In Ceiling Garage Speakers?

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

ANY USE EM?


LOOKING TO INSTALL 4 SPEAKERS INTO THE CEILING OF MY GARAGE/WORKSHOP..FOR STEREO

USING AN HK3485 TO RUN THEM

IN PARRALEL @ A 4OHM OFF OF THE "B" CHANNEL

ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHICH SPEAKER WOULD BE A DECENT BARGAIN?

OPINION ON THESE?
http://www.dbldistributing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10150

 

[jcPanny]

In-ceiling speakers

The link doesn't work.

I have the Phoenix Gold in-ceilings in my distributed audio system and they would be great for the garage speakers:
http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Gold-6-5-inch-Ceiling-Speakers/dp/B0006FK3Y2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1202833608&sr=8-1

I actually used an extra pair of bookshelf speakers in the garage. It worked pretty well and I can turn them up and hear the music in the front of the house when washing the car, etc.

Are you sure that that receiver can handle a 4 ohm load? If you have additional speakers connected to the "A" terminals, the receiver will see a <4 ohm load and will likely overheat and shutdown. Add an impedance matching speaker selector or VCs if you are connecting more than 2 pairs of speakers to the receiver.

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

The Set-up I Plan On Running Will Be




A = 2 Speakers / Rt And Lft Inside The House (FLOOR STANDING LOUDSPEAKERS)

B = 4 Speakers Wired Parallel / 2 Rts AND 2 Lfts (


(a Nd B Channel Can Be Switched And Operated Independantly Or At The Same Time..sort Of A Dual Zone)

What Do You Think?

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

The link doesn't work.

I have the Phoenix Gold in-ceilings in my distributed audio system and they would be great for the garage speakers:
http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Gold-6-5-inch-Ceiling-Speakers/dp/B0006FK3Y2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1202833608&sr=8-1

FUNNY...THOSE ARE EXACTLY THE SPEAKERS IN THE LINK...
AND I CAN GET THEM FOR $30 A PAIR

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

Anyone Else?

 

[bandphan]

what are you looking to accomplish with the speakers, How often are you in garage, ect? Im always fiddling around on one of the saws or something so i wanted a little better sound out there.

 

[jcPanny]

Speaker Connections

The Set-up I Plan On Running Will Be




A = 2 Speakers / Rt And Lft Inside The House (FLOOR STANDING LOUDSPEAKERS)

B = 4 Speakers Wired Parallel / 2 Rts AND 2 Lfts (


(a Nd B Channel Can Be Switched And Operated Independantly Or At The Same Time..sort Of A Dual Zone)

What Do You Think?

That receiver is stable into 4 ohms and your connection scheme is fine if you want to run the A OR B speakers but not A AND B. If all 6 pairs of speakers are on, the receiver would see 8 ohms in parallel with 4 ohms = <3 ohms.

A couple Volume Controls or a speaker selector with the impedance matching feature will maintain a 4-8 ohm load for the receiver.

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

what are you looking to accomplish with the speakers, How often are you in garage, ect? Im always fiddling around on one of the saws or something so i wanted a little better sound out there.

EXACTLY WHAT I PLAN TO USE THEM FOR...

IN THE GARAGE EVERY DAY FOR HOURS AT A TIME..I DO ALOT OF STEEL FAB.ALWAYS RUNNING SOME KIND OF MACHINE

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

That receiver is stable into 4 ohms and your connection scheme is fine if you want to run the A OR B speakers but not A AND B. If all 6 pairs of speakers are on, the receiver would see 8 ohms in parallel with 4 ohms = <3 ohms.

A couple Volume Controls or a speaker selector with the impedance matching feature will maintain a 4-8 ohm load for the receiver.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEEN UN CLEAR ABOUT THE SET UP..

6 SPEAKERS TOTAL BETWEEN BOTH CHANNELS.

CHANNEL A = 2 FLOOR STANDING UNITS INSIDE / 1 RT 1 LFT


CHANNEL B = WOULD BE: 4 SPEAKERS TOTAL 2 RTS 2 LFTS
WIRED IN PARALLEL

 

[Highbar]

It's not that you were unclear, we understood what you were saying. The thing is that with A/B speakers they run off the same amps in the receiver, therefore if you were to run all 3 sets of speakers the amp would see the sum total of resistance. You would be fine to run the A or B speakers with that setup but not both at the same time.

Hope that helps.

T

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

WELL HOW ABOUT JUST 2 OF THESE?

http://www.amazon.com/Three-way-Ceiling-Speaker-Tilt-swivel-midrange/dp/B000AMCASS

 

[bandphan]

the guys hit it for you, your pushing the load, do you have output for a second amp?

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

the guys hit it for you, your pushing the load, do you have output for a second amp?

meaning...PRE-AMP OUTPUT ON THE BACK OF THE RECEIVER?

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

Anyone....................

 

[bandphan]

yes a pre out or tape out to run another amp to eliminate the load.

 

[mike c]

to answer for him, yes the 3485 has pre-outs

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

to answer for him, yes the 3485 has pre-outs

 

[bandphan]

well grab another amp and start jamming

 

[MOOSEKNUCKLE]

well grab another amp and start jamming

WOULKD THE SEPERATE AMP BE CONTROLLED OFF OF THE A OR B CHANNEL?

 

[bandphan]

thru the preouts, using another intergrated volume control.