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Bringing IMAX Cinema to an Unusual Living Room — Waveguide Invisible Technology

2022-01-24 · Featured Projects

Project: IMAX-scale cinema in an irregular living room

SNAIL POWER system shown at the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 1 of 14 — Some living rooms are not rectangular, and a conventional speaker layout will not work in...

Technology: SNAIL POWER waveguide in-wall system

The installation in the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 2 of 14 — Instead of radiating in all directions, the driver loads into a shaped horn that directs...

Some living rooms are not rectangular, and a conventional speaker layout will not work in them. The waveguide design controls dispersion so the image stays stable even when the room is asymmetric and the seating is off-centre.

Detail of the speaker and wall finish, the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 3 of 14 — The result is a system that reads as part of the wall, with dialogue anchored to the screen...

What the waveguide changes

The finished room at the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 4 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 4

Instead of radiating in all directions, the driver loads into a shaped horn that directs the energy at the listening area. The wall it is set into becomes part of the acoustic design rather than something to be fought.

Product photograph from the the waveguide concealed-cinema living room set
Figure 5 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 5

In the room

Close-up of the driver and grille, the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 6 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 6

The result is a system that reads as part of the wall, with dialogue anchored to the screen and effects placed around the seating rather than at the walls.

Equipment and cabling for the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 7 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 7
The demonstration system in use, the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 8 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 8
SNAIL POWER system shown at the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 9 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 9
The installation in the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 10 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 10
Detail of the speaker and wall finish, the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 11 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 11
The finished room at the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 12 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 12
Product photograph from the the waveguide concealed-cinema living room set
Figure 13 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 13
Close-up of the driver and grille, the waveguide concealed-cinema living room
Figure 14 of 14 — Graphic from the original Chinese-language report 14

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