Dabrry0523 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Hello, I was just wanted to get your opinion, on which way I should go. So I am building my first home theater, and I am looking at buying cdt-5800 in ceiling speakers, or the pro-180, in ceiling speakers. These will be paired up with 1 RC-64 iii, and 2 RF-7 iii’s with rp-600m, for bookshelf’s, and the rp-502s for surrounds. Right now I have 2 of each of those or 4 speakers, but I will probably make the decision to only use either 2, or 3 sets of those speakers… but I am not sure yet. I will have to wait to get the room set up, before I make my final decision. Which will take some time… but my plan is to put a full 6 Atmos in ceiling speakers, with 1 voice of god, for future proofing the system for auro-3D and other sound formats like that. So I am just, trying to figure out which path makes the most sense… I also want to say, we have got 7 5800’s right now, but I am willing to return those, if enough people think the pro-180’s are worth the cost… to go along with the rf line of speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Welcome to the forum! While waiting for any response, if you want to, do a forum search. Also, look at any related topic in the Architectural sub forum. Thanks! @Dabrry0523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Bumping this up for a chance, as lost in the avalanche of posts @Dabrry0523. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabrry0523 Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 The PRO-180-RPC sounds better in terms of smoothness. It's not as bright and the drivers blend better. It also installs easier, which was the whole point of them. Some people still want the CDT's because they can be aimed. Personally I think that functionality is overrated but it's important to a lot of people, that's something you'll have to decide. But yes the CDT's are brighter / harsher. Personally I don't like listening to them unless I can flip the tweeter attenuation switch on them which pulls the tweeter back 3 db. They're still a little bright and piercing if that tweeter is aimed right at your head, not sure why that is something everybody wants to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabrry0523 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 8:35 AM, Paducah Home Theater said: The PRO-180-RPC sounds better in terms of smoothness. It's not as bright and the drivers blend better. It also installs easier, which was the whole point of them. Some people still want the CDT's because they can be aimed. Personally I think that functionality is overrated but it's important to a lot of people, that's something you'll have to decide. But yes the CDT's are brighter / harsher. Personally I don't like listening to them unless I can flip the tweeter attenuation switch on them which pulls the tweeter back 3 db. They're still a little bright and piercing if that tweeter is aimed right at your head, not sure why that is something everybody wants to do. Hmm okay, interesting, I will have to think about that, but I think I will stick with what I have, which is the cdt-5800… unless I end up majorly not liking them… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTMarshall Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Get the PRO-180RPC LCR's and those can be aimed at the MLP. The PRO-180's are a better speaker, all around. That being said, if you're just using them as in-ceiling Atmos speakers, then the 5800's would be just fine. A comment earlier said they were bright/harsh, but that opinion is irrelevant if you're just using them in a HT setup, where they won't even be that active like your LCR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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