Category Archives: Case Studies

Read about our recent systems we’ve installed and customer feedback we’ve received!

Surrey Home Cinema

Surrey Home Cinema

This recently completed sumptuous Home Cinema is installed at the top of a New-Build property in Surrey. It is a spacious and comfortable home cinema with the emphasis on quality. A large star-ceiling covers most of the ceiling which produces a tranquil night sky effect when the lights are out. The Media source is principally […]

LP12 Upgrade for a sublime result

LP12 Klimax plus

This High-Spec Linn LP12 came in for an upgrade. The Original spec was Klimax level (Ekos SE arm, Kandid cartridge, Cirkus bearing, Keel sub-chassis, Radikal, Urika) however with a Wenge Plinth. We updated the bearing to the Karousel, updated the Radikal PSU and motor, and swapped the cartridge for a MySonic Signature Platinum. This involved […]

Making a Naim Statement

Here at HiFi Cinema, we’ve recently returned from a splendid installation, where we installed a Naim Statement system together with Focal Maestro Utopia speakers.  This is one of those systems which surpasses expectations, even when those expectations are very high indeed! The source is primarily from a Linn Next Generation Klimax DSM with their new […]

Bolt-on 4K Cinema Room

contemporary home cinema room

This Cinema room was created from a house extension during a major refurbishment – It might look familiar as inspiration was drawn from a previous installation with this client visiting the previous client to pick up ideas and see how the cinema room came together. The system includes a fixed cinemascope aspect acoustic screen, Dolby […]

Basement Cinema in home extension

This Cinema Room was designed to go into a Basement that was dug as part of a house extension. When we first went there it was just a hole in the ground, however with a bit of careful planning our customer has turned it into a superbly comfortable and enjoyable cinema space. Two rows of […]

New Build Cinema Room

  This dedicated room was built for a film enthusiast and inspired by our showroom. full 4K UHD HDR capability,and Dolby Atmos 7.4.2 were a must-have spec. With upholstered wall panels providing a combination of a cosy feel with great acoustic treatment. Lighting was provided by a combination of downlights and an RGBW LED strip […]

Dedicated Widescreen Cinema Room 4K Cinemascope with Dolby Atmos

widescreen cinema room

  Originally our customers had been quoted a “cinema system” by their electricians who were wiring their new extension.  They decided to pay us a visit as they wanted a specialist in the field to design and build something using “better than your average mass market products” and with an eye for the look and […]

Cinemascope Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 Home Cinema

Cinemascope Screen

We love it when customers are really enthusiastic about their Home Cinema system, and we’re delighted when the end result is as good as this. This stunning Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 system using the Anthem AVM60 surround processor, Anthem PVA 7 and PVA4 power amplifiers and DALI Rubicon LCR on-wall speakers delivering superb sound in spades. […]

4k Cinemascope format Cinema Room

4K widescreen cinema room

  In a distinctly upmarket property in Surrey we designed and installed this high performance 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) cinema room complete with acoustically transparent AV wall incorporating the equipment cabinet at the bottom.  The design looks like a flat wall but in fact houses the amplifiers, ethernet hub and all the sources.  All […]

Cinemascope Home Cinema Showroom update

We have been hard at work updating our showroom over recent weeks. This has been with two HiFi Cinema showroom objectives in mind: Show off full CinemaScope films Update the look for a more contemporary feel with added WoW! With a standard 16:9 widescreen TV format screen, you get a suitably impressive picture and room-filling […]

Multi-Room AV distribution and lighting

Drop Ceiling with LED wash

This Project involved AV distribution and multi-room audio system to cover pretty much the whole house. The system was to include a cinema system in a TV room, and also to include mood lighting to a number of rooms, the central hall and landings. A minimalist approach to the TVs was taken, with no visible […]

Multi-Room AV and dedicated Cinema Room

Dedicated HiFi Cinema Room

The Brief for this project evolved over a number of months. It involved AV distribution to most rooms about the house, with a variety of quality presentations depending on the room. Added to this was a dedicated High spec Home Cinema In short we ended up with: 8 zones of Sonos Music 7 zones of Linn Music […]

Basement Cinema Room

Basement Cinema View 2

We were asked to install a simple but great sounding system, to create a basement cinema room that would play satellite TV, streamed TV, Blu-Rays and music. The system we came up with used the new DALI Rubicon speakers, for a great sound in this large room. Amplification was provided by a combination of an Anthem […]

Motor Yacht AV

Occasionally we get asked to provide some special sounding systems for awkward installations. Motor yachts have their own special requirements including: Tight space availability (even in the very large yachts!) Difficult ventilation (goes with the tight spaces, but also the yacht owners like them to be in hot places) Vibration (generally houses don’t move) Mains […]

Subterranean Cinema Room

Home cinema Banner 6

Subterranean cinema room in Berkshire We were approached by the Executive Producer of several Academy Award winning movies to convert a rather ghastly looking underground store room into a subterranean cinema room with seating for 10. First glance didn’t look very promising, and we were struggling to find a way to cram 10 decent sized […]