Double garage conversion creates huge home cinema space with seating and storage

Ever thought about converting your double garage into a feature-filled home theatre space?

Well, that is exactly what the brief from this client was. Their double garage was converted into a very generous 6m x 4.5m cinema room. This made use of our team’s expertise to carry out the building/structural works, which included framing off the room and installing doors to create a separate storage area for their children’s stuff. We also took care of carpentry/cabinetry, painting, carpet installation – as well as the supply and installation of all the selected AV and tech gear.

Project highlights included:

• A full cinema room fitout with 5.2.4 Dolby Atmos sound, including 2 x subwoofers, 2 x in ceiling fronts, and 2 x pairs of in-ceiling rears
• Manhattan New Yorker Pro custom cinema seating, with tiered step up for second row of seating and step LED lighting
• Building of step-up
• Carpet and curtains supplied and installed
• Installation of security camera system throughout the house
• Installation of Ubiquiti WiFi system for strong signal throughout the property
• Full audio and video calibration, for perfect picture and sound

Before we look at the gear we installed, let’s first understand the different channel/speaker combinations you can have in a surround sound system.

Understanding surround sound channels and speaker setups

If you are wondering what the numbers you see when buying a surround system are, here is an explainer.

The first thing to know is that surround sound systems are usually described using three digits – like 5.1.2, where:

• “5” = the number of channels/speakers you will have at ear level
• “1” = the subwoofer speaker, for those thumping, low bass frequencies
• “2″ = the number of overhead channels/speakers, as in an Atmos system, typically in the ceiling or wall

If there are only two digits – like 5.1 – your surround sound system does not have any dedicated height channels. Some common setups you will see include:

• 5.1 = 5 speakers at ear level, with a single dedicated subwoofer
• 5.1.2 = as above but with two additional height speakers, often above you in the ceiling/wall
• 7.1.2 = with 7 speakers at ear level, a subwoofer and two dedicated height speakers above
• 7.2.4 = as above, but with 2 subwoofers, and 4 height speakers added in the ceiling/wall

Components supplied and installed

Components supplied and installed in this fit-out included:

• Sony 85” TV

• Marantz SR6015 amplifier, which is capable of upscaling video sources to 8K, while supporting HDMI eARC and audio formats like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.

• 1 x pair Klipsch RP 5000F floorstanding speakers
• 1 x Klipsch RP 500C centre speaker
• 3 x pairs Definitive Technology in-ceiling speakers as rears and Atmos
• 2 x Klipsch KLP-R 100SW subwoofers

• Apple TV
• Foxtel

• Manhattan New Yorker Pro config 430 x 2 rows
• RTI Control via iPad

• Mitsubishi 3kw air conditioner

• HIK Vision security camera system

Like what you see? Then why not browse some of our other recent projects to see what we are capable of.

Give us a call today on 1800 144 199 to get your home theatre project off the ground