Build the Home Theater of Your Dreams
In addition to our world-class design tool, this page is packed with everything you need to begin your home threatre journey:
Audio Advice Home Theater Designer™
Use our patented Home Theater Designer to build the home theater of your dreams! Begin by configuring your room size, adding seating, and selecting screen and speaker options to visualize your home theater or media room layout. Save your design to receive customized measurements for your layout, then work with our home theater design experts for final theater optimization & product selections.
Home Theater Buying Guide
If you are in the market for a new home theater system or improving part (or all) of the one you already own, you’ve probably figured out that the options can be more confusing than advanced algebra! Explore our guide to understand the available options and how they might work or not work in your particular situation. If you need help customizing a solution for your space, reach out - we're happy to help!
DIY Home Theater AV Receiver Rack Best Practices
One of the best ways to house your gear is in a commercial-like equipment rack. These types of racks have been used for decades in data centers, studios, concert halls, and high performance home theaters. We like them because they are very easy to service and make changing things out as you upgrade super simple.
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Home Theater Electrical Considerations
If you’re building a home theater or media room, a common forgotten element is planning for your electrical needs. Audio Advice shares their best practices so you can have a powerful entertainment system!
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Home Theater Design Best Practices
A guide on how to design your ideal home theater or media room so all your friends and family experience a beautiful picture with great surround sound. Learn about how the dimensions of your room can impact the sound, finding the ideal screen viewing height, and how to design a home theater riser so everyone has a great seat.
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Understanding the Different Types of Home Theater Speakers
A guide on how to design your ideal home theater or media room so all your friends and family experience a beautiful picture with great surround sound. Learn about how the dimensions of your room can impact the sound, finding the ideal screen viewing height, and how to design a home theater riser so everyone has a great seat.
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A Guide To Home Theater Acoustics
A guide on how to get the best sound out of your home theater room. We have some tips and tricks to greatly improve the way your home theater sounds. You’ll learn about how to use some basic things around the house to enhance your acoustics and how to choose aftermarket acoustic treatments.
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How to Choose the Best Home Theater Screen Size
Learn how to choose the best size for your TV or front projection home theater system. We’ve culminated in the advice of the movie industry and our years of experience with real-world home theaters to take the guesswork out of helping you choose the perfect screen size. You’ll just need a tape measure and a calculator.
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How to Optimize Your Center Channel Speaker in a Home Theater System
If you are a home theater enthusiast, you are probably aware of how important a role the center channel speaker plays in a great home theater experience. Here, we will give some basic set up tips and hopefully even a couple of suggestions for experts that will help you get the most out of your center channel speaker.
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How to Setup and Calibrate a Subwoofer
Adding a subwoofer to your home stereo system or home theater system can make a huge improvement in your sound if you know how to properly position and adjust the settings.
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From living room upgrades to dedicated home theaters, we're here to help you every step of the way. Browse our inspiration gallery to spark creative ideas for your project.
Ultimate Home Theater Seating
Audio Advice Revelation
Audio Advice Revelation Gives You The Most Bang For Your Buck
Looking for the perfect home theater chair? Look no further than the Audio Advice Revelation Theater Seating. Our CEO has personally designed this chair to be the ultimate in quality and comfort, with a host of features that match chairs well beyond this price point. The Revelation is perfect for any home theater setup, with a sleek design, separate motors for the recliner and headrest, built-in lumbar support, and ambient lighting that can be turned on and off. The durable fabric is soft and comfortable, and the simple crumb catcher helps keep your floor clean. With all these luxury features, Audio Advice Revelation Home Theater Seating is the perfect way to enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows in ultimate comfort.
- Removable tray table
- Touch-Button Power Recline, Headrest, & Lumbar
- Blue LED Lighted Cupholders
- USB Power Port
- Revelation's exclusive zipped in "crumb catcher"
- Deep storage Arms
Professional Design & Installation
At Audio Advice, we've designed and installed thousands of home theaters across the country. Our world-class designers, technicians, and calibrators have delivered everything from budget-friendly rooms to some of the top home theaters in the nation. Our designers will work with you to custom design and build a high-performance theater room that matches your lifestyle and budget.
