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Tautiss / AV — 02

Cinemas built to the layout spec, then calibrated to the room.

A room where the film sounds the way it was mixed, and one button turns it all on. Dedicated cinemas, media rooms and commercial AV across London and Kent — speakers to published angles, acoustics treated where they matter, calibrated by measurement. What you hear is the discipline of the install, not the price of the kit.

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Fire the Film scene yourself in the Experience →
FIG. 04 — Cinema section, 5.4.4Measured, not guessed
AV — SCOPEWhat we take on
AV — 02.1 Dedicated home cinemas Room layout, riser and sightline design, acoustically transparent screens, Atmos speaker placement to published angles, and lighting scenes that dim as the trailer starts. Ask AV — 02.2 Media rooms & living-space AV Serious performance in rooms that stay living rooms: in-wall and invisible speakers, concealed equipment, multiple subwoofers for even bass — and everything gone when the TV’s off. Ask AV — 02.3 Video distribution Sources in the rack, pictures everywhere: HDANYWHERE matrix distribution over Cat6A with proper EDID management, so every display just works — including after firmware updates. Ask AV — 02.4 Commercial AV Meeting rooms, video walls, background audio and digital signage for offices, showrooms and hospitality — specified for eight-hour days, not showroom demos. Ask AV — 02.5 Outdoor AV Garden audio, terrace displays and outdoor zones on the same multi-room system — weatherproof kit chosen to survive British weather, cabling buried to spec, one press inside or out. Ask
AV — 02How we engineer it

Placement first. Calibration second. Kit third.

A £3,000 speaker in the wrong place loses to a £600 speaker in the right one. We start from the seating position and work outwards: speaker angles to layout specification, multiple subwoofers positioned to smooth the room’s bass modes, and first-reflection points treated where it counts.

Then we measure. Dirac Live calibration on Denon and Marantz platforms, level and delay set per seat, and a verification sweep you can hear the difference in. The last step is integration — one remote or keypad press for “Film”, and the room does the rest.

AV — 02.1What you’re left holding
  1. 01Speaker layout, to drawing
  2. 02Dirac calibration report, before and after
  3. 03Rack elevation, as installed
  4. 04Remote and keypad map
  5. 05Settings backup

Someone else can re-calibrate this room in five years. That is the point.

Living room with projection screen, ceiling projector and speakers
PL. 03 — Screen and seatingMeasured, not guessed
FormatsDolby Atmos · DTS:X — 5.1.2 to 9.4.6
ProcessingDenon · Marantz, Dirac Live calibrated
SpeakersBowers & Wilkins · Triad® · Polk · StealthAcoustics
DisplaySony · LG panels · Epson projection
DistributionHDANYWHERE over Cat6A · Kordz cabling, tested end-to-end
ControlControl4® · one remote, one press
AV — FAQAsked before most projects
Projector or a very large TV?

Depends on the room’s light and the seating distance. Fully light-controlled rooms at three metres or more favour projection; bright multi-use rooms usually favour a large panel. We’ll measure and show you the trade-offs in numbers before you spend anything.

Can a cinema go in a normal lounge?

Yes — that’s a media room, and it’s most of what we build. In-wall speakers, hidden equipment and a system that vanishes when it’s off. The acoustics won’t match a dedicated, treated room, but done properly it embarrasses most soundbars by an absurd margin.

Why four subwoofers instead of one big one?

Rooms create peaks and dead spots in bass depending on where you sit. Multiple smaller subwoofers placed correctly even those out, so every seat hears the same thing. It’s physics, not sales — and it’s why we model the room before quoting.

We have kit already. Will you work with it?

Gladly. We’ll audit what you own, tell you plainly what’s worth keeping, and design around it. Reusing a good amplifier or speakers you love is engineering; replacing everything regardless is invoicing.

Got a room in mind?

Send dimensions and a couple of photos. We’ll come back with a layout sketch and real budget ranges within one working day.

Ask an engineer 020 4591 6730

No obligation — we reply within one working day with a straight read on scope and budget.