Polk Audio 265-RT 3-way In-Wall Speaker - The Vanishing Series | Easily Fits in Ceiling/Wall | High-Performance Audio - Use in Front, Rear or as Surrounds | With Power Port & Paintable Grille - Black

Ive used these for a year and a half and pretty happy with the sound. They sound great paired with an entire set of Polk RT vanishing series and a decent (non Polk) subwoofer (I would not recommend in-walls/in-ceilings for home theatre without a sub). Time to address the elephant in the room though; the magnetic covers. If these speakers are within 3 metres or so of a subwoofer then they will rattle and ruin the movie experience. So either you need to take the covers off and on for each movie (which chips paint off your wall around the corners of the speakers) or just leave them off all the time (which isnt so bad as they look quite manly with the covers off). The build quality feels pretty good though I am constantly worried that the tweeter caps will disintegrate off like my centre speaker (255c-RT did)

Nice speakers for the money. Easy to install and sound great!

Great speakers. Good solid sound,easy installation.

Love it! Love it! Really brings out the sound in the room. Couldnt be happier.

Great product, plain an simple

Great for my living room theatre use.

I really love these speakers. I replaced 2 really good Polk tower speakers with these so I could utilize a projector screen in my man cave. Im using them as my Front L & Front R speakers behind an Amazon purchased Elite Screens audio-transparent screen (model ER100WH1-A1080P3). However, I wouldnt buy these if you dont plan on getting a sub. Ive paired these with a Polk Center Speaker, Polk Sub, 2 Polk RC85is as my rears, & 2 Polk RC60is in my ceiling. Even though these will be hidden from view, I was amazed at how tight to the wall the actual speaker/cover was. They look amazing. It has an extremely low profile, even less than the other wall/ceiling Polk speakers I have. And the magnet covers are so easy to take off compared to all my other in-wall speakers. Installing them is easy (running the speaker wire can be the tricky part). What youll need: Tape measure Stud finder (highly recommended) Level Pencil Laser level (optional) Sheetrock saw (can get for like $4 @ a hardware store) *make sure you dont cut into any electrical, plumbing, cold-air return, etc. I installed these in the only room in my house that has a drop ceiling, so I was lucky and had a better idea of what I was dealing with. Still there are no guarantees you wont find any surprises until you actually cut the hole. If youre not comfortable doing this, I would recommend hiring a professional. *make sure to stay 1- 1.5 away from any stud. You want the tabs to fully install so you get a good hold.

UPDATE 2: Three years later and still pretty much daily use, these speakers are still performing without issue! UPDATE: A year later with daily use, and these things still sound absolutely amazing behind my acoustically transparent theater screen. If you have any doubts, stop. Just buy three of these and place them all vertically for your L-C-R front soundstage. You wont regret it! Original Review: These speakers are freaking awesome. I have three of them (L-C-R) all positioned vertically in the wall behind an acoustically-transparent screen in my home theater, and they sound absolutely amazing.

Low profile and great sound

The buttons for filtering the tweeter and adjusting the sound based on the proximity of the nearest wall get stuck in the down position and wont release. So you better like the sound that way because youll never be able to change it again. :( Also, if youre not gentle, the plastic fins that secure the speaker to the sheetrock will break when youre installing these. Sound quality is decent, but the button issue makes these defective, and it happened on both of the speakers I bought.