Klipsch Rears

[MikeGinIllinois]

Hi.

 

I posted some pictures in another thread here but I'm reposting them because now I'm looking at rear speakers. My setup is shown. My fronts are Cornwall II's and my surrounds (not pictured) are Synergies. My amp is an HK AVR7200. As you can see I don't have any place to put rears except the ceiling. So, I called Crutchfield and they suggested either the Klipsch-R-2650-C or the Polk RC80i. Both have adjustable tweeters so you can redirect the sound.

 

Has anyone used either of these as rears in a drop ceiling or otherwise? What did you think?

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_714R2650C2/Klipsch-R-2650-C-II.html?search=714r2650c2&skipvs=T
 

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_107RC80I/Polk-Audio-RC80i.html?search=107rc80i&skipvs=T

 

Thank you!

 

Mike Gallery

Bull Valley, IL

[derrickdj1]

In-ceiling rears are fine.  No loss in SQ IMHO and the flexibility is great.  I have four in-ceiling and four in-wall speakers and love them.

[MikeGinIllinois]

Hi, Derrick.

One of the models of ceiling speaker I'm looking at is a Klipsch that allows the rotation and pointing of the tweeter on the speaker itself to give more direction to the sound. Do you have that feature? Do you think it might be valuable for rears?

Thanks!

Mike Gallery

 

[derrickdj1]

Yes, I can aim the tweeter which makes the speaker more versatile.  Mines are up in a tile ceiling also and were very easy to install.  All you need is an exacto knife and screw driver.  Just error on the side of to small a hole and use the template that comes with the speaker.  You don't need to make a box or do anything special.  These speaker are made to operate in this type of space.  There are a lot of us near Chicago, where are you?

[MikeGinIllinois]

I'm going to wait until the Klipsch 2800's come down in price then I'll buy a pair.

 

http://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-in-ceiling-speakers#cdt-2800-c-ii

 

I live in Bull Valley, IL. I'm about 56 miles west of Chicago by Woodstock and Crystal Lake.

 

Thanks for your help! - Mike

 

[MikeGinIllinois]

I bought a pair of Klipsch CDT-2800-C II Ceiling speakers for my rears. The first picture shows a picture of one out of the box.
Right away I recognized I could not handle the installation myself. My ceiling tiles had enough room for the speakers but the removal of the tiles was difficult due to the closeness of the tiles to the ceiling joists. This is a high ceiling. So, I called in my great handyman for help.
Picture 2 shows how he took one square tile, cut half of it out, and put in white drywall to mount the speaker. The rear on the right required that the speaker be a bit under crown molding by the back cabinet. Hardly any of the speaker is blocked. It's fine.

The tweeters and woofers are both movable. I think that helps direct sound in the right direction.
The final picture show the rear of the room with the hard to see rear speakers. I have the white magnetic covers on them. They are really quite discrete.

Adding these rears and reprogramming my HK AVR-7200 to send sound out through the rears as well as fronts and surrounds really made a difference in the sound. The stereo imaging in front suddenly became 3 dimensional. The whole home theater surround sound effect is much more pronounced. And because these Klipsch's are so efficient they really make an important contribution to the sound makeup of the system.

Thanks, as always, for the help I got out here.

 

MIke Gallery
Bull Valley, Illinois
 

 

[derrickdj1]

That looks nice!  The handyman did a good job.  Now, time to sit back and enjoy.  The clean look to the room is a plus with in-ceiling or in-wall speakers!