Monoprice 2-Way Fiber In-Wall Speakers - 8 Inch (Pair) Titanium Silk Dome Tweeters - Caliber Series

I installed 12 of these in my basement project (two different ones for center channel) when they were on sale. Paired with a Yamaha amp, a Klipsch subwoofer and the cheap Monoprice 12" (under $100) sub. Two 7.1 surround systems - one for a projector setup and one for a 4k television. Amazing sound! My brother in law did a system for his own house. He paid thousands upon thousands more than I did, and he said mine sounds as good or better than his does... I highly recommend them. I've been bitten by the home theater bug now. To fill the space (300 sq/ft in the immediate listening area that is part of about 1000 open) my receiver is on -20. It's at the upper end of its capacity - but it fills the space nicely. I don't NEED more, I just now WANT more. I would love more, but would have to spend A LOT more. So in that lift l light, I'm happy with what I have. Another reviewer mentioned to run the screws in the tabs in and out before mounting them. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DOING THIS!!! Gently run the screws in and out several times. When you put them in the wall, set your drill clutch to a 3 or so. They will snug up well without breaking. For the price I don't think you can beat these. No way... If you have a budget (like most) you will not be disappointed. Be certain to get a bigger subwoofer if you have a decent/large room. I would not go lower than 12 inches 500 watts RMS. One 400 watt Klipsch from Costco was very nice. Adding the second, weaker 150 watt Monoprice one made it wonderful. I'll have to buy another sub for the projector system now, because two are being used on the 4k. Monoprice sells a 15" for about $500. I would trade my two I have for that one. Or, with the money you are about to save with these speakers over a name brand, maybe step up to a monolith sub!!! I can't think of a better way to be introduced to a full, real home theater setup than with these. So cheap - yet so so so good....

Installation was relatively quick, would have been completely painless except builder put speaker wire in an electrical box mounted flush to the stud. I didn't want to mess with patching the drywall so I ended up drilling three notches into the stud with a spade bit to accommodate the mounting "wing". If you cut the hole exactly to the size of the template the speaker will fit snugly, but you could actually cut the hole slightly larger(maybe 1/4" total on both width and height and speaker would still cover the cutout completely.(in case your hole is not perfectly plumb). Tweeter is adjustable, but I still mounted them upside down to get a little more boundary reinforcement for the woofer and put the tweeter a bit lower. WAF is great (especially because they are replacing some Polk R15s ) they only stick out about 1/4" , haven't painted them yet and may not. There is a small tool to help you pull the grill off. If you don't see it with the first speaker you pull out of the box, look in the other one before you jury-rig something from a paper clip. ;-) These are mounted in a standard 2x4 interior wall. I should have thought of this previously, but I was surprised by how much sound is transmitted through the drywall and into the adjoining room.