The bridge is the focal point of this impressive home theater, which CEDIA named its top theme theater in 2007.
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If we were ranking the many “Star Trek” theaters that we’ve seen over the past few months, this Palm Beach County, FL home has what would be considered to be “The Next Generation” of the lot.
This anonymous owner is without a doubt, a sci-fi buff, but being a “Trekkie” is only one aspect of his interests—the one that created a killer home theater.
The owners had originally envisioned a traditional home theater. However, Jay Miller, president of Acoustic Innovations, noticed that their client was a collector of “vintage” video games. An idea was born, and they ultimately opted for something that expressed their sci-fi interests. “It adds a lot to the experience because you are introduced to the ‘theme’ when you enter the bar and ready room area,” says Jeff Hoover, dream maker and president of Audio Advisors. “It sets the mood that something cool, fun and exciting is about to happen next.”
Something exciting did happen. Discussions on how to handle the theater began back in 2002. “We initially considered the original Starship Enterprise, NCC-1701,” says Hoover. “With a more updated look, Enterprise NCC-1701D was selected as it depicted a grander version of the ship.”
Completed in 2006, the three areas took a total of six months. The end result was a theater, bar and ready room, measuring a total of 70-by-22 feet.
After a few belts at the intergalatic bar, there’s the main attraction, the theater. In the back of the theater is a hidden closet. It doesn’t contain aliens or even captains’ costumes from series past; it contains most of the theater’s main equipment. “If you don’t know it’s there, you wouldn’t have an idea that it existed,” says Hoover.
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Audio Advisors
West Palm Beach, FL
www.audioadvisors.com
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Acoustic Innovations
Boca Raton, FL
www.acousticinnovations.com
I do 3D graphics professionally and I must say the pictures do look like untextured renders. Contrary to previous comments, it would not take a good 3D artist long at all to model such a room - indeed there are many who do so practising their 3D skills. If this room does indeed exist, it is a shocking and obscene monument to avarice. Something is horribly wrong where riches maty be wasted on this sort of self-aggrandizement while there are homeless and hungry children and ill veterans wandering the streets of our country. Shame on all involved.
I know Jeff Hoover personally and he is a person of great integrity. He is a past president of CEDIA and runs a very well established business in Florida called Audio Advisors. Jeff would not risk his reputation to put forth a scam. As noted in the article this installation won a “Best Themed Theater” in the CEDIA Lifestyle Awards. CEDIA would not allow a fictional installation as an entry. The thing that puzzles me about your question is: Why on earth, or any other planet or galaxy would he arrange a scam in Photoshop? Why would anyone? It would be an awful lot of work for what gain? I don’t know if the photographer did any “smoothing out” in Photoshop, but I can assure you that this room exists. I talked to Jeff about it.
We post these themed home theaters for reader enjoyment. Our readers tell us they like them, so when we see one that we feel is interesting we take the time to research and write about it.
You have given me a thought however. I think it would be great fun to see fantasy home theaters that were put together entirely in Photoshop. Honestly—I think it would be cool to see what people would come up with.
With both feet firmly planted in reality,
Cindy Davis
Editor-in-Chief
Electronic House
Hi PJKIII: Someone else did call that to my attention. That was a quote from the installer. I would definitely go with the readers on this one, though!
Not sure why the article lists it as the bridge for the NCC-1701A, as it’s clearly a NCC-1701D design.
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For those who doubted the authenticity of the theater, here’s our new interview with the installer/designer along with pictures proving this theater exists.
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/star_trek_home_theater_is_the_real_deal/