov

Magazine: Technolania N4 (82) 2004

This room combines the functions of a living room and home theater. Therefore, they tried to hide the technique by placing the plasma panel and acoustic systems in the wall niches. The basis of this home theater is the AV amplifier of the Swedish company PRIMER SPA 20, which decodes the audio signal of both the analog standard Dolby ProLogic II and digital Dolby Digital and DTS. As a source of television programs used S-VHS-VCR PANASONIC NV-HS 120, it also naturally serves for viewing video tapes. Demonstration of films with the best quality is provided by means of a DVD-player with progressive scan, and this player is also used when listening to regular CDs. Due to the fact that this unit is very high class, even sophisticated listeners will not always be able to determine that the sound is played from a DVD player. A PRIMER 21 tuner is used for receiving FM radio programs. All hardware units and a plasma panel are installed in niches. Front speakers and a central channel are built into the walls, and rear speakers in the ceiling. Thanks to the active subwoofer installed in the corner of the living room, the effect of full-fledged floor speakers is achieved. It had to be left in sight, because it provides the lowest frequency range when listening to music, as well as all the thundering effects when watching movies.Sergey SvitenkoManaging company "Nota +"S: What is, in your opinion, home theater? - Home cinema could get a prize in the nomination "Thing of the XXI century", if such a competition was held. This is not just some kind of fashion item. In my opinion, this is a cult thing of the information age. I am ready to oppose those who believe that home theater is still the same good old movie, only in the new “packaging”. In fact, the level of comfort here is fundamentally different. Do not stand in lines, do not have to admire the head of a neighbor. You can sit on the couch or couch with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine; but the thing is that the democratic nuts with beer in the home theater seem tastier.S:  Home theaters are installed in city apartments, country houses, clubs ... And where else? - Now home theaters are installed everywhere: not only at home, but also in cars, airplanes, helicopters, on yachts. Perhaps this fact can be considered an additional evidence in favor of the incredible popularity of the idea of ​​home theater. Modern man likes to be distracted from reality, plunging into the world of kinokiluziy. I see a certain paradox in that we rest from information overload, resorting to the services of information systems, but these are realities of the modern world. When installing a home theater on a yacht, you need to take care of waterproof acoustics, in an airplane and a helicopter, how to dampen vibrations and place all the necessary equipment in a limited amount. Yes, of course, a home theater is not a necessity, but all people, despite the actual age, apparently remain children and want to have a “toy” all the time: at home, on vacation and on the road. S: - Do you agree that home theater is always a compromise between architecture and installation? - Yes, definitely. And whether it will be successful, ultimately depends on the customer. For my part, I offer him to answer three questions: is the quality of sound and image priority for you, should home theater look in a special way and how much do you expect to spend? As a rule, the question of placing a cinema in an interior comes down to the following: hide it or, on the contrary, demonstrate it? Usually in quiet, not hi-tekovskih, interiors, we try to hide the technique.