In addition to our free consultation, we offer full professional design services which include a refundable deposit upon purchase of equipment. This design includes mapping out your exact room and the best theater layout. It also includes custom speaker and projector placement as well as matching product specifications to achieve optimal performance. When the design is done, we will have your entire space mapped, exact product locations, products selected, room treatment specified, and much much more.
Whether this is your first media room or your dream home theater, our team is ready to help every step of the way. Schedule your free virtual or in-person consultation and find out why Audio Advice is the number one home theater company in the country!
What We Offer
- Budget Building
- Equipment List
- Correct Speaker Angle
- Throw Distance
- Riser Height
- Sightlines
- Acoustic Treatment
- Electrical Considerations
- Paint Color
- Remote Calibration
Installation Videos
Explore some of our most recent custom install projects. From DIY to full custom install, our design and install teams are here to support you every step of the way.
Contemporary 7.2.4 Immersive Home Theater Tour
In this home theater tour, we are excited to share a theater that has a lot of really cool custom elements, including backlit acoustic paneling & unique smart home integration. Featuring a Sony VPL-VW915ES, Bowers & Wilkins Architectural Speakers and In-Wall JL Audio Subs, this theater is the perfect retreat for the family.
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High-Performance Home Lighting Showcase | Everyday Upgrades w/ DMF Lighting
In this showcase, we illustrate the result of changing out traditional builder-grade canned lights with high-performance DMF fixtures. We will show you before photos as we go along so you can see how much better the light is just by implementing good design techniques in terms of color temperature, intensity levels, and using aimable lights. In new homes, we are able to make it even better because we can design multiple lighting layers and set locations versus just replacing the current fixtures.
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Ultimate Luxury Unveiled: Exquisite Smart Home & Home Entertainment Tour
Scott Newnam, the CEO of Audio Advice, takes us on a tour of a luxurious smart home that is equipped with state of the art automation and entertainment technology. In our video, we tour the basement, which is an entertainment mecca, complete with a Full Swing golf simulator, JBL Synthesis High Performance Home Theater, Custom Home Gym, and much more.
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Incredible 9.4.4 JBL Dolby Atmos Synthesis Sony Home Theater Install Timelapse
This was our first theater to have the latest JBL Synthesis SCL speakers which provide amazing dynamics for their cost. Paired with a Sony VPL-VW715ES projector and JBL Synthesis dual SSW-3 & SSW-4 in-wall subwoofers, this configuration gave us an incredibly seamless surround sound experience.
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Luxury Smart Home Tour | Whole-House Audio, Smart Lighting, High-End Outdoor Entertainment
This incredible modern home is decked out with the most advanced smart home technology. The homeowner wanted full home automation across both properties on their site, an open great room to be the family hub for immersive gaming, and the full Dolby Atmos home theater experience. Watch the showcase to discover the features & products used to bring their dream home to life.
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Heco 5.1.2 Premium Home Theater Showcase
Watch our latest video featuring a near-field home theater that we recently installed in a relatively compact bonus room. While we have many home theater showcases, the majority of them cover homes with dedicated theater rooms. The reality is that many people don’t have that kind of extra space available, but still want to create a cinematic experience in their homes. In this video, we’re going to show you how you can put a terrific theater in a more compact space, such as a bonus room, living room, or larger bedroom. Check out the overview where we look at what the space looked like before we started installing, a full time-lapse of the install, and then a demo of a few clips to see how well it performs.
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Bonus Room Makeover | 5.2.4 Dolby Atmos Home Theater & Gaming Room
These homeowners recently moved into a new home and wanted to design a family-friendly multimedia room for watching sports, movies, and playing video games with their kids. After designing their room in our 3D Home Theater design tool, they worked one-on-one with our system designer from start to finish to make a plan for the space that fits all of their needs. This 5.2.4 home theater & gaming room is decked out in Bowers & Wilkins in-wall and in-ceiling speakers with an Epson 6050UB projector.
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An Elevated Cinematic And Gaming Experience
This incredible home theater and gaming room is situated in the basement of a modern home. It features a 130-inch projector screen, Sony 4K projector, and architectural speakers for an immersive cinematic experience. There is also a separate gaming station with two adjacent televisions, encouraging friends to bring their own gaming consoles and gather to play games. Watch our showcase video to learn more!
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