Hi guys
Hope I have got the right place to be posting this
We are having a single-story extension added to our dining room which will be the kitchen once the work is done. The extension will be the dining / sitting room with bi folding doors into the garden.
With ceilings and floor boards up I wanted to fit a music system with wires and speakers hidden. I have been reading ‘the internet’ and found very little advice around how to do this without spending thousands. My max spend is around £500 for the equipment.
The system will be used for streaming music from our phones, mp3’s on a usb stick and I am considering connecting it to a flat screen for occasional films. I like bass heavy music, rap, new metal and the Mrs likes indie. We hope to listen to music in the extension and the garden, we want loud and solid, but it isn’t party level use.
After a lot of reading, I don’t feel confident on what I have chosen, here is what I have planned.
Amp
Tangent Ampster BT II HiFi Amplifier
Amazon product ASIN B07K5H8FB3Speakers
Polk Audio RC80i 2-Way In-Ceiling/In-Wall Speakers (Pair, White)
Amazon product ASIN B00006BMQTSubwoofer
Polk PSW10E Active Subwoofer
Amazon product ASIN B0842NKFQ6I would really value any input on any better ways to accomplish what I am trying to achieve. Some specific questions I have are.
Pete
Hope I have got the right place to be posting this
We are having a single-story extension added to our dining room which will be the kitchen once the work is done. The extension will be the dining / sitting room with bi folding doors into the garden.
With ceilings and floor boards up I wanted to fit a music system with wires and speakers hidden. I have been reading ‘the internet’ and found very little advice around how to do this without spending thousands. My max spend is around £500 for the equipment.
The system will be used for streaming music from our phones, mp3’s on a usb stick and I am considering connecting it to a flat screen for occasional films. I like bass heavy music, rap, new metal and the Mrs likes indie. We hope to listen to music in the extension and the garden, we want loud and solid, but it isn’t party level use.
After a lot of reading, I don’t feel confident on what I have chosen, here is what I have planned.
Amp
Tangent Ampster BT II HiFi Amplifier
Amazon product ASIN B07K5H8FB3Speakers
Polk Audio RC80i 2-Way In-Ceiling/In-Wall Speakers (Pair, White)
Amazon product ASIN B00006BMQTSubwoofer
Polk PSW10E Active Subwoofer
Amazon product ASIN B0842NKFQ6I would really value any input on any better ways to accomplish what I am trying to achieve. Some specific questions I have are.
- I have seen amps for £50 that get good reviews, but they don’t seem to have outputs for a subwoofer, are there any alternatives I should consider?
- Will the amp I have chosen be powerful enough to power the speakers?
- I like the idea of having the amp being just a panel on the wall, are there any comparable options to do this?
- How much difference will a subwoofer make? Is it needed?
- Do you have any suggestions how to hide the subwoofer? I have found examples of ceiling subwoofer speakers but can’t find a reliable review of how they compare to the type above (there is a wharfdale that gets good reviews for £150, but it looks no easier to hide)
Pete
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