Named for the 21-year old kid who actually invented TV back in 1927 — right here in Philadelphia — the new Philo Farnsworth Theater incorporates the industry’s most advanced theater technology: JBL Synthesis powered by Mark Levinson amplification. The result is amazing — only two others like it in the entire country — and worthy of celebration. You can reserve a seat in the theater anytime for an exclusive screening with our experts.

A premium luxury theater experience.
The Philo Farnsworth Theater was originally designed in part by legendary theater designer, Keith Yates, and features superb acoustics, Cinematech’s finest luxury seating, and Sony’s top of the line laser projector, the VPL-VW5000e. Then with the help from our friends at Harman Luxury, we added JBL Synthesis, the most trusted brand in cinema sound.

The future of surround sound.
3D audio is the next evolution in surround sound, and our JBL Synthesis home cinema — made up of 11 speakers, four subwoofers, and amplifiers from Mark Levinson — makes it happen. The overall result is truly spectacular. With 3D audio, you can hear a hummingbird a foot in front of you holding its position, and then slowly fly away above and around you.

World-class speakers, processing, and amplification.
Behind the screen and walls of the theater, you’ll find: the most advanced residential surround processor, SDP-75, JBL Synthesis in-wall speakers (SCL-2, SCL-3, SCL-4), as well as Mark Levinson No 536 Monoaural Amplifiers and Mark Levinson No 535H Five-Channel Power Amplifiers. Lower frequencies produced by four subwoofers are calibrated to function as a single sub and provide consistent bass in all listening positions via a specialized processor from JBL, the SDEC-4500P.