PDIW87

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.

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.

Absolutely love these super loud and clear great product for the price

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.**

This would be an OK product, but they took some short-cuts in the factory and probably dropped a few proesses that were in the original design. The first is regarding the mounts. There are 6 brackets that you should be able to tighten to grip the plasterboard or wood of the wall, to hold the speakers tightly. These work with long "wood" screws (or "plastic" screws threaded like wood screws) in plastic brackets. I'm sure the original design specified for the manufacturer to tap out the holes where the screws go. But, as you might read in "Poorly Made in China", the manufacturer was looking for a way to save a few cents, and profit that much more. They found it by not tapping the screws. but just leaving molded-in holes which _you_ would tap the holes by turning the screws. So, here I am trying to do that. I am 6' 180 lbs, not a small guy, and pretty strong. I am an ex broadcast engineer and accomplished DIY-er, and I know audio. But this speaker has me beat! I saw how hard this was and completely removed the screws and brackets so I work the screws through the holes without breaking the rest of the speaker. Still could not turn those screws too far. I lubricated the holes with dish washing liquid. Still can't do it. I will probably eventually get these screws through the holes, But my 2 speakers have 12 of these, and I'll be more than an hour at this. The second problem was that my speakers came with the grilles already mounted, and I had to take the speaker all of the way apart and bend the front panel to get the grille to come free. Also, the instructions seem to be for another model, my speaker doesn't have the same features. Don't buy, not worth the trouble to get them working. Find a better brand and pay more.

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%.

Really like their looks, ease of install, and basic sound quality. Not enough low end on them (I purchased the 8" thinking they might be able to reach a little lower, guess I'll start looking for a in ceiling sub 😉). (edit 1/1/2021) left one has blown all but the tweeter (after about a year of use - power comes from a Kenwood KRF-X9090D), and the right one is not sounding good. 400W peak is a stretch. Would NOT recommend.

the first set i got didn't work at all so i text them for a refund or a set of new one's no fighting on the text but they did send me a new set of speakers and so far they are working

Sumamente sorprendido de la calidad, tanto de los materiales como de la calidad de sonido, me impacto, voy por mi segundo par!!

These speakers are fantastic. Great frequency response . With the size of these speakers they are very discreet on the wall at head height. They blend in with the White wall covering and the metal front mesh is discreet as well. A must for a home cinema . No more unsightly tall floor standing speakers around the room now. These are the front pr of speakers. My other order is for 2 pr of pdic80 round ceiling speakers for the surround and rear surround. For the low price and high quality you have everything to meet your needs in this set up. I use a Yamaha surround sound amplifier with these.

I bought 3 pairs for a new build. The first lug broke when installing, because the plastic is brittle and the unit is built on a budget. I hot-melted it back together and started all screws off to centre the clamp in it's socket (but still just loose enough to swing behind the cut-out) before re-fitting (easier to understand if you see it). Don't over-tighten the screws and make sure the clamps don't jam at the start of their socket or the casing will break. No problems with the second one, only after breaking the first one. Anyway, the 1st pair is now fitted and they sound a bit better than I was expecting for the price (and in the ceiling). The sticky stuff for the grilles is a bit awkward to know where exactly to position (mine fell off a couple of times), but I squished it into the groove and it's holding on OK now. I'd buy them again, but just be careful when fitting them.

Great value for 8 inch speakers. This isn't sound quality but the price doesn't reflect that. The 8 inch woofer gives the full sound some punch as its in an enclosed cabinet. Would absolutely recommend

For the application that i am using these speakers for they are great and a great price. I would suggest that the clipping hardware is not great quality and most of the mounting system failed me on installation. I would suggest adding small washers on the mounting screws prior to installing in the ceiling. All in all good