Hello,
I'm about finishing up renovations in what use to be a kitchen/dining/living room, but is now a roughly 30' X 30' x 8' great room. I'm not planning on a home theatre system in this room (maybe a sound bar in the future),just background music for entertainment, so I am planning to go with ceiling speakers. Mostly, it will be quiet to moderate in volume, but the volume tends to creep up as the whiskey flows, so I would like to be able to accommodate comfortably loud volumes as well. I could use some insight in choosing 4 pairs of 6.5" or 2 pairs of 8" for the best acoustics and also some general guidance on placement. I'm aware of the implications of multiple speakers in parallel and/or series and I am comfortable accommodating that, but I'm not so sure which options would sound better from any spot in the room, as there is no single listening spot. I'm also open to new ideas and any additional insight would be appreciated.
Notes:
15' window in the front center,
7' window and 10' glass slider in the back
Kitchen cabinets in the back/left
9' kitchen island in the center/left
2 sets of stairs on left (fairly open)
exterior wall on wall on the right
Thanks!
Michael