The first choice you need to make is whether you want in wall on wall or ceiling speakers.
In ceiling vs in wall mounted speakers better sound.
When choosing an in wall or in ceiling mounted speaker it is important to buy a model that has what s called a back box.
Whereas in ceiling speakers are firing down at the top of your head.
As for sound bars most use speakers and amps that are not much better than what s already in a television.
Again a single pair of ceiling speakers might be more than enough particularly if you combine them with floor or wall mounted speakers.
This means you should aim for maybe a pair or two of ceiling speakers and then at least two floor.
The polk audio rc range includes in ceiling and in wall speakers of all sizes so you can find the right speaker for each position in the room.
It s best to use ceiling speakers as an addition to your setup rather than as the main speaker system.
The difference between the two is quite simple in and on wall speakers are mounted front firing with the woofers pointed horizontally across the room while ceiling speakers are mounted down firing from the ceiling above.
Rear speakers contribute very little.
Personally i d rather have a 2 1 system with full size towers or large bookshelf speakers mounted on stands than a 5 1 system with tinny little satellite speakers.
The frames of our round in ceiling speakers retrofit into many popular and existing cut outs while the patent pending baffle latches mean super quick super simple tool free mounting.
The main driver is angled 18 and can rotate 360 in its frame while the tweeter can be positioned and adjusted for precise directional control.
The polk audio rc80i is an excellent choice if you plan to install a speaker system throughout the house.
In terms of audio quality and choice only particular types of in ceiling speaker will ever yield a desirable sound for a home cinema.
It s crucial that in ceiling speakers for this application are directional the woofers and tweeters inside the enclosure can be pointed to a desired spot in the room.
The surround sound speakers whether you re using a 5 1 or 7 1 system should be installed slightly higher on the wall than the front speakers so that the supplemental audio tracks don t fight with the stereo sound.