I agree with S7horton - the B&W's are definetly worth a listen - even some of their less expensive 6 and 8 inch woofer units are better than fair speakers.
IMO - the biggest single problem with in walls is still the old bugaboo of position/placement. If you only want to use them for background ( super musak) - then I suppose you can put them anywhere they'll fit. If you really want them to perform at their potential - they need to be:
1.) Mounted at ear level.
2.) Free from near field reflective/absorbtove surfaces.
3.) Paired in some half logical fashion - no you really can't get good stereo(any stereo) from inwalls mounted in some bizare one in each corner or facing each other or or or or.... If a "conventional "speaker would be a dumb idea placed that way - a inwall won't be any better.
4.) Most of us at one point or another have taken the time to move speakers around within a listening room and been blown away at the shocking improvement sometimes small positional changes can make. Clearly - moving in walls is usually not a option - make sure you negotiate with she who must be obeyed about furniture placement at the begining of the process or you'll both be un-happy.
5.) I've heard a whole lot of speakers in the last 35 years that are way inferior to the B&W in walls - they are worth a listen.
IMO - the biggest single problem with in walls is still the old bugaboo of position/placement. If you only want to use them for background ( super musak) - then I suppose you can put them anywhere they'll fit. If you really want them to perform at their potential - they need to be:
1.) Mounted at ear level.
2.) Free from near field reflective/absorbtove surfaces.
3.) Paired in some half logical fashion - no you really can't get good stereo(any stereo) from inwalls mounted in some bizare one in each corner or facing each other or or or or.... If a "conventional "speaker would be a dumb idea placed that way - a inwall won't be any better.
4.) Most of us at one point or another have taken the time to move speakers around within a listening room and been blown away at the shocking improvement sometimes small positional changes can make. Clearly - moving in walls is usually not a option - make sure you negotiate with she who must be obeyed about furniture placement at the begining of the process or you'll both be un-happy.
5.) I've heard a whole lot of speakers in the last 35 years that are way inferior to the B&W in walls - they are worth a listen.