RE: Re: Bathroom Speakers Installation...any tips please?!

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TBH, I wouldn't bother with an adjustable hole saw - a plasterboard
hand sa=
w is very quick and easy to use and a LOT cheaper :) Can be a bit messy
tho=
ugh, so a sheet and/or plastic bags rigged up as temporary protection is a
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good idea.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tim Hawes
> Sent: 06 May 2008 11:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Bathroom Speakers Installation...any tips
> please?!
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> Hopefully my kitchen speakers will arrive in time for the weekend and
> I'll be able to offer some tips too :-) My kitchen ceiling is artexed
> but I don't seem to have the stalagtites you describe... You probably
> only need an inch of "flat" artex around the perimeter of
the hole.
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> Without being able to go & listen to any, I've gone for Russound
> Atmosphere SPA5C's from www.cyberselect.com at =A3130/pair. The specs
> look good so its fingers crossed.
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> You might want to look at buying an adjustable hole saw, but check the
> max dia of the saw versus the hole you want to cut. I've seen saws
> that will do a 200mm dia, but also some that only go to ~160mm. It's
> another =A350 on the budget though :-/
> I think I'm going to use a padsaw and patience, perhaps with some
> chain-drilling of the circumference too.
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> You might find an amp on your local Freecycle group
> (www.freecycle.org). There's a few that come up on the groups I belong
> too. If it's going to be hidden then looks/age aren't really important
> :-)
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> HTH,
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> Tim.
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> On 5/6/08, noel_pilot <HA@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thanks Paul, hmm good point, might see if i can just cut to size
the
> > bigger spikes and make look reasonable!! Hoping to fully re do
the
> > bathroom in the next year or so so as long as it doesn't look
> > horrendous then it'll be fine.
> >
> > Thanks Mark, had missed that article somehow!!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Noel
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Re the lovely artex! You may have problems as you'll
probably need
> > to cut a smooth area of artex up to the ceiling fabric
> (plasterboard?)
> > for the flange of the speaker to sit flat on. Otherwise, the
speaker
> > installation is really easy and normally (depending on make),
several
> > screws are tightened which pulls some rear fixings into place. I
> think
> > you may need to re-artex a round flat area around each speaker?
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > > Of noel_pilot
> > > > Sent: 06 May 2008 08:44
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Bathroom Speakers Installation...any
tips
> please?!
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > Well since my 'The Imp Magic Box' died on me last week
I'm
> thinking of
> > > > doing things properly and putting some ceiling speakers
into my
> > > > bathroom driven from a receiver/amp and airport express
in the
> landing
> > > > cupboard.
> > > >
> > > > Few questions....
> > > >
> > > > 1 - Speakers i'm looking at (found through search of
the list)
> are
> > > > http://www.rs100.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=3D216
they seem
> ok
> > > > and will do the job for me I think, unless anyone says
otherwise
> or
> > > > anything better for sub =A350??
> > > >
> > > > 2 - Installation - Any tips, I've got an artexed
(beyond belief
> the
> > > > spikes are up to 1.5inches!!) ceiling, assume I just
cut a nice
> hole
> > > > and screw them in???!
> > > >
> > > > 3 - The amp/receiver =3D what i'd like is to have an
amp with radio
> > > > tuner so I can switch between either radio or the
airport express
> on
> > > > another input.  Question is how I could do that switch.
 One
> option is
> > > > a cheap harmony remote say with an IR receiver run to
the
> cupboard but
> > > > that seems like overkill.  Only control I'm looking for
is volume
> and
> > > > source just to swap between either radio and cd (for
airport) no
> > > > control over radio stations required.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts and assistance greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Needless to say it's VERY low budget, amp/receiver i
intend to
> find on
> > > > ebay or similar.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Noel
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