Speakers & equipment for a pre-wired home

[123champ]

Hi,

Last weekend we moved into our newly built house, complete with structural pre-wiring for a home entertainment system. The house has wiring for 5 speakers in the family room (the standard 5.1 Dolby Digital setup), and a speaker pair each in 3 other rooms.

Being an A/V rookie, I could really use some advice on buying speakers and a/v equipment - so do let me know what to buy.

I've listed some of my opinions below ...

1. Speakers that are flush against the wall and the ceiling would certainly be nice. (The wife would also prefer that they be white in color!) I know this might severely limit my options, so am open to suggestions.

2. I'd like the ability to play different things in different rooms of the house. For example, play music over the living room speakers while kids are watching TV in the family room.

3. I could spend around $2500 for speakers and A/V equipment, excluding a TV.

Look forward to your suggestions!

Thanks
123champ

 

[mazersteven]

These speaker did come in white. I'm not to sure if they still do. E-mail the company and ask.

http://www.svsound.com/products-sys-sbs_black.cfm

Are these what you mean by "flush"

 

[123champ]

Thanks Mazer. I will check the speakers out.

By 'flush', I meant 'at the same level as the wall or ceiling', and not protruding out.

- 123champ

 

[mazersteven]

Thanks Mazer. I will check the speakers out.

By 'flush', I meant 'at the same level as the wall or ceiling', and not protruding out.

- 123champ

So do you want In-Walls and In-Ceiling speakers?

http://www.speakercraft.com/#Products:403:AIM Cinema Three

Or flat (Plasma style) on-walls?

http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/VisionSound

 

[123champ]

In-walls and In-ceilings.

Guess that was the term I was looking for!

- 123champ

 

[mazersteven]

Bowers Wilkins FPM
http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=820

PSB VisionSound
http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/VisionSound

Monitor Audio Radius
http://www.monitoraudiousa.com/range.php?range=4

Paradigm Cinema
http://www.paradigm.com/en/paradigm/fronts-cinema-series-1-2-2.paradigm

 

[zumbo]

Five of these total $949.75:
http://www.amazon.com/MB-Quart-Zurich-2-Way-Speaker/dp/B000R6ZN22/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1196132609&sr=1-5
http://www.mbquart.com/en/produkte/home/zurich/produkt.php?nr=zur_65_iw

SVS PB-12 NSD in White for $599:
http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb12nsd.cfm

Onkyo 605 in black or silver for $429.99 + $31.56 shipping:
http://www.onecall.com/ProductCompare.aspx?N=0&Ntt=onkyo+605&D=onkyo+605&prodList=87019,87018

$1978.74 + shipping for the sub. Should leave enough for a suberb dvd player of your choice, depending on what you want it to be able to playback.

 

[mazersteven]

Triad Speakers

OnWall Bronze LCR
http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/owblcr.html

Gold MiniMonitor
http://www.triadspeakers.com/products/owgmm.html

 

[mazersteven]

Five of these total $949.75:
http://www.amazon.com/MB-Quart-Zurich-2-Way-Speaker/dp/B000R6ZN22/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1196132609&sr=1-5
http://www.mbquart.com/en/produkte/home/zurich/produkt.php?nr=zur_65_iw

He said he wanted On-Walls, not In-walls.

 

[mazersteven]

In-walls and In-ceilings.

Guess that was the term I was looking for!

- 123champ

You edited your statement.

 

[zumbo]

You edited your statement.

LOL! Oh, that was funny.

But, just incase:
http://www.yawaonline.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=YO&Product_Code=MBQ_QLS230&Category_Code=MBQ

These will require a couple of things. A much better receiver, or amp. And, more money.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

The house has wiring for 5 speakers in the family room (the standard 5.1 Dolby Digital setup), and a speaker pair each in 3 other rooms.

I could spend around $2500 for speakers and A/V equipment, excluding a TV.

So you need a total of 11 speakers + 1 Subwoofer for a total of 4 rooms?
I don't know of any budget receivers that can do 4 zones.

 

[zumbo]

So you need a total of 11 speakers + 1 Subwoofer for a total of 4 rooms?
I don't know of any budget receivers that can do 4 zones.

Ouch! I missed that.

ZONE 1 could do one room.(5.1)

ZONE 2 could run two pair of 16ohm speakers. One pair in each room(2 rooms). These rooms would have to share the same source, but the receiver would see an 8ohm load.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007KLGGK/ref=s9_asin_title_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0NXYAGB20M72S3603EQG&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=291314001&pf_rd_i=507846

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E9DO6Y/ref=s9_asin_title_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0G1QXKS7QWHQM0KGB91C&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846

Or, you could add a speaker selector for ZONE 2 to get speakers in the extra three(or four) rooms.
http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=22653
The above unit would still need to be used with 16ohm speakers to prevent problems. An impedance matching speaker selector is a lot more expensive.

 

[mazersteven]

How about using one speaker in the other locations instead of two.

http://www.speakercraft.com/#Products:414:AIM8 DT Three

 

[zumbo]

How about using one speaker in the other locations instead of two.

http://www.speakercraft.com/#Products:414:AIM8 DT Three

Budget.

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/aimseries.html
http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/miimse.html

 

[mazersteven]

Budget.

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/aimseries.html
http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/miimse.html

Edited again on me

Doesn't have to be Speakercraft


O well I'm out of this thread.

 

[zumbo]

Edited again on me

Doesn't have to be Speakercraft


O well I'm out of this thread.

I didn't edit my response, I just added the links to show the price.

As far as the OP editing, he stated in the very first post he wanted the speakers the be flush with the wall. No need to get worked-up over it.

 

[annunaki]

An impedance matching speaker selector with volume controls would work, unless of course the competant installer put some in each room.

If each room has the volume controls, you simply need to get an impedance matching speaker selector for the other rooms.

 

[zumbo]

An impedance matching speaker selector with volume controls would work, unless of course the competant installer put some in each room.

If each room has the volume controls, you simply need to get an impedance matching speaker selector for the other rooms.

Suddenly, this is not looking like a $2500 system.

 

[mazersteven]

These speaker did come in white. I'm not to sure if they still do. E-mail the company and ask.

http://www.svsound.com/products-sys-sbs_black.cfm

Are these what you mean by "flush"

Found the white speakers. And they are on sale.

http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-sbs01_colors_white.cfm