Our favorite home theaters from the 2010 Home of the Year Awards.
Fire in the Sky
Great Seats
Front of Theater
Stars Shine
Family Values
Vegas Light Show
Bevy of Sources
Overcoming Potential Disasters
No Signs of Water
Star Ceiling
Come on in
Everything's Under Control
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Front of Theater

The scoop below the screen helps tie the room together visually — and serves as a giant trap to absorb excess bass. Hidden behind it are the system’s two subwoofers, which straddle the centerline of the 132-inch-wide Stewart Filmscreen screen. More traditional acoustical treatments are hidden behind the theater’s fabric walls. They include broadband absorption panels in areas prone to first reflections and combination panels to offer a mix of high-frequency diffusion and mid- and low-frequency absorption.

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