[mythtv-users] Looking for high WAF in-wall speakers!!

[Steve Adeff]

On Wednesday 18 January 2006 15:51, Josh Burks wrote:
> On 1/18/06, Richard Bronosky <mythtv at bronosky.com> wrote:
> >  Wow, great stuff.  I like the link you included.
> >
> >  To answer the you're whipped... and, you should do what sounds best...
> > arguments.  Let me say that I agree with her "ahem" (I don't think the
> > following word is appropriate for her, but here goes) Logic.  I have
> > never owned a surround system.  Just about anything I do is going to
> > sound better than the speakers built into the plasma.  I'm just seeing
> > the opportunity to step it up a notch as I am currently installing the
> > crown molding.  (I didn't think of doing this while I had the sheet rock
> > crew in replacing the popcorn ceilings with flat.)  I'm looking for an
> > improvement not a pinnacle. This is not the right room in the house for a
> > home theater.  I have one of those.  I'll be investing in it later.  I
> > want this space to look great and function for general TV viewing.  The
> > quality sound for this space will be coming from a baby grand player
> > piano.  The TV viewing is less of a feature. My wife is an excellent
> > decorator and I trust her.
> >
> >  So, with that said, I'm shooting for the $1000 for all 5 and a sub
> > range. The greatest challenge is that there is no back wall or right wall
> > to this viewing space.  You can see what I'm talking about on my flickr
> > page.  The TV is going above the fireplace.
> >
> >  http://flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/61454844/
> >  http://flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/61454250/
> >  http://flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/61454890/
> >  that bare column stands at what used to be the corner of a separate
> > room, seen in these before shots:
> >  http://flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/56052452/
> >  http://flickr.com/photos/richardbronosky/56052494/
> >
> >  The issue of not having a back wall (cause it's open to the kitchen)
> > makes me think that speakers in the walls or in the ceiling will be hard
> > to point toward the viewing space.  Suggestions?
>
> I know I'm jumping in late, but if I had your situation, I'd love to
> have this Klipsch system:
> http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=936&dmore=False&rmore=False
> http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=906
>
> I believe you can hang the speakers on the wall, and they're low
> profile, so they blend with the tv. Use the stands for the speakers
> that have to go where there's no walls.
>
> Josh

ughh, Klipsch, second behind Bose. Horn tweeters suck unless your trying to 
fill a stadium with Metallica sound levels... Granted, they've toned them 
down in recent years, but its still gimick.

-- 
Steve