they're for a room I do use everyday, but just to sit in and chill, listen to music, etc, minimal entertaining, but it's not the "TV Room"... just sofa, love seat, recliner, book cases, fireplace, and my soon to be stereo setup.

Hum.... really thinking I need to figure out some floor speakers, else mount some speakers from high up on the walls... prob w/that is getting them away from a back wall a bit...

...would want to mount on the side walls, far away, angled in towards main seating... (which looks at the fireplace... bookshelfs along left wall...)

hum... thanks for the info too... never hurts to ask!


Quote Originally Posted by hakwuzhere
I do alot of high end systems with in-wall/ceiling speakers... if you have attic space above, go up there and build a box insulated with sound absorbing material around each speaker you put in.

The companies I like best for stereo speakers are Sonance and Boston Acoustics, both companies have an extensive developmental backround in custom installed speaker applications. Bostons comes from thier car business. Sonance is 100% a custom installation company. Thier speakers start at $100ish a pair and go up to $2k+ea...

If you choose not to build a box around them you have the potential for problems and muddy sound... remember they use the same "infinate baffle" technology that car speakers use, also if you cant angle the speaker behind the grille you will generally get a pillar of sound, and not a good stereo soundfield.

You say these are going in your "living room" is this a room you use every day? or just to entertain? Would you consider it a critical listening area? or just somewhere that you want decent sound while your doing something else?