RE: In Wall Speakers WAS RE: Re: In-Ceiling Speakers

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

You'll have a similar setup to me then - Kustom Amp in Node 0 (big cupboard
in office upstairs) and a Onkyo Amp for 7.1 surround in the AV room
downstairs (main reasons - YUV cabling to Plasma etc). Interestingly, I use
one of the channels of a Kat5 pair to send digital audio to the amp from
Sky+ in Node0 - works very well indeed :)

I also have a Kustom Zone in the AV Room - Line level output is sent via
the same Kat5 units to an input on the Onkyo amp - that way, with a source
select on the amp, I can hear exactly the same sources as around the house
in other Kustom zones, but through the significantly better capabilities of
the Onkyo amp.

The amp also has RS232 control etc for discreet level setting, source
selection etc etc.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Watkin [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 January 2004 14:54
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: In Wall Speakers WAS RE: [ukha_d] Re: In-Ceiling Speakers
>
> I'm going for the Russound multizone amp to provide general music in
the
> lounge and the rest of the house for parties etc, and was going for a
> separate AV amp in the lounge.
>
> Two reasons for this were, no easy way to do line level outputs and
retain
> source control with any of the russound keypads and secondly AV amp
will
> have to live in lounge due to cabling restrictions (mainly optical
> connects-
> unless anyone has found a way of extending these cost effectively) and
> conversely the only sensible place for the russound is node zero at
the
> back
> of the garage as all rooms apart from the lounge can be reached from
one
> central duct for easier wiring.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 January 2004 13:37
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: In Wall Speakers WAS RE: [ukha_d] Re: In-Ceiling Speakers
>
> Why not use the same amp for home theatre and music?
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Watkin [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 January 2004 13:17
> > To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: In Wall Speakers WAS RE: [ukha_d] Re: In-Ceiling
Speakers
> >
> > Does anybody have experience with in wall speakers?? My plan is
to
> > have a plasma over the fire place with the front L&R and
centre
> > speakers around it and use in ceiling speakers for the other 2/4
> > channels.
> >
> > Is there any way I could use the two front speakers for both Home
> > theatre and general music, if so what do I need to buy or how do
I wire
> it??
> > Surely
> > I can't just connect both amps to the same speakers, or can I??
> >
> > On what has been said so far I will go probably go with the
majority
> > and go for Sonance for the "background music" ceiling
stuff in the
> > other rooms, I have found the 622TR's at $179 on the net and am
> > waiting to see of they would ship internationally.
> >
> > Also what speaker cable do most people go for on whole house
audio
> > installs?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Watkin [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 January 2004 12:49
> > To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: In-Ceiling Speakers
> >
> > Has anyone taken a look at KEF's custom install range?? Any
thoughts
> > versus Sonance??
> >
> > Mik, where did you buy in the US??
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mik Griffin [mailto:panheadscrew@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 January 2004 11:30
> > To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: In-Ceiling Speakers
> >
> > Just been down that route myself and after a lot of testing and
> > research I ended up where everyone else seems to be.  Sonance.
> >
> > For background and "normal" audio, the 622TR seems the
best bet - I
> > now have
> > 8 of these scattered around the house (cost about 200 quid a
pair).
> > For more serious audio go for the Virtuoso range (big bucks - I
had
> > some shipped in by a friend in the US rather than pay the UK
price)
> >
> > Both are more or less identical with regard to fitting; cut a
hole and
> > they jump in themselves.  Both sound excellent - I have 5
Virtuosos
> > positioned for Theatre surround and (in my set up) they are
virtually
> > indistinguishable sound wise from my original B&W setup
although I
> > have kept the B&W centre and sub-woofers.
> >
> > Positioning is important - dont stick them in the corner of the
room
> > without listening to them first as this dramatically changes the
> > acoustics.
> > However, in my lounge, I put them reasonably close to the walls
which
> > seemed to "lower" the speakers so that you are not
aware that they are
> > in the ceiling.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mik
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups.com, "mark90h"
<mark.heyhoe@v...> wrote:
> > > hi Can anyone recommend a set of in-ceiling speakers. I need
a
> > pair
> > > of rears for my lounge and a pair for my lounge. Also has
anyone
> > had
> > > any problems using in-ceiling speakers or any advice on
installing
> > > them?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mark
> >
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