Are you dreaming of your own private cinema in the comfort of your Bergen County home? One where the lights dim, the screen comes to life, and suddenly, you're transported into another world? 

It can be a magical entertainment experience, but you might have questions about how to make it happen. As experts in home theater installation and design, Total Home has shepherded countless New Jersey homeowners through this exciting process, and we're here to demystify it for you. 

In this blog, we'll answer the top five questions we hear about home theater installations, helping you understand what to expect. 

What’s your favorite movie, and how many times have you watched it? Now ask yourself if the experience would be better if you could watch it again in your Morris County home but with immersive Dolby Atmos surround sound, impeccable 4K HD resolution, and in the plushest recliner chair you’ve ever had the pleasure of sitting in.

High-end home theater systems have become a quintessential feature for New Jersey homeowners wanting to take their viewing experiences to the next level without having to leave the comfort of home. Keep reading to explore top questions about this type of entertainment setup and find out how you can tailor one to make your next movie night more exciting!

The reason some folks let dust collect in their home theaters isn’t that they don’t love the room. It’s that their home theater wasn’t designed as an easy-to-use system. When you’re in the mood for a movie, it can be a hassle to turn on the projector, figure out how to connect to cable or streaming, then adjust the volume, lights, and room temperature.

That can take a lot of preparation. And when you’re feeling lazy, you might rather turn on the living room TV or pull up Netflix on the laptop (the horror!).

But with a system-based home theater, you’ll activate the entire room with one tap of a button or voice command. Below, we explain why it’s important to focus on the system rather than the individual parts of your home theater design. Read on to learn more for your New York, NY home.

Many people hang any old projector, connect a couple of speakers, and call the room a home theater. That may work for them, but much more goes into animmersive, high-end theater than that. The care and attention applied toluxury homecinemas create an experience that outshines a night at aRegal or AMC. 

As a home theater installer based in New York, NY,we’ve worked on spaces large and small, modern and retro. When it comes to the best theaters, they all have the same thing in common: attention to detail.So, if you’re interested in building an entertainment haven, don’t miss these essential features of a home theater design. 

Some movies need to be experienced not on a TV (or dare say a laptop)—but in a theater. Whether it’s by Stanley Kubrick or Christopher Nolan, you deserve to enjoy your favorite movies with the best video and audio quality. With the right speaker system, you’ll feel the Titanic sink into the Atlantic and hear James Bond’s car wiz by as if you’re really there, all from the comfort of your home.

With social-distancing practices currently in place, now is the time to upgrade your home theater. Although we can’t go to the local movie theater now, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy cinema-sized entertainment at home. Why not bring your family together during this confusing time and make the most of it in your private theater?

To achieve cinema-quality sound in your theater, you’ll need high-end speakers installed in optimal locations. But surround sound can be daunting to get started with. What does 5.1 and 7.1 mean? How many speakers does one need? And what exactly is Dolby Atmos? We answer these questions below to help you create a home theater system in your Mendham, NJ home.

The summer blockbuster season is almost upon us, and with it comes the biggest, loudest, biggest cinematic spectacles theaters have to offer. Many of us will trek to our local movie theater to experience the latest adventures of the Avengers or Toy Story 4, but what happens when the movie is over? How can you recreate that same level of quality and immersion a theater provides?

With the right equipment and the right installation, you can create a home theater that is just as good, if not better, than heading out to the movies. And we’re here to show you how. Here’s what you need to build a top-notch home theater system in your Morris County, NJ, home.