bookshelf or in-ceiling

[rabbit_ears]

I'm getting ready to renovate the kitchen for my wife and i'm putting a couple in ceiling speakers (probably JBL or Infinity because my wife sucked us into the direct buy cult a few years ago and i can get them cheap). my upstairs living room is separated from the kitchen by a wall (which cannot come down - centre load bearing wall with all plumbing running through it). i was thinking about putting a pair of Aperion 532's and an 8 or 10" sub in the family room for music and TV. i have a paradigm/denon HT in the basement.
i cannot run rear surrounds because they would have to be wall mounted and there isn't a good way to fish cable (it can be done but not without more effort and mess than i care to take). but due to the pending consruction/destruction of the kitchen i will have access to fish wires through roof joists.
Enough preamble; my question is:
for music and tv would you rather 2 bookshelfs and a sub or 4 in-ceiling and a sub?

 

[ParadigmDawg]

If there is not a WAF involved here then go with books. If you have to be more low key get some good in-ceilings from Niles, Speakercraft, Triad or Sonance.

 

[j_garcia]

For any serious listening, bookshelf. For average/TV listening and background music, in ceiling will likely be fine. How about 2 bookshelf, 2 in ceiling and a sub?

 

[mazersteven]

I would go ALL in-ceilings if this system is for multi-channel music, and television. JMO

 

[abboudc]

I'm getting ready to renovate the kitchen for my wife and i'm putting a couple in ceiling speakers (probably JBL or Infinity because my wife sucked us into the direct buy cult a few years ago and i can get them cheap). my upstairs living room is separated from the kitchen by a wall (which cannot come down - centre load bearing wall with all plumbing running through it). i was thinking about putting a pair of Aperion 532's and an 8 or 10" sub in the family room for music and TV. i have a paradigm/denon HT in the basement.
i cannot run rear surrounds because they would have to be wall mounted and there isn't a good way to fish cable (it can be done but not without more effort and mess than i care to take). but due to the pending consruction/destruction of the kitchen i will have access to fish wires through roof joists.
Enough preamble; my question is:
for music and tv would you rather 2 bookshelfs and a sub or 4 in-ceiling and a sub?

Why not bookshelves in front and in-ceiling for surrounds? Oops...J_garcia beat me to it

I'd rather bookshelves. Better positioning (tweeters at ear level), and you can move them around if you want.

 

[mazersteven]

I'd rather bookshelves. Better positioning (tweeters at ear level), and you can move them around if you want.

Gessss you can move these around too, AIMing giving better positioning too.

http://www.speakercraft.com/#Products:16:AIM8 Three

 

[abboudc]

Gessss you can move these around too, AIMing giving better positioning too.

http://www.speakercraft.com/#Products:16:AIM8 Three

Very cool.