tedzap

Well, I was told that for recommendations for klispch speakers I should probably come here. It was suggested that I would get lots of opinions, maybe too many. lol.

I am finishing up my "all purpose room" and am looking for amplifier recommendations for the HT setup. For speakers I went with the R5650 line of in-walls.... R5650W fronts R5502 center R5650S side surrounds CDT-5650C rear surrounds I have a couple of subs to choose from, one of which will certainly work for the short term. The receiver (and these speakers) will be strictly for HT use, I have a Tannoy in-ceiling system for general audio (while playing pool, etc). Is there a HT amp that is a great match for these speakers for HT? It will need to have multiple inputs (directv, dvd, etc), and the projector is HDMI only. HDMI video switching would be very nice, but not required... The projector is a Mitsubishi HC1500, and is 720p. Thanks in advance, -Ted

I am going with inwall speakers for my home theater. I am wondering if I should go to the trouble of building back boxes. The speakers in question are R5650W mains R5502W center R5650S surrounds CDT5650C rears If they would perform better with back boxes, what volume should I make the boxes? If not, should I leave the wall cavity empty, or fill it with fiberglass insulation? Thanks!

OK, I have been doing some more searching around the posts, and simplifying my query brought a bunch more hits.. Here is my interpretation of the concensus: 1. ok to use r5650w for fronts and center, best orientation would be at the same level. - My center will have to be below the motorized screen- and I think that this will be too low for the fronts... so my fronts will be higher than my center. - Should I lay the 5650W on it's side, or mount it vertically? 2. the 5650S would be a better choice for the surround positions than the 5650W. - ok. I sent an email to get a pair of "S" speakers. 3. the 5650S would be a better rear because my couch is very close to the wall. - However I won't have another 5650S to use... so how would it sound if I had the rear (centered) 5650W mounted in the ceiling while the rest were near ear level? Would this be better or worse than a 5650W right behind the couch? - If I source another 5650S for right behind the couch, is there a way to use two 5650W speakers as a single center channel? Poor man's RC62? Finally, is there a back box enclosure available that is made for these speakers? Where do I find this? Is the installation kit worthwhile? Right now the walls are studs. I am getting close to installing the ceiling, so this is the next decision I have to make (where to mount the rear center speaker). Thanks in advance, Ted

Hello, I am putting together a home theater. I like the sound of klipsch speakers, especially for home theater. My room arrangement is a 24x32 room where the home theater is "created" in the center with room dividing knee walls (of different heights). This is the only way I could figure out how to "watch the game on the big screen" while playing pool. The area created by the "knee walls" is roughly 12x12. <edit> I only have room for inwall speakers (or in-ceiling) for the surrounds and the rear. I am very limited in the location of the surround speakers, they will be about 5 feet to each side of the seating area, and between 1 and 3 behind the listener. They can be up to 65 inches off the ground. I went looking for speakers and came across a great deal on r5650w's and r5650s speakers. I purchased 4 of the W speakers and am in the process of purchasing two of the S speakers to use with a 6.1 onkyo amp. I had a bunch of rambling questions posted here but have edited them out when I answered some of my own questions. Please let me know if the conclusions in the next post are good ones. Thanks, -Ted