Ray Dolby’s High-Decibel Pacific Heights Mansion Available for $5.25M

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Now hear this! Ray Dolby’s home in San Francisco‘s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood is on the market for $5.25 million. The pioneering sound engineer died at the age of 80 in 2013, but left behind a legacy in audio inventions—and in real estate.

According to property records, the extensively remodeled home from 1900 was purchased in 2008 for $2.3 million. A harmonious blend of old and new, the home quite simply hits all the right notes.

The gracious and elegant home measures 3,500 square feet and has four beds and five baths. The four-level home features a formal dining room that opens to the kitchen, which is equipped with marble counters, a Wolf range, and Sub-Zero refrigerator, and opens to a deck with space to barbecue.

The living room features an illuminated cove ceiling and a fireplace with marble mantel. Dark wood graces the floors. The master suite has a vaulted ceiling and custom built-ins. The en suite bathroom includes double vanities and a huge shower with skylight.

Along with period features such as moldings, bay windows, and chandeliers, the home also offers a high-tech experience.

Living room with fireplace

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Formal dining room

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Kitchen opens to dining room

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One of four bedrooms

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Dolby Atmos home theater

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The renovations to the mansion include structural upgrades, a new foundation, solar panels, air conditioning, and home automation systems as well as updated audiovisual components. Naturally, the Dolby home wouldn’t be complete without a—you guessed it—Dolby sound theater.

“Recently excavated into the great Pacific Heights soil on a new ground floor, you discover a state-of-the-art acoustically engineered Dolby Atmos Movie Theater with seating for 10 or more,” says listing agent Ted Bartlett. “This incredible resource will make your home the destination for all movie nights and offers a private escape for family and friends.” 

Along with the theater, the family room also offers a gathering point in the home and opens to a sheltered deck with heat lamps. The outdoor space includes a raised seating area around a fountain, and a gas fire pit. Secure parking and a Tesla electric vehicle charger complete the offering.

The home is located just a half-block from the shops and restaurants of Fillmore Street, and sits in the Historic Cottage Row District.

Dolby founded Dolby Laboratories in 1965 in London, after receiving a doctorate from Cambridge University in physics. He then moved the company to San Francisco, along with its labs and manufacturing facilities.

We’ve all seen and heard a Dolby bumper before a movie begins, signaling the technology in use. Along with its application in movies, Dolby Labs technology has been built into “7.4 billion consumer electronics products, from car stereos to DVD players to high-definition televisions,” according to SFGate.

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