Theater Design: The Batcave Home Theater Environment
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
New Hampshire home theater installer DC Audio Video Systems took creativity to a new level when a retired naturalist came to them requesting a new home theater be designed for his space in the cellar. The result: a replica of the Batcave complete with prop bats.
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