I had a plan for 5.1 audio in the great room in our new house, but it turns out my ideas won't work. In the photo below, you're looking in to the great room. There are two half walls to the left and right and straight ahead is a centered bump out for the fireplace. To the left of the fireplace will be a built-in which I was planning on using to house my components. The plasma would be mounted over the fireplace.
The original plan was to do in-wall speakers for front, center, and rear. But, as you can see by the photo, on the right side of the fireplace, there is an opening to the guest bedroom area. There is only 10-12" of space over there... certainly not enough room for an in-wall.
So... I'm stuck. I could do four 8" in-ceiling speakers and aim the high-range stuff down towards the seating area. I would also have to have the framers adjust the studs above the fireplace because I can't fit my in-wall center in that space (it would also be off-center). I was really hoping to do everything in-wall so we didn't have speakers everywhere.
Any ideas? I'm not looking for a super home theater here... just something that will sound decent for movies and listening to music. Can I get away with 8" speakers in the vaulted ceiling?
The original plan was to do in-wall speakers for front, center, and rear. But, as you can see by the photo, on the right side of the fireplace, there is an opening to the guest bedroom area. There is only 10-12" of space over there... certainly not enough room for an in-wall.
So... I'm stuck. I could do four 8" in-ceiling speakers and aim the high-range stuff down towards the seating area. I would also have to have the framers adjust the studs above the fireplace because I can't fit my in-wall center in that space (it would also be off-center). I was really hoping to do everything in-wall so we didn't have speakers everywhere.
Any ideas? I'm not looking for a super home theater here... just something that will sound decent for movies and listening to music. Can I get away with 8" speakers in the vaulted ceiling?

