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West Australia's most qualified and experienced Sound and Image consultations are right on your doorstep.
No one else has the training, the experience, the knowledge and the equipment that we do.
Backed by certification from ISF - HAA - THX we guarantee results.
Why do YOU need Home Theatre Engineering?
- If you struggle to clearly understand what you are listening to on your system, if your room echo's or your sound is boomy then you already know why you need HTE.
- If your image is unrealistically colourful or dull and faded, if you can't see great detail or your 2D image looks flat and boring, then again you already know why you need HTE.
- If you get black bars on the top and bottom of your movies (especially those expensive blu-ray movies) and they appear smaller than the basic evening news, then again you have some idea why you need HTE.
- If you clap your hands and can hear and echo or ring in your room, you need HTE
- If you are searching for answers but keep getting poor, nonsensical or conflicting advice, you need HTE.
But isn't my system ok?
Can you really deliver significantly superior results?
Will I see and hear the difference? - Absolutely!
If you have tasted bad wine then great wine or bad coffee or good coffee, driven an old bomb and then a performance car, you know the revelation that experiencing quality is all about. This is no different, imagine having sound and image at home that is so good you can't beat it in any cinema, well that's exactly what we do.
The most significant reason to contact HTE is to get the best performance out of your equipment that you possibly can, read on . . .
In simplest terms, when a home theatre system is installed it is set up to that "it works" but that is all. Unfortunately most Home Theatre or Home Cinema systems once "finished" leave a lot to be desired. This is because they have not been set up properly.
Today the trend in home design is to include a "Home Theatre" yet sadly most are either badly designed or not designed at all, they are often just rooms tagged as "Home Theatres". No attention has been given to the actual sound or image reproduction within that room.
Many people today invest considerable money in home theatre and often struggle to get good advice, often trusting in the stores that sell the equipment. All too often that advice is either lacking or sometimes even completely wrong. The end result is that a vast majority of home theatre systems are not performing anywhere near their true potential. This means that no matter what you spent, you have not got your monies worth.
The important fact here is that no matter how much you spend on equipment, if the room is wrong it will simply not sound or look good.
Home Theatre Engineering can help at any or either of the following stages:
1) Before you build:
We sit down and design the room for optimum results and provide complete plans and guidance on getting it right the first time. This in fact saves most people a fortune because so many people buy gear then quickly change it when it is not right wasting up to thousands of dollars. Using a properly qualified consultant means this doesn't happen
2) If you have bought your gear and already set it up:
We come along and assess the problems and dramatically improve your sound and image by reviewing the layout, placement and design of the entire room. Minor changes can make a dramatic difference and you get your monies worth.
3) CALIBRATION:
We perform what is arguably Australia's most comprehensive Audio and Video calibrations using high end equipment our calibrations take hours and deliver the most accurate sound and vision your room and system will allow.
If you want the most out of your home theatre then the best advice you can get in WA is from Home Theatre Engineering. No one else has the same qualifications, equipment, experience or expertise.
Costs - as a rough guide:
Video calibrations start with a basic calibration at $250.00
- Testing of display at initial settings
- Adjustment of display controls to optimise image
- Correct setting of Contrast Brightness and sharpness
- Full adjustment of Gamma
- Full adjustment of Gamut (CMS adjustment costs extra)
- Full adjustment of Greyscale tracking
- Testing of primary source for correct output.
- Recording of final settings
- Review of result with test video
- Minimum time spent 3hrs.
Audio Calibrations start also with a basic calibration at $350.00 (includes an initial acoustic calibration review)
- Adjustment of speaker locations where possible
- Check separation
- Check toe-in toe-out
- Check polarity
- Adjust levels to 75db
- Adjust delay
- Check crossovers
- Check drivers
- Impedance sweep on speakers
- Check distortion
- Correct low frequency performance
- Correct subwoofer location and settings
- Check rooms decay time and make recommendations as requied
- Check rooms reverberation
- Check early reflections
- Check room modes and nodes
- Change seating positions if necessary or possible.
Complete room design and consultation from start to finish costs between $1000.00 and $1500.00 on average
This includes,
- Initial room room layout review
- Calculation of rooms acoustic properties
- Recommend design changes if required
- Advise on door, window and other design features
- Recommendations and guidance on ambient room noise to meet NC20
- Comprehensive acoustic review speaker type and location
- Comprehensive review of display location, height and placement
- Comprehensive review of seating positions
- Design drawings for the installers to get the installation and location of every item correct to the millimeter
- Guidance on the selection of equipment prior to purchase including acoustic materials where needed.
- Inspections and guidance during construction and installation
- Final on site review to ensure end result is correct
- Calibration of sound and image (extra cost as per above)
We travel A LOT!
Please contact us on email first at
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We are often interstate or overseas so email is the very best way to get started.
Home Theatre Engineering is a company dedicated to excellence in Audio and Video design.
We provide:
- Home Theatre Design Consultancy - Renowned for designing and creating the highest quality of Home Theatre achievable. Our goals are perfect sound and vision. Our THX certified consultant knows just how to get amazing results. Results simply not possible just by buying equipment, it has to be installed and more importantly setup to get every dollars worth of performance. We deliver the ultimate viewing and listening experience. If you seek the finest results, we can help. By applying technical know how and extensive industry knowledge such as small room acoustics and projection design principles, we custom design your room to produce sound and vision the likes of which you are unlikely to have seen or heard before.
- Calibration Service for both Audio and Video - We are ISF and HAA Certified and use the latest software and hardware available. All our equipment is calibrated annually. Being fully trained and certified we gaurantee you the very optimum sound and video you system can achieve. Our equipment is specially selected to effectively read very low light levels and to achieve results that are simply not possible with lesser equipment software and experience. This means we can deliver vastly superior results compared with cheaper less accurate equipment. Ask your next calibrator what equipment he uses and when it was last calibrated and then call us.
- Anamorphic Widescreen Experts - If you are seeking true Cinema at Home, not the boxy 16:9 TV shaped screen with the black bars, talk to us. Many of the best movies ever filmed were produced in Anamorphic widescreen and not designed to fit on TV. Did you know you can be using less than 66% of your Projectors full resolution AND experiencing a drop in light output from your projector by just as much. Home Theatre Engineering can design, supply and install a breathtaking anamorphic widescreen system that will produce movies for you at home the way they were mean to be seen. Larger than TV and in their amazing original cinematic shape and size. You simply wont believe your eyes when you see movies with the full capability that your system has to offer. We believe we know Anamorphic widescreen better than anyone and we design it into every home theatre we create.
If you are seeking the ultimate quality high end Home Theatre then Home Theatre Engineering are the people to talk to. Call us today and speak with one of our qualified and experienced experts. You will be amazed by not only how much they know, but how well they can explain the important details to you in everday terms. Experience the comfort of dealing with people who truly know their craft. Australia's Premier Home Theatre Creators.
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