In-wall vs on-wall speaker set for Home Theater??

[farhanm]

Can some of you experts give me some advice on installing in-wall vs on-wall speakers in my home theater? I've gotten quotes from different installers and one says in-wall is the way to go, but the other says on-wall is way better quality. Not sure if they are just trying to sell me what they get more money for, or there actually is a difference.

This will be a dedicated theater room for movies and sports.

So far the recommendations I've gotten were for the following:

In-wall:

Setup 1 - Klipsch - RC-5502-W (Center), R-5800-W (Front - Left, Right, 2 Rear), R-5650-S dipole (2 sides)

Setup 2 - Episode - 700 series for Front (Left, Right, Center), 300 Series (2 rear, 2 sides)

On-wall:

Setup 1 - Paradigm - Millenia 20 for Front (Left, Right, Center), ADP di-poles (two sides), Millenia 10 Hybrid (2 rear)

Setup 2 - Martin Logan - Ticket (Front - Left, Right, Center, 2 rear), Motion FX dipole (2 sides)

Setup 3 - Triad - Mini LCR for Front (Left, Right, Center), 2 Dipoles for Sides, Micro LCR (2 rear)


Thanks in advance for the help

 

[templemaners]

Are in-wall and on-wall the only two options you are considering? If it's a dedicated room, I'm not sure I understand your reason for not using conventional bookshelf or floorstanding speakers, unless it's strictly for aesthetic purposes.

 

[farhanm]

Strictly aesthetics. I originally only wanted to go in-wall, but am slowly getting convinced to do on-wall if needed. I know that floor standing is the best quality, but unfortunately, not an option at this point.

 

[AVRat]

In that case, I’d do the in-walls and place the center behind an Acoustically Transparent screen. http://www.seymourav.com/store.asp

Another speaker reco: Def Tech UIW-75/BP/55.

 

[zieglj01]

Setup 3 - Triad - Mini LCR for Front (Left, Right, Center), 2 Dipoles for Sides, Micro LCR (2 rear)

I like on-wall > the Triad looks good.