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STEREO REDUX?
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We started a discussion topic on our Facebook page about what we're seeing as a revival of 2-channel entertainment at home. Are you seeing what we're seeing? Got us thinking about our favorite 2-channel music - check out our Facebook page to see what we're jammin' to these days!
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PMI TEAM REVS IT UP!
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We took an afternoon out of our über busy schedule for a team celebration in December - but no rubber chicken dinner for this group, it was Grand Prix go-kart racing followed by a trip to the Outback! Check out more pics on our Facebook page.
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 Greetings!
The year has barely begun and we're already wondering where the time goes! With 17 projects in the works, the PMI team gives new meaning to the word multi-tasking. And we're all over the world, from Hollywood to Cairo (free at last), from Scottsdale to Kuwait - we're racking up those miles on air, land and sea! Read on for some juicy tidbits on what we're doing and some of the unique solutions we're producing in both pro and residential arenas.
As always, we want to hear from you so please visit our website, our blog, our Facebook and Twitter pages for up-to-the-minute updates and info.
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Calibration the Right Way
Having designed over 400 pro, commercial, and residential projects, and tuned over 300 systems, we have a certain way of doing things that we consider "the right way." You'll hear us talk about the right way a lot because we just don't believe any client is going to get the best possible result from cutting corners. So here's a little primer from PMI.
Calibration is the last step in the design/build phase of a project. Once all of the gear is in place, the panels positioned, the decor defined, then it's time to calibrate. We believe the job of a calibrator is to check and validate that everything was built and installed properly before beginning to tune the room.
Step 1: Check that every piece of gear is installed and connected correctly
Step 2: Verify that every piece of gear is actually working
Step 3: Set up configurations and verify proper operation
Step 4: Tune the speaker system to the room
We find that in steps 1-3 there is almost always one piece (if not more) that is not connected, not installed properly, or just not working. We were recently called by a homeowner to check their new home cinema system which had already been tuned by a professional. The homeowner could tell something was still not right so they called us in. When we discovered the tweeter in the center speaker was not connected, we then checked the entire system's connections and configurations. We found countless other bugs, and painstakingly corrected each one before going through the tuning process.
Doing it the right way, you'll have a project to be proud of, and the client will be more likely call you again when they have another project in mind or want to refer you to their friends and colleagues.
For more information on this and other topics, please visit our website where you'll find a range of published articles and informative links.
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PMI Designs Interior Acoustics for Cyber Sound Experience Center
Working with high-end AV dealer Cyber Sound on their phenomenal new Experience Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, PMI was called in to design the interior acoustics for the cinema/golf simulation room.  Although the interior architecture and design integration posed some challenges, we helped create a superb sounding space which was a big hit at the recent launch of this state-of-the-art facility.
The interior was designed by Theo Kalomirakis, president of TK Theaters. MSR Acoustics provided their Sonata+ 550 acoustical tuning system.
For more on this showroom launch, visit Cyber Sound's website.
For more info on MSR's Dimension4™ acoustical tuning systems, click here.
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Around the World in 60 Days
Anthony Grimani is our man on the road - in a car, in a plane, on a boat, down the river, past a pyramid, and straight on 'til morning - he's like Peter Pan, Indiana Jones and James Bond all rolled into one - and with almost as many cool gadgets (and hats)!
- In San Diego > started a luxury condo home cinema project
- In Las Vegas > calibrated high-end private screening room
- In Cairo, Egypt > started a design and engineering plan for private screening room
- In Lake Tahoe > started a luxury home cinema design and engineering plan
- In Guanzhou, China > started a new super-high-end private screening room
- In Scottsdale, Arizona > finished design and installation for Cyber Sound Experience Center (see feature below)
- In Orange County, California > finished two luxury home cinema projects
- In Mongolia > in progress with a pro recording studio
- In Hollywood, California > began phase two of indoor screening room and recording studio for high-profile writer/producer
- In San Francisco, California > in progress with a multi-purpose space designed for large-scale parties, performances, screenings, recordings and dance raves
- In Kuwait > final phase of a private screening room
- In Calgary, Canada > final phase of high-end dedicated home cinema
- In the Dominican Republic > conducting CEDIA training course in Acoustics for Home Theater
Hope to see you along the way!
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"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." -William A. Foster
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