How many are running in-walls for LCR?

[SoundUp]

I like the form factor of an in-wall speaker for my mains and center, but have never heard an in-wall presentation I enjoyed as much as dedicated free-standing speakers. How many here are running in-walls in your home theater and do you consider it a sound quality sacrifice or have you found a speaker that sounds as good or better than a free-standing speaker?

 

[Drunkpenguin]

I use in walls in the living room but not in the theater. They sound ok, but the free standing speakers in my theater blow them away.

 

[TheWarrior]

I have both In walls and On walls and enjoy them a lot!

I would not say that there is a compromise in performance by having a well built speaker placed inside a wall cavity. Triad makes excellent speakers and their design makes installation about as easy as can be. My review covered a lot with installation so take a look : Triad InWall Bronze LCR/4 Review

 

[SoundUp]

I have both In walls and On walls and enjoy them a lot!

I would not say that there is a compromise in performance by having a well built speaker placed inside a wall cavity. Triad makes excellent speakers and their design makes installation about as easy as can be. My review covered a lot with installation so take a look: Triad InWall Bronze LCR/4 Review

Nice write up!

It's possible that I have just never heard good in-walls (never heard the Triads),but I think there's something I don't like about the way the sound radiates into the room. That's my theory anyway, because there are some significant sonic advantages to in-walls including higher perceived sensitivity and flatter frequency response due to lack of baffle diffraction. These things alone should give in-walls a pretty clear advantage over floor-standers, but that just hasn't been my experience.

 

[Drunkpenguin]

In walls carry a lot of sound backward through walls too. One of my inwalls in the living room is opposite the bathroom. It's kinda nice tho, on movie night if I use the bathroom I can clearly hear the dialog through the wall so I don't miss out on anything lol.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

It's kinda nice tho, on movie night if I use the bathroom I can clearly hear the dialog through the wall so I don't miss out on anything lol.

LMAO.

I think you can get some pretty accurate and dynamic in-wall Speakers that may sound even better than “some” systems, but probably not as great as the better ones.

And I don’t know about the effects within the walls and the adjacent room.

 

[TheWarrior]

Nice write up!

It's possible that I have just never heard good in-walls (never heard the Triads),but I think there's something I don't like about the way the sound radiates into the room. That's my theory anyway, because there are some significant sonic advantages to in-walls including higher perceived sensitivity and flatter frequency response due to lack of baffle diffraction. These things alone should give in-walls a pretty clear advantage over floor-standers, but that just hasn't been my experience.

Well, once you get closer and happen to be willing to cut some holes in your walls - see if @DigitalDawn can demonstrate how Triad makes loudspeakers that sound nearly identical in a variety of installations.

I had not really considered InWalls prior, but for a bedroom to have that quality of sound with zero floor space lost is pretty neat!

But, that might be a deciding factor for you - if floor real estate is cheap, you might get some higher quality drivers for the same money with InRoom style speakers. (not necessarily, Triad, I just like their straightforward descriptions)

 

[DigitalDawn]

If you buy in-walls and don't want the sound to transfer to adjacent rooms, just make sure that the speaker is completely enclosed. All Triad In-Walls have enclosed cabinets.

Keep in mind, that Triad speakers within a series (Bronze, Silver, Gold etc) are designed to sound the same -- cabinet characteristics, driver placement, and crossovers are all adjusted to make each speaker sonically identical. So, for example, InRoom, InWall, OnWall, and even InCeiling speakers should match one another acoustically.