HOME THEATER FORUM
1997 - 2007
EVENTS
When planning our National HTF meets we looked to line up events outside of studio visits that would further educate and ehance the Home Theater enthusiasts in attendance. We are highly grateful to those companies listed below who readily made their facilities and tour available to our members.
There’s a piece of history here long gone, and perhaps never to be repeated again. Every year, Dave’s Video sponsors a STUDIO DAY where studio representatives and hardware manufacturers converged in a single location to meet and chat directly with the very consumers who purchase their product. STUDIO DAY was the brainchild of David and Linda Lukas who held this event annually at their store until its closing nearly 7 years ago.
(Left) Consumers pack Dave’s Video as (Right) George Tengeres and Baptiste Dufloes relax in the A/V demo area.
(Left) Linda Lukas moderates the event. (Right) Sven Davison and Peter Staddon of Fox Home Entertainment
Leonard Maltin was on hand promoting his new book
DTS DIGITAL SOUND
DTS is a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience. We have been very fortunate to have been invited guests to their Agoura Hills facility on many occasions.
(Right) The reception area of DTS. (Left) Marketing Director David DelGrosso speaks about his company.
Our rather large group were treated to an elegant DTS bag filled with DVDs
Jason Whyte holds up DTS soundtrack discs that accompany selected film prints that play theatrically.
David Tolsky poses a question to DTS staff. The auditorium theater was still in the process of being built at the time of these photos though you can see that rear speakers were already in place.
The last group to visit DTS in 2004
WIDESCREEN REVIEW
Gary Reber is an interesting individual. He seemed to come out of nowhere during our first visit to Dave’s STUDIO DAY in 1999. He handed us a business card, said a few words of introduction, than disappeared. For every year since then and 200e he has been kind enough to have our group of enthusiats visit his facility in Temecula.
(Left) HTF attendees are blown away by SACD recordings. (Left) David Tolsky and WSR editor Gary Reber
(Left) The rack that supports the WSR sound system. (Top) Perry Sun and Tom Rodgers (Center) of Sound Alignment Systems.
After a morning at Widescreen review we drove to Wilson Creek vineyard for a wine-tasting party hosted by Gary Reber and his wife. Here, prizes are drawn by Epstein and Reber.
(Left) Jean Weitzman won a pair of PATCH ADAMS boxer shorts which he proudly took his pants off to display. (Top) one last group photo in front of Widescreen Review.
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Image Entertainment is a leading Home Entertainment company for the DVD format. We had the pleasure of being invited out
to their facility during our early HTF National Meets.
DELUXE and THX
DELUXE provides film laboratory, post production and distribution services. THX is the leader in providing certification programs that help deliver the true vision of filmmakers, game developers and musicians.
(Left) Producer Van Ling talks with invited guests. (Top) THX Director Rick Dean talks with our group.
DVD EXPRESS
In the very early years of DVD, there was a very popular on-line store called DVD EXPRESS. One year the company invited us out to their warehouse where we browsed amongst rows and rows of DVD titles.
LASER PACIFIC
LaserPacific provides post production services to the television and film industry. During an early HTF meet we had the opportunity to visit their facility.
IVC
IVC DIGITAL FILM CENTER is one of the world's largest Digital Intermediate, Digital Cinema, and HD Mastering facilities, with a 20-year reputation for technical excellence. We had the pleasure of visiting theier Burbank facility.
(Left) Joe Kane of Video Essentials (Right) Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits
(Left) Peter Bracke of DVDFile (Right) Parker Clack sharing a photo with HTF attendees
