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Cinema Solutions – Buy Trinnov Once And Never Look Back!

Trinnov went to Sweden to visit our dealer Cinema Solutions, an experienced integrator. 

Jacob Sernefell, founder of Cinema Solutions, has 20 years of experience in the AV industry. His passion for home cinema design pushed him to start the company four years ago, and now provides top-notch AV experience to his clients.

We interviewed him in this 11.8.10 home theater, featuring a Procella speaker system and a Trinnov Altitude32 processor. For Jacob, investing in a Trinnov is a wise long-term investment, preventing customers from switching from processor to processor every couple of years.

Please introduce yourself

I’ve been working in this industry for 20 plus years, doing many cinemas but also smart homes, lighting, curtains etc…but my passion really lies in home cinemas. Four years back, I started my own company called Cinema Solutions to try to make the best home theaters for my customers. The aim is for them to have a luxury place to enjoy with the whole family, relax and just have a good time. 

What was the client’s intent?

This particular client was having some demonstrations where he felt like he wanted to be in the middle of the action. He wanted an immersive experience. To accomplish that, we need, of course, ear level sound, low-frequency sound from subwoofers and some overheads, to get a nice sound bubble.

To make that work with all the spatialization going on and the sound moving in the room (for example, a thunder coming in and leaving in the back and stuff like that), requires a really high-quality processor. So that’s why we went with the Procella speakers here. We have 11 ear channel speakers, eight subwoofers and 10 overhead speakers for Atmos, DTS:X and also some Auro integration.

With this setup, can you use different formats?

We can. We don’t have everything in the exact places where it’s supposed to be. For all the formats, we made a hybrid layout where it suits most use cases of our client. For instance, when we’re watching a concert, we always use the Auro3D. It gives that little bit of extra.

You feel like you’re really there and you’re truly enjoying it. To make that work, in the entire world, there are very few companies who can pull that off in terms of processing. And that’s one reason why we work with Trinnov. It’s so powerful in the processing, and it works with different formats. That’s really unusual in the industry. So Trinnov is really giving us the opportunity to make that happen here.

What sets Trinnov apart from other brands?

With Trinnov you get a very nice calibration system and the optimization gives us the possibility to adjust time, phase and delays. This is because the speakers are in different places, and you don’t sit in the same place all the time. We constantly try to think of it as a really impressive big toolbox.

With the Trinnov system, you have all the tools you need. That doesn’t mean that you should use them heavily, but some of them should just be there, just in case. And some of them you need to tweak a little bit. We constantly try to make the best possible room before. So we have good acoustics, to have a good clean sheet for sound to be very nicely reproduced. And then we use the optimization to do that little bit of extra tweak for the client.

There’s also built-in flexibility that allows us to do so much! We can choose how much it should do, how little it should do, where it should do it, if not to do it in some part of the frequency range… That’s really, really outstanding.

How would you describe your experience working with Trinnov?

As an integrator, you come up with loads of different problems that you need to solve on the fly. And all of those concerns haven’t reached a support team in another country yet. It could be just an upgrade for an HDMI card. It could be Apple TV, a new software upgrade or something that went wrong, and it went wrong in that system. And then it’s very good to have a great support team, which also includes sales team, because the sales hear about this more frequently as they are around visiting many different cinemas.

I can’t find it in any other company than Trinnov, so it’s a blessing working that way. And then in Sweden, we’re also fortunate enough to have a great distributor for Trinnov. They’re helping out a lot, not just with the technical stuff, but also with logistics and planning, how to get stuff in time and all of that. We’re very fortunate here to have that. 

”Buy quality the first time and you will be much happier.”

In your opinion, should other integrators consider using Trinnov?

It’s a matter of what do you want out of your home theater. For me, it’s all about the experience. I want to have a great experience when I’m sitting there, and you can’t get a great experience if you’re not using the right solution. Trinnov is making the best sound processing we have ever heard. So that’s why we like using it.

Also, one interesting thing is that in smaller rooms, which we have quite a lot in Sweden. It becomes even more important how the processing is done because you can’t get away with big spaces and the sound traveling some space. It needs to be very precise, and that is a perfect reason why you should invest in a Trinnov in the first place.

The other thing is that it’s lasting so long. It was released eight years ago, there’s still nothing on the market that surpasses it. If you want to go another way, go ahead. You might be happy, but you will need to change your receiver or your processor in a couple of years, and then in a couple of years again. And in a couple of years again. So I have clients who’ve been on this journey over these eight years who have switched processors four times, and it’s not going to be cheaper. So buy quality the first time and you will be much happier.

A year after the introduction of WaveForming and its unique way of controlling wave propagation. Pressurization adds to the range of active acoustic technologies from Trinnov, making available, for the first time, a dedicated technology to address each of the different acoustic behaviors in home cinema rooms.

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Multiple partners are revisiting their showroom systems to enable demonstration of WaveForming.

Paris, France and East Hampton, Connecticut, USA– May 31, 2023 – Trinnov Audio, designer and manufacturer of reference audio processors for home theaters, high-end hi-fi, professional audio and commercial cinemas, is pleased to announce that following the successful first public demonstration of WaveForming, its revolutionary new technology at the 2023 ISE show in Barcelona, multiple partners are incorporating the technology in their respective demonstration systems on a global basis. Trinnov’s R&D team also reports significant progress on multiple fronts.

