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Every story has a beginning

Built by an AV enthusiast who needed a better answer.

Aegis began with a practical problem: how do you bring large-format projection into a real living room without leaving the projector, screen, wiring, and equipment exposed?

A family watching an Aegis rising-screen cinema in a bright mountain-lake living room
Veteran foundedLed by former Marine Mike Kelley
Made in TexasSan Angelo workshop
Built for AVNot adapted from ordinary furniture
Made to orderVerified around the system

Why Aegis exists

The room should feel like home before and after the movie.

The goal was never to hide technology for its own sake. It was to make high-performance AV practical in rooms people use every day.

Mike Kelley, founder of Aegis AV Cabinets, with early Aegis cabinet designs

From fascination to fabrication

Home theater made a lasting impression early.

Mike Kelley remembers hearing Van Halen’s 1984 on his family’s stereo as a kid, then seeing Top Gun on laserdisc in a home-theater showroom. Those moments made audio and video feel larger than equipment specifications.

Years later, an electronics and engineering background—and the discipline learned as a Marine—shaped a cabinet company focused on positioning, cooling, dust control, wiring, service access, and furniture that belongs in the room.

The Aegis standard

Furniture outside. AV engineering inside.

Aegis cabinets are planned as systems. Screen, projector, speakers, sources, cooling, wiring, storage, room placement, and finish all affect the result.

01

Start with the equipment.

Fit and performance come first. Projector geometry, ventilation, speaker placement, and service access are verified before production.

02

Build it for the room.

Collection, finish, cabinet size, storage, glass, legs, lighting, and custom work are selected around the space.

03

Make it here.

Cabinets are made to order and tested in San Angelo, Texas before they leave the shop.