jtr slanted 8s vs kef ci200rr-thx

[markyboy156]

hi

i have just bought the roger sound labs cg24s 5.2 package and two additional cg4s to make it 7.2 connected to a denon x6200w amp

the main front and centre speaker connected to a emotiva xpa3 amp and using blue jeans cables and panasonic ub900 4k player

my question is i know that the rsl c34e in ceiling speakers would be the best match but i am after buying in ceiling speakers that cost more and would exceed what the c34e in ceiling speakers are capable of doing for atmos and dts x and would blend and sound even better than these with the rsl speaker package

on another forum website two people recommended either the kef ci200rr-thx or the jtr slanted 8s

what are your opions on these speakers and would they integrate well with the rest of my rsl package

cant make my mind up thanks

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

I don't think you're going to get many more answers despite however many times (and ways) you ask the same questions.

Rogersound Labs speakers aren't that common, being sold mail order only by an American company in Kalipornia. They look nice, and by all accounts have a good reputation, but at $2225 a set here (and made in China) they're not what I would consider "high end" either. The main front and left drivers as I see them on line are twin 10-inchers, which should give plenty of "emphasis", the centre using silightly smaller, but still quite impressive by today's "tall and thin" standards, 8 inch drivers. No doubt they sound great for home theatre use though.

I also looked at Rogersound own in-ceiling speakers on their website. It's hard to tell from the pictures on their website, but the twin woofers look are quite small (only 4 1/2 inch diameter) and the tweeter's position at the edge means they're probably quite directional. The sensitivity at 88 dB/w/m is neither high nor low and the frequency response is pretty normal at 70 Hz to 20 kHz as well. How they fit (and are kept) in a ceiling isn't shown but I expect it's the usual turning brakcets that hook behind the plasterboard and are tightened up as you turn the screws. That's great if it's the case. My Yamahas and the Klipsch units I've seen on display work the same way and I can't fault it, except to say to be careful where you cut the holes in your ceiling in case you come too close to a ceiling joist.

If I were you I would go for some concentric woofer-tweeter in-ceilings, perhaps with pointable tweeters like my Yamaha NS-IC-800 units (now down from the MSRP of $250 a pair to just $125 a pair on Amazon.com - must buy two more for the dining room soon as I think they're being discontinued). The Yamahas have 8-inch woofers and 1-inch tweeters, 50 Hz to 28 kHz frequency response and 90 dB/w/m sensitivities - 2 dB higher than the Rogersound units - and are rated at 50 W RMS, 140 W peak. And I doubt your receiver can deliver much more "oomph" than that even if your fronts go through your separate Emotiva power amp.

Like I keep saying, do yourself a favour and just buy the nicest reasonably priced concentric woofer-tweeter units that come close to the specs for your Rogersound mains and spend the money you save on something else lie a nice hifi rack or a turntable or even an HTPC. No-one is going to lie on your carpet staring up at the ceiling speakers to admire their looks (which should be as discrete as possible, after all) or listen to The Royal Philharmonic audiophile style over them anyway.

One other word to the wise - box your speakers in if you can. It really does help reflect sound back down into the room, rather than let it escape into the ceiling / upstairs void, helps stop that sound going into the floor upstairs, and just as importantly keeps dust and insulation (and rodents if you have them) out of the speakers as well.