speakers for whole house audio

[gholt]

I am getting ready to put in the in-wall speakers for whole house audio, and I was wondering what quality level is a good suggestion. I have cover plates with fiberglass boxes in the wall, so they will come out easily. Probably speaker that have top and bottom brackets will work best.

I have the RBH signature for my home theatre, and I have looked at the RBH MC6, TK6, & A-610. But when I add up the cost for the speakers for the whole house, I almost fall over. The MC are really nice, but do the speakers in the bedroom and kitchen need to be a high end quality.

So, for those who have whole house audio, what grade of quality do you put in the various rooms. Any suggestions would be helpful.

 

[adk highlander]

I went with mid-series Polks (RC6s stereo single speaker and TC60i) for most of mine and have one pair BIC acoustics. The polks can be had on ebay for over 50% off MSRP. I originally went the really inexpensive audiosource route and they were very bad. No bass and they only lasted a year. The RC6s is impressive for a single speaker and is great for background music and can be pushed to fairly high spl's.

 

[gholt]

I went with mid-series Polks (RC6s stereo single speaker and TC60i) for most of mine and have one pair BIC acoustics. The polks can be had on ebay for over 50% off MSRP. I originally went the really inexpensive audiosource route and they were very bad. No bass and they only lasted a year. The RC6s is impressive for a single speaker and is great for background music and can be pushed to fairly high spl's.

What is the Ballpark for the Polks?

 

[adk highlander]

The RC6s's are around 100 bucks each and the TC60i's I must have gotten a better deal than I thought. I picked up my pair for around $250 and right now the best price I can find is around $180 each (There is a used pair on ebay for 199). Another nice one to look at is the RC60i which is the regular version of the RC6s and a pair of those can be had for $130.

 

[AVRat]

I'll second the Polks and also suggest the Def Tech UIW-63s (~$280/pr).

 

[Rickster71]

A friend of mine got the 8" version of these http://www.thespeakercompany.com/NTIC-Premium-In-Ceiling-Speakers-C41.aspx
I was very surprised at how good they sounded.

 

[gholt]

I guess the RBH aren't too bad ~ $174 - $350 / pair. But I will look athe the Polk as well. Would the sound quality be compribable to RBH. I like RBH, as their corporate office is just down the road a bit. So, any problems, I have quick access.

 

[gholt]

Another nice one to look at is the RC60i which is the regular version of the RC6s and a pair of those can be had for $130.

The price is right on these ~ $100 / pair. So, I need to do some more investigating. I may have to see if I can find a local dealer that has them on display.