I set up a system for a customer a couple of years ago. He knows a guy with a company that is designing and building a flat loudspeaker that is about 2" thick. I don't know the name of the company, but two, going on 3 years later, the flat speakers have still not materialized. My client is using prototypes that don't sound very good. He wants me to replace them. Trouble is, the only place for the center is in front of the 70" Mits and can ONLY BE 2" thick. The rears hang on a wall and need to be thin, unless I want to dig into a shear wall. The front L&R can be cabinets.

Do you guys know of a decent flat loudspeaker that can be driven by a decent A/V receiver? The fronts can be a little larger, but the rears maybe a little smaller?

I'd appreciate any ideas.

MagnaPlanars will fit the bill. But you will loose a little of their bottom end by puting them flat on a wall. (Not that they have that much bottom end to give up in the first place!) They are not very efficient, so you will need a decent amp to power them.

Give http://www.bgcorp.com a try.

A/D/S 400AX inwall speakers require 2-7/8" if you can sqeeze out an extra 7/8" and they sound great. I saw a program on Tech TV one night that was showing an Ultra flat speaker in developement that has no magnet at all. It was weird, it was some sort of polymer that they were thrying to utilize as an artificial muscle. Kinda like a rubber material that contracted with electrical pulses. Supposedly, when they finish design and tests fo the speaker, they will be able to get it less than an inch thick. I'll believe it when I see it.