Are in-wall speakers worth considering?


We're adding a family room to our house. It would probably be the best room in the house acoustically, but there will be too much going on in there to set up normal speakers properly. Are any in-wall speakers capable of providing decent sound?

The room dimensions will be about 14'W x 17'D x 9' H. The listening couch would be on the long wall, and the speakers would be mounted on the opposite wall (that is, firing across the shorter length of the room) and would have to be almost 10' apart due to placement of doors and windows. The floor will be carpeted. I'm sure I could squeeze a subwoofer into the room.

Thanks for any suggestions!
dbz
I would look into Tannoy's Si8w dual cocentric speakers. I use them LCR and sound great. Cost $400.00 each, smaller 6 inch models are available.Power rating is 10-120 watt per channel,220 peak watts. They do just fit into a 4inch wall.
Yes, indeed. There are alot of high end manufacturers competing right now.

Top ends are in the Triad, SpeakerCraft Starlets, James, and of course the Energy Veritas and many others.

I say they ARE worth considering.

Dan
Yes I replaced my 5.1 full range system with inwalls Check out the High end Niles 8700 and 8500 nice three ways that actually have bass! And they aren't etched at all in the top. If you check out my systems you will see that I put my velodyne 18" behind the couch and now I don't even have to use my couch shakers for effects!
Nice system, Cytocycle!

So can these Niles speakers produce a decent stereo soundstage? I wouldn't be using 5 of them like you are.

Thanks.

--DZ
Please don't do it. I liken it to going from a sports car to a mini-van. I had a buddy who was a audiophile who did this--his wife was thrilled, but to me it sounded like bose music. My comments are totally unfair as i have not heard the above systems that have been recommended, but the few inwall installations i heard were not even close to a dedicated 2 channel system. Be careful not to spiral into a midlife crisis!