PROJECT:
Update Projector @ Church
Rapallo were contacted by the church to install a donated projector to enhance on of their meeting halls.
We engaged with our scaff suppliers as the roof was over 6m tall, and installed a Vogel’s mount and ran a Blustream Optical HDMI to a position on the stage that would allow them to use their PC for content. Additional power was added to the roof and the sound integrated.
Now they have another way to engage their congregation in this additional building.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers – Auckland Mobile Scaffolding & Carson Electrical
- Installation & setup
- Testing and training
- Post Installation Support
PROJECT:
The Klipsch Home Theatre Room
Rapallo were contacted by the owner of this home who wanted a home theatre that was based around the Klipsch range of products and they all had to be grilles off. Let the copper colour show.
The brief for the room was for an amazing sound, Klipsch products all around and immersive sound while also still being able to be used as a lounge. We came on site and looked at the room which had some strange angles and a bit of a challenge for the front array and decided on a 7.1.4 platform. The client wanted a big screen TV but also wanted a very strong front channel using in-wall speakers. Due to the main support beams being in the way we couldn’t sink any speakers in the wall. So to fix this we built a custom cabinet to house the speakers that could be mounted below the TV as an uber-passive-soundbar.
After our pre-wire (and a lot of holes to run the cables) the client painted the room with a nautical theme and then we came onsite to do the final fit-off. The last piece of the puzzle was a small cabinet to house the Denon AVR and tidy the cables. A bit of time was spent on the calibration with the roof angles for the atmos, but the ultimate end was an amazing room that makes the client want to watch movies and content all the time.
A fabulous outcome.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup
- Testing and training
- Post Installation Support
PROJECT:
Flaxmere House – Luxury Venue Sound Integration
Rapallo were contacted by the owner of Flaxmere House looking to add a more integrated sound system into their wedding & conference venue.
Flaxmere House is located in Auckland near Bethells Beach, Waitakere Ranges with a tranquil setting and views of Bethells Valley. This Executive 5-star Venue/Holiday House was designed all on one level of 440m2 floor area on a private 5 acres. Its quite a stunning location.
Like we do with most projects, we visited the venue and talked through the requirements and understood the spaces. We then presented back a proposal that included a reverse brief, to ensure we understood the requirements. Our install team then went onsite for two days to complete the pre-wire and setup. On the last day we did the final fit-off and setup of the zones / cabling / speakers and the app to control it all. To assist the client, we then spent a bit of time over the following weeks adjusting the system to work with the DJ’s / Bands and the zones. This was to ensure it worked to the large variety of events they have onsite.
Using Denon’s multi-room platform and app control we have created four zones of sound, a microphone zone that is integrated within these zones (for ceremonies), connections to a TV for streaming content, and an integration interface for the DJ’s / Bands that come onsite to allow their sounds onto the speakers in the sound zones. This gives the team at Flaxmere House a flexible platform to control the sounds across the venue.
When all the zones are playing, it sounds fantastic.
If you are looking for a venue with an amazing setting, great hosts and that is not far from the city centre, then check out Flaxmere House.
(images copyright Flaxmere House)
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup
- Testing and training
- Post Installation Support
PROJECT:
Lounge Space Update
Rapallo were contacted by the owner of the as he wanted to reconfigure his lounge and add some new atmos and cabinetry.
Our team came onsite and re-wired the atmos and rear speakers, the front channel and hung the TV. The client then arrange for his painters to paint the room to give it a refresh. We then built and new AV / Lounge cabinet and some floating shelves, re-installing the AV gear into the cabinet.
The outcome looks fabulous, its simple and has really lifted the room.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training
PROJECT:
Entertainment Room & Library
Rapallo were contacted by the property developer to fit our his library with a good media / movie room in this new build.
We went onsite at the pre-build phase and consulted on the locations of the speakers and provided a wiring plan and room setup. Post painting we then went onsite and fitted off the speakers, then when the owner moved in we setup the screen and AVR / Projector, the sources and calibrated the room. Sounds pretty simple.
