My new house will be finished in 5 weeks and I had them run the wires for in-ceiling front and surround speakers. Due to the room layout and my wife, the TV will be placed over the fireplace and I'm hoping to find a thin center channel to put below the TV on the mantle. The ceiling is flat.
I bought two pairs of Polk RC60i from Future shop today for $169 per pair and then I noticed that I can get the SC60i somewhere else for $68 each (regular $139.99). I'm not sure which is the better speaker but I'm going to assume its the SC60i. Maybe someone could clarify the difference for me.
For the center channel I've been looking at the Polk TL3 for $219. I'm not sure how well this will go with either of the in-ceiling speakers mentioned. I'll also want a sub but haven't looked into it yet and that might have to wait a bit anyway; sub will not be going in the wall.
I realize going in-ceiling is less than ideal but in-wall for the front is out of the question. The TV will be on an exterior wall flanked by two windows and the room is roughly 11' x 16'. There is also not really room for placement of floor standing speakers and decor beats out sound quality. Down the road when I finish the basement I will put in a dedicated HT room with decent speakers so this setup is really just temporary (though for at least the next 5 years).
If anyone can give me any advice on the speakers that I've mentioned or offer suggestions for a better setup at a similar price point then I would appreciate hearing it.
Thanks!
I bought two pairs of Polk RC60i from Future shop today for $169 per pair and then I noticed that I can get the SC60i somewhere else for $68 each (regular $139.99). I'm not sure which is the better speaker but I'm going to assume its the SC60i. Maybe someone could clarify the difference for me.
For the center channel I've been looking at the Polk TL3 for $219. I'm not sure how well this will go with either of the in-ceiling speakers mentioned. I'll also want a sub but haven't looked into it yet and that might have to wait a bit anyway; sub will not be going in the wall.
I realize going in-ceiling is less than ideal but in-wall for the front is out of the question. The TV will be on an exterior wall flanked by two windows and the room is roughly 11' x 16'. There is also not really room for placement of floor standing speakers and decor beats out sound quality. Down the road when I finish the basement I will put in a dedicated HT room with decent speakers so this setup is really just temporary (though for at least the next 5 years).
If anyone can give me any advice on the speakers that I've mentioned or offer suggestions for a better setup at a similar price point then I would appreciate hearing it.
Thanks!