Originally Posted By: Dignan
The Monoprice speakers are good for the price. They're way too wide, though.

Originally Posted By: mlord
Mmmm $43.11/pair for the smallest 5.25" size. Perhaps still too wide for the ~4" stud cavity.

Having thought about it some more, I would just cut away some of the stud depth to allow a wider (than 4") speaker to fit, perhaps 2" of the 3.5" stud depth. Easy to do with an oscillating multi-tool, or perhaps a jigsaw or sawzall. Possible with a hammer and chisel too, but that might shake other stuff loose. smile

I might not have described this well enough, but the stud doesn't run that way. Cutting 2" would go right through it and well into the drywall face around the corner. I've attached a photo of this weird stubby wall to give a better idea of what I'm talking about. I want to attach the speaker to the left-hand side of that wall. I could put it on the face, but that wouldn't look great and the depth of those studs would probably leave me the same amount of space...


Spaces like that often have multiple studs and very small hollows.

The ones in my house certainly do - I got pics when they were put in...

-jk