Genelec Active Home Theater System Featured As Part OF CEDIA Award Winning Home Theatre Electronics Design By Tom Doherty, Inc.

The figures are in. The custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) hosted a record 12,700 custom electronics industry leaders for CEDIAEXPO í99 from September 22-26 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. At the CEDIA EXPO í99 Awards Banquet, industry leaders received recognition for their contribution over the past year. Tom Doherty, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana won in the category of ""Best Home Theatre Electronics System Design Over $150,000"" for his unique state-of-the-art system in Escient CEO, Scott Jonesí home.Designed by Theo Kalomirakis & Associates (who also won for "" Best Home Theatre Architecture Design""), the Scott Jones theatre represents the largest home theatre project Genelec has been involved in to date, and features a wide-range of Genelec speakers, including: the new 3.1 kW per channel 1036Aís as the roomís main L-C-R array; five 360 Watt per channel S30Cís for the side and rear; and two 400 Watt 1094Aís for rear and side channel subs to augment the bass in the theatre. The control room, which houses all the electronics, provides the opportunity (with a video monitor and small Genelec HT205 monitors) to preview video and audio sources before they are shown on the main screen.In addition, the theatre includes a Runco VX-3 projector with Snell & Wilco interpolator for viewing on the massive 16ft. X 9ft. screen. Movies and music-on-demand are provided with cutting-edge CD and DVD storage system from Escient.""Weíre very pleased to be honored by CEDIA for our work on the Scott Jones Theater,"" stated Tom Doherty, president of Tom Doherty, Inc. ""We chose Genelec because of the accuracy of their speakers and the companyís extensive knowledge of room acoustics. Genelec worked very closely with everyone on our design and engineering team, and the results are wonderful. We could not have done it without their help.""Genelec, the pioneer in Active Monitoring technology, was founded in 1978 and has concentrated its efforts and resources into the design and manufacturing of active monitoring loudspeakers with unparalleled sonic accuracy. Genelec has been credited with promoting the concept of active monitors, a trend in technology that some manufacturers are now just incorporating into their products. The result is an active Home Theatre monitor system with accurate imaging, extremely high acoustic output from a very small enclosure and true high-fidelity with low-distortion and deep, rich bass.

For more information on the complete range of Genelec Active Monitoring Systems, contact: Genelec Inc., 7 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760. Tel: 508 652 0900 Fax: 508 652 0909. Web Site: http://www.genelec.com.