Has anyone put ceiling speakers in there garage? If so how can the speakers be wired? I thought about putting 6 speakers in and a wall plate to plug the audio from the stereo into. But coming out of the wall plate do I have to run separate wires to each speakers? Or can i just wire from speaker to speaker. Any help would be great Thanks
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Ceiling speakers
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84TurboBuick
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Your best bet is to run each speaker to a central wall plate with AV inputs near your reciever. If you trying to run surround sound then you should have a jack for each one.....Center, RR, LF...etc. For Stereo sound then you'll have to split the signal to each speaker bank....left side of garage...right side of garage.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Your best bet is to run each speaker to a central wall plate with AV inputs near your reciever. If you trying to run surround sound then you should have a jack for each one.....Center, RR, LF...etc. For Stereo sound then you'll have to split the signal to each speaker bank....left side of garage...right side of garage.
Hope this helps.
So run each right side speaker sepratley to right side AV jack, and the same w/ left side
84TurboBuick
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So run each right side speaker sepratley to right side AV jack, and the same w/ left side
Correct....Since your reciever doesnt have 3 seperate Left channels, or 3 Right channels on it you're gonna have to combine all the right side, and all the left side into one jack. You may be able to get a splitter that lets you combine all the speakers into 2 jacks. Take a look at the electronics stores around you. Radio Shack is probably a good bet since I know they carry alot of stuff for unique configurations like the one your trying to do.
Steve in Mi
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It can get a little more complicate when you consider matching left side and right side impedance and that impedance has to match the permissible impedance of the noise making source. I have 16 speaker outlets in my shop all wired back to the bath (where the stereo/CD player was to reside) when I had a fellow look at what I was hoping to accomplish it got expensive real quick with isolation transformers, ten turn tuning pots and more. I was looking for sound level and balance control from multiple locations. I settled for two stereo systems (one upstairs and one down) and only two speakers on each ugggh.
If you search "speaker impedance" there is a bunch on the web. Maybe this site will be helpful at least initially.
http://www.bcae1.com/spkrmlti.htm
If you search "speaker impedance" there is a bunch on the web. Maybe this site will be helpful at least initially.
http://www.bcae1.com/spkrmlti.htm
z28toz06
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If you are going to put speakers in the garage and want to listen to them at a decent level, as opposed to cranking them at one end of the building so you can hear them at the other end, you need to put a speaker above you for every 100 square feet. Thats 10X10 area of floor space.
Use something like this so you can get the speakers all around the same volume. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPS...5240&I=190SSVC4&search=speaker+control+switch
If you want to cheap it just use the A&B sides of the stereo and hope for the best. You want to try to make the wires on each switch about the same length, from the left side right side etc. Other wise you will be going crazy trying to balance it. This comapny makes very good inexpensive in wall/ceiling speakers. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPSsoNZp/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=in+wall+speakers&i=107RC60I
Here are some more. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPS...p?search=speakers&pm=4&osp=&skipvs=T&g=101500
Best bet is to put the correct amount of wires in for the size of the room and add them as you can afford them. Dont cheap on the wires, they will be a pain in the **** to replace in the walls!
You get what you pay for when it comes to sound.
Use something like this so you can get the speakers all around the same volume. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPS...5240&I=190SSVC4&search=speaker+control+switch
If you want to cheap it just use the A&B sides of the stereo and hope for the best. You want to try to make the wires on each switch about the same length, from the left side right side etc. Other wise you will be going crazy trying to balance it. This comapny makes very good inexpensive in wall/ceiling speakers. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPSsoNZp/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=in+wall+speakers&i=107RC60I
Here are some more. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KlgUPS...p?search=speakers&pm=4&osp=&skipvs=T&g=101500
Best bet is to put the correct amount of wires in for the size of the room and add them as you can afford them. Dont cheap on the wires, they will be a pain in the **** to replace in the walls!
You get what you pay for when it comes to sound.