Home cinema project, advice needed

[dj_padd]

Hi
We have just finished building an extension and plan on making a home cinema room.
We have decided we want either in-wall speakers or ceiling speakers.
The advice i would like is, which would be the better option for sound, what the best make/type of speakers to use, where to buy them from and any other info that would be of help

Thanks

[Kevo330]

Have you had all your cables put in ready ?

[dj_padd]

No not yet

[Kevo330]

Ah ok, if the interior still needs to be finished, lined and plastered etc, it's gonna make thing's much simpler for you.

[dj_padd]

Yeah, all the interior still needs to be done, the walls are just brick at the moment

[Kevo330]

I remember when my extension was at that point. It was a really exciting time, planning for all the cabling, power points, mounting supports etc.

[dj_padd]

Ive got all that to look forward to, the hardest thing is choosing what kit to have, i have no idea about this home cinema stuff

[albriscoe]

Depending on your budget I would go for inwalls, simply so you can position them at a better height for listening.

just my opinion but I can`t help thinking that ceiling ones are more for surround sound rather than dedicated 5.1 listening to movies stuff.

Which are the best, well sit down here.................................

How big is your budget my outlay so far for my inwalls if you were to buy them new today is around £4.5k then you need some good amplification to make them work, Oh and a couple of decent subs £2.5k.

So thats around 9 grand, then you need.....................................

So in other words we need to know your budget, room size and if you have any equipment already.

You can see mine in my thread somewhere but these are really very high end speakers so you might not need/want to go this way.

One of the big problems with inwalls in the impossibility to demo them as well, I was thinking initially about Monitor Audio CP Golds or Kef 9000`s at the time I was looking for some but simply on not being able to listen to any went and got these MK`s and am I glad I did, they are unbelievably brilliant but should be shouldn`t they

good luck and keep us posted Al

[dj_padd]

Originally Posted by albriscoe

Depending on your budget I would go for inwalls, simply so you can position them at a better height for listening.

just my opinion but I can`t help thinking that ceiling ones are more for surround sound rather than dedicated 5.1 listening to movies stuff.

Which are the best, well sit down here.................................

How big is your budget my outlay so far for my inwalls if you were to buy them new today is around £4.5k then you need some good amplification to make them work, Oh and a couple of decent subs £2.5k.

So thats around 9 grand, then you need.....................................

So in other words we need to know your budget, room size and if you have any equipment already.

You can see mine in my thread somewhere but these are really very high end speakers so you might not need/want to go this way.

One of the big problems with inwalls in the impossibility to demo them as well, I was thinking initially about Monitor Audio CP Golds or Kef 9000`s at the time I was looking for some but simply on not being able to listen to any went and got these MK`s and am I glad I did, they are unbelievably brilliant but should be shouldn`t they

good luck and keep us posted Al

The extension didnt even cost £9000

Equipment: i have is a ps3 for blu-ray, and a tv thats it

Budget: about £1000 which needs to buy speakers so i can have a 5.1 system and an amp and all the wires and anything else i might need

[Kevo330]

How big is the room ?

Can you consider any alternatives like wall mounting the rears etc ?

[dj_padd]

The room is approx 18ft x 16.4ft and i would like to have all the speakers in-wall or in-ceiling mounted

[Docta teef]

I would doubt that you would get an in wall or ceiling system for a grand i'dgo for wall mounted and cut some in walls into the plaster at a later date

[Indecisive]

If you shop around and are willing to buy used equipment I think your £1k could get you what you need.

I am not suggesting you buy these, this was just a quick search......

Sonance Cinema System 2 THX In-Wall full 7.1 speakers. on eBay, also, Speakers Hi Fi, Home Audio Hi Fi, Consumer Electronics (end time 16-Apr-09 20:38:12 BST)

You could also check the classifieds on here for a good deal.

But NEW, I think you will find it hard to get a good sounding in-wall set-up for your £1k.

Good luck with your project

[dj_padd]

What would a more realistic budget be?

[dj_padd]

Im having a mess about for the room design on sketchup, where in the room would be the best location for the tv?

This is what i have got so far