Here are a few ” after ” shots.

Our Burlingame whole house upgrade is complete. Here is the Family Room cabinet. It holds not only the Surround Sound System for the room but also all the electronics for the rest of the home. Marantz, Furman, Crestron, Spatz, Artison and more.

The Master Bedroom is beautiful. A complete HD Home Theater all hidden away. All controlled via Crestron touchscreen. It's as easy to operate as it is good sounding!

All the speakers in this home are B&W. In-wall or in-ceiling it just doesn't get any better!

2 I-Pod docking stations, FM radio, Blu Ray and 2 Comcast cable boxes are our sources. All accessible and controllable from any room in the house!

Here are the promised “before pictures. This is a beautiful Burlingame Hills home. Large, multi floor with lots of rooms, all with purpose.  We are setting about a complete update.  Two home theaters, complete whole house audio and HD (1080p) video distribution and a new control system. A couple of stand alone TV’s and outdoor sound.

As you will see, we have removed all the old volume controls along with the old distributed audio system. This will be replaced with Crestron keypads, touch screens and remotes. All the old speakers, both in-wall and in-ceiling will be removed and replaced with B&W in-wall and in-ceiling speakers for superb sound though out the home.

When we are done this home will sing!

The cabinet has been emptied and all the wire for the entire audio / video distribution system is being re-routed here. The entire home electronics system will center here. This area will also be the center of viewing for the family room.

The beautiful Master Bedroom will have a Panasonic Pro 50 inch plasma above the fireplace. In-ceiling B&W speakers, an Artison in wall subwoofer and Crestron automation will leave this room free of the clutter a home theater can create. Great sound, stunning picture and 1 button operation!

All the old style knob based volume controls will be replaced with Crestron keypads, Crestron touch screens or in the case of the guest rooms new Decora slide volume controls. Most rooms will have complete control of the entire system!

B&W Bowers & Wilkins speakers in Atherton, California (CA)

Sound Cinema Integration is Atherton, California (CA) source for B&W Bowers & Wilkins…For more than 40 years, the B&W Bowers & Wilkins name has been synonymous with the word “professional.” The business was built on a close affiliation with professional sound engineers, who have exacting demands for not just the performance of their loudspeakers, but also attributes like reliability. (A studio monitor has to survive loads of abuse in its lifetime.) When B&W’s classic 801 speaker was introduced in 1979, it soon became the reference speaker in nearly all of the world’s classical recording studios, including EMI Abbey Road, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon.

From the beginning, discerning audio enthusiasts in Atherton, California (CA) and the world over followed the lead of the professionals, flocking to B&W for their home systems. The company has continued to innovate, introducing game-changing products like the legendary Nautilus and, more recently, the world’s first Diamond-Dome tweeter. And they’ve expanded their reach into home theater, becoming a preeminent manufacturer of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers for home and professional use.

Our 20(?) year relationship with B&W has been pure pleasure. Their commitment to customer service is without equal, another facet of the professionalism on which they’ve staked their reputation. Being chosen to represent them in Atherton, California (CA) and the entire Bay Area is a vote of confidence from a company we respect highly.

Sound Cinema Integration offers a full range of services in Atherton, California (CA), including:

• Home theater design and installation
• 2-channel or multi-channel audio
• Whole house audio and/or video distribution
• Outdoor and indoor projects
• Existing homes, new construction, or remodels
• Fully licensed, bonded and insured
• Crestron design and programming of touchscreen controls, remotes and systems
• All programming and set-up
• Home networking
• ISF Calibration and set-up of projectors, TVs and video monitors
• Residential video surveillance systems

The B&W Sig8 NT’s perform as billed.  An audiophile listening experience built into the wall! And the sub may be one of the best sub’s in a system we have heard. Seamless bass with no point of origin. The sound will only get better over the next few weeks as things break in.

All of the electronics are hidden away in a remote location.  Rotel RSP-1570 and the Rotel RMB -1565 to power the system. A Marantz Blu Ray for stunning picture quality.  Furman AC-215 at the LCD Flat Panel TV and an Elite 15 at the component location to protect and condition the AC power.  And to insure the BEST in digital music recreation a LINN Majik DS, Digital Streaming Player.

Once the new cabinets are installed and the system has broken in a bit we will go back for one final visit to re-calibrate the sonic performance and do a final calibration on the LCD Flat Panel TV. Until then we can share these photos.