INDUSTRY ADOPTION PROGRESS

Trinnov’s new WaveForming^TM technolgy has the promise of significantly advancing how frequency reproduction, with the potential of profoundly transforming home theater design guidelines. With the cooperation of industry partners, Trinnov’s intent is to elevate home theater performance through a design-driven approach to implementation of this scientifically uncompromised technology.

Whilst at ISE, in addition to the open demonstrations, Trinnov made exclusive presentations to key partners. As a result, over a dozen showrooms are being reconfigured to accommodate the placement of loudspeakers necessary for the technology, with dozens more interested. These projects span the globe and include showrooms of speaker manufacturers, distributors and dealers.

We are pleased to report that the response to our presentation at ISE was instant and highly positive. During the show and immediately afterward we were contacted by multiple partners indicating their interest in upgrading their showroom environments to enhance their product presentations by incorportaing Trinnov WaveForming^TM, with a number already under construction, some of which have already completed the required modifications. To our surprise, the WaveForming^TM demonstration also caught a lot of intrerest in the pro audio industry.” Arnaud Laborie, Trinnov Audio co-founder and CEO

FIRST DEMONSTRATION AFTER ISE

Krix jumped on the opportunity and has already showcased WaveForming^TM in a 5.8.4 channel configuration with an Altitude¹⁶ using the +4 channel upgrade. The screen channels are Magaphonix Flats, the surround channels are Phonix, and the height speakers are IC-52’s. They used new subwoofer designs that are currently in the prototype stage. The six seat, two row theater has a 130-inch screen and is 5.8 by 4.4. by 3.2 meters high.

We were really excited and keen to implement Trinnov’s new WaveForming^TM technology into one of our demonstration rooms, just in time for our dealer training in May. The seat-to-seat consistency and dynamic realism it brings are a huge benefit to every viewer in the audience. The results are spectacular and as a result, the response from our dealers is beyond expectation!” Michael Cox, Marketing Manager at Krix Loudspeakers.

f you can impress professionals who calibrate and design home cinema’s for a living, then you are on to something. I know I am speaking for everyone who attended the Trinnov advanced training that what we experienced on our final day was a revelation. Watching movie scenes that we have seen 100’s of times left us with shivers and opened mouths. The tactile feel from the subwoofer array transcended our belief and understanding. Frequencies that traveled right through my body created sensations I have never felt. Not just the sheer impact, what we experienced was balanced over multiple rows of listening and subtle frequencies that only enhanced the overall cinematic soundscape. I can’t wait for the opportunity to show our clients what is possible with WaveForming^TM.” Mick Stillone, Director of Sydney HiFi Mona Vale.

AND OTHERS IMMINENT

Trinnov and Divatech solutions are already combining beautifully to deliver unparallelled sound quality. This is not only us talking, but also our best resellers. Trinnov’s demonstration at ISE was really impressive: it is a huge step forward. Our MACH systems are acoustic walls, and can inherently accommodate this new technology with minimal adjustment, making Trinnov/Divatech a match made in heaven. We can’t wait to update our processor and experience WaveForming^TM in our repurposed Showroom.” said Guillaume Dognin, CEO at Divatech.

A Divatech MACH 5 was used in Numéro Deux, a CEDIA Award winning home cinema project in 2021 by Frech integrator Dark Side of the Room. Divatech’s MACH walls consist of speaker and subwoofer (2x 10 inches woofers) modules that can easily be rearranged to accommodate the requirement of WaveForming^TM. The first demonstrations are planned in a couple of weeks at the time of writing.

Immediately after experiencing Trinnov’s demonstration at the ISE show in Barcelona, we made a commitment to integrate this technology into our European demonstration theater outside Amsterdam. We have enjoyed a long working relationship with Trinnov Audio and eagerly anticipate being able to showcase for our customers and the European market the major improvement this breakthrough technology in our reference theater environment.” Anders Uggelberg, founding partner of Procella Audio

Procella Audio’s reference theater is located at its Amsterdam offices. The theater, which was used by Procella and Trinnov at previous ISE shows, seats 15 and incorporates a 15.3.10 channel Dolby Atmos immersive audio system. The theater room is being remodeled to incorporate the newly introduced Procella P18Si single 18 inch subwoofers, which will be installed in the front and rear walls.

Last but not least, Trinnov already started preparing for CEDIA Expo where the public should expect a demonstration to be remembered.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS

At its first public presentation at ISE, Trinnov successfully demonstrated the dramatic improvement that WaveForming^TM can bring in an uncompromised environment. As a statement, this shows Trinnov’s ambition and determination to make available a solution with an unparalleled level of performance.

As Trinnov’s R&D progresses with more field tests, its team of engineers will compile data from each installation to enable the drafting and publication of clear installation guidelines. The guidelines are expected to become available later this summer. Whilst the recommendations for the ideal configurations are well defined, testing will provide validation for less demanding speaker layouts that will enable implementation in a wide variety of rooms and speaker layouts.

Trinnov WaveForming^TM is part of an ongoing research and development project that began over six years ago and is likely to keep the Trinnov team busy over the next decade. At this early date, along with limited public exposure, few may be able to filly appreciate its potential. In the following phase of development, the research team will pursue a more comprehensive approach, with the mission to establish how WaveForming^TM will produce the best results in any existing environment, even without requiring a physical change to the room or subwoofer/speaker layout and placement.