I got a new house and would like to have ceiling speakers in several rooms that are accessible with airplay. I am looking for an efficient solution. As you can see I don't need an audiophile grade sound and I don't have a home theater sound yet. Please comment on the plan I got.
3. Will I need to put central speaker in front of me? Will sub-woofer sound be better if placed on the floor? I do have tall media stand under my TV with place for central speaker and woofer.
4. Will these monoprice speakers survive Texas winter under the roof on a patio?
5. If I decide later to add second set of 2nd zone speakers (no need to play simultaneously), will I be able to add a switch later easily or is there a more elegant solution?
You don't have to have boxes, but they can help on a number of fronts. Search for "backer box" to get all kinds of details. Plywood with some fiberglass is the easy answer...
3. Will I need to put central speaker in front of me? Will sub-woofer sound be better if placed on the floor? I do have tall media stand under my TV with place for central speaker and woofer.
Subwoofers are heavy and will rattle the heck of out anything they're placed on - put it on the floor. You absolutely want a center channel speaker for any surround setup, and also to have the front L/R around the same height as the display. Center just above/below the TV is the proper place.
4. Will these monoprice speakers survive Texas winter under the roof on a patio?
5. If I decide later to add second set of 2nd zone speakers (no need to play simultaneously), will I be able to add a switch later easily or is there a more elegant solution?
Thank you, Jeff! So I can get 7.1 set up with 4 ceiling speakers. How well surround works when it's really above your head? Plus TV is closer to one corner of the room. I understand calibration may help with that.
There are lots of good options. But realize that finding a place for all those speakers in a 7.1 setup in a general-purpose living room can be a real challenge. Few rooms will have wall space in all the appropriate locations, which is why in-ceiling speakers are commonly used for surround channels in non-dedicated spaces.
I definitely will have more flexibility with placement of ceiling speakers. Would you still put them in the corners of the living room or in the place them more equidistant from main couch?
Corners bad. Arranged just outside/behind your seating area is the better choice. Draw a room diagram and folks can give you more specific advice on placement...
Any rooms above the speakers will have significant bleed through the ceiling as well.
The angled 8" in-ceiling speakers from Monoprice are better than their standard 8" in-ceiling models.
If you can get the front wall speakers in the wall or to bookshelf/on-wall models it is a nice improvement, but the angled 8" speakers, with no rooms above the listening area, produces pretty solid sound.
Make sure to follow the rules on positioning speakers from the listening area as best you can.
Thanks! Would be good to know where best to place angled ceiling speakers.
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