A lot goes into creating an amazing home theater. You need the larger-than-life screen, stellar surround sound system, and comfy theater seating in your Bel-Air, CA theater. But before all of that, there’s a crucial step in the home theater installation process that sometimes gets overlooked: acoustic preparation.

The wrong acoustics can ruin your movie-watching experience. What should be immersive and awe-inspiring can instead fall flat. Instead of focusing on a poignant scene or an action-packed moment in the movie, you could be distracted by echoes or left disappointed by audio that falls flat.