For architects & designers

Design for beauty. We’ll handle the sound.

Great rooms are often compromised by what audio needs. VIP disappears into the furnishings and surfaces, so the space looks exactly as you drew it.

A row of upholstered theater seats
What the room shows
The same seats with fields of sound at each headrest
What the guest hears

Nothing to hide. Nothing to hang.

  • Clear sightlinesNo arrays or clusters breaking the ceiling, the proscenium or the view.
  • Your materialsKeep the glass, stone and timber you want, with far less sound bouncing off them.
  • Your finishesSeating and surfaces follow your design, fabrics and dimensions.
  • Room to breatheLess of the room has to be given over to audio equipment and its supports.
Close-up of upholstered theater seats with the Sanctum Audio mark on the seat back, no speakers in sight
Built in, not bolted on

Engineered into the seat.

VIP is designed to be built into a venue’s seating at the factory, so it arrives inside the chair instead of being added afterward.

  • ConcealedSpeaker modules hidden behind the upholstery.
  • Felt as well as heardA low-frequency module adds weight and impact.
  • Clean installPower and signal run under the floor or along the row.
  • Beyond seatingAlso integrates into desks, floors, ceilings and tables.
Rows of finished VIP speaker modules
Finished VIP modules, ready for installation.
Working together

Plan it in from the start.

VIP is specified the way you specify seating and lighting: early, alongside the rest of the design team.

An architect's theater floor plan with seating zones highlighted in warm gold, fabric swatches and a pencil beside it

  1. Concept

    We review your plans and goals and show what VIP can do for the room.

  2. Coordination

    We work with your acoustician, AV consultant and seating supplier on integration.

  3. Commissioning

    The system is tuned to the finished room before opening night.

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