On wall speakers

[TEK]

Hi

The lady of the house is complaining about the sound from the tv-set.
I'm thinking about building a couple of on-wall speakers and mount it on the wall on each side of the tv. Primary goal is clear voices. For critial music listening or movies I will use the theater room.

I think that each speaker can be 50-70 cm high, 10-20 cm wide and 10-20 cm deep (that's 20-27 inches high, 4-8 inches wide and 4-8 inches wide).
I'm not looking for a high-end solution - just something that will give a decent sound. I'm thinking that I might put in $400 to $1000 in electronics parts for this project, preferable on the low side...

Does anyone of you know of a existing design that might fit nicely for this?

[TEK]

Hmm, seems that I'm going to buy a pair instead, snd use the time on the other DIY projects already started...

[cjd]

The in-khan may be on the outside end of that size, but could work out pretty well. On-wall isn't ideal, you still get odd bounce nulls off the wall that are tough to work with.

Some really small stuff Zaph has done could work. I know there are a few others out there but never remember what all they are.

That said, if you're buying... well, have fun on the other projects!

[TEK]

The one I was planning on is not beeing sold anymore (was on clear-out-sale), so it might be a build project anyway.

In-kahn, guess it's these: 'http://www.divine-audio.com/in-khan-neatos/' might be an option then. The original design uses a shielded woofer that is no longer available.
I have a LCD-TV, shielded woofers is only needed if you have old CRT tv-sets, right?

If so I guess that the following items should be the correct drivers for a pair of in-kahns (all parts from parts-express)?

Description, partnumber, quantity, item price, total price
Dayton Audio RS28A-4 1-1/8" Aluminum Dome Tweeter, 275-130, 2, $54.75, $109.50
Dayton Audio RS180-4 7" Reference Woofer 4 Ohm, 295-374, 2, $49.60, $99.20
Dayton Audio RS150-8 6" Reference Woofer, 295-354 , 2, $39.45, $78.90

I'm also planning on reducing the front baffle height a little, and instead add angels to top and bottom to ensure that the volume is quite unchanged.
Also looking a bit to freshen up the look a bit. Maybe by just adding a front cover with a little special style - as shown below.

Are these changes OK to do without affecting the sound characteristics to much?