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Konfigurator by Kolosseum

A cinema can look incredible. And still be incredibly wrong.

Build yours in 3D and see how the screen, seats and speakers work together before you spend a dollar. Then stand inside it at full size, or set it on a table as a model.

  • Free to start, no account
  • No hardware sales
  • From a CEDIA Global Awards judge's studio

Start with the room

Three quotes. Three systems. One room.

Equipment lists are hard to compare when nobody has drawn the room. Where you sit, how big the picture is and where every speaker goes decide how a cinema feels. Konfigurator starts there.

Choose a speaker brand

Pick a brand. Watch the room come together.

  1. Room
  2. Seats
  3. Projector
  4. Screen
  5. Sound

Set the room, add one or two rows of seats and size the screen. Then place the fronts, bass, surrounds and heights. Try a brand on this room:

Augmented reality, free

Then stand inside it.

Send your design to your phone and place the whole cinema in your room at full size, or on a table as a model. Walk to the back row. Look up at the screen. Feel the space before anything is built.

We haven't seen any other cinema planner let you do this, let alone for free.

Konfigurator gives you a code like this to send your room to your phone.

Konfigurator PRO

Take it further. Get the drawings.

Advanced seating and speaker controls, then a coordinated A3 architectural drawing set of your room: plans, sections and every speaker position.

Build your room first. PRO unlocks from its review.

Your cinema, before it exists.

Don’t just dream it. Understand it. Then build it right.

This is Konfigurator

This is how it works. It’s waiting for you, free.

No account and nothing to install. Pick a speaker brand and you’re building your cinema in seconds.

Looks right. But is it right?

A prompt isn’t a plan.

AI can create an incredible picture of your dream cinema in seconds. But a great-looking room isn’t necessarily a great-performing one. Screen size, viewing distance, seating, speaker placement and acoustics all have to work together, and when they don’t, even the most expensive equipment can disappoint.

Don’t take our word for it. Try it.

  1. Ask any AI for a picture of your dream cinema.
  2. Build the same room free in Konfigurator.
  3. Put them side by side and ask the four questions below.

Your AI image

Shows the dream. It doesn’t answer the questions that decide how the room performs.

  • Can both rows see the whole screen?
  • Will the projector work at that distance?
  • Are the speakers where they need to be?
  • Has anyone thought about the bass?
A prompt to start with
Design my dream home cinema: a 6 m by 4.5 m room, two rows of recliners, a 135-inch screen, a projector and Dolby Atmos speakers.

Your Konfigurator room

Shows the relationships, measurements and decisions you can check before anything is built.

  • Rows, sightlines and viewing distance, drawn
  • Screen size and projector throw, together
  • Every speaker position, measured
  • Subwoofers placed in the room, not on a list

If the AI version can’t answer them, you’ve just seen why a plan matters, before it cost you anything.

The sample set

From a 3D concept to drawings you can actually inspect.

This is a real PRO drawing set from Kolosseum’s reference room, every sheet, acoustic pages included. Turn the pages to see the plans, sections and speaker bearings you’d get for your room.

Sample purchased output · Use the arrows to turn the sheets.

A render isn’t a room design. A shopping list isn’t a room design. And a confident answer isn’t proof that it’s correct.

AI is great for inspiration. Konfigurator is where you check it.

The shortcut isn’t the innovation. The outcome is.

Your first build

Five levels to your own cinema.

Watch your first build come together, level by level. Then play it for real.

0 of 5 levels cleared

Everything to build your room. PRO for the drawings.

What Konfigurator includes for free and with PRO
FeatureFreePRO
Build your room in 3D with each brand's speaker modelsIncludedIncluded
Seats, screen and speaker layoutIncludedIncluded
Augmented reality at full size or on a tableIncludedIncluded
Saves in your browser after a quick email checkIncludedIncluded
Seating insight: sightlines, viewing angles and bass dipsNot includedIncluded
Speaker fine tuning for aim, overhead and surround spacingNot includedIncluded
Coordinated A3 architectural drawing set as a PDFNot includedIncluded

PRO is automated output for one fixed room. Consultation, support and human review are not included, and are available as a separate design engagement.

Build your room first. PRO unlocks from its review.

Use and sharing of drawings are subject to the Konfigurator Terms of Use.

Paul McLean, founder and principal consultant at Kolosseum
Paul McLeanFounder and principal consultant

Who built it

We refuse to lower the standard just because the shortcut got easier.

