THE ULTIMATE Home Theater Experience
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hen it comes to how you watch TV and movies at home, A Sound Look has you covered. Whatever home theater set up you’re looking for, the crew at A Sound Look have the knowhow and expertise to make your viewing pleasure top notch. “A home theater is obviously a smaller version of a movie theater. It can range from a TV on the wall with in-wall speakers to over-the-top home theaters,
where it’s a dedicated room,” says Leonard Pascual, owner of A Sound Look. “On the audio side, we can go from little satellite speakers to totally invisible speakers. With that being said, it all depends on the size of the room, the person’s budget and their desired outcome.” He goes on to describe some of the more extravagant jobs A Sound Look has completed. “We’ve done some pretty elaborate setups. One client had a round room. It wasn’t ideal acoustics but we
worked with an acoustician to make it work. Sometimes people even have domed ceilings, which is just horrible for sound, but we try to make anything work. Most people don’t take acoustics into consideration when building a home theater.” According to Pascual, the newest speaker format is called Atmos. It’s basically comprised of four additional speakers near the viewer to a 9.1.2 around the room. A Sound Look tries to balance these new technologies with what makes
sense for the space and how dedicated the viewer is. Pascual says that in addition to sound, lighting is also an important consideration. “When you’re watching a home theater, the natural lighting of a room has a lot to do with your experience. Obviously in a modest situation you just get blackout shades. We’ve had customers with a designated room with no windows where the room is completely black. That’s the best experience but the reality is most people don’t live that way. Unless you’re looking at a basement home theater, your set up is probably in a versatile room.” When the Mayweather versus Pacquiao boxing match aired this past May 2, Pascual relates how he had friends reserving seats in his home theater. “We had about 25 people over for the fight,
though in theory we could comfortably seat about nine. Since it’s the fight of the century we made seating work.” He acknowledges when big football events or the academy awards come up, he often finds himself playing host. He also describes how it’s great for kids: “Gaming is a big experience on a home theater. When you want to get engulfed, it’s a great thing.” A Sound Look offers design, installation and service. “It just depends on how deep into the technology you want to go. We work with professionals who can make your home viewing experience as big as you want it to be,” says Pascual. A Sound Look 502 Cerrillos Rd. 505.983.5509 www.ASoundLook.com
BELOW FRONT L-R Tim Julian, Leonard Pascual (owner) BACK L-R Jose Carino, Jesse Tan, David Lucero