Please, need advise on in-wall/ceiling speakers

[brooklynSerge]

I am a beginner, even though I’ve spent hundreds of hours trying to finalize my new home theater system. And when I was about to purchase some of the components (Athena in-wall/in-ceiling speakers as well as center speaker), I have found they are no longer available on-line. (I am thinking to buy JBL speakers now)

Here how my complete system supposed to looks like:

Room size 15X15ft with complete glass wall on my left, if that makes difference.

TV - SONY KDE50XS955
Receiver - Yamaha RX-V750 7.1 Channel - $330
DVD - Sony DVP-NC875V/B 5-Disc - $120
Speakers:
Front – (in-wall) – Athena AS-IW6 (pair) - $130 (JBL SP8 - $170)
Back – (in-ceiling) – Athena AS-IC6 (pair) - $130 (JBL SP8C - $160)
Center Speaker – Athena C.5 - $90 (I don’t know what would replace this one)
I was thinking to put another back speaker in back wall in addition to the pair in Ceiling (may be Yamaha in–wall speaker).
Subwoofer – Velodyne VX 10 - $130

What would be another alternatives for my Athena speakers’ selection, I willing to go a little higher with my spending if that would be necessary? Any comments are welcome.
Please tell me if this setup needs to be improved.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

JBL is a step down from Athena. Depends on your budget. For the Athena price, the only ones I think would be of similar quality for in walls would be and of these:

MURO M-60
MURO M-80
MURO VI-38

www.bicamerica.com/IN WALL PAGE~.htm

That subwoofer is fine at that price. You must put it in a corner though.

Get this center if it will fit. $125 or less. Nothing comes close at that price.

Venturi
DV62CLR-S

Try Shopzilla.com for prices (or any other seach engine you're familiar with)

 

[brooklynSerge]

JBL is a step down from Athena. Depends on your budget. For the Athena price, the only ones I think would be of similar quality for in walls would be and of these:

MURO M-60
MURO M-80
MURO VI-38

www.bicamerica.com/IN WALL PAGE~.htm

That subwoofer is fine at that price. You must put it in a corner though.

Get this center if it will fit. $125 or less. Nothing comes close at that price.

Venturi
DV62CLR-S

Try Shopzilla.com for prices (or any other seach engine you're familiar with)

Uhh, it really hurts, I put those JBLs in order already, I should have wait a little longer, Thanks anyway. I will look in to other stuff you've mentioned.

 

[brooklynSerge]

Why would JBLs be a step down?

Uhh, it really hurts, I put those JBLs in order already, I should have wait a little longer, Thanks anyway. I will look in to other stuff you've mentioned.

I see, they are a lot cheaper; forgive me for a stupid question why would JBLs be a step down?

 

[oogjen]

Check out the Niles DS6.3 for your surrounds. I have four of them in my ceiling and they work great. The whole driver and tweeter pivots toward your listening position. I got them from http://dependableaudiovideo.com for around $150 each. I use them with Axiom M80's, Axiom VP150, and SVS PB2-plus. All is driven by Denon 3805 and the Niles sound great, even at uncomfortably loud volumes.

 

[brooklynSerge]

Check out the Niles DS6.3 for your surrounds. I have four of them in my ceiling and they work great. The whole driver and tweeter pivots toward your listening position. I got them from http://dependableaudiovideo.com for around $150 each. I use them with Axiom M80's, Axiom VP150, and SVS PB2-plus. All is driven by Denon 3805 and the Niles sound great, even at uncomfortably loud volumes.

I will definitely check them out, Thanks!

 

[av-man]

want more speaker than you paid for? These are tough to beat for the money.
www.truaudio.com

 

[andremar]

What would you say about JBL HTI series? Are they good?
Which ones would you pick: Definitive UIWs, ADS HTs, or RBH MCs ?

 

[AVRat]

andremar,
You should probably start a new thread. I personally have the Def Tech UIW-BPs (side surrounds) and UIW-64s (rear channels). They are an excellent choice.