How well does this work as an in-ceiling center speaker? It doesn't look like it has enough angle to have the sound directed towards the seating area.
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It has no angle I wouldn't recommend as in ceiling. As In wall it's great but I wouldn't recommend any non angled speaker for in ceiling. At least not for L C R you can get away with using non angled for rears.
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In my opinion the answer would be no. I would only use this as a front facing wall speaker. A task that this speaker excels at.
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Personally I prefer a different center channel speaker that is designed to play center channel frequency. You could use this as a center just fine though.
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No. The tweeters and drivers are specifically designed to disperse from the ceiling. Also, I would reccomend a rectangular in wall speaker from a different manufacturer such as speakercraft or b&w; they have been making these types of speakers way longer than Bose.
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ye )s the speakers can be mounted in the ceiling as long as you put them in between the beams or wood studs. They also have a directional tweeter that can be aimed at the sweet spot (the main spot people sit in). the speakers sound greatand look very awesome in the wall. Make sure you get some good speaker wire. I used 12 gauge wire to ensure no loss insound quality
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I love this speakers. I have been a fan of these for about 20 years. I think the middle and high range are very good specially considering their price. I think that the set up you are describing will not achieve what I think you are trying to do. If you are thinking of having some kind of background music but not very serious about it perhaps this set up will do the trick. If you are thinking of having people over for a bbq or party I believe your sound will be weak and lacking base. Another issue of concern (depending of your set up) is the distance of your speakers to the source of your music. If the distance is too great, the quality of your sound will suffer. I would recommend using larger speakers. Other wise your sound will just be plain weak and get lost in the open. I would suggest speakers with an 8" woofer or bigger. Hopefully you can set up four of them. Each at a corner pointing down to the space. Hope this helps.
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That's a big barn. My experience is to use the speaker in a small room at low level. At high level the speakers get a little distorted (these speakers are not ment for high output).
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This speakers placement is at the right end of a wall and inside corner. I have placed a cabinet to the left of this speaker. It performs very well and fills the 20 x 15 room fully. The cover for this speaker does not seat properly and needs to be secured or else it will vibrate. This speaker is powered by a 200 watt amp and it sounds excellent.
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The subwoofer is actually an indirect affect. I actually have a space behind my entertainment center cabinet which is located in the corner of the room . The cabinet is about 2 feet high. I prefer the subwoofer sound comming from the front. Although it could be placed to the side of the front and in some cases in more to the back. Again , it is an indirect sound that bounces all over. My preference is near the front. If it is directly out in front , I find the base sound being much too direct. So off to the side, behind a small piece of furniture. You can be very flexible in it's placement. I hope this helps. Thanks for the question.
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My ceiling is tent-like. I have 2 speakers in each side for LF, RF and LR and RR surround. The tweeters do swivel. The sound is fabulous. Good luck.
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I don't now if the original question is the same as mine but I'll throw in my question...have a couple old rectangle shaped Infinity speakers that are mounted up in the corners near the ceiling. They're on mounts that have a 4 way pivot so I can point them right into the middle of the room where the listener will be most of the time. The Bose 161 has a 2 way pivot mount so I can either do up and down or side to side depending on which direction I mount it. What's the best way to mount this speaker for the best sound in the middle of the room?
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It's a trade off. If you don't use your rear speakers you can use those for the ceiling speakers. At least that's the way it appears to me
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Not quite. The speakers are pointed at the triangle stand & table surface, but not covered. I think the sound is actually helped because it bounces off the cover giving it more depth.
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You should make a hole in the ceiling. The speakers material should be inside the ceiling as to being exposed
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I do get great sound out of mine and am sure one would work well as a center speaker, however, they are designed to be wall mounted. My center speaker actually sits on a media stand below my TV and I use the Polk's as rear speakers.
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The receiver is perfectly capable of using only 4 speakers. Thr results depend a lot of room placement and speaker imaging for getting away without a center channel. I ran the setup and it recognized on the firdt sound sweep with the microphone that there was no center and automatically adjusted accordingly.
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Sure you can. I used this speaker combo as a center channel and I installed the circular speakers in my ceiling for my other channels. So far regardless of my setup, the receiver has done all the rest. I have true cinema quality sound now. Good luck, Salvador
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I put some tape over my speaker... It seemed to muffle it a little more... If low is still to loud for you. Placement of the receiver is also something to look at.. Maybe another room, or in a cabinet.