Ceiling Speakers

[Maddmaster 1,011]

Finally finished ceiling speaker installation. What a job! I had to open the ceiling up in 3 places because I had to bore through 4 support beams. I could have used a flex drill bit but needed to see if anything was attached to the beams. Found HDMI and Ethernet cables on one, 2 water pipes on another and electrical cable on the 3rd. It’s cheaper to patch the holes than it would’ve been if I had hit anyone of those hazards. Tomorrow should be fire up day after I setup the pwr amps to drive the ceiling speakers and run Audyssey. Once everything works it’ll be time to retire the Marantz AV8802a and setup the AV8805. 

 

I’m going to use 2 M1.0t mkII’s to drive the ceiling speakers so they will never be starved for power. 

[AndrewJohn 10,507]

I agree, and have done the same..., opening a few holes and patching them up is way easier than hitting some cable or power run.

 

I do this so often, I keep a 4gal bucket of drywall mud in the basement pretty much all the time, handy!  Reduces the excuse not to do the job right, each time (or procrastinate and not do it at all... LoL).

[oldtexasdog 2,461]

What brand and type of ceiling speakers did you install?

[Maddmaster 1,011]

3 hours ago, oldtexasdog said:

What brand and type of ceiling speakers did you install?

DefTech DI 8R

[BarryG 2,853]

Awesome!  Sounds like a system coming together!

[Maddmaster 1,011]

2 hours ago, BarryG said:

Awesome!  Sounds like a system coming together!

Success! Speakers installed and system back up. I tested it with the movie Hobbs and Shaw. The opening action screen wife came running downstairs and said it sounded like I was in a stadium and the floor upstairs was rumbling. I haven’t had a chance to listen as much as I want to yet but so far pretty impressive.

[johndoe123 56]

Niiiiice! Def tech stuff always packs a punch. I've got a set of the bp2002 speakers and they will shake the windows! Very fun home theater gear!

@Maddmaster pics! 

[Maddmaster 1,011]

Here are a few shots of the finished project. Holes in the process of being repaired so I didn’t shoot the rear ceiling.

 

[oldtexasdog 2,461]

So your doing an Atmos 9.1.4 ?

[Maddmaster 1,011]

13 minutes ago, oldtexasdog said:

So your doing an Atmos 9.1.4 ?

 

Yes. So far I am impressed. It is worth the time and effort I had to put in it. Supposedly it will improve even more once I swap out the Marantz AV8802a for the AV8805. I will find out before the week is over and let everyone know. I really like the AV8802a so it will be a true test. New features I really don't care much about. Sound quality is always number one for me. Especially for my music.