Hands-on with the THX-certified QuietHome door

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 4th 2008 at 5:46PM

Here she is: the queen of CEDIA 2008. The first construction material to ever wear the oh-so-coveted THX certification badge. We're not even close to kidding folks -- the Quiet Solutions (formerly known as Serious Materials, evidently) reps were totally gung ho about this $1,495 to $2,495 door, and we just couldn't walk by without giving you a look at what a THX-certified door, um, looks like. Notice the gorgeous brass handles, sturdy (and we mean sturdy) construction and the word "sucker" lightly printed on the rear. Just kidding, we know there's a time and place for this and all, but we couldn't help but chuckle. Oh, and don't run into this thing while perusing the gallery below --face-first into a 220-pound object is no fun.

Gallery: Hands-on with the THX-certified QuietHome door

Filed under: Industry, Misc, Other hardware, Others

Tags: audio, cedia, cedia 2008, Cedia2008, door, features, hands-on, quiet solutions, quiethome, QuietSolutions, serious materials, SeriousMaterials, soundproof, thx, thx certified, thx-certified, ThxCertified

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Rob @ Sep 4th 2008 5:55PM

Engadget, I love you guys. But, I've seen better galleries of toilets than this door. It may not be your fault altogether. But, it looks like a door found at Home Depot for $40.

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nathan.wong @ Sep 4th 2008 6:12PM

You'll definitely need a quiet room with quiet walls if you're going to buy this quiet door.

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acme @ Sep 4th 2008 6:15PM

i got wood looking at them pics

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calc.exe @ Sep 4th 2008 6:38PM

Does it play the THX Deep Note when you open it?

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Theory @ Sep 6th 2008 8:34PM

Ummmmmm FYI there has been THX Certified Drywall on the market for about 2 years now from the same company.

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tsamb @ Sep 13th 2008 9:32PM

In terms of sound transmission and getting down to an NC rating of about 20 in a dedicated home theatre, the door/s are the weakest part of the room. A standard 36mm solid core door with seals has an STC of approximately 30. When you put an STC 30 door on a 10m2 (~100 square feet) wall with an STC of 55, the overall STC of the wall+door is reduced to 36.

So if one is spending the time and money to properly decouple the walls of their dedicated home theatre (or other such quiet space) a door like this is a 'sound' investment.

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