Recent In-Wall & Outdoor Speaker Reviews

Bringing indoor sound to your outdoor environment was a real theme at the CEDIA EXPO this year. Check out some of outdoor garden speakers we saw from Revel and Paradigm.

KEF announced their Ci200QSb-THX and Ci200TRb in wall or in-ceiling subwoofers. The Ci200QSb is a THX-certified 8” square subwoofer with lots of configuration options. Great bass without floor space?

GoldenEar's invisible Dolby Atmos system consisted of Invisa MPX in-wall speakers for the main and rear channels, Invisa HTR 7000 speakers for height, SuperSat 60C soundbar, and SuperSub X subwoofer.

The RSL C34E in-ceiling speakers sport dual 4 1/2” polypropylene woofers in a lateral driver alignment, 7/8” pivoting silk-dome tweeter, and are suited for stereo or Dolby Atmos/DTS:X surround sound.

The Monitor Audio CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X are no slouches. With five drivers each - built on 40 years of experience - they are serious in-wall speakers. Click through for pictures and to learn more.

Beale Street Audio pancake speakers; the P4-BB In-Wall and ICS8-MB In-Ceiling Subwoofer take the company's Sound Vortex technology to a brand new form factor. Their sound bellies the form factor.

Legacy Audio unveiled their new Silhouette On-Wall speakers at CEDIA 2015. Most impressive were their new products that show the thought that goes into each speaker to take advantage of space.

At CEDIA 2015, SpeakerCraft unveiled in-wall Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers, the first in-wall products for SpeakerCraft’s AIM Series 2 line. Now you can bounce the sound from an in-wall speaker.

The new NHT iW4-ARC is a high output 3-way in-wall speaker system ideal for immersive surround sound or critical two-channel applications demanding uncompromised performance in an inconspicuous form.

James Loudspeakers new Small Aperture Architectural Speaker 63SA-4 is a 3-way ultra-Shallow speaker and said to provide full range sound from a 3" grille. Great sound with high WAF, these are for you.

The Paradigm SA-25 speaker is part of their reference line representing their best offering in a two-way in-wall. Our review revealed just how far the brand has advanced its sound over the last decade

The Atlantic Technology IC-6-OBA in-ceiling speaker takes us closer to the ideal Atmos/Auro/DTS:X object-based audio setup by offering wide-dispersion and a diffused sound field without hot-spotting.

Review: NHT 02-ARC outdoor speaker system sounds great, has impeccable build quality and is well engineered. Its weather resistant design will ensure many years of pristine sound quality.

These are the new KEF Ci5160RL and Ci3160RL Reference Series in-wall speakers which are based on the blade series, as are a lot of KEF products.

I don't get to review in-ceiling speakers that often, so I jumped at the chance to look at Definitive Technology's latest "DI" or Disappearing In-wall series which have paintable magnetic grills.

SpeakerCraft has some new members in their in-wall/ceiling Profile line, the A6 in ceiling speaker, the Cinema Sub10 in wall sub, and AIM8 DT Three in ceiling speaker. Read on to see what we think.

At $1400 a pop, the Triad InWall Bronze/4 SlimSub is promising extension down to around the 25Hz mark from an enclosure that is only 4" deep.

The B&W AM-1 loudspeakers feature a 1" tweeter, 5" bass driver with passive radiator, and an innovative mounting system. The B&W AM-1 will help you bring the party to the neighborhood in style.

The Wisdom Audio Insight Series speakers are designed for the high end market using their planar magnetic driver technology. Their speakers typically require biampification and external crossovers.

Niles has been a big name in custom installation so perhaps they don't feel the need to tell us much about their new GeoRealistic Pro Series Rock and Planter Speakers because they haven't.

Tannoy's OCV Series of speakers are designed to look like a pendent that is suspended from the ceiling in order to cast sound down from above without requiring a flat or recessed installation.

Those of us that have not only a need for in-ceiling speakers, but a desire for great sound, the new Designer Series In-Ceiling speakers from Paradigm are enticing.

The CM4PR is Niles' first-ever compact ceiling mount loudspeaker and it comes with only a four-inch footprint. It's their first small, designer-friendly loudspeaker to deliver its signature sound.

Earlier this year we did a video review of Boston Acoustics' Voyager 7 Outdoor Speakers and found them to be excellent in sound and design. The company didn't waste any time releasing 5 new models.

Niles has introduced a new line of CM Architectural Loudspeakers are designed to continue to provide deliver Niles' performance sound quality while blending even more discreetly into any environment.

Looking for a sub that you don't have to look at? The Bowers & Wilkins ISW-3 sub can be placed in a wall, floor, ceiling or even installed in a cabinet in your kitchen.

If you have a client that likes the B&W sound (and there are lots of them) but don't want to spend a ton of cash on a speaker for their bathroom, the CI 300 series is an easy up-sell.

One category of speakers that is often overlooked is ceiling mounted speakers for whole house audio applications. We took a close look at the KEF CI Series of in-ceiling speakers to see how they did.