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Okay so I am limited with my options due to the design of my family room. I have attached a picture of my family room so you can see my dilemma (this is actually the model). The picture is taken from the kitchen, looking into the family room. It is hard to tell but the family room is actually about 24' in length. In order to get rear channel speakers I am going almost certainly going to have to mount them in the ceiling. I don't really see many alternatives to the in-ceiling speakers. I am open to any suggestions to help maximize my listening experience. The ceilings are 9' and I have about 2' to spare above the ceiling between the 1st and 2nd floor. Randy

Those were some of my very concerns. Neither speaker, in-wall or in-ceiling, have backs on them. The in wall speakers have been engineered to fit within a 4" space as opposed to the ceiling where those limitations don't exist. My room limits my options as it is enclosed by 2 1/2 walls sort of, meaning that one of the walls does not extend all of the way back as there is a stair case on that side and the opposite wall is an outside wall so it is filled up with studs going every which way, that leaves the ceiling. Are there any other options for in-ceiling speakers that are preferable to the ones I am considering that also won't break the bank? The in-ceiling speakers have the all-in-one woofer and tweeter with the tweeter mounted on the dome of the woofer. I am not really a fan of this design, not even in my car. The in-ceiling speakers had them separated out and had a more traditional horn design for the tweeter. I only wish they were a little more aggressive on their in ceiling model since there are less limitations there. Yes, I am going to have a center channel and it probably will sit lower than the in-ceiling speakers. These are some of the limitations of having to retrofit an existing room. Unfortunately I have windows on one wall as well so I am looking at maximizing the potential of the room while not being entirely unrealistic in my expectations. Regards, Randy

I am setting up my home for surround sound and plan on putting the left/right and rear speakers in/ceiling. I had a chance to demo the R-5800-W and R-5650-W along with the R-5650-C and the R-5800-C speakers. I was much more impressed with the the in wall speakers; however, they were in a lackluster retail store display and I'm sure there a million compromising factors with the setup but I was able to A/B them using the same hardware and the In-wall speakers had a much more expansive range along with more punch in the low end. Is there any particular reason, other than depth, that the speakers are classified as wall or ceiling speakers. Would it be more advantageous to install ceiling speakers in the ceiling and why. I was going to just put the wall speakers in the ceiling but didn't know if I was cutting my throat by doing so. I should mention that the ceiling that these will be going in is between the first and second floor so there is about two feet of clearance between the ceiling and the second floor so it isn't like the bass will just be disappearing in an attic. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.