Hello all,
I have been running the Kef HTS 3005 SE system in our living room for about 8 years (4 HTS3001 satellites, 1 HTC3001 center, 1 sub HTB2 SE) with a pioneer VSX920. The living room has about 35 square meters. The TV hangs on the wall in a 2.50 m wide niche, which is bordered on the left by the outer wall and on the right by a fireplace. The two Frontspeakers hang on the left and right next to the TV on the brick wall, the center is placed on a lowboard under the TV, the sub is to the left of it and the two rear / surround Sp. are each about 1 m behind the seating area.
We have now bought a Samsung GQ75Q90T that will replace the previous TV. For optical reasons I would like to mount the two KEF front sp as rear speakers in the back of the room and install "invisible" in-wall-speakers at the front.
As I know, that the situation with a width of only 2,50 m is not the best (we sit about 3,5-4 m away from the TV) for a right stereo triangle I see the following possibilities for the front speakers of a 7.1 system:
3 x Kef Ci160Qs as built-in wall speakers in a brick wall (enormous work)
or
3 x Kef T301 onwall
or
Passive Soundbar Monitor Audio SB-4
The sub from the existing KEF system is retained.
The Kef Ci160Qs should be the best speaker of the selection due to its wide frequency. But I am not sure whether it - mounted in the corresponding box to be walled in the brick wall - really sounds considerably better than the thin Kef T301 or the passive soundbar (in each case in conjunction with the sub and the surrounds, of course).
Unfortunately, testing here in Germany is difficult because no shop in the area arround demonstrates speakers that are built into a solid wall.
So I hope, that someone of you has already heard the systems comparatively and can give me a decision-making aid. I am of course equally grateful for alternative ideas.
Have a nice weekend and stay healthy!
Regards, Jonny
I have been running the Kef HTS 3005 SE system in our living room for about 8 years (4 HTS3001 satellites, 1 HTC3001 center, 1 sub HTB2 SE) with a pioneer VSX920. The living room has about 35 square meters. The TV hangs on the wall in a 2.50 m wide niche, which is bordered on the left by the outer wall and on the right by a fireplace. The two Frontspeakers hang on the left and right next to the TV on the brick wall, the center is placed on a lowboard under the TV, the sub is to the left of it and the two rear / surround Sp. are each about 1 m behind the seating area.
We have now bought a Samsung GQ75Q90T that will replace the previous TV. For optical reasons I would like to mount the two KEF front sp as rear speakers in the back of the room and install "invisible" in-wall-speakers at the front.
As I know, that the situation with a width of only 2,50 m is not the best (we sit about 3,5-4 m away from the TV) for a right stereo triangle I see the following possibilities for the front speakers of a 7.1 system:
3 x Kef Ci160Qs as built-in wall speakers in a brick wall (enormous work)
or
3 x Kef T301 onwall
or
Passive Soundbar Monitor Audio SB-4
The sub from the existing KEF system is retained.
The Kef Ci160Qs should be the best speaker of the selection due to its wide frequency. But I am not sure whether it - mounted in the corresponding box to be walled in the brick wall - really sounds considerably better than the thin Kef T301 or the passive soundbar (in each case in conjunction with the sub and the surrounds, of course).
Unfortunately, testing here in Germany is difficult because no shop in the area arround demonstrates speakers that are built into a solid wall.
So I hope, that someone of you has already heard the systems comparatively and can give me a decision-making aid. I am of course equally grateful for alternative ideas.
Have a nice weekend and stay healthy!
Regards, Jonny