Rapallo provided a suite of products for this project:
- Denon – Denon AVC-X3700H 9.2ch 8K AV Amplifier with 3D Audio, HEOS Built-in and Voice Control to control the sound and images from the Apple TV / DVD / Casting content.
- Sony – Their amazing VPL-VW590ES 4K Home Theatre Projector for unparalled imagery.
- Indigo – a custom made 135″ fixed frame acoustic transparent 16:9 screen.
- Paradigm – a range of speakers for in-wall (the front LCRs) and in-ceiling speakers for a great sound.
- REL – a pair of REL T/7x subwoofers that are low profile but off a wall trembling bass.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation Plans
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training
- The Ultimate Guide to Projection Screen Fabrics
- Record Cleaning Machines and How to Use Them.
- The Ultimate Guide to Integrated Amplifiers
- The Projection Showdown – Laser vs. Bulb.
- The Resurgence of Tube Amplifiers: Why They’re More Popular Than Ever
- The Great Debate: Open-Back vs. Closed-Back Headphones
PROJECT:
Templar – Sound Platform Upgrade
Rapallo were contacted by the owner of Templar, an Auckland charter boat to upgrade the audio platform on their boat.
The vessel had an older system based on Bluetooth and separate systems controlling the sound in three different areas. Made it hard to manage and there was no way to sync the sound across the boat. Working with the boats team, we got them to upgrade their wireless platform and re-run cables to allow for the new Yamaha based integrated sound platform.
Rapallo provided a suite of Yamaha products to control three zones and two new sets of speakers to upgrade the sound the in the flybridge and the aft entertaining area.
Using Yamaha’s MusicCast app, we have created three zones of sound:
- the saloon
- the after deck
- the flybridge
These zones allow the crew on Templar to play customers playlists from Spotify or select preferred music and manage the volume in the three areas all from the easy to use MusicCast app.
If you are looking for a charter boat for your next event, then check out Templar, it is a fantastic boat.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training
**imgs copyright Decked Out Yachting
PROJECT:
Custom Built Media Room Unit
Rapallo were contacted by the client too see if we could create a cabinet to fit around his TV and enhance his media room.
We spec’d some designs and then post client approval got our cabinet maker to create a 3D model. The unit was then created and installed into the clients home.
It now hides all his AV gear, turntable, records and has a massive amount of storage space. We also ensured the “look” of the unit matched the clients home aesthetics, so it goes with the home.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training
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PROJECT:
Multi-Zone Integration in Auckland
We were contacted by the client late 2020 to improve and integrate a range of audio and visual platforms into their home renovation.
Meeting onsite we walked thru the options with the client to ensure they could make the right decisions on technology in each room and space in the house. It was all to be minimal and unobtrusive but allow for sound to flow thru the home, plus a allow for great imagery on TV’s in the rooms and the lounge (media room).
The outcome was a home home with 11 zones of mixed audio and visual content throughout the house, managed by Yamaha’s MusicCast platform from a central rack in the home. The spec includes:
- 4 x bathroom zones with wet area speakers.
- 3 x Yamaha Bar400 soundbars and TV’s mixed use zones with Vogel’s onwall mounts for the TV and the soundbars
- 3 x zones with in-celing Klipsch and Q Acoustics speakers.
- 1 x Media Room zone controlled by a Yamaha RX-V6 to create a 5.1 with an in-wall subwoofer.
- 1 x TV riser from Nexus21 in the media room to allow for height flexibility when watching TV or movies.
- Rack setup with the Yamaha AV units / Streaming amps, Sky Box and other services within a cupboard space in the home.
The final solution was easily driven from the clients mobile phones or home based tablet, to give seamless music and video content integrated into the homes design.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite AV Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Speaker Optimisation and Positioning
- System design and aesthetic matching
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training.
- Post installation Support
PROJECT:
New Sound At The Forge
Rapallo were contacted by Forge Fitness to update the sound in the main gym.
