JeffCaz
Auditioning
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- Aug 11, 2012
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- Jeff Casbeer
Hi! Due to a remodel, I am building a wall unit for the TV, A/V equipment, and front speakers. I currently own and love some big ol' 70's style Cerwin-Vegas, but of course they have to go. (If you're thinking this isn't my idea, you are tracking correctly.)
The desired feminine solution is a (shudder) "soundbar". I'm hoping that I can negotiate something a little better. I'm looking at the Polk TSi400 speakers and hoping that, combined with a sub, they will both satisfy her need for sleek/narrow and my need for, um, balls.
Whatever solution I get will have to sit *inside* a wall unit, custom built to fit the speaker width and height, and about 2 feet deep. (The speakers would be at the front of the opening.)
My usage is a mixture of home theater and audio. I'm no technical audiophile, but, for example, I think that Led Zeppelin and (the original) Lynyrd Skynyrd deserve equipment capable of reproducing their talent.
So here are the questions: What issues do I need to consider? I'm worried that surrounding my speakers with a cabinet is going to impact the reproduction. Is that a concern or not? Recognizing that I must negotiate for every inch, especially width: How much space around these speakers do I need to allow? Should I be dampening in the enclosure, e.g. foam, or no? My intention is to put the floor of these speaker enclosures directly on the room's floor, not raised. Is that right, wrong, or does it matter?
Any advice on this deal appreciated! (Except divorce, I'm already over my limit.)
The desired feminine solution is a (shudder) "soundbar". I'm hoping that I can negotiate something a little better. I'm looking at the Polk TSi400 speakers and hoping that, combined with a sub, they will both satisfy her need for sleek/narrow and my need for, um, balls.
Whatever solution I get will have to sit *inside* a wall unit, custom built to fit the speaker width and height, and about 2 feet deep. (The speakers would be at the front of the opening.)
My usage is a mixture of home theater and audio. I'm no technical audiophile, but, for example, I think that Led Zeppelin and (the original) Lynyrd Skynyrd deserve equipment capable of reproducing their talent.
So here are the questions: What issues do I need to consider? I'm worried that surrounding my speakers with a cabinet is going to impact the reproduction. Is that a concern or not? Recognizing that I must negotiate for every inch, especially width: How much space around these speakers do I need to allow? Should I be dampening in the enclosure, e.g. foam, or no? My intention is to put the floor of these speaker enclosures directly on the room's floor, not raised. Is that right, wrong, or does it matter?
Any advice on this deal appreciated! (Except divorce, I'm already over my limit.)