I have never heard them, but I would think the Mirage Omnican 65 would work well in that price range and situation. I have owned both the original Omnisat and now have 2 pairs of the OMD5 in my home theater. I like both very much. My understanding is that the OC65 are about 375 each and may be able to be found for less than that.
Impression of Polk LS 700 in ceiling speakers?
I'm trying to decide which brand & model of in-ceiling speakers to install in our kitchen. The system is primarily for my wife, but it needs to sound good, otherwise she will give me a hard time for having such a nice 2 channel system, and going cheap on hers.
It's very difficult finding places to audition in-wall speakers in St. Louis. So far I've auditioned some Sonance in-walls that retailed for around $250 each and they were decent, but somewhat muted. I also audtioned lower priced models (< $150/spkr) from Klipsch, Polk, Bose & Speakercraft, but found them to be bright and/or lacking in timbre & midrange.
I know I can't expect too much performance from moderately priced in walls, but have found Polks 2 channel home speakers to be a very good value for the price, and was hoping someone owned or auditioned some of Polks higher end in-ceiling speakers like the LS 700 ($299 each) or the LS 900 ($499 each). Both are newer models that don't have any substantive reviews available... but I do like that they have easily accessable control features to tweak the sound for highly reflective rooms (like my kitchen with hardwood floors & granite countertops).
Any feedback on these Polk models or any of their higher end models in the $250 to $500 each price range would be appreciated.
BTW, my wife will only let me install "round" models. Price range is $250 to $400 per speaker. Will be buying four speakers and drive them with a Jolida hybrid integrated rated @ 100 wpc into 8 ohms.
It's very difficult finding places to audition in-wall speakers in St. Louis. So far I've auditioned some Sonance in-walls that retailed for around $250 each and they were decent, but somewhat muted. I also audtioned lower priced models (< $150/spkr) from Klipsch, Polk, Bose & Speakercraft, but found them to be bright and/or lacking in timbre & midrange.
I know I can't expect too much performance from moderately priced in walls, but have found Polks 2 channel home speakers to be a very good value for the price, and was hoping someone owned or auditioned some of Polks higher end in-ceiling speakers like the LS 700 ($299 each) or the LS 900 ($499 each). Both are newer models that don't have any substantive reviews available... but I do like that they have easily accessable control features to tweak the sound for highly reflective rooms (like my kitchen with hardwood floors & granite countertops).
Any feedback on these Polk models or any of their higher end models in the $250 to $500 each price range would be appreciated.
BTW, my wife will only let me install "round" models. Price range is $250 to $400 per speaker. Will be buying four speakers and drive them with a Jolida hybrid integrated rated @ 100 wpc into 8 ohms.
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