The Home Theatre Engineer is built around straightforward communication, good engineering and showing people what their system is actually doing.
Andrew Poole · The Home Theatre EngineerThere are extraordinary products available, but spending more doesn't automatically create a better theatre. Good outcomes come from understanding the room, choosing intelligently, installing properly and verifying the result.
I want this site to be somewhere people can learn, ask sensible questions and get professional help when they actually need it — whether the system is modest or exceptional.
Explain technical decisions without making the customer feel they need an engineering degree.
Make decisions around the room, system and intended outcome rather than product fashion.
Use measurement and documentation so performance isn't simply a matter of opinion.
These aren't here as trophies. They represent the different disciplines that have to come together when a theatre is designed, configured and calibrated properly.
Assistant Instructor · acoustics, measurement and audio-system optimisation.
Professional display and video calibration grounded in imaging science.
Professional video-system knowledge and calibration.
Advanced processor configuration, optimisation and calibration. Current training level to be documented with the latest certificate.
Certified for Envy Product Specialist · setup, configuration, optimisation and support.
HT2 Integrator · home-theatre design, integration and performance principles.
Dirac-based system calibration and optimisation.
Video design plus projector installation, maintenance and service training.
A great picture and great sound aren't separate projects. The room, signal chain, processing, display, loudspeakers and calibration all have to work together. That's the thinking behind The Home Theatre Engineer.