We built Konfigurator because we kept watching the standard of cinema design give way to shortcuts. Homeowners and professionals alike are turning to quick answers for decisions that deserve proper design. The results can look convincing, even spectacular, without anyone having checked the fundamentals.

So we took what we’ve learned designing cinemas internationally, from considered family rooms to elite private screening rooms, and put some of it in your hands. Not because software can replace a designer, but because everyone deserves to understand their room before spending serious money.

Kolosseum is an independent cinema design studio led by Paul McLean, founder and principal consultant. The trade refers its clients to us, and you can step inside some of our rooms in the portfolio below.

Even if you never work with us, we still want you to have a better cinema.
  • CEDIA Global Awards judge
  • CEDIA APAC subject-matter contributor
  • Design only: no hardware sales or product margin
Kolosseum CEDIA member

Three Kolosseum cinema designs from our public portfolio. Step inside each one in 360°.

Design visualisation

Quiet Luxury

Light finishes, a timber ceiling and a screen wall framed by vertical detail.

View this room in our portfolio

Design visualisation

Rammed Wall Entertainer

A dark screen wall beneath a starry ceiling, with a textured rug anchoring the room.

View this room in our portfolio

Design visualisation

Curved Illusions

Curved ceiling geometry and layered lighting around a dedicated cinema seating layout.

View this room in our portfolio

Human design

Software can get you started. Experience takes you further.

Konfigurator is a preliminary planning tool, built from proven rules without consultation or human review. It isn’t a complete acoustic or construction design. When your room needs a designer’s judgement, such as more seating rows, acoustic treatment, construction detail or a flagship brief, these four packages are where a Kolosseum designer takes over.

Level 1

Katio Cinema Design Package

Get the room properly planned.

For rooms with up to two seating rows. Bring seating, screen geometry and speaker positions together in a coordinated drawing package.

Base design fee

A$2,199
inc. 10% GST · AUD
Explore Level 1

Level 2

Kelsus Cinema Design Package

See more of your cinema before you commit.

For rooms with up to three seating rows. Develop the layout and acoustic treatment plan, with 3D visualisation to help you understand the space.

Base design fee

A$3,299
inc. 10% GST · AUD
Explore Level 2

Level 3

Kassius Cinema Design Package

Develop the detail a demanding room needs.

A more extensive design and documentation scope for greater acoustic, technical or construction complexity, including construction CAD and RP22-informed design-stage analysis.

Base design fee

A$4,499
inc. 10% GST · AUD
Explore Level 3

Level 4

RP XXII Flagship Cinema

Define your flagship cinema.

A tailored engagement for an ambitious cinema brief, with the scope and involvement developed around your project. Begin with the experience you want and the team required to deliver it.

Base design fee · Indicative, by invitation

A$9,999
inc. 10% GST · AUD
Discuss Level 4

These levels describe design scope, not RP22 performance levels or certification. Equipment, construction and installation budgets are separate. RP XXII is a tailored engagement agreed by invitation.

Questions

Konfigurator, answered.

Is Konfigurator free?

Yes. Building your room in 3D and previewing it in augmented reality are free, with no account needed to start. Konfigurator PRO unlocks advanced controls and the drawing set from the review of your finished room.

Which speaker brands can I use?

Krix, Ascendo, MAG Theatron and Theory Audio Design are available now. We add more brands as their models are ready.

How does augmented reality work?

When your design is ready, send it to a supported iPhone, iPad or Android phone or tablet. Point the camera at the floor to place the cinema around you at full size, or choose a smaller scale to set it on a table. It's a visual preview, not a measuring tool.

Does Konfigurator save my design?

After a quick email check before the speaker layout, your room saves automatically in the same browser on the same device. Clearing browser data can remove it. Use Save configuration in the planner to keep a file copy.

What does Konfigurator PRO include?

Seating insight with sightlines, viewing angles and bass dips, speaker fine tuning for aim, overhead and surround spacing, and a coordinated A3 architectural concept drawing set as a PDF, for one fixed room.

How do I get Konfigurator PRO?

Build your room first. PRO unlocks from the review of a finished room: once your room is built, the review lets you continue in PRO.

Does PRO include advice or support?

No. PRO is automated output with no consultation, support or human review included. You can begin a conversation with Kolosseum about a separate design engagement at any time.

Does PRO replace a cinema designer?

No. PRO drawings are concept drawings showing design intent. They are preliminary and RP22-informed, not certified. For rooms that need a human, Kolosseum offers design engagements sized to your total spend.

Even if you don’t hire us, demand better design.

Free to explore. Drawings when you want them. Expertise when you need it.

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