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Surprisingly or maybe not so surprising I left the House of Sound theater that night a huge Dylan fan.
I had previously visited the 11,000-square-foot, luxuriously appointed House of Soundto experience the movieTop Gun: Maverick.
The author (left) withA Complete Unknown’s sound mixerTod Maitland (right)
A McIntosh home theater processor feeds nine monoblock and ten stereo amplifiers that output a total of 14,500 watts.
There are 21 Sonus faber Arena speakers spread throughout, ten of which are ceiling-mounted.
For video, the theater features aSony4K projector, a 204-inch Screen Research screen, and aKaleidescape movie player.
The author (left) withA Complete Unknown’s sound mixerTod Maitland (right)
Recording A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknownwas released in December 2024 and stars Timothee Chalamet as Dylan.
According to Maitland, Chalamet did it all by himself and without rehearsal.
Next, I asked Maitland what he did to give the movies sound such a 1960s feel.
David Mascioni, McIntosh Group Director of Brand Marketing, with Maitland
The actors are then trained to sing those vocals and perform on instruments based on the musicians work.
They discarded all of the prior pre-recorded work and ended up going live throughout production.
This made it easy to suspend disbelief and accept that he was, in fact, Bob Dylan.
The theater’s vertical stacks of McIntosh amps alongside Sonus faber in-wall speakers
One constant in the movie is that Dylan gets around mostly by motorcycle.
The sound of Dylan’s, um, Chalamets, guitar notes were warm and vibrant.
Indeed, virtually all of the sonic images were reproduced at an impressively large scale.
The iconic McIntosh MC275 stereo amplifier on display at the House of Sound
The film’s environmental sounds were also exceptional.
Thats something I have never done before when watching a movie!
Thats a lesson that never gets old, even for this lifelong audiophile and film lover.
