Review on 🎭 Theater Solutions CS8W - White In-Wall 8" Speakers Home Theater Pair for Surround Sound by Laura Mason

Conclusion: Our home theater system sounds fantastic. Next I will do some wall treatments to achieve maximum clarity. This is a large room - 24 feet high. Living room. We selected them and installed them in our new home built in 2006. Very happy with the end result - the job wasn't as easy as I expected due to the design of the house and speaker mount. . It took me three days of dedicated effort to complete my entire installation. I have a mix of 8" (front), 5" (rear) and two 5" centers along with my existing subwoofer. My walls were already connected. It turned out to be that simple... Me am a fairly experienced housewife.One important detail: the speakers sound great IF you insulate them from the back and isolate air movement.I made fiberglass insulation bags by attaching netting to the posts and the "bags" were 3-4 inches unlined fiberglass insulation.If the sound is bad, that's probably the reason - there's no insulation - and the next room will enjoy the show too - or not...since the sound travels through the wall.You'll need about 3/4" drywall edge from the back of the speaker Cutouts to 'grab' six clips This was a challenge for me due to wall design and pre-installed connectors in 2006 before builders really got into surround sound thought. That's not your problem, but think about the gaps before you start cutting. I had to get crafty with the stencil placement and then touch up the drywall to avoid the builder's poor design choice. Spring terminals for wiring so-so. I overcame this by zipping up a short loop to relieve speaker wiring. Everything should be fine now. We had built-in speakers in several houses. I don't know what other brands we had. They all sounded good. They definitely sound the best we've had - I'm a serious musician with a good home studio so I'm picky. If you're a true audiophile, don't consider them. But I'll tell you - they sound great to 99 percent of the listeners. We notice a vastly improved soundstage, virtual placement, movement, clarity and detail. Are they superior to my old Infinity Kappa 8? no But they are almost invisible in the wall and more than good enough. This BIG upgrade to our subwoofer-equipped Visio soundbar is always our first choice when we move (often) and is more than enough for most people. 8 inch front panels can be overkill. Audio geek forums say you should avoid eights... they sound really good to me, but I also switch them to 80Hz from my theater processor. There can be a slight "hole" in the sound in the mids, but I'll have to compare to know for sure. I'd probably settle for the 6.5" if I rebuilt it - mostly just for ease of installation. The center channel is fantastic. This is the key. The rear channels are 5s and sound great. I tested and calibrated each channel with my Denon system. The templates for the cutouts are so-so - you need a slightly larger hole than they produce. Be sure to install level - you'll see if it's not level. Avoid any temptation to skip isolation. Tried before and after isolation - confirmed expected improvement. Overall this is a solid choice if you want in-wall speakers. They're absolutely amazing for whatever we play through them; I listen to all kinds of music, movies, tv, whatever. Don't waste money by spending more - it doesn't get much better, if anything.