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I have not installed these in the walls yet mainly since I am still building them. After reading some of the other reviews about a few modifications I can see how it would be valuable to both take your time and reinforce the screws a little bit. It does indeed look like recycled plastics in the construction, probably good from a re-use stand point and cheaper, these were inexpensive, and extra care when installing them is great forewarning. When I put them in I am going to leave extra time to go slow and remember that firm is likely tight enough with the simple and thin tabs they have for attaching to the drywall. As for sound I have been using them, set up for music as I am finishing the basement and they have been working really well so far. Good sound, can turn them up enough to hear even with ear protection on. They seem to sound like I'd expect for speakers that cost more. Update: I have installed these in the wall and the ceiling and had success with both. The biggest thing I would suggest is that you take a little bit of time to set each of the 6 grippers, by that I mean run the screws through each one about 3/4 of an inch. They are newly molded plastic and though there is a hole in them, you will want to get the threads run through them once. When you are backing them up they will slip over the top allowing them to be turned out of the way. Make sure that they are still a bit tight and don't let them slide all the way back out as they won't re-seat every time, especially when you don't see them in the drywall hole. Even tight they will turn easily out of the way when you go to set them in the wall but won't be likely to break on their way down, though make sure to use a hand screwdriver as you don't want to over tighten any of them. They still sound really good and for the price even with a little bit of pre-work on them I'd buy another set when or if I need something like this in the future.

We installed 6 of these speakers in the ceiling a couple of weeks ago: two in each of three rooms that are approximately 15'x15' to 15'x20'. We have them hooked up to a multi-room receiver for playing music. They sound great, especially the set in the kitchen. Part of the reason may be all the hard surfaces in that room, but part is probably because the cabinets narrow the room. The dining room also has a hard floor & surfaces, but has less furniture. Anyway, the point is that obviously every room is going to have its own acoustic quirks, so consider the size, contents, and materials in the room. These sound great even in our living room, which is the larger room with carpet, not a lot of large furniture filling space, and has softer materials like curtains & sofas. A few years ago, we bought Micca ceiling speakers for our family room, which is very large and required 8 of them. They're good, but I like these Pyle speakers better. And again, maybe it's got more to do with the particulars of the rooms, but these sound better to me. So, I'm glad that when we went to make our purchase for this project, there was a quantity limit on the Micca speakers that prevented us from getting them. At the time I was p*ssed - why limit people to 4 speakers?? - but that led us to find these, which were cheaper and turned out to sound better. I'd love to have really high end speakers and system, but I've got a budget. Context: I'm no audiophile, but I love my music. I'm used to the Bose in my car and high quality Bose & Sony headphones. These Pyle in-ceiling speakers are quite nice - no disappointment - in 2 of the rooms and compare favorably in the kitchen. I hope that helps. If we ever need more, I'll definitely look for these again. Install: these were pretty straightforward. We took the advice of another reviewer to pre-drill the plastic clamps before mounting (carefully screw them in to get it properly threaded, then remove for install) and not to over-tighten. We had no problems and it went pretty quickly. Durability: it's only been a few weeks, though we use them pretty much every day. I don't generally crank it up high, but the day we were setting up the system, we accidentally sent some very loud feedback through. We were concerned that we might have blown the speakers, but they were just fine.

OK I do have a lot of experience installing things, these had a perfect template to cut the hole (make sure you know where your studs are. There are cheap "ball magnet"s on here that you can locate the screws of the studs with , allow at least another inch on either side for the flip up screws. Also use the tool to remove the grill, play with the screws to see how they work and position them correctly so they flip right when tightening, look at the side of the speaker trim and watch it tighten to the wall so as not to over-tighten) These replaced my BOSE speakers of the same cone size but sound BETTER. I have a cheap PYLE receiver for the back of my house and I love this brand. I just like to hear my music, and like records over digital. These are great, the sound is perfect for my small house with its small rooms, you are also NOT buying super high-end speakers here. What do you want? I got what I wanted and what paid for 100%.