LCD TV from Samgung, 3D-HDTV, B&W Sig8 NT's for right, left and center speakers. The IWS4 in wall sub is to the right behind the paper wall hanging.

The TV floating in its alcove.

All the electronics wired and living in their closet.

Here are a couple of photos of the progress.  The B&W Sig-8 NT  reference in-wall speakers have gone into their back boxes as has the B&W ISW4 subwoofer. The grills are being painted to match.

Here is the B&W Sig-8 NT up close.

Here is the front of the room with the B&W Sig-8 NT's and the ISW4 installed.

This is starting to really come into focus. You can now see where things will go and how clean and crisp it will look at completion.

Here you can see the B&W in wall Sig8 back boxes for left and center channel speaker as well as the alcove for the TV. Also the spaces for the NEW case work.

The new fireplace and to the right the alcove for new case work and then further to the right is the right channel in wall B&W Sig 8 back box. The small area below the window is where the B&W ISW4 in wall sub will live. Looks nice now that the BIG back box is mostly covered! It will produce a lot of clean multi-note bass from a seemingly small space.

Here are the latest photos showing the beginnings of the NEW fireplace.  Also the alcove we created to house the TV.

Also, check out the back box for the B&W ISW4 in wall subwoofer.

The B&W ISW4 In-wall subwoofer will be hidden for the most part. But look at this back box, this product means business!

Here is the TV alcove. Once the TV is hung it will appear to be floating in space.

Here is the beginning of the new fireplace. To the left will be the TV.

As you can see, over the past few days we have gotten a lot done.  The area was completely separated from the rest of the home to control and contain the construction mess within our work space. The wall and old case work were removed and the new wall was framed.  You can see the recessed area for the TV has been framed and the MIT HDMI cable was placed. Back boxes for the B&W Bowers & Wilkins Sig 8NT  were places and installed and the MIT speaker wire for the 3 front speakers was installed.  We also cut the whole and wired to the subwoofer location. That back box will be installed next week

Framing for the TV alcove, the B&W Sig 8NT's and the new wall.

Left B&W Sig 8NT back box.

Right B&W Sig 8NT back box.

The B&W ISW4 back box will fill the whole under the window. Wait until you see the finished look on the subwoofer. It will be very small and hard to notice in the room but will rock the bass!

B&W Bowers & Wilkins speakers in San Francisco, California (CA)

Sound Cinema Integration is San Francisco, California (CA) source for B&W Bowers & Wilkins…For more than 40 years, the B&W Bowers & Wilkins name has been synonymous with the word “professional.” The business was built on a close affiliation with professional sound engineers, who have exacting demands for not just the performance of their loudspeakers, but also attributes like reliability. (A studio monitor has to survive loads of abuse in its lifetime.) When B&W’s classic 801 speaker was introduced in 1979, it soon became the reference speaker in nearly all of the world’s classical recording studios, including EMI Abbey Road, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon.

From the beginning, discerning audio enthusiasts in San Francisco, California (CA) and the world over followed the lead of the professionals, flocking to B&W for their home systems. The company has continued to innovate, introducing game-changing products like the legendary Nautilus and, more recently, the world’s first Diamond-Dome tweeter. And they’ve expanded their reach into home theater, becoming a preeminent manufacturer of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers for home and professional use.

Our 20(?) year relationship with B&W has been pure pleasure. Their commitment to customer service is without equal, another facet of the professionalism on which they’ve staked their reputation. Being chosen to represent them in San Francisco, California (CA) and the entire Bay Area is a vote of confidence from a company we respect highly.

Sound Cinema Integration offers a full range of services in San Francisco, California (CA), including:

• Home theater design and installation
• 2-channel or multi-channel audio
• Whole house audio and/or video distribution
• Outdoor and indoor projects
• Existing homes, new construction, or remodels
• Fully licensed, bonded and insured
• Crestron design and programming of touchscreen controls, remotes and systems
• All programming and set-up
• Home networking
• ISF Calibration and set-up of projectors, TVs and video monitors
• Residential video surveillance systems

Today we begin what we believe will be a transformation!  To follow are the BEFORE shots of a beautiful family room.

Alamo home before the transformation

This wall and built in case work will be removed.

Today’s portion of this job we will be removing the wall as it is seen here.  The built-in casework will be removed as well.

In the fullness of time all the electronics will be hidden away in this closet.

As we progress over the next few weeks I’ll post more info and pictures.