If you can get in-wall speakers that have an enclosure behind them, get those.
Otherwise, you are moving air in the wall cavity.
I'm fairly certain I've never seen a speaker cabinet that was 7.5' tall, 4" deep, and 14" wide.
Yes, it is
exactly the known air space in the cabinet vs. the unknown space in the wall.
On the other hand, unless you invite Kennith over, very few people would notice. :rofl:
I get that surface mount isn't as cool looking as flush mount.
If you put the wires inside the wall, it'll be prettier.
Speaking of wires, use the biggest damn cable you can find; 12ga works well.
Smaller wires means you're pissing away more of your amplifier power just getting the signal to the speaker.
Polarity is important.
And for the love of dog, if you're feeling inclined to buy Monster Cable, let me know.
I'll be happy to sell you some $4 cable for $63.
What will be displaying the visual content?
Projection, LCD/LED monitor, a 19" black & white console TV with rabbit ears?
As you have probably noticed, DirecTV compresses the ever-loving shit out of the video signal.
It stands to reason they compress the shit out of the audio signal, too.
I've SEEN the video compression, I haven't HEARD the audio compression. Me. Personally.
Kennith has probably measured it, and he ought to be popping into this thread any minute now.
<< IN MY OPINION >>
Bluray and 4K content makes it worth spending money on high-end gear, satellite TV does NOT make it worthwhile.
If all you're doing is watching satellite TV, spend about $200 at Costco on a "surround sound receiver" that comes with half a dozen little speakers and call it good.