Ceiling speakers can be an awesome addition for home theater setups, some factors are more important than others but here are a few things to consider getting the best performance!

Examples of Ceiling Speakers

In a typical home theater setup you have the front line speakers which include the center channel and the left and right speakers. In contrary to what people may think, ceiling speakers can actually be used as the front line speakers with exceptionally good results. The tweaking required in this setup is to be sure to point the speakers towards where the listeners would be. The front line speakers are arguably the most important components in your entire home theater setup, and out of all the things the last place to spend the least amount of money on. If I were to pick one of these speakers, the center channel which usually provides the vocal clarity whether it is in movies, video games, music would be the most important out of the all 3 speakers.

For subwoofers as mentioned in my previous post, your best bet is to go with a floorstanding or wall subwoofer. Subwoofer’s performance is hugely correlated to its enclosure, so in the case you do go with a wall unit be sure to aware of that, because you would have to fine tune your receiver in order to get the best results and hence get deeper bass and more importantly reduction of static at higher listening levels. Another note on tweaking the receiver is that you have to be very aware of where your ceiling speakers will be installed, e.g. would it be in a corner that sound may be obstructed by reverb and bad sound absorption. Tweaking the receiver settings properly are a very effective way to compensate for these short comings and turn them into your advantage.

Like all speakers, it’s always a good idea to “sync” your ceiling speakers. What I mean is it is best to stick to one brand, unless of course you know what you are doing when matching certain speakers together. Many manufacturers often build systems based on their different speakers setup and most importantly configured to operate best with their own equipment, which of course makes perfect business sense.

Ceiling speakers work pretty well when used in a surround sound environment. For those who enjoy a “diffused environment” type of sound, which is when you those sound experiences where you have no clue where the sound is coming from. It is sort of like you feel like you are IN the sound, then like I mentioned before about pointing the speakers, instead you would point away from the listening vicinity. What this does is that it disperses the sound around the area, of course this would take a little trial and error, but a lot of sound professionals would be able to configure this for you.

First off I want to welcome you here, and I want to let you know that I will provide all the information you need to know about ceiling speakers. I will try to cover across the board, whether it is you want to buy some, considering, have some and you want to upgrade. Whatever it is I hope you can find it from here! Ok hear we go.

So first off, what are ceiling speakers? As simple as it is, they are literally speakers designed to be installed into the ceiling. More often than so these speakers visually assimilate in a room and it may be very visually pleasing to some people.

So you may ask are they for you? Ceiling speakers can look stunning and sound exceptional, however like all thing there are situations where they are not suitable. Some deciding factors to think about would be.

1.Now for the average joe, the sound quality is negligible, however for all you audiophiles out there looking for thick base and nice highs and mid, traditional speakers will usually offer better sound quality for the same price point. However if you are very interested in ceiling speakers at this point, likely you would have to complement it with a subwoofer. However due to the nature of subwoofers and how they operate, if this is a vital part of your setup more likely than not it would have to be a stand alone subwoofer rather than a wall/ceiling one at this point. So once again if these are concerns then you would likely want to select traditional speakers over ceiling speakers.

2.If you would want the flexibility to be able to move your speakers around, whether it is around the house, in your room etc. If this is the case then immediately you should always choose traditional speakers over anything else. Since ceiling speakers become a part of the room, they will likely go with the house if it is sold in the future. This also means that if you are renting or planning to move in the near future, traditional speakers will definitely be the better selection.

3.Installing the ceiling speakers themselves is generally pretty straightforward but the hard part is running the audio and electrical wires to the speakers If you are feeling adventures be sure to read the necessary instructions (in later posts we will definitely touch upon how to install your speakers) For those without the DIYer inside you there are lots of professional installers out there that can install your speakers for a nominal fee. And how is this a deciding factor? Well if either of those 2 options are a hassle for you, then traditional speakers should be your friend.

Hopefully this would give you a brief picture when deciding whether or not to go for ceiling speakers, but be sure more information will be coming in this blog!