Hidden solutions

It would be remiss of us to depart the world of home cinema speaker packages without mentioning the myriad options available from the world of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers which, together with on-wall and on-ceiling models, are often called ‘architectural’ speakers — not that architects often like them much, nor anything else that breaks the lines of their minimalist white walls and ceilings.

The attraction of architectural speakers is their relative ease of concealment, whether on-wall cinema speakers behind panels or curtains, or in-wall and in-ceiling speakers recessed neatly anywhere in the home and covered with a grille to match your decor. For most renovators such convenience is king, hence it’s no surprise that their success has accelerated since the earliest days of such