Whole house audio - Chromecast alternative or something else

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Would these be a viable option?

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They could work, they're a bit lower profile but I must admit I'm not sure how they will sound being mounted that flat to the wall as it looks like they use screw hanging points?

 

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They're on wall designed for that but you want them ear level height. Unusual they're rear ported which means they're really sealed box speakers so will be bit bass shy. For critical listening you'll need a subwoofer and cross them over so want a wiim amp or amp pro as that has bass management /sub out.

One option could be using atmos speakers since they're angled down already so will be a neater install, you do want the speakers angled to the listener . Again lacking in bass and typically not used as left/right speakers and sort of thing you'd need to dem


Good thing about the q acoustics wall bracket is they're the only ones that allowed a large amount of side to side and downwards tilt, think about 40 degrees dowb.

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You need to demo a few speaker brands.

If you want cheap amps there are plenty of t amps , for kitchen this might be ok. Usually around £50.


Also these corner speakers not cheap bit very neat install where you don't want them sticking out physically or visually.

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