I have been shopping a pair of in-ceiling speakers. Some sales recommended Sonance and Speakercraft. Are they any good or good enough? One sales said Speakercraft used to make speakers for Niles and Sonance. Is it true? Others recommended B&W which costs twice as much. Are they worth that much? Or would it be an overkill for rear speakers. Please advise. Thanks.
I spoke to BOSE representative, they said the following:
BOSE (Audio Consultant's reply):
Thank you for your inquiry. We would not recommend using a flush mounted speakers in the ceiling for home theater. The sound will be coming straight down towards the floor and you will lose most of the home theater effect. If you have to use flush mounted speakers we would suggest mounting then in the walls about ear level. This will allow the sound to come into the room and create a fuller sound.
Also keep in mind that flushmount speaker is relatively permanent, and any changes with furniture may negatively affect performance and/or the aesthetic appearance and integrity of the room.
Thank you for the information. I originally was comtemplating the idea of using 2 BOSE AcoustiMass speakers instead to take advantage of the pre-wiring. However, I found that BOSE only sell the AcoustiMass in set of 5+1 sub which costs about $850-1000. Any suggestions??
My dealer was able to order two BOSE Acoustimass series 5 speakers that I used for the rear channels due to a space constraint. You might ask your dealer if they can order them. These look like the two cube stack with the top cube rotatable.
I was just curious. After comparing the various Bose models side-by-side with other speakers, I have firmly decided to ditch any thought of matching my Bose 301s to surrounds and am looking at Athena, Paradigm and Ventriloquist VT-12 (each brings something to the table) for a complete HT setup. The bad part is I haven't actually heard any of these yet.