ESSENTIAL CASE STUDY: GIBSON INTEGRATION
GIBSON RACES AHEAD WITH FIRST CLASS CINEMA Precision and high performance where the watch words for this attractive home cinema. Formed back in 2011, Gibson Integration is spearheaded by Company Owners & Directors Colin Scrivener and Kevin Dawkins, with combined industry knowledge from their 50 years in the industry. An existing client recommended the company to the owner of this latest project, as did the client’s interior designer who Gibson has worked with on a number of projects. Colin explains, “With two firm recommendations in our favour, the client was keen to entrust Gibson Integration with design and implementation of the audio visual and systems integration element of his project. Our client is a very straight-talking practical individual, which reflected very much in his brief for the cinema room.
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“It had to be a useable room that was
the essential installation of acoustic room
simple to operate, should be able to seat 10
treatments. We also worked closely with the
comfortably and must look impressive and
interior design team to discuss lighting, floor
sound great. We were not tied down to a
coverings, acoustic fabrics for the wall panelling
particular budget figure for the cinema, however
and suede colours for the seating.”
having worked closely with the client on the design of the control systems throughout the
THE PROJECT
rest of the property, we knew exactly where to
Gibson Integration had specified a Dolby
pitch the specification.”
Atmos 7.2.4 configuration for the cinema and
Colin continues, “Once the specification
decided on a Paradigm speaker package with
had been approved, we were able to produce
base reinforcement by Klipsch. Three Paradigm
a full suite of design drawings including
Elite E5 speakers accompanied by two
screen wall construction, panelled wall layout,
Klipsch Pro-1000 subwoofers were installed
tiered floor design, speaker positioning and
in the screen wall - behind the acoustically
wiring schematics, as well as information on
transparent Screen Research projector screen.
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