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Flush In-Wall surround sound
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:33 pm
I'm looking for some opinions on flush in-wall speakers.
My living room is essentially our movie room, 135" projector and we're building our own media rack to sit underneath the screen. My father in law is a capable carpenter so he's going to hook us up. However when I mocked up the surround sound, my wife gawked at the idea of having "clunky" speakers either mounted on the wall or stand-up towers traversing the screen and the room. She's decided she wants to have flush in-wall speakers installed instead.
I have an A-frame ceiling in my living room and the plan seems to be to move to a 7.1 or .2 system and put the mids in the ceiling and the rears in the wall behind us etc.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the quality of flush in-wall speakers or what brand I should target? Budget is not an issue...yet. I'm not looking for IMAX quality sound but I don't want total dumpster fire simply for the sake of having it look good.
My living room is essentially our movie room, 135" projector and we're building our own media rack to sit underneath the screen. My father in law is a capable carpenter so he's going to hook us up. However when I mocked up the surround sound, my wife gawked at the idea of having "clunky" speakers either mounted on the wall or stand-up towers traversing the screen and the room. She's decided she wants to have flush in-wall speakers installed instead.
I have an A-frame ceiling in my living room and the plan seems to be to move to a 7.1 or .2 system and put the mids in the ceiling and the rears in the wall behind us etc.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the quality of flush in-wall speakers or what brand I should target? Budget is not an issue...yet. I'm not looking for IMAX quality sound but I don't want total dumpster fire simply for the sake of having it look good.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:37 pm to Broketec
Polk Audio
Klipsch
Martin Logan Speakers if you want higher end.
BG Radia
Klipsch
Martin Logan Speakers if you want higher end.
BG Radia
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 3:52 pm to Broketec
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This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:13 pm to Broketec
Triad makes a very nice range of inwall speakers and they have several levels for budgeting. They are excellent speakers and made in the USA.
Triad Speakers
Triad Speakers
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:14 pm to Broketec
Cabinet
Have the openings made larger and deeper than you think you need. Make sure there is ventilation. If at all possible keep the cable box (if you have one) in its own compartment. Cable boxes generate a ton of heat.
Have the openings made larger and deeper than you think you need. Make sure there is ventilation. If at all possible keep the cable box (if you have one) in its own compartment. Cable boxes generate a ton of heat.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:32 pm to VABuckeye
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Cabinet
Have the openings made larger and deeper than you think you need. Make sure there is ventilation. If at all possible keep the cable box (if you have one) in its own compartment. Cable boxes generate a ton of heat.
Yeah, you really can't have enough ventilation
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:45 pm to Broketec
My favorite setup has basically a cutout in the wall for a speaker. Like a built-in shelf. It sounds like it would be shitty but IMO it looks pretty solid.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:46 pm to Srbtiger06
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:06 am to Broketec
And this is what you get when you involve the wife in speaker decisions. It's going to sound like shite for music and football and normal TV. People want shite they don't need and they compromise the things they want for them. Good luck.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:15 am to Gaston
You are nothing if not consistent 
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:42 am to Broketec
I helped a friend with his audio and video set up in a newly built house last year.
Used monoprice for the wiring and flush mount ceiling speakers. He bought the TV, receiver, powered sub and center channel speaker elsewhere. The only problem I see you having is running the wires into the walls, unless your FIL is talented doing that as well.
Used monoprice for the wiring and flush mount ceiling speakers. He bought the TV, receiver, powered sub and center channel speaker elsewhere. The only problem I see you having is running the wires into the walls, unless your FIL is talented doing that as well.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:54 am to Gaston
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And this is what you get when you involve the wife in speaker decisions.
I don't disagree lol.
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The only problem I see you having is running the wires into the walls, unless your FIL is talented doing that as well.
I wired the HDMI in the wall and in the attic and only went through the ceiling once
, I'm pretty confident I can run the speaker wiring myself. Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:31 am to Broketec
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Broketec
I had the same problem. If you annoy your wife about specifics and drive the technical data and cost factors, she will break. Examples are... We are going to have to get this box and this type of wiring and it's going to be more expensive for little return if we went in wall. You are eventually going to not like them. What happens to those big arse holes in the wall. The in walls only go down to 100Hz, Dolby said you need at least 80 Hz to get optimum sound. If we get these cheaper (probably not) towers, we can go down to 40Hz!!! Show her pictures of absolutely beautiful towers, then do a switch a roo and get whatever you want. She will eventually say whatever and accept it.
Be prepared to buy something you don't like in the living room or whatever. It might be a pink area rug. Just man up and get those towers.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 8:35 am
Posted on 1/6/15 at 5:44 pm to Broketec
I am partial to Focal--they have an entire in-wall series.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 6:57 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Nice call. I believeDynaudio has some in walls as well and they make excellent speakers.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:14 pm to VABuckeye
DynAudio does indeed make some fine loudspeakers. Their larger floor standers can run with the best of 'em...
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