Ceiling Speaker Question

[Spinny]

Any AV bods here ?

I am just wondering whether I could use two of these ceiling speakers in my extension... https://www.richersounds.com/monitor-audio-c2m-t2x/

 

As one speaker has two tweeters, one speaker alone is capable of some degree of stereo and takes two speaker cables = one for each channel.

I am therefore wondering whether by feeding one speaker(A) with say left channel down both wires i.e. to both tweeters - and then feeding another separate physical speaker(B) with say right channel down both wires - you could thereby run two speakers as a stereo pair.

Then if suitably switched you could alternatively send say a front left & right stereo input to speaker (A), and a rear left and right stereo input to speaker (B) giving an element of surround sound.

 

Tend to think 4 ceiling speakers in the sitting area in my floorplan would clutter up the ceiling and much of the time only see simple stereo use. Also the seating layout with a sofa at right angles to the TV is less conducive to a traditional 4 speaker grid anyway.

 

(PS 2 speakers in the kitchen will be mini ones for radio etc while cooking)

 

room length 7.6m and width 5.4m

 

[Pocster]

I’m not sure what you’re asking because I have single speakers that act exactly as a stereo pair . Which I think is what you’re suggesting - but you want to spilt that - so you can ‘ emulate ‘ surround sound ? 
Just do 4 😊 - be ok 

[Spinny]

Looks like you have the standard layout there pocster, sofa facing TV, two speakers at the front, two speakers at the back/overhead when you want surround sound.

 

However when the sofa is at right angles to the TV (TV will be on an arm) things seem more tricky. Our furniture layout might well end up as the sofa facing out through the bifolds, and then two chairs in front of the bifolds and opposite the sofa. So now if you want to sit on the sofa and listen to some stereo music, you need 2 speakers left and right side somewhere in front of the sofa. But if you were watching TV then the speaker nearest the TV would be the nearest to 'front' and the other speaker the nearest to 'rear' wrt the TV position. In effect you are kind of facing one way to listen to stereo, and a different way to watch TV.

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[Pocster]

11 hours ago, Spinny said:

Looks like you have the standard layout there pocster, sofa facing TV, two speakers at the front, two speakers at the back/overhead when you want surround sound.

 

However when the sofa is at right angles to the TV (TV will be on an arm) things seem more tricky. Our furniture layout might well end up as the sofa facing out through the bifolds, and then two chairs in front of the bifolds and opposite the sofa. So now if you want to sit on the sofa and listen to some stereo music, you need 2 speakers left and right side somewhere in front of the sofa. But if you were watching TV then the speaker nearest the TV would be the nearest to 'front' and the other speaker the nearest to 'rear' wrt the TV position. In effect you are kind of facing one way to listen to stereo, and a different way to watch TV.

See sketches.

You are correct !

What I have is surround sound facing sofa . But if you’re in the kitchen I.e not facing the speakers I have an issue . So in the lounge I also have a stereo pair facing the kitchen . So lounge music / film use the surround speakers . In the kitchen want music use the other stereo pair facing.

 

I have other seating ( not in the photo ) where depending on where you sit the surround would be wrong . Tough . Master listening position is where I sit 😊

 

I see in your final drawing you invited me over !!!

Edited October 5 by Pocster