Airmotiv Vaulta In-Ceiling Speakers Now Available!

[DYohn]

A user could certainly measure the T/S parameters of this woofer and design an appropriate enclosure for it. I'll guesstimate that something in the 35 liter range would be appropriate.

[SteveH]

Jul 5, 2020 17:35:09 GMT -5 bluescale said:

Jul 2, 2020 21:11:37 GMT -5 klinemj said:

I know some folks who put ceiling speakers in used an enclosure, but I thought it was more for protection from dust/insulation/etc. getting on the back side than sound.

That said - I do like the mounting system and ability to angle the tweeter toward the listening position. Very cool design and execution.

Mark

I believe adding a backer to in-ceiling speakers usually (but not always) results in better bass response.

I noticed a big difference in bass response once I added XTC baffles to my in-ceiling speakers.  The baffles also keep debris/moisture out of the speaker mechanics and keeps the sound from radiating throughout the entire house.

[sevenfeet]

I'm interested in this product, but it raises many questions. I've wanted to put a couple of in-ceiling speakers in my home theater for years. I've wanted to have four speakers total for Atmos, but the dimensions of the room (high 13 ft ceilings) combined with Dolby best practices for angle placement of speakers has limited me to just two speakers in the ceiling. I did partially solve the problem with SVS Prime Elevations on the front wall which leaves me the in-ceiling problem. According to Dolby, the best placement isn't exactly over the MLP, but a bit forward of it (about 5-6 feet). The Vaultas can pivot the tweeter but not the entire driver itself. I've seen other products do this like Monitor Audio but I was wondering how really necessary it was to do this versus just the tweeter, especially in a high ceiling situation (and MLP is about 17 feet from the screen/front wall). The rest of the room is currently 7.0.2 (yes, no working sub right now....that's another problem to solve).

Installation will require construction since the area over the ceiling (my home theater is in a bonus room) isn't an attic with access. My contractor could make it work but it will require some drywall cutting in places to get the wiring to it. The construction project will cost more than a pair of speakers but the Vaultas are cheaper than a similar featured Monitor Audio speaker from Crutchfield. An 8 inch variant of the Vaulta would be nice but I'm not sure its a deal killer.

Thoughts? I'm in Nashville and am tempted just to pick up a pair to see how they sound, if nothing else.