Speakers (Hifi)

[pmanson]

Hi All,

My Parents have recently moved house and the conversatory is wired up to take 2 speakers mounted on the wall.

These will be run off the 'B' setting of their Technics amplifier (the 'A' setting is running the standard B&W speakers in the lounge).

Being old folk they don't want anything loud as it will only be used for background music not student parties!

I'd really like to get some 5" speakers that I can flush mount into the wall but i'm not sure if I can do this as its a solid brick wall? - This would be the most discreet option! Do the speakers require a cavity behind them?

The other solutions that I can think of are:

Flat wall mounted speakers (similar to ones you can on a PC)

or

Buy some second hand surround sound speakers from ebay and use them

Does any one have any suggestions? (Budget is a max of approx £50)


Thanks in advance,

Phill

[Plotloss]

Thinnest in-walls I can see have a mounting depth of 3 inches so far from ideal for brick wall fitment.

NXT panels on wall are going to be the least intrusive but you're not going to get them for £50.

[pmanson]

Plotloss said:

Thinnest in-walls I can see have a mounting depth of 3 inches so far from ideal for brick wall fitment.

I don't mind digging out the wall to get them in but will they need a cavity behind them?

The other option is build a wooden plinth to mount them on which would save me digging out the wall but then that ruins the effect of hiding them!

Phill

[Plotloss]

They dont need a cavity as such as they are sealed units, a bit of insulation is a good idea though so the cutout needs to be a bit deeper than 75mm

They'll also not come in at £50 or less mind you.

[chris.mapey]

How about a pair of JBL Control 1's?

www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=JBL-CONTROL1-SIL

On budget, sounds good & small & discrete. (And needs no major bulding work to get going )

Chris

[pmanson]

chris.mapey said:

How about a pair of JBL Control 1's?

www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=JBL-CONTROL1-SIL

On budget, sounds good & small & discrete. (And needs no major bulding work to get going )

Chris

They look quite good!

Plotloss - I was thinking something along the line of these

[Plotloss]

pmanson said:

Plotloss - I was thinking something along the line of these

Just had a quick look.

I'm assuming you're looking at the 5.25" ones?

57mm depth, 2.25 inches or thereabouts. They'll work, obviously but the quality of sound you'll get out of them will probably somewhat compromised by the depth of the chassis.

[pmanson]

Plotloss said:

pmanson said:

Plotloss - I was thinking something along the line of these

Just had a quick look.

I'm assuming you're looking at the 5.25" ones?

57mm depth, 2.25 inches or thereabouts. They'll work, obviously but the quality of sound you'll get out of them will probably somewhat compromised by the depth of the chassis.

I think for what they will use it for (Radio 4 and background music for dinner parties) they won't need to go too loud.

What I was concerned about was the depth I needed (i didn't want to dig out the wall to provide it a cavity!

Phill

[cjs]

You could try some car speakers, they may not be quite so deep??