Monoprice 2-way Carbon Fiber In-Wall Surround Speaker - Dual 5.25 Inch (Single) Vari-Angled With Paintable Grille - Alpha Series

Pros: Sound quality is good, and the quality is similar to my existing setup (all in-ceiling speakers). Mounts nearly flush to the ceiling so it is a "hidden" system. The angled nature of the speaker overcame my issue with the direction of the sound for the center channel speaker that is located in the ceiling. Cons: The major con, which decreased my rating by two stars, is the range of the angle that you can position the speaker. I needed something that would fire more downward (technically 71 degrees by calculation), which exceeded the capability of this speaker. I had to disassemble the speaker and drill into the housing unit at the 71 degree mark in order to position the angle of the speaker correctly for my use. My problem is, the design of this speaker could have easily allowed for a greater angle range, but didn't - and I had to modify it in order to achieve this.

here is my unpacking and a quick demo of the speaker system https://youtu.be/QuHHj7SSWX8?si=mHYghbFhqWQ2Gwvi

Really like the angle aspect on these and I'm very happy I bought them. They get really loud and can kick a ton, but I'm giving 4 stars as the sound is a little "harsh". I have 4 of the 6.5" 3-way Alpha speakers too and to be frank, those sound much warmer than these. I am quite biased to warmer sounding cones with well rounded low end and less screamy mids and these unfortunately fall a bit too far in the screamy mids for me. Still love them and am using them as surrounds as the angle aspect is really cool. You don't really know where the sound is coming from, which I love. Paired with my THX 10" monster of a Monolith sub, these are are dope. The sub helped fill in the roundness I needed.

I want to preface this, there are so many stupid people that exist on the internet. Obviously a 6 inch shroud will not fix into a 2x4 or 2x6. Just...cut the shroud. Nevertheless, you are left with only about a 15 - 20 degree angle in a 2x4 wall. For my application, I only needed 15 degrees to point at the listening position. I took a angle grinder and simply cut a straight line across the shroud (Obviously unscrewing the driver holder and hinge and removing these pieces to not damage anything), and then sanded it up. Installed it into the wall, backed some insulation behind it (pink panther as typical), and then put the driver back in, stuffing the surrounds with some insulation to fill some of the void. Instead of "drilling a slot in with a nut to tighten once in place, my plan here is a bit more nuanced. I'm going to use black silicone, and silicone it in place such that "If needing to change these out", I can. Since these are effectively on a simple shrouded swivel that can easily be replicated, my future plans would be to change out these drivers to something more crisp. However, that was the original plan before hearing them in them in the wall. These sound fantastic for surround speakers. I would recommend these to anyone with a creative mind and the ones legitimately looking for a quality surround speaker that can pivot to the correct angle for listening position. This is in a living room, so for me -- being "Out of sight" (In the wall) looks the best, minimalist, and very stunning without sacrificing positioning.

great value

I bought three of these for the left/center/right channels in an all-in-ceiling (kid proof) 5.1 setup in my basement. There aren?t many in-ceiling speakers with adjustable angle, and these work great for the application. I?m using these with the 6.5? Alpha in-ceiling round 15 degree angled speakers for rear satellites and a Monoprice 15? 600w sub. A word of caution: These will sound muffled when first plugged in ? let them break in! It took about 4 hours before I noticed a huge improvement. They sound excellent now. I recommend surrounding the rear of the units with insulation to dampen any reverberation in the ceiling.

Installation was easy, just measure your space well. I had a structural beam exactly where I wanted to place it and had to shift it over a few inches. The speaker allows me to use my TV or projector without adjusting my center channel. Sound is great so far, it?s brighter than my other Polk?s but it?s new and a nice clear center channel is a good thing.

Sound great, I am using them as my rear channels and i notice a improvement with them over my JL 8" round which i have inturn made them atmos speakers The angled design does help with the sound making them feel like they are behind me vs over me

Sharp sound. Good center speaker in ceiling. Need to get 4 more for side and back

awesome angle adjustable speaker. but i cant keep these because lots of gaps in the speaker. if you mount these in the ceiling, expect to lose a lot of heat/cool air coming through due to big gaps in the speaker. and they are too thick for wall mount.

I use these as my ceiling mounted presence speakers in a 7.4.2 surround system. It is a new installation so I have nothing to compare them to but they seem to do a good job. I am shocked how much presence speakers add to the sound stage. My Yamaha CX-A5200 incorporates them via signal processing and the result is awesome! My ceiling is 2x2 suspended acoustic tiles. I backed them with 1/4" plywood and then cut the speaker holes. The result is very nice, strong but not too heavy.

great ceiling mount center channel speaker sounds great

I bought two of these to use as L-R fronts paired with the Caliber angled 8” in-ceiling and a KEF T301 slim center as the wife insisted on discrete speakers for the new home’s living room. This room has 30ft high ceilings and these are powered by an old Yamaha RXA-1030 Aventage receiver. More power and a sub are needed for my setup. Badly. I have a sub but cannot use it in the room due to space constraints, but if you plan on using these speakers without a sub, you gotta run some power through them. Actually, the 8” caliber carbon fiber angled speaker provide a fuller, more balanced sound overall. However, for my purpose of general surround sound for non-movie watching in this main room, they serve the purpose. I simply need an external amp to run everything. These are installed on an external wall with 2x6 studs and drywall and they fit flush. A 2x4 wall will not accommodate these. Overall, excellent for the price, but withholding a star until I can get some power on them to really see how they perform.

Excellent speakers for my Dolby Atmos speaker setup. I definitely recommend.

Easy install. Material feels a little flimsy, but does not impact sound quality.

I've always shied away from in-wall/ceiling speakers. But I installed this center when there was no other option. The ability to angle the drivers towards the listening position greatly helped the sound quality.