In-Ceiling Speakers

BigNate · #1 02-27-2003, 07:17 PM

Hey Everyone
I'm in the process of helping my dad out with his new house and he wants to hook up a Russound multi-zone reciever to some in-ceiling speakers. He is by no means a speaker aficionado and just wants to hear decent sound from his speakers. The guy that is installing the stuff wants to charge $4000 for the reciever, which I have already found for $1500 cheaper on the internet. However, the one thing I am confused on is the type of speakers to get for him. He wants to get 6 inch SpeakerCraft in-ceiling speakers for $250/pair. I have found some NXG Technology 6 inch speakers for around $80/pair and was wondering if anyone knew anything about these or if they could give me some recommendations as to which speakers to get for him, preferably under $120/pair.

#2 03-05-2003, 10:01 PM

Nate,

Check out the Polk Audio in ceiling speakers. They are rated at 100 watts per channel. I use some for my back surrounds in my HT setup. They are a little more than $120 / pair. About $179 I think. Very clean looking installation (recessed in the ceiling along with my recessed lights in my living room).

You can find them at Circuit City.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ewebIMa....cat.jsp

BigNate · #3 03-06-2003, 08:34 PM

pj
Thanks for the advice. I am planning on heading out to Circuit City pretty soon and testing out their speakers, particularly the Polk's that you mentioned. They look great adn Polk has a good reputation, so thanks for the advice.
Nate

dasquared · #4 03-12-2003, 02:40 PM

New to the forums, hope I'm not too late. I just installed a whole house audio into my house. I went with a NuVo E6M system purchased from Hometech (Hometech.com) The unit, all hardware needed (including 6 wall keypads) ran me about 1500. The advantage to the NuVo (they also carry Russound) was that I could get a 6 zone 6 source unit instead of the russound 6 zone 4 source unit. I also purchased a NuVo 3-in-1 tuner for about $650 to enable multiple radio stations in diffferent zones. I also purchased my speakers from Hometech, and I think they were the AudioSource (?) models SC-602. I know that is the model number, I am not positive of the manufacturer. Their tech servivce was great also. This was my first wiring project of any type and I have a 4 year old home...they helped make it a piece of cake. You can Email me or post for more info, but it would be worth looking into. If you really want the Russound system, they had that complete system for about $2000. Hope this helps!

mazersteven · #5 03-29-2005, 10:13 PM

Speakercraft That's all they do is in-ceiling speakers. They are great. Have you ever listened to them?

Here are some photos of my Home Theater installation. I have Sound Enclosures for the Front 2 speakers, plus the Center Channel speaker. Speaker Brackets for all others. Running Tributaries 12 Gauge 2 conductor wire.

http://community.webshots.com/user/maze069