Sound Decisions Consultancy and Services built a purpose-designed Dolby Atmos room around a front sound system that is the first of its kind in India.
The brief was simple and demanding: no compromise on performance. The client wanted films to sound exactly as the filmmakers intended, with clarity and control rather than raw volume. The room was designed from scratch around Dolby Atmos, with three speakers along each side wall, six overhead and a set of subwoofers spread around the room, so everyone in the seating area gets the same immersive experience. The front sound system is built on PMC speakers of a kind found in professional studios. It is one of only eight installations in the world and the first in India.
A signature detail is the motorized screen. The picture comes from a Barco cinema projector onto an acoustically transparent screen, which lifts to reveal the front speakers when the client wants to show off the system. The speakers stay hidden during normal use, and because the cinema sits close to other parts of the home, the team built a room within a room and carefully managed the air conditioning noise, so the sound stays inside and the room stays quiet. One simple Savant interface controls everything, and a dedicated, climate-controlled rack room keeps the equipment cool.
A vibro-acoustic study of the structure identified resonance and vibration paths in advance, with isolation targets based on actual playback levels coordinated directly with the loudspeaker manufacturer.
An inverted shell system was adopted, integrating isolation and internal acoustic treatment into a single structure that preserved usable room volume while maintaining performance and correct speaker/seating geometry.
Multiple PMC Power 2400 units were positioned strategically across the room specifically to reduce modal variation rather than maximize output from a single point.
Careful coordination with the interior design team ensured both speaker types were seamlessly incorporated without affecting the room's visual aesthetics.
