Creating a parallel universe in the north-west of the United States may sound a tad ambitious, but self-confessed Star Wars obsessives Vic Wertz and Lisa Stevens weren’t about to let it get in their way. With the help of high-end audio video specialists Definitive Audio, the recreation of the Star Wars universe in their Seattle home was more than 30 months in the making.

The former operators of the official fan club for the movies’ fans even managed to get Doug Chiang of Lucas Films and lead designer on two of the Star Wars epics to supply initial drawings of how he envisaged the home cinema evolving.

Dillon Works used Doug’s sketches to construct the room’s interior, and Definitive Audio used the AutoCAD drawings to plan the exact placement of the gear.

“The house was a new construction and took about 30 months to build, so we had ample time for design and implementation of the theatre,” says Definitive Audio custom sales manager Eric Ward.

“We had plenty of obstacles, including acoustics, heat issues for the projector, space for the seating in the correct locations – but my engineers had meetings with the construction company to iron out most of the issues.”

A slick rack chock-full of technology operates behind the scenes of the home theatre.

The home-owners had made it clear that nothing short of impeccable acoustics would be acceptable in their homage to the George Lucas creation.

“We have a certified acoustician on staff here at Definitive and he was utilised heavily, as the equipment in the room is of the highest audiophile quality,” Eric says.

On entering the theatre, Vic and Lisa and their friends are met at the door by a reproduction of Han Solo frozen in carbonite. They then take their positions in the 10-seat auditorium, which Eric says has the best theatre seating in the world, made by Cinematch.

“Every detail of this room, from the lighting to the material used, was well thought out and tested before installation.”

Eric says nothing but the best in every department was used in a home that doubles as a shrine to Star Wars – even incorporating a museum dedicated to the films.

“We ended up with the best audio system available, and that was a Meridian digital system. All the speakers, preamp and DVD transport are Meridian, and we chose the best Runco projector that was available at the time.”