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Comments (6)As part of my kitchen remodel, I lost space for my beloved floor standing Monitor Audio speakers. I replaced them with ceiling speakers from Niles, model CM963. I paid $750 for the pair. They are 3-way speakers with a 9'' woofer. The tweeter sits on an adjustable member to allow directional adjustment up to 20 deg. Although the base response of these speakers is pretty good, I decided to finally add a subwoofer to my system. I knew I would prefer to place the SW in my bookshelf so I wanted a speaker that was no deeper than 13''. After some auditions, I bought a Monitor Audio VW8 for $365. It is a powered amplifier (so it needs to be plugged in to an outlet). Cross-over frequency can be adjusted, and it has a separate volume control. I found this small subwoofer did a very nice job of adding some needed base without drawing attention to itself. I have only had these speakers installed for a few days now, and so far I find them a pleasure to listen to. I would not go so far to say they are as good as the floor standing speakers they replaced. When I listen to music, I'm typically moving around the house, so perfect speaker placement and quality isn't as important (unlike my younger days!). When watching movies, a hefty portion of the sound comes from the center speaker, so if you have a good one the left/right ceiling speakers are not as critical. Sorry for this last bit if I offend anyone, but I really dislike the Bose brand. I think they are way over hyped. Jon...See MoreCeiling Speakers - Wet behind my ears
Comments (0)We are building a house are planning to use ceiling speakers for three of our rooms. My knowledge to wiring is very limited so please pardon me. I am learning all the new terms and it's been quite a learning process. I am here to seek some advice on whether the following plan would work in getting two zones to work. Zone 1 (Kitchen Only) Would like to use 5 of these speakers below. I assume these need a receiver to work? I also would like to connect a Chromecast Audio to it(will explain below) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EAU9DPO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1S49YDT8FIK7C&coliid=I1K98O2Z80SHIA Zone 2(Dining & Living ) Would like to use 10 of these speakers below and a subwoofer. 5 of these would be in the living room where the TV is with a sub woofer and 5 of these would be in the dining. Also would like to hookup a CC Audio to it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EAU9DPO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1S49YDT8FIK7C&coliid=I1K98O2Z80SHIA My question is what sort of a receiver should i buy and how many do i need to the make the above configuration work? 2 or 3? Most audio receivers that i see have a 4 speaker option. I would also like to have an in wall volume control like here(https://www.amazon.com/Niles-VCS100K-Volume-Control/dp/B007N0TB14/ref=sr_1_2?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1476301784&sr=1-2&keywords=in+wall+volume+control) and also have the ability to play music through the phone using Chromecast Audio. An added benefit of CC Audio would be to group two zones together so i can turn one on and the other off if need be....See MoreCeiling Speakers- New Construction
Comments (31)Honestly I think you're way overdoing it. I think you should put two speakers in the kitchen, none in the dining room, and buy decent equipment for your family room. I can't for the life of me imagine why you need four speakers in the dining room, directly adjacent to the family room and right in the air travel path of the sound coming from your front two speakers, which should be the best sounding speakers in the house. The family room, like it or not, is what will be making the sound for the dining room. You will never want to be listening to one thing in the dining room and another in the family room, it will sound awful for everybody. If you did this, one benefit would be that you could get a nice two-zone 7.1 amp and be able to control everything from your phone....See MoreIn ceiling speakers vs. Sonos
Comments (17)The way most people listen to music, the convenience and reliability of the Sonos ecosystem products are far more important factors than the quality of the speakers and sound systems. Which, everything else considered, are average at best. When it comes to the quality of the sound produced, remember most users use their Sonos systems to listen to low quality streamed lossy sound sources or, less frequently, equally mediocre and equally compressed lossy MP3 files. All very much sub-CD quality, which itself is a compromised sound source. When the sound source itself has limited bandwidth to provide, what it plays through doesn't matter that much. And most people don't know the difference. It doesn't mean there isn't a huge difference, there is. It's just that most people's ears aren't accustomed to discerning the difference....See MoreRelated Professionals
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