Ceiling speakers in kitchen

flyer

I am about to refurbish my kitchen and I would love to be able to play my ipod/iphone through ceiling speakers, but don't know where to start. I don't want anything fancy or expensive!

Any ideas?

fwor

Unfortunately with ceiling speakers, any that are not expensive will not sound any good.

The problem is that the volume of each enclosure is generally too small to reproduce bass properly. You might be Ok if you combine them with a subwoofer, but most kitchens don't have anywhere to put one of those...

Linn, for example, make some very highly regarded ceiling speakers, but they don't come into the "not expensive" category!

lucylucky

What were/are you hoping to connect the ipod to to feed the speakers?

john_s_2

A set of computer speakers will do the job. Plug them into the headphone socket et voila. Try out your existing speakers to see how they sound. You might even have a set lying around from an old or little-used system.

Admittedly they aren't 'ceiling' speakers but a very low-cost and easy solution. I have a pair on top of a kitchen-cupboard and they do a grand job.

kabayiri

Cambridge audio incognito ceiling speakers will do the job.

Under £150 a pair for passives, but I think the active pair for £340 provide a cleaner installation and use.

flyer

lucylucky wrote: »

What were/are you hoping to connect the ipod to to feed the speakers?

I don't know. Hence the question!

flyer

john_s wrote: »

A set of computer speakers will do the job. Plug them into the headphone socket et voila. Try out your existing speakers to see how they sound. You might even have a set lying around from an old or little-used system.

Admittedly they aren't 'ceiling' speakers but a very low-cost and easy solution. I have a pair on top of a kitchen-cupboard and they do a grand job.

I guess the downside to this is cables trailing everywhere...

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Are you sure you want ceiling speakers though? Why not hunt out some Nxt speakers which are like a ceiling tile.

http://www.aandcaudio.co.uk/flat-panel-nxt-speakers-b107

lucylucky

Other option is an ipod speaker dock, there seem to be plenty on the market, at varying prices.

StuHolmes

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

Are you sure you want ceiling speakers though? Why not hunt out some Nxt speakers which are like a ceiling tile.

http://www.aandcaudio.co.uk/flat-panel-nxt-speakers-b107

But those are for use with suspended ceiling tiles, not really seen in many homes.

flyer

lucylucky wrote: »

Other option is an ipod speaker dock, there seem to be plenty on the market, at varying prices.

I've got a dock but was hoping to get a surround sound feel. The kitchen is 18' square and I don't want the sound isolated in one area if possible