A sci-fan who contracted Nashville-based Visual Concepts and AcousticSmart for a new themed home theater wanted an over-the-top theater that even Gandalf the White’s magic couldn’t conjure up.

Led by custom-installation market veteran Richard Charschan, AcousticSmart is a N.Y.-based company that offers everything from home theater acoustical products to seating. The company’s new SoftSmart Cinema Lounger incorporates “soft smar