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Somebody please correct me if I am wrong, but in general,
I second wkhanna's sentiments vis-a-vis audio quality, but suggest additionally having a look at Paradigm's range of in-walls.
Cheers,
Well, normally I also think in wall speakers don't really fit with quality either but...
"At CEDIA Expo in Denver last week, high-end audio vendor Meridian announced and demonstrated a new line of in-wall and in-ceiling loudspeakers, designed to allow high-end home theater customers to make their speakers invisible without sacrificing performance.
The active (powered) in-wall speakers featured were the model 350i ($14,000/pair as configured, available now). These were mated with Meridian's upcoming in-wall subwoofers ($TBD) to produce a full-range stealth multi-channel surround system for environments where visible speaker cabinets just won't do. Meridian has been perfecting in-wall and in-ceiling speaker designs for years and feels that with their new 200-series (in-ceiling) and 300-series (in-wall), they finally arrived at the point where flush mounted speakers can perform admirably against their free-standing peers."
Heheh- Oh, you said less than 2k or something? Well, a friend got his son some pretty decent in-wall recently and they don't sound half bad. I'll ask him what they were and get back to you. Still, those Meridian's sound pretty nice...
Check this article out...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MOR/is_3_13/ai_101010022
Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but if you type in "in-wall speakers, high-end" in Google you'll get numerous useful links, reviews, and probably other Forums with your same question. Discussion forums are great, but IMO it helps if you come with a basic understanding of what's out there before you ask your question. In fact, after some basic research you might come with a different question altogether!
As to your setup- maybe you really love the in-wall idea, but for the same budget I'd seriously consider going on Audiogon and setting up a new stand alone two channel system, rather than adding to what sounds to be a pretty overloaded system already. Plus you'd get better sound from something like that Oppo DVD/CD everyone is talking about than your carousel, and maybe a simpler amp like a NAD integrated would be more refined than the receiver you're using. My 2 cents...