All,

My girlfriend and I are building a new house. We currently have several Sonos-speakers, but after some debate we’ve landed on in-ceiling speakers for the living room and dining-area.

For the living room, I expect to go with 4 of the Sonos/Sonance in-ceiling combined with two AMPs and my Sonos-sub to create a 4.1/5.1 (virtual center) surround-setup.

I am looking for any reallife experience with a similar set-up before I close the deal with our contractor.

We used to have a complete setup with a Sonos Playbar, two Play:3s and the Sonos Sub in our living-room so any comparison with that would be much appreciated.

Depending on the input we get, I might consider switching the fronts to something larger and better angled at the listening position than the Sonos/Sonance-speakers. However, I would appreciate the possibility to use Trueplay, as the living room will be on the 1st floor with an open space to the dining room (you can walk to the end of the living and look down at the kitchen /dining-area).

I know that in-wall speakers or floor standing speakers would be preferred for this set-up, but discretenes won over function.