Sometime in the next six months my wife and I will be starting construction on a new home. I am really excited to get a chance to finally start from the beginning and do everything exactly like I want................well not exactly. Money and the WAF always get in the way. Otherwise George Lucas and I would have the same "Home Theater."
The HT will be in the living room. I got a lot of pushback when I mentioned a dedicated theater in the basement. One thing we have yet to decide is whether or not to get In-wall speakers, use my floor standing Klipsch RF-3 speakers, or buy new floor or bookshelf speakers. To be honest as much as I love the sound of my RF-3's, we don't really want two huge black speakers in the living room. Because of this, we will probably just move the Klipsch speakers into the bedroom.
The deciding factor for In-walls or floor standing/bookshelf speakers will probably be whether or not the TV is mounted in/on the wall. We both like the look of Projection TV’s recessed into the wall or plasma’s hanging on the wall, and that is why I am looking into In-wall speakers.
So here I am in the market again for speakers. I am not very knowledgeable about In-wall speakers and that is what I am looking for here. I need some advice on what brands of In-walls to look at, and what prices they would run me. No matter what the surrounds will be In-walls, and the back surround, if there is one or two, would probably be a ceiling speaker.
I know the first question will be "What is your budget." To be honest I don't know. I will be a lot easier to spend more money if it looks seamless and puts out great sound than if the speakers were sitting in the middle of the room taking up space and "not matching our decor.................." So let’s assume that I have about 3 thousand dollars for 5-7 speakers. This does not count a sub, because no matter what, my 15 inch definitive technology sub is going in that room!!
What brands should I look at, and how much should I expect to pay?
Thanks in advance,
Nick
The HT will be in the living room. I got a lot of pushback when I mentioned a dedicated theater in the basement. One thing we have yet to decide is whether or not to get In-wall speakers, use my floor standing Klipsch RF-3 speakers, or buy new floor or bookshelf speakers. To be honest as much as I love the sound of my RF-3's, we don't really want two huge black speakers in the living room. Because of this, we will probably just move the Klipsch speakers into the bedroom.
The deciding factor for In-walls or floor standing/bookshelf speakers will probably be whether or not the TV is mounted in/on the wall. We both like the look of Projection TV’s recessed into the wall or plasma’s hanging on the wall, and that is why I am looking into In-wall speakers.
So here I am in the market again for speakers. I am not very knowledgeable about In-wall speakers and that is what I am looking for here. I need some advice on what brands of In-walls to look at, and what prices they would run me. No matter what the surrounds will be In-walls, and the back surround, if there is one or two, would probably be a ceiling speaker.
I know the first question will be "What is your budget." To be honest I don't know. I will be a lot easier to spend more money if it looks seamless and puts out great sound than if the speakers were sitting in the middle of the room taking up space and "not matching our decor.................." So let’s assume that I have about 3 thousand dollars for 5-7 speakers. This does not count a sub, because no matter what, my 15 inch definitive technology sub is going in that room!!
What brands should I look at, and how much should I expect to pay?
Thanks in advance,
Nick