We did a site visit (as we do for all our projects) to ascertain the requirements and the space requirements. Our team spec’d four Definitive Technology AW-6500 speakers mounted high on the walls to give a punchy sound . We also installed a SVS subwoofer to provide a good bass punch with all the sound controlled via a Yamaha R-N803 amplifier.
The new sound was sensational and provided more flexibility when using the second zone in the mezzazine floor. So now the gym members have some cracking sound when working out 24/7.
We also re-used the old gear (always good to recycle gear and not just throw it away) in their new boxing gym and helped to set it up so they could use it.
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite AV Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- Speaker Optimisation and Positioning
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training.
- Post installation Support
PROJECT:
Bespoke Home Theatre Room
Early 2020 Rapallo were contacted by the client to carry out a full build of a room into a fully dedicated home theatre room.
Our brief was to take large-ish bedroom as the space to work with, and turn that into a hidden movie sanctuary for exclusive family movie nights. The client was after an advanced setup for the room with a 9.4.6 setup.
Firstly we undertook 3D design modelling first to provide a concept of the room from the brief and then that was translated into the build spec. We created a room spec for the position of all the speakers and seats, based on the clients ideal seating placement.
Our building and electrical partners then stripped the room of all the existing floor / wall and roof coverings and build was started. We ran cable trays in the ceilings and walls to the AV cabinet from all the speaker positions, and started the plumbing for a room specific air conditioning system. All the walls were lined with acoustic batts and double layer acoustic wall linings to try and stop the transmission of sound, as the room backed onto the master bedroom. We also added a new sound-proof door.
A second tier was setup for the first row of seats including recessed power for the home theatre seating and the room had a based layer of mat black added. The room was then carpeted with extra thick underlay to again stop the transmission of the sound the lounge under the room and the fit-out of the hardware started.
Lighting was managed by on wall units that the client can control the scenes and the scene coloration. Our air-conditioning system was installed and commissioned along with a heat transfer system from the AV cabinet and room.
All the AV units were fitted into the hidden AV cabinet, and the cabling labeled and assigned to there components and tested. The speakers were fitted to the walls and the screen setup.
Our custom cabinetry was next on the list. We built a filly lined sub unit at the front of the room that could hold 4 subwoofers that had a black grille that was rubber mounted. Three large panels were then build for the front half of the room, with recessed lighting in behind them, and one with a special mounting box for the front wide surround speakers. Another smaller box was made for the Sony VW780ES projector, to mount on the rear of the room.
Our team then sourced special wall-coverings from Belgium for the rear of the room to provide some interest and texture for the room. This wall covering was then added and it provided the covering to hide the AV cabinet door.
Once all the fit out was completed, the AV gear was commissioned. This was a range of gear, including an ARCAM AV40 processor, HEGEL C55 & C54 power amplifiers and two ARCAM P429 power amplifiers to drive all the speakers.
Once the calibration was done, we are now doing an acoustic sweep of the room (May 2021) and working to add Vicoustic panels into the room to improve the room acoustics.
The final out come was quite stunning and the dead-black room makes the movies really pop, with un-paralleled sound.
*images from final calibration day
The project consisted of the following Rapallo AV Design & Build services:
- Onsite AV Consultation – to ensure the setup matches the clients brief and the environment its being used
- 3D Concept for approval
- Speaker Optimisation and Positioning
- System design and aesthetic matching
- Project Management
- Rapallo preferred suppliers for build / electrical / design
- Installation & setup – installation of the products / testing and training.
- Post installation Support
- The Ultimate Guide to Projection Screen Fabrics
- Record Cleaning Machines and How to Use Them.
- The Ultimate Guide to Integrated Amplifiers
- The Projection Showdown – Laser vs. Bulb.
- The Resurgence of Tube Amplifiers: Why They’re More Popular Than Ever
- The Great Debate: Open-Back vs. Closed-Back Headphones