Kitchen Ceiling Speakers

[cball313]

Hi,

I am after a bit of advise. I am currently having an extension built for a kitchen/lounge area (about 13M x 5M). I am going to put in some ceiling speakers and have run cable to have 6 spread across the area. Following some reading I have purchased the Sonos amp (already heavily tied into Sonos) and plan to use that as a single zone for the 6 speakers.

The question is around which speakers. As much as I like the Sonos in ceiling speakers and the review are good, I just can't justify spending that amount of money when it could be better spent elsewhere. I have seen the. Polk RC80i (around £215 a pair) which seems to get good reviews, I just wanted to see if anyone has any experience of these? They will mainly be used for music, but also plan to use the ARC for some TV (probably sports).

Any help or alternative options would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Shrek]

Bose have a look good for small spaces !

 

[SarahB]

Hi,

I am after a bit of advise. I am currently having an extension built for a kitchen/lounge area (about 13M x 5M). I am going to put in some ceiling speakers and have run cable to have 6 spread across the area. Following some reading I have purchased the Sonos amp (already heavily tied into Sonos) and plan to use that as a single zone for the 6 speakers.

The question is around which speakers. As much as I like the Sonos in ceiling speakers and the review are good, I just can't justify spending that amount of money when it could be better spent elsewhere. I have seen the. Polk RC80i (around £215 a pair) which seems to get good reviews, I just wanted to see if anyone has any experience of these? They will mainly be used for music, but also plan to use the ARC for some TV (probably sports).

Any help or alternative options would be appreciated.

Thanks

How did you get on in the end?
I am in the same position and would love some advice!

 

[Gray]

How did you get on in the end?
I am in the same position and would love some advice!

Not sure if that poster is still around, as post #1 was 2 years ago.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be spending too much money as ceiling speakers are, necessarily, going to be a compromise.

You probably just need full range, dual concentric drivers.
Might be an idea to limit yourself to a stereo pair, more than that and you have to think more about impedance matching to any (stereo) amplifier.
Avoid mounting them above steamy areas of the kitchen.

 

[Al ears]

Not sure if that poster is still around, as post #1 was 2 years ago.

Personally, I wouldn't want to be spending too much money as ceiling speakers are, necessarily, going to be a compromise.

You probably just need full range, dual concentric drivers.
Might be an idea to limit yourself to a stereo pair, more than that and you have to think more about impedance matching to any (stereo) amplifier.
Avoid mounting them above steamy areas of the kitchen.

Indeed the OP hasn't been seen since September 2023.
You are right about the number of speakers, I guess much depends on what one is using to drive them.