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Thread: Front channel speaker placement in wall vs cieling? |
    
New member Username: Chadm82
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Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 11:05 pm: |
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I am having my home prewired and I am pretty sure there will be enough slack from the prewire that they put in the cieling to pull down the wall for the 2 front channel speakers to be put in the wall next to a plasma tv I have. But if not would it be a disaster to put the front channel speakers in the cieling? I will have the center channel speaker above or below the TV. Thanks for the input. |
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Bronze Member Username: Philman
Richmond,
IN
USA
Post Number: 83
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 08:48 am: |
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Disaster, no... less than desirable, yes!
Ideally the front speakers should be at ear level when watching in your favorite chair. If that is not possible and ceiling is your only option, then there are a number of speaker manufacturers that provide aimable tweeters in their ceiling speaker. Some even allow the whole speaker to be positioned at a small angle to direct sound toward the listing area. It would be very undesirable to mount a non-directional ceiling speaker as the sound from the speaker would be directed into the carpet where you loose content, get reflections and delays.
If sound is all your looking for, then any arrangement will "work". However, "movie effects" are designed for a standard placement of each speaker.
my 2¢ |
New member Username: Chadm82
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| Posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 11:29 am: |
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Thanks for the input I hope they have provided enough slack to put them on the wall I guess we will find out. |
New member Username: Chadm82
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| Posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 11:49 am: |
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also another note these will be in-wall/in-ceiling speakers. Most likley Polk RC85i |
Silver Member Username: Paul_ohstbucks
Post Number: 846
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 02:01 am: |
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Ceiling speakers are fine for background music, but if you're planning a HT, avoid those at all costs for the reasons listed by Phil. Those are huge reasons and your chances of having a high performance HT soundsystem are slim and none with ceiling speakers.............and slim left town.
If flexibility and performance are of any concern, I'd avoid anything that is in-wall.
Good luck |
Bronze Member Username: Philman
Richmond,
IN
USA
Post Number: 91
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:05 pm: |
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Paul, did you mean to say anything that is in-ceiling? Because there are a number of speaker Manuacturers today that provide some really high end, built-in speakers. This past year at CEDIA I witnessed several that changed my mind.
Just curious. |
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