We also love the way Bowers & Wilkins Architectural Speakers have a very consistent sound that is pleasing to the ear over long periods of time.
In-Ceiling Speakers For Home Theater
This is a category where there is an abundance of models to consider in the B&W lineup. If you count them all, there are 11 B&W models of in-ceiling speakers.
For today’s home theaters, in-ceiling speakers will primarily be used for Dolby Atmos height channels. Or if you are doing a 5.1 system without Dolby Atmos, they might be used for the surround channels. In either case, we feel you are better served with a speaker that allows you to aim the speaker drivers at the primary listening area, if possible.
There are three in-ceiling B&W models that stand out to us as great values in this category. Don’t get us wrong, they make a couple of amazing models in their Reference series, but we are focusing here on the better values.
Bowers & Wilkins CCM664 6" Two-Way In-Ceiling Speakers
The CCM664, which stands for Custom Ceiling Mount with a 6" driver, is the first model in the series that has a tweeter you can aim at the listening area. All of the B&W models with a rotating tweeter even have an EQ switch to change the speaker’s response curve based on how steep the angle is. You have a setting for 0, 15, and 30-degree angles.
This model uses a 1” aluminum soft dome tweeter and B&W’s special black glass fiber cone for the 6” bass/midrange driver.
This is our most popular in-ceiling speaker at Audio Advice as it has great sound for the money. The CCM664 can work very well as your Atmos height speakers when you want to stay around
Regular Price
$700.00
$700.00
. We also see many people using them as the main surrounds in a discrete home theater system in family rooms.