I was skeptical, but wow I'm happy with the purchase. I bought 4 sets to put in our new house. These are inexpensive speakers that actually sound pretty good! They are plenty loud, and have decent range for a cheap speaker mounted in the ceiling. I am cheap, so I am using only 1 speaker per room. They sound just fine in this configuration. These are at least as good, if not better, and cost about half compared to the speakers I put in my last house. Yes, there were no mounting issues, and the build quality was much better, but honestly, these sound better than the old ones! First, be very careful when mounting these! If you follow these directions, you should have no problems with mounting, if not, you will probably break every mount and be very angry at your speakers. 1a/3a. OPTIONAL: I highly recommend getting some small washers that fit the screw and are about 3/8 inch diameter. If you are super worried about how these look when installed, you can spray paint your washer black. I didn't, and unless you study the ceiling carefully, you don't notice the silver washers (homemade washers from an old piece of metal I had laying around, drilled with drill press and cut with tin snips). 1b. Unpack the speakers. 2. Get your favorite electric drill or screwdriver (I'm calling it a driver from here on out to avoid confusion). 3b. Remove the screws one at a time and put a washer on the screw. 4. Place the white flip out clamp in it's spot and start threading the screw in with your driver. After it is started, carefully align the flip out clamp so that it can easily be pulled into the track. Continue tightening the screw and watch the clamp carefully so that it does not bind on any edges, if it does bind, stop tightening at once and back up, or it will snap the brittle plastic. You might have to spin the screw back and forth a bit to get it to start down the track. In my experience, once it started down the track, it was able to make it all the way. 5. Once the clamp has been brought down the track by tightening the screw, reverse your driver so that the clamp travels back up the track. Stop as soon as it clears the edge and swings out of the track. Repeat the screwing and unscrewing one more time, being careful to make sure the screw does not bind when you first swing it in place by tightening the screw. Once the clamp has traveled down and up twice, loosen the screw until it once again JUST swings out of the track. If you did it right, the clamp has a small amount of tension on it, and will hold itself in place and not flop in the way when you tilt the speaker. 6. Repeat each step with all the mounts. You can do one speaker at a time, or unbox them all and get it over with. I did each one before I mounted it in the ceiling. 7. Cut your holes using the template as a guide, hook up speaker wires, push speaker into place, and tighten the screw that swings the clamp into place. 8. DON'T OVER-TIGHTEN the screw! If you over tighten, it will break the track guide at the base, which renders the mount point useless. If you didn't choose to install washers, you can easily pull the screw through the opening, which means that the clamp does not work. For me it was easier to use washers and set my drill to a very light clutch setting. Snug is way to tight, what we are going for here is just enough to pull the speaker up to the ceiling, and no further. I would buy these again. **If you found this review helpful, please mark it as helpful by clicking "Yes" below.**

First, this was extremely difficult to install in the ceiling. I'm very good at DIY projects, so that is a mute point. Also, I'm an engineer, so I know a good design when I see it. This was a terrible design as far as the Quarter-Turn mounting method. The plastic Qtr-Turns MUST be pre-drilled first to get the threads to work sufficiently, otherwise the stop-post breaks when the Qtr-Turn rotates to the locked position. This happened on the first 2 attempts at rotating on the first speaker I tried to install the speaker in the opening before I took it down to figure out what was the problem. Once I pre-drilled, even after that, the flimsy tab that keeps the Qtr-Turn from dislodging from the back didn't work and allowed the Qtr-Turn to maneuver off-center so it would not engage the stop to enable the Qtr-Turn to screw down and allow the speaker to fully compress against the wall, AS IT SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO DO WITHOUT DIFFICULTY! Also, if you push too hard on the screw when you cinch up the quarter tun when mounting to the ceiling/wall, the plastic flange (which is part of the speaker) under the screw head will break. I had to get thin, oversized washers to under the screw head at that point. It took me 3 hours to install the 1st speaker and was only able to tighten with, somewhat, 4 Qtr-Turns. I also applied white caulking under the flange to assist with locking/adhesion so it would not fall down or rattle. The second speaker took me over an hour to install. The ONLY reason I did not return these is I already had the 2 cutouts in the wall. Second, the sound is genuinely terrible. There is Zero range, just Bass and sounds only like a subwoofer.. I'm very surprised that others have such positive reviews of these speakers. I bought them based on those reviews and the price. Geez, did I go wrong. If you're going to buy these, hook them up first so you can hear what they sound like first. If you're happy with the sound, I'd suggest you pre-drill the Qtr-Turns first, otherwise you'll find the install challenging. Seriously, Pyle is in need of a good redesign at least for the mounting system. You've been warned. Good luck!

The speakers will not fit into a standard 2 X 4 wall as they are 4.25" behind the bezel. The size stated is incorrect. The speakers in the box do not match the picture on this site or the box they came in. They are a plastic one piece design integrated into the front panel. The magnets are the only metal in this design. The tweeter has very limited dispersion and without a way to change the angle, it will give you very limited range off center. The tweeter has a first order crossover. The woofer has no electrical crossover but relies on its natural roll off for a crossover effect. That is why the impedance is stated as 4 -8 ohms as both speakers represent a load in the crossover region. The sound quality is just “OK” because of the small box enclosure. If you blow a speaker, good luck getting any parts especially the grills as they are not available. I tried. You will have to buy another pair or upgrade to another vendor.

The speakers were exactly what I expected. The sound quality is great and we no longer use an ugly soundbar. I also purchased the center speaker as well from the same company. They all fit perfectly within the studs and the enclosed back keeps the sound from being aimed into the next room. The instructions were clear and easy to understand. Looking at the other comments, I can see some people try to put the speakers in a horizontal position instead of the vertical position per the instructions which probably would work, but isn't recommended. The install took about 25 minutes. 1. Find and mark the locations of the studs in pencil (to remove marking later) with a studfinder 2. Decide where to place them. 3. Center and level before cutting the speaker holes 4. When placing them in the wall, pre-connect the speaker wires even if the space is open behind (makes it easier) 5. To install, carefully remove the metal covers with a small flathead screwdriver or pick. 6. Tightened the screws that lock it in place (no need to go too tight) and leveled them as you tighten the screws to get a perfect look. As you can see, they turned out perfect and the sound is far superior to the soundbar we used before.

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