Brian: thanks for the reply. Hiring a pro. I will check into this. The house is currently gutted right down to the studs. We are currently framing the walls and we (i.e. our contractor) will be adding plumbing, electrical and structured wiring before any drywall goes up. I was thinking we could do the speaker wiring ourselves (don't run parallel to electric wires, especially 240V, use proper gauge, respect building codes), but I will take your advice and consult with a local pro.
Kitchen speakers. Given our open concept plan, there are few walls to handle the mechanicals like plumbing. As a result, there will be a bulkhead in the shape of a rectangular solid that will run the length of the kitchen ceiling along an exterior wall directly above the counter. I'm not entirely sure of the bulkhead's dimensions but it will run the length of the room (~16 ft) and be 1-1.5 ft by 1-1.5 ft. The ceiling is 9.5 ft, and the bulkhead is fitted just below it, so it will be 8-8.5 ft above the floor. My impression that preferences for speaker placement from an audio standpoint is: 1) external, with speakers pointed in general direction of audience 2) in wall, with speakers mounted at listener's ear height 3) in ceiling I would like to have the speaker's mounted on brackets, but I think my wife will find them unsightly. She wants a very clean appearance. Further, there will be cabinets all along that wall so I won't be able to place in-wall speakers at ear height. If I do put flush-mounted speakers in the bulkhead (which will provide some cavity space), will they be better pointed downwards (in-ceiling speakers) or horizontally (in-wall speakers)? local stations: I have not explored SB's streaming possibilities. Thanks for mentioning this--I will search for local streams. We listen mostly to Winnipeg CBC Radio One so it will likely be fine w/o a tuner. I will check out Paradigm, too. Greg -- grego.speiser ------------------------------------------------------------------------ grego.speiser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11844 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42250 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
