Mounting a tv on the wall, speaker set up etc

[Carlton Banks]

Guys,

We are refurbishing our place.

The lounge is my domain and the wife has left me to choose what I want - good start.

My Aim is to have the TV mounted on the wall, with a decent surround sound system and connectivity to my apple tv, a NAS drive (for films / music) and sky etc.

Current kit:
Sony 46" LED tv
MJ acoustics sub
Apple TV
Xbox 360

What I need some help on:

1) Best method to mount the tv to the wall (an external wall) with wires chased into a channel
2) A good amplifier so that I control all my inputs through a single remote - I have a Sony VA333ES - it is old but works fine - do I need to upgrade?
3) A set of speakers to mount either on the ceiling or wireless - is that even a good idea?
4) Method to connect this all up so that I can run my content from a network drive through my apple tv.

Look forward to your advice, Thanks!

[AC43]

In terms of cabling get a conduit chased into the wall. Some recent threads show this. I''m on an iPad and have no idea how to cut and paste so can't point to them but it's easy for a builder to fit one.

As far as having one remote to do it all now sure what your current amp/remote set up does or doesn't do.

As far as ceiling speakers go I'd be cautious. For one thing they send a lot of noise up into the room above. And the ones I''ve tried were poor-sounding compared with book shelves or surround speakers (in both cases paired with subs).

[007singh]

Creating a false / floating wall is a good way to hide cables, and allow for easy changes without having to replaster walls etc.

As for speakers, I agree with above comments. Avoid ceiling mounted, stand mounted/wall mounted work much better IMO, and wireless speakers still need a power source - keep that in mind.

AV Forums is a great site to troll for ideas, advice, reviews and recommendations.

[AC43]

007singh said:

Creating a false / floating wall is a good way to hide cables,

Ah yes of course. I've done this before over dis-used chimneys, some times when the breast has been removed, sometimes not. If not you can use the cavity as the conduit.

Last time round the space meant that this approach was not a goer, hence having the brickwork channeled out and the conduit sunk in.

[anonymous-user]

I used ceiling mounted speakers, monitor audio directional with Fx speakers at the rear in 5.1 configuration, and they were superb.

[Planet Blatark-9]

I built a false wall, - sort of like a fireplace style thing that stuck out, - with speakers also built in.. it's very neat and hides all the wires

http://oi58.tinypic.com/125pca1.jpg

[anonymous-user]

/\/\/\ not exactly subtle for the size of room.

[007singh]

Synergie said:

Looks very smart, but are those units cooled somehow? Does the amp not run hot etc, as looks to be minimal space around it.

[Planet Blatark-9]

garyhun said:

/\/\/\ not exactly subtle for the size of room.

What size is my room?

[anonymous-user]

Planet Blatark-9 said:

garyhun said:

/\/\/\ not exactly subtle for the size of room.

What size is my room?

I was not talking about your setup. I was referring to that pic from Synergie which was subsequently removed!! Looks like he's had both his posts removed for spamming/advertising

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 2nd April 11:54

[Planet Blatark-9]