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I am planning on having one entire 18 foot wall of my livingroom as an entertainment system with a built-in RP TV, L/C/R in-wall speakers, and a built-in audio equipment rack. I've decided on my TV, but I don't know about the inwall speakers or the rack. My question is, which will be better: Inwalls or recessing standard bookshelf speakers that are either front ported or sealed into the wall and hiding them with an acousticly transparent cloth? The reason I want the speakers in the wall are because I will have 2 floorstanders also on that wall for my 2-channel system that will have wall jacks to hook too. My second question is: What are some manufactures that make these in-wall audio racks that have the customized faceplates for your equipment? One last question...What would be the best speakers to put in the wall for up to $1500/pr for the mains and $1000 for the center?
I know inwalls won't sound nearly as good as free standing speakers, but personally I don't care. I have a very good 2 channel system(at least I think so) that I have put together over the last couple years that I plan on keeping for a long time: Kharma Ceramique 1.0's, BAT VT-500 amp, BAT VT-40 Preamp, Sony XA7ES CDP, and LINN Pekin tuner. I just want a pretty good HT system without it getting in the way so I can enjoy a DVD every now and then...Thanks for any info.
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Here's an idea...get a selector switch like the Niles DPS-1. It will enable you to share your Kharma's between two different amps. You run your speaker cable from your BAT VT-500 to the DPS-1 input #1 and run your Main L/R speaker cables from a reciever to the DPS-1 input #2. Then run speaker cable between the speakers and the DPS-1's output. You can then switch between the two amps. For the center channel try different speakers until you find one that matches your Kharma's the best(since Kharma doesnt make a center). Above the TV, build an opening that will allow the center speaker to fit in(recessed), but have it so it sits on a rolling shelf that you can pull the speaker out of the hole when you want to watch a movie. If you do these two things, I believe you will be more satisfied with the HT system. Also you will save money because you didn't have to buy the L/R main in-walls. Plus I'm sure your Kharma's will sound better than ANY inwall speaker you could buy for ANY price. I don't know of any in-wall equipment racks that have the custom faceplates you asked about(I would like to know as well).Good luck!
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