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Speaker Suggestion - Bonus Room Theater
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| Topic: | Speaker Suggestion - Bonus Room Theater This thread has 15 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday January 1, 2012 at 23:46 |
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I am redoing a family member's bonus room "theater". It's open to the stairway in a way that makes on-wall not really possible. In-wall and in-ceiling are really the only choice. I'd love to use floor standing, but they have small children and would be concerned using floor standing speakers and children's hands.
The wall the screen is on is next to one of the child' bedroom. They'd like to be able to use the theater (at a reasonable level) without disturbing the child. They currently have some Klipsch in-wall and you can hear everything on the other side of the wall (bedroom) like you were in the theater. Directly above the bonus room is the attic so no worries going with an in-ceiling (i wouldn't think it would bleed too much through the attic to the adjacent bedroom).
What model/brand would you guys suggest for this scenario to maybe move the speakers to the ceiling (or a good in-wall that doesn't project backwards). The room is long. The main seating is about 15-18 feet from the screen. I was looking at the in ceiling box speakers from Snap but don't have any experience with them. (ES-HT700-ICLCR-5)
Price isn't a huge deal, they don't mind paying for a speaker that meets this need.
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| Post 2 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 01:07 |
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| Post 3 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 01:18 |
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I have heard nothing but great things regarding the esht700s. I want to try their entire line of "theater speakers"
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| Post 4 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 03:07 |
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why is everybody changing there names on here??
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| Post 5 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 03:22 |
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On January 2, 2012 at 03:07, edizzle said...
why is everybody changing there names on here?? Its part of the witness relocation program
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| Post 6 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 08:33 |
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I have used all the Snap in-ceiling speakers and they all sound great. My favorite is their top of the line 8 inch speakers. I had to buy 3 pair to get 5.1 sound in a bonus room.
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| Post 7 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 09:51 |
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On January 1, 2012 at 23:46, cgav said...
Price isn't a huge deal, they don't mind paying for a speaker that meets this need. What you really need to be concerned with is nosie reduction products. The reason they hear the current in-walls so well in the bedroom is because if they are open back speakers then there is only one thin sheet of drywall between the back wave of the speaker and the bedroom. Sound will travel. The key is putting as much noise reduction between the theater and the bedroom as the budget and space will allow. Even if you put the speakers in the ceiling there will still only be two sheets of drywall between the sound in the theater and the bedroom. This site from Auralex may help if you need to convey the idea to the client. [Link: auralexuniversity.com]
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| Post 8 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 10:51 |
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If they're willing to lose 4"-5" of room space, building a wall that's separate from the one that's shared with the child's room will work best if they insist on in-wall speakers. Drywall the back of the wall & put a layer of rigid fiberglass &/or an additional layer of drywall on the existing wall. Then, insulate the cavity of the wall behind the speakers. Since these speakers will be managed by the receiver, the high-pass setting will remove most of the frequencies that would pass through the wall.
DON'T physically connect the new wall to the old one!
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| Post 9 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 11:17 |
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| Post 10 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 11:19 |
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On January 2, 2012 at 11:17, bobtheplumber said...
? ?? ThaHell? On January 2, 2012 at 10:51, highfigh said...
If they're willing to lose 4"-5" of room space, building a wall that's separate from the one that's shared with the child's room will work best if they insist on in-wall speakers. Drywall the back of the wall & put a layer of rigid fiberglass &/or an additional layer of drywall on the existing wall. Then, insulate the cavity of the wall behind the speakers. Since these speakers will be managed by the receiver, the high-pass setting will remove most of the frequencies that would pass through the wall.
DON'T physically connect the new wall to the old one! +1 try those snap speakers and let us know how they work
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| Post 11 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 11:24 |
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I say sell the kids. Then you can put the biggest bad-ass speakers you can find in the bonus room :)
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| OP | Post 12 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 13:18 |
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I guess I'll give those Snap's a try, just a little hesitant with the 13" square cutout. Anyone familiar with both those and the sonance cinemas (look like the same speaker) that can offer a comparison?
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| Post 13 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 13:59 |
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The Snap in ceiling LCR is awesome. Sounds great and has great overall build quality. It has an MDF enclosure so that will help the application here. Have never heard the Triad.
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| Post 14 made on Monday January 2, 2012 at 14:48 |
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| Post 15 made on Tuesday January 3, 2012 at 12:08 |
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On January 2, 2012 at 01:07, oprahthehutt. said...
Triad. +1 with back boxes to isolate and minimise bleed through to the little kiddies room(s).
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