(as featured in the Kipnis Studio Standard (KSS) - Ciné Beta)
Equipment
Components (audio) :
Mark Levinson No. 51 - DVD/CD/DVD-A Multi-Media Player
Sony DVP 9000 - SACD Multi-Channel Audio Player
Logitech Transporter - 96 kHz / 24-bit Digital Audio Music Server (ultra low jitter = 4 picoseconds RMS @ AES/EBU Output with KSS Proprietary Cesium Clock Control)
Track 9 - Holly
Henry Mancini/ PSO
JVC XRCD-24
The Screening Room :
2250 Sq/Ft. Custom Designed, Two-Story Concert Hall with Vaulted Ceiling & Balcony - 1" Solid Maple Flooring on 4" tall Pine studs - 12" spacing, seated on a solid 16" reinforced concrete foundation, itself isolated on 4 - 156' solid steel girders all the way down to bedrock. Features non-parallel walls, ceiling, and floor, with dedicated installed noise isolation system, and acoustic treatments designed to supersede ANSI, SMPTE, AMPAS and AES/EBU noise specifications for professional movie theaters, mixing stages, and most anechoic test chambers. Actual Noise Rating = 4 dB/SPL.
Seating for 3-6 (Arizona Leather Curved Coach & Plush Director's Chair) or up to 30 (Premium Leather Theatrical Recliners).
Video Projectors :
Components (video) :
Sony LMT-200 - 4k Media Block - DCM D-Cinema, X' Y' Color Space (Professional Cinema Media Server)
Apple 2.33 GHz MacBook Pro (5x) - (4k & 2k Digital Media Servers)
Sony PlayStation 3 - Blu-Ray Disc Player & Game System
Sony BDP-S1 - Blu-Ray Disc Player
XBOX 360 - HD-DVD Player & Game System
Toshiba HD-A35 - HD-DVD Player
JVC HM-DH5U - D-VHS Recorder
Scientific Atlanta 8300HD - Optima Cable DVR (3x) (72 hours HD recording via Maxtor 300 Gb External SATA drive)
Pioneer HLD-X0 - MUSE Hi-Vision HD LaserVideo Disc player
Sony MSC-4000 - MUSE Hi-Vision HD Decoder
Lumagen Radiance XD - HDTV Scaler, DeNoiser, Processor
Gefen 6 x 2 HDMI Switcher - HDCP Compliant HDMI/DVI Digital Switcher
Acoustic Treatment :
Auralex 4" Acoustic Studio Wedge Foam (3,250 Sq Feet) - Hand applied to all exposed surfaces on the ceiling, walls, and doors - in Deep Purple; eliminates standing waves, shortens reverb to 485 milliseconds (20 Hz - 102 kHz), absorbs screen splash-back resulting in accurate black levels and true contrast ratios.
Speakers :
Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference Tower Loudspeakers (10x) - (80 - 25,000 Hz) (originally designed by Kevin Voecks for George Lucas and Tomlinson Holman at Skywalker Ranch - the very first THX Certified Loud-Speaker System ever created)
Snell THX Sub-1800 18" Passive Ported Subwoofer (16x) - (1 - 80 Hz)
Murata Super Tweeters (10x) - 1/2" Ceramic Composite Dome (25,000 - 102,500 Hz)
Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference LCR-2800 (3x) - Center Channels (80 - 25,000 Hz)
Snell A7 Illusion Reference Full-Range Loudspeakers (10x) - (20 - 25,000 Hz)
Digital Processing & Conversion (audio) :
Power Amplifiers :
Crown Macro Reference Stereo Amplifier (3x) - 2,850 Class A Watts Stereo Amplifier (operating in Bridged-Balanced Mono Mode)
Mark Levinson No. 33H Mono-Block Amplifier (2x) - 160 Class A Watts Mono Amplifier
MESA Boogie Baron Stereo Vacuum Tube Amplifier - 760 Watts per Channel Stereo Amplifier (in use as the Projection Booth Stereo Loudspeaker Monitors)
Touch Screen Control System :
Crestron Quickmedia Complete Automation Control System - (Multi Room A/V Touch Screen Control System with Internet Browsing and Apple iPhone Interface)
A/C Power :
General Electric No. 868 (2x) - High Voltage Isolation Transformer (13,800 Volts to 240 Volts / 800 Amperes: One service is exclusively for the Analog Components, and the other service is exclusively for the Digital Components)
General Electric 917 Master Power Panel Board (2x) - (40 Amp dedicated Circuit Breakers are used for each and every component) - Total AC isolation for each component, beginning from the high voltage street power!
Vibration & Resonance Control :
Solid Tech Rack of Silence (96x) - Primary Spring Suspension Component Isolation System: Amps, D/A, Components, etc.
Solid Tech Feet of Silence {Set of 4}(128x) - Secondary Band Suspension Isolation System
Solid Tech Discs of Silence {Set of 4} (128x) - Alternate Secondary Spring Suspension Isolation System
UltraSonic 45 Tube Dampers (256x) - Titanium C-ring holds microphonics absorbing Homopolymer isolation pads against the vacuum tube bulbs surface - eliminating any audible distortion
UltraSonic 9 Tube Dampers (248x) - Fiberglass/carbon microfiber sleeves surrounding the pads enable a firm grip on the bulb glass. For continuous use up to 525°.F (274°.C)
Speaker Isolation :
Auralex Sub Dude Speaker Isolation Stand (16x) - Snell M & C Towers & Crossover Arrays
Auralex Great Gramma Speaker Isolation Stand (10x) - Snell Sub-1800 Woofer Arrays
Auralex Gramma Speaker Isolation Stand (3x) - Snell LCR-2800 Center Channel Arrays
Audiophile Wiring :
Cardas Neutral Reference - All Balanced, identical lengths for each and every component: Analog - Digital - Power - Control - Video - Ground
Gold Fuses :
Hi-Fi Tuning Gold/Ceramic Fuses (72x) - Used in all components requiring a fuse.
Digital LED Lighting :
Chauvet Show Express Plus - DMX 512+ Channel Computer Controlled Stage Lighting System
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