I was recently given the ok to spend a reasonable amount of our cash on a 5.1 surround sound system for the house. The only thing is she wants is the speakers to be flush with the walls. Cool, but I have some questions and concerns as to which one to get and what kind of modifications I would have to do to the house to accommodate these new toys.
Back Wall:
The system will consist of 2 R-5650-s II in-wall speakers. I know that these arent ususally the best option for a rear setup. What are some other recommendations. Wall goes to another bedroom behind it. Space is not really a concern
Front Wall:
Here is where it gets tricky. I am wanting to keep the same in-wall setup. I know there are other options as to what types of speakers I could get. I was going to get 3 of the R-5502-w II and use them for the left, right, and center. The concern I have for this wall is this is an exterior wall. How good would the sound be with just siding on the outside behind each one of those speakers. Also, I am afraid if I use one as a center channel, I would either have to do a little reframing as the stud separation is only 16 center to center, or get another speaker to replace the center channel. We are planning on mounting the tv a little higher as well. The room it self is is just open, and it does open itself up to the kitchen as well. You guys are the audio gurus. What is your recommendations?