Def Tech in-wall speakers

Posted by Harry M [IP: 212.211.22.222] on January 14, 1999 at 15:33:26:

I'm getting ready to upgrade my receiver and speakers. I've settled on the Yamaha RX-V995 receiver and Def Tech speakers. I'm going to use BP-2004's and a CLR-2002 up front. My dilema is with the surround speakers..

I've auditioned the Pro Monitor 100's and 200's. The 200's sound much better (a lot more bass), but they're just too big to mount on the walls in my family room (listening position is to the side). The 100's are the right size, but I'd like to have a little bit more speaker. I've decided bipolar surrounds won't work because the back wall is another 15' behind the listening position.

I had dismissed the idea of in-wall speakers, but then I read about Def Tech's new in-wall speaker, the UIW-75. It has two 6-1/2" cast-basket bass/midrange drivers, and a 1" aluminum tweeter. I believe these are the same drivers as the BP2000. They're $650/pr, as opposed the $350/pr for the 100's and $450/pr for the 200's.

On paper they sound great. Assuming I could build a box in the wall to surround them, do you think I'd be happy with these? Unfortunately, my full-price Def Tech dealer will not let me buy the speakers on a trial basis, and exchange them for something else later. He said they don't do that with "the inexpensive stuff"!

Follow Ups:

• Def Tech in-wall speakers - kengle 16:05:20 01/15/99 (0)
• Def Tech in-wall speakers - WayneY 20:11:18 01/14/99 (0)

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