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The home cinema design podcastBen Goff - High standards and marginal gainsElite cinema designer Ben Goff - entered the CEDIA awards twice and won four, CEDIA project judge, course author and instructor, key member of CEDIA standards, designer of bonkers private cinemas > £1m, and our pal / mentor / inspiration, talks about stuff.You should listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-02-2456 min
The home cinema design podcastWe need to talk about CEDIACEDIA. The industry association for smart home professionals.Particularly, we're focusing on all the bits *we* really like - the education and training, CPD outreach, and the various industry standards and RPs.Our friend Peter Aylett has been deeply involved with all of it - he was chair of RP22, served five years as Standards chair, CEDIA fellow, board member, the CPD trainer for EMEA over many years, and loads more besides. So he came on to talk to us about it all, plus some teasers about all the amazing education happening at...
2026-01-1050 min
The home cinema design podcastDeeper, Lower, Smoother, BetterIt's been a while since we talked about bass, and in the meantime we've learned some things.Particularly...How to place your subs for best resultsActive Acoustics (Trinnov Waveforming and DIRAC ART)Using digital EQ and limiters to achieve better bass extensionInfra-bass - how it's done and what it doesUpdates on our Level 2 training coursePlus the usual swearing and nonsense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-0350 min
The home cinema design podcastLive from Delli TowersTom's now on the 3rd iteration of his cinema demo room, at his facility near Stafford.. This one is pretty special, so this episode Owen interviewed Tom to tell us what he's done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-0241 min
The home cinema design podcastTom and Owen go to SpainWe went all the way to Barçelona, just to build a million pound cinema (OK, we helped a bit), with Trinnov, Officina Acustica, Perlisten and others, and we had a blast.We also took some training and went round the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-03-3041 min
The home cinema design podcastCalibration - the Magic WandAlthough we're a podcast we also run an introductory calibration course for our industry friends using RoomEQ Wizard software.This time we're joined by Tom Lanham (Lano), lead engineer at Wall of Sound, who was one of our first course attendees and a bit of a star pupil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-03-0445 min
The CEDIA Podcast2025 ISE Show Day 1In this podcast episode, host Walt Zerbe and guests Rich Green, Ben Goff, and Tom Dellicompagni share their experiences from the 2025 ISC show in Barcelona, Spain. They discuss the importance of staying open to new ideas and products, highlighting innovations like micro-LED panels and the Accendo Square Woofer. The conversation also covers the potential of AI and robotics in the industry, with Rich expressing skepticism about practical uses for humanoid robots. The episode emphasizes the significance of collaboration, innovation, and the evolving landscape of technology in the audio-visual industry. Here are the mentions with timestamps a...
2025-02-0529 min
The home cinema design podcast2025 catch upNo particular theme for this episode - we accidentally took a few weeks off with our day jobs so we thought we'd ramble a bit and get caught up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-01-0736 min
The home cinema design podcastTom and Owen go to spaceThe RP22 performance targets cover timbre (timber if you're Northern), dynamics and spatial resolution. Spatial resolution has the longest set of metrics - there's 11 of them. This time out we go though and explain the spatial metrics in a bit more detail, what they're for and how they make your cinema better. Less sweary than some episodes - we're trying to behave properly. Ish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-0938 min
HomeTech.fmHomeTech 499: Immersive Home Cinema Design with Tom Dellicompagni and Owen MaddockOn this week's show: While Gavin is still on vacation, we chat with Tom Dellicompagni and Owen Maddock from The Home Cinema Design Podcast and discuss immersive home cinema design, Sonos leaks about the Arc Ultra and Sub 4, Bluetooth 6.0 is announced with improvements for smart home devices, Ultraloq and Eufy introduce new smart locks with cutting-edge features, a pick of the week, UniFi Protect ONVIF first impressions, and so much more!
