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Sonos Architectural ceiling in Bathroom?

  • November 8, 2025
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Hi everybody, 

 

we are conducting extensive renovations on our house and I thought having a pair of the 152mm sonos architectural speakers in the ceiling of the bathroom would be a good idea. 

 

The issue is- although the bathroom is quite spacious with 3m high ceilings it does feature a shower and a larger bathtub.

We did include an automated fan and exhaust system, but I am worried about the humidity damaging the speakers.

Does anyone have experience installing these ceiling speakers in bathrooms? Is it possible or would the speakers get damaged?

4 replies

Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • November 8, 2025

I'd skip the Sonos ones and get some designed for damp locations if you see any condensation  on the walls or ceiling. Maybe look at in-wall Sonos ones that could be mounted below the condensation zone.

A quick look showed no moisture ratings  ut I could have missed them.


Airgetlam
  • November 8, 2025

Just as a note, the speakers in question are sold by Sonos, but not designed or manufactured by Sonos, but a similarly named company called Sonance (no relation, other than marketing).  You may want to do a web search for commentary about ‘Sonance Architectural’ and see what is pulled up. 


AjTrek1
  • November 9, 2025

Sonos in-ceiling speakers are not designed for damp or moist environments. You could install Sonos Outdoor speakers but that defeats the purpose of having invisible speakers in the ceiling.


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  • Prodigy I
  • November 9, 2025

You don’t NEED to use Sonos or Sonance speakers. Especially since you are just using a single pair.

Here is a good solution from Polk. They come in a 6.5 and an 8”:

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_107RC60I/Polk-Audio-RC60i.html?awcr=625514282818&awdv=c&awnw=g&awug=9004441&awkw=kwd-300117514691&awmt=p&awat=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=173692163&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5ImFw4blkAMVhlhHAR1VsgDVEAAYASAAEgLbtvD_BwE