In-Walls
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A friend of mine is having some work done in his condo and wanted to use that opportunity to have some in-wall speakers installed. He wants a pair in his bedroom, and another pair in his living room as rears.
Where should he be looking for in-walls? He doesn't want to spend a fortune for good sound. I suggested a decent pair of smallish bookshelves mounted to the wall might sound better and cost less than in-walls, but I understand his desire for in-walls for their super high WAF.
Help???
Eventually he wants to get a new pair of bookshelf'ers to use as mains in his living room (when that day comes he'll probably get M22ti's as he fell in love with mine when I had a pair) But the in-walls are the priority now, as the electrical work is being done now.
Thanks for all the help, ideas, tips, and links you can provide!
-Craig
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Re: In-Walls
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local
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Check out www.partsexpress.com and look at some of their Dayton in wall speakers. They have a very large selection that are all moderately priced. They are definitely not hi-fi, but in my opinion, perform very adequately for the price.
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Re: In-Walls
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aficionado
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check out SOUNDCITY.COM and go to the outlet they have sonance and parasound speakers on clearance.check out the sonance d5000 speakers,with 1- 8 inch woofer and aimable tweeter.ive heard this brand before,not sure what model,but they sounded nice...good luck...ron
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Re: In-Walls
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OK...sounds like he's decided against in-walls. (good!) I know the M60ti can be used very, very well without a sub. How well do the M40 and M50's hold up with out a sub? I'm not sure he wants to spend $800 for the M60's. He may be willing to get the M40's or M50's though.
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shareholder in the making
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shareholder in the making
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Craig, the reports and the NRC measurements indicate that the M40s have very strong bass; maybe a bit too much after room boundary reinforcement is added in.
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Re: In-Walls
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Craig,
I was going to suggest fully enclosed in-wall speakers such as the Triads. These should be much better than open-back in-walls, which will be totally unpredictable...
But if he can to with the Axiom... well, no worry there!
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old hand
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I was on a tight budget when looking for a pair of good new speakers - and the M40's fit the bill perfectly. At the factory outlet for < $400 is a steal if you ask me.
I occasionally flirt with the idea of a subwoofer, but they really are perfectly fine without them. I think it's just an upgrade itch that I need to ignore, especially since I'm not using them for HT. What I'm trying to say is that the bass is quite satisfying.
Well - that's my 2 cents, since I seem to be the only one here not using the m22 or m60
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