2024-09-2100 min
The home cinema design podcastAll the feelsThis time, emotional hot-head Owen and calm, relaxed Tom discuss the emotional impact of a cinema system. We know that a better engineered system creates a deeper emotional connection with the audience, but why is that? Come with us on the hero's journey and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-09-0540 min
The home cinema design podcastDeeper into RP22 - Timber!This time out we look at the second group of RP22 metrics - timbre. The dictionary defines timbre as 'the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred.'Making sure the sound from every speaker is consistent, that every speaker tracks the target curve faithfully, and that the whole system has deep enough bass extension, is a tough engineering challenge. As Tom says, you won't hit these numbers by accident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-08-2448 min
The home cinema design podcastDeeper into RP22 - DynamicsThis time around we go deeper into the RP22 metrics, which divide into Dynamics, Spatial and Timbre (or Timber, if you're from Stoke).We start off with dynamics - Sound Pressure Level, Low Frequency Effect, and particularly, Noise Floor. And Tom throws a bit of a tizzy. Awww. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-07-2329 min
The home cinema design podcastBusiness at the front, party in the backWhen it comes to styling, you can have whatever you want - up until the point it starts to affect the performance, and then we have to talk about it.This week Tom and Owen go through some popular room styles, ideas about the process, and CPD training for our architect and interior design friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-2338 min
The home cinema design podcastRendered to perfectionTom and Owen both design in 3D, but very differently - Tom's Team Solidworks and Owen is Team SketchUp.Let's have a fight! No, not really. We talk about our processes and workflow with 3D modelling and how they help us create engineered cinema rooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-3140 min
The home cinema design podcastThe Infinite Bullshit GeneratorThis week Owen and Tom are back on our bullshit - there's a lot of it about and thanks to AI it's increasing to near-infinite levels. We examine some of the most egregious examples in the home cinema industry, and wonder whether we can drag our industry from being bullshitters to professionals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-1729 min
The home cinema design podcastTom's TakeoverThis time out Owen's the host and Tom is the special guest, to tell us all about a takeover project where having first got things working, he then made them work really well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1342 min
The CEDIA PodcastImmersive Audio Design Work Shops [RP22) | 385In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Owen Maddock, Owner of Cinema Works and Tom Dellicompagni, Director of Dellicompagni about their experience attending an Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice [RP22] workshop and why everyone should do the same. The Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practice and the workshop is for everyone. Whether you just started in business, have ten years in or have been doing immersive audio systems for thirty years, this workshop is for you. This recommended practice was made through the R10 CE...
2024-04-0249 min
The home cinema design podcastDo better and bring moneyBack after a short break looking after the customers :) this time out Tom and Owen are joined by Louise Tarling of Louise Tarling Limited and Benjamin Pratt from B-Electrical and White Onyx Automation, talking about the recent two-day RP22 training course and setting the world of home cinema to rights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-211h 02
The home cinema design podcastVideo calibration with Dr Julian ScottThis week Tom and Owen are joined by Dr Julian Scott from https://displaycalibration.co.uk/ to talk about video calibration, the Professional Video Alliance (PVA) and why white-walled projection rooms are (still) a really, really silly idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-01-2252 min
The home cinema design podcastMyths, misconceptions and excuses'Everyone knows that...' but is it true?Tom and Owen go over some of our least favourite home cinema myths, misconceptions, and bad excuses. Big thanks to Ben Pratt for the idea and to Peter Aylett for the longest list of suggestions! Bit sweary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-3041 min
The home cinema design podcastWaveforming with David Meyerowitz of Trinnov AudioThis week we're joined by David Meyerowitz of Trinnov Audio to explain their new Waveforming system. This technology really does seem to solve the long-standing problem of achieving great bass, for more listeners, in a small room. This could genuinely change the game. PS no Tom this week as he wasn't very well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-1442 min
The home cinema design podcastCalibrationOnce you've designed and installed the cinema to the best of your ability, you'll need to calibrate the system. There's a lot of difference between 'manufacturer auto-calibration' and what a trained, experienced pro can do with a bit of knowledge and the right equipment. Hosts Tom and Owen (mostly Tom this week) give you a 28-minute overview and talk about our (matching) calibration setups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-3128 min
The home cinema design podcastBass - foundationsGet the bass right and everything else flows beautifully - but in domestic sized rooms it's a hard engineering challenge, possibly the hardest job a home cinema designer has. This week Tom and Owen set out the problem and some of the remedies, preparing the ground for further episodes on the subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-2429 min
The home cinema design podcastAre you compromised?All projects are compromised - some good, some bad, and many are accidental. Home cinema designers Tom and Owen give examples of all three and what to do about them. Find out more at https://homecinemadesign.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-1328 min
The home cinema design podcastRP22 - So what's in it for me?Tom and Owen discuss the new CEDIA recommended practice for immersive audio which we've been working with for a while! Find out more at https://homecinemadesign.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-1127 min
Smart Home SurgeryDirty Tactics with Tom DellicompagniIn this episode of the podcast, we delve into the world of smart home integrators and the dirty tactics that exist between competitors. Our guest, Tom Dellicompagni, is a seasoned smart home professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He shares his insights and experiences on the cutthroat competition in the industry, including tactics such as badmouthing competitors, stealing clients, and discounting projects to win work.Tom reveals how some competitors resort to unethical behavior to gain an edge over others, often at the expense of their clients' satisfaction. He also discusses...
2023-06-161h 03