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Best Ceiling Speakers?

Looking to build small a theater in the family room. Its a small room 16x19. Looking to put the 46 inch Sony above the fireplace on the longer wall. I want ceiling speakers because i dont want the clutter. Cherry wood paneling on the walls and dont want to cut through it. Any Ideas on some good speakers? Unfortunately center channel would have to be in ceiling as well.
c019740
unsound
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Thiel Power Points?
c019740 OP
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Thanks, I think the Thiel, (prefer a flush mount),HigherPlane 1.2's are about $1,000 each. I was hoping to keep the price in the $2,500 range for all 5 speakers.
unsound
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Thiel also makes flush mounted power points, but I'd imagine that the slanted ones would perform better in most applications. Just as a suggestion, rather than opening a thread with "Best" here on Audiogon, you might want to mention your budget. As many of the flush mounted speakers can be painted or other wise easily modified to fit your decor, used in wall/ceiling speakes may be an even better bargain than typical speakers. You just might be able to afford the Thiels that way.
tiger
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Many brands but be sure to get ones that the tweeter assembly is adjustable to fire in the direction of the seating. Makes a big difference.

If you are going to have a grid ceiling there is a flat panel 2 x2 speaker that is sold made by Armstrong, the ceiling people. The technology on that unit comes from another firm. I got a sample years ago and was amazed. I use it as a center channel speaker sometimes.
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