It's time to really start doing the research to take my 5.2.2 setup to a 7.2.4 system. My room isn't huge- 16x11x9?(see pics)/~1900cu.ft. Before going any further: I will be applying acoustic treatments to the walls and ceiling, and putting true blackout curtains over the windows.
So, not wanting to overload the room with On-wall or satellites, or elevation speakers, I'm looking at "in's". My usage is about 50/50, with a lot of the video usage being concert DVD/streams, and I prefer Auro/multi-channel for music.
So the questions: 1) am I crazy for wanting to go this direction; 2) is there a minimum size driver I should be looking at (4.5", 6", 8"); 3) how important is the fidelity of the sound reproduction (basically trying to determine what I can expect cost-wise); and, 4) do I need to find something tonally close to my Emotivas up front given my music usage?
I'm not opposed to piecing it together over time if it's important, as I'm looking at having to get 8 speakers total, but it'd be great to get everything for ~$500 as the installation of the in-ceilings will need to be done by a pro (I'll knock out the in-walls.
Suggestions? Thanks folks!