Front Height Speakers

[Pogre]

Not sure about your home @porge, but every house I've owned or help install in wall wiring, there has been a fire stop (cross brace) in between each stud and they are staggered at different heights every other stud. Flexible drill bits and Bang Stix make this an easy fix.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00W9SIYKY/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1506778105&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=flexible+drill+bit&dpPl=1&dpID=21rOY-8XKTL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007SUH5FS/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1506778267&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=fiberglass+wire+pull+rods

Ha! I've spent the last 2 weeks learning about fire stops! Not really bracing, per se. They're their to give you more time to gtfo if there's a fire. I just finished my home inspection classes and smoked the school exam.

 

[panteragstk]

Not sure about your home @porge, but every house I've owned or help install in wall wiring, there has been a fire stop (cross brace) in between each stud and they are staggered at different heights every other stud. Flexible drill bits and Bang Stix make this an easy fix.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00W9SIYKY/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1506778105&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=flexible+drill+bit&dpPl=1&dpID=21rOY-8XKTL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007SUH5FS/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1506778267&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=fiberglass+wire+pull+rods

When doing my in-ceiling 5ch setup in my living room we discovered my wall has 3 fire stops! On an interior wall. Sure it's next to the fireplace but HOLY SH!T that made a simple install take way too long. No drill bit was going to get to that. The ones you linked look good, but we ended up notching them and putting a screw plate in front before repairing dry wall. Didn't have time to wait for one of those bits.

 

[lovinthehd]

very few movies out there for me to justify the trouble of installing height speakers.

FWIW I am not referring to Atmos type heights for my own use, my avr has 7/9/11 ch provisions for height speakers....