SpeakerCraftAIM LCR 3 in-Wall Speaker - Each (White)

Amazingly either nobody buys these or noone bothers to leave a review but these are great speakers, its hard for me to compare these against other less expensive in wall speakers because my old speakers where 15 years old with damaged cones connected to 10 year old recever which died anyway. So after weeks for researching speakercraft/definitive/axiom/polk i decided on these because of great price on amazon ($285) from the used section where note was that they were brand new. I didn't expect brand new, but i think i did get brand new, the box was retaped a couple of times but speakers were in brand new condition sealed properly so they're mostlikely factory resealed/openbox/refurbished. These speakers have aluminum cones and tweeters which gives them brigher/better highs which is better for home theater. i have them installed in wall with special fiberglass in the back that absorbs sounds commign from the back of the speaker. Installation was easy, each of the 6 mounts moves in postion and tightens to the wall as you screw them in. Removing a speaker was easy too, when you unscrew them to remove the speaker it was also very easy, the mount losens and goes back to up postion and speaker comes out without problems, they are plastic mounts so you can break them im sure if you're not careful. I have these running through denon 2310ci via hdmi. At first i had RCA connections because i didn't have my hdtv yet and via RCA they sounded horrible and i thought that i wasted my money but after connecting via hdmi and was a world of difference, highs are very crisp and mids are great too which was supprising because i expected mids to suck because of aluminun cones, so i was goign to get a different brand (definitive technology) for center chanell to compensate...but now i defintely will get more of these because they're great quality speakers (currently i'm runnign 2.1) They're quite heavy about 10-15 lb each, and have a very solid feel when you handle them, the cross over circuit board in the back is sealed in red plastic box (sexy) on most other speakers its exposed. Obviously you need a subwoofer because these 5.25" cones do not produce any bass. They also look very good on the wall, very low profile, the grill is light grey and very see-through, you can see the tweeter and cones easily. Once you snap the grill it will be flush so in its not easy to take it out, you have to insert a needle or something small in one of the holes and pull it out carefully. You will need 12 gauge wire, i used cheapest oxygen free i could find. You can also easily adjust angle of the speakers i think up to 20 degrees or so and you can adjust tweeter angle independently. there is addtinal three wire (not removable) grill on the tweeter to protect it from accidental touching. you can also add/subtract gain on highs and mids, but they sound great out of the box.Cons:- NonePros:- very bright highs (great for movies)- very good mids- adjust angle

I installed these speakers as LCR (Left Center and Right) around my large screen TV. The speakers were easy to install. All the templates were accurate and easy to use. I did have to remove one of the speakers after install because the speaker wire pulled out of the spring terminal. Probably my fault, but was a real pain in the kiester. Make sure you have the wires deeply insterted into the terminals prior to tightening the retaining screws.Sound is fantastic, better than I expected and I had high expectations. I have received many unsolicited complements on the quality of the sound.

Installed the speakers in our 7.1 surround sound home theater. They sound great and perform really well. I purchased 5 of these and 2 other related speakers by speakercraft (ceiling mount).If you plan on painting the speaker grills use an airbrush to spray the paint on. Don't forget to remove the soft white fabric material. We tried multiple techniques and an airbrush is perfect. We have two different paint guns, rollers, etc. Using an airbrush (ie: for models or T-Shirts should be just fine) and you will love the end result. You are able to easily manage the flow of paint and air pressure. All our grills look beautiful.

I love these speakers. I had them in my previous house and I ordered for my new house. If I move and don't take the speakers with me this time in order these again.

Super clean sound and good quality for in wall speaker setup ...