Commercial Ceiling Speakers

Currently more popular than ever, commercial ceiling speakers have found their way into the rooms of thousands of workplaces across the country. Make announcements to customers/personnel or use them to play background music to guests. The near-flat design tastefully integrates them into the ceiling for a clean and tidy finish to your project.

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Audio from above is a great way to get the attention of many people at the same time, commercial spaces with a ceiling speaker system can make advisements to customers, staff, members or guests with ease. Most spaces that have a team of people at work within them will likely have some sort of speaker system installed, for example, an airport uses them to call for passengers running late to the gate of their flight. It is easy to miss ceiling speakers at first glance though unless you are specifically on the lookout for them they largely go unnoticed by many.

Now used mostly as a method of advisement and/or background music, taking advantage of the low-profile nature of the ceiling speaker system. This goes to showcase the versatility of an audio network such as this, almost anybody could think of realistic and plausible uses for these items. While the installation process may seem daunting initially it is in fact far easier and less destructive than first imagined.

Ceiling Mounted Speakers

Once installed, ceiling-mounted speakers provide a balanced audio output across a network of many speaker units via speaker wire. Copper wire relays electronic audio signals swiftly between the amplifier, this process powers the sound heard from each unit. Many of the speakers also have ingress protection within their design, discoverable by the IP rating in the item specifications.

This makes some of the range weatherproof or splash-proof so to speak, not fully waterproof but can be installed in areas such as workplace kitchens or bathrooms without issue. Ingress protection ratings are found in most electrical equipment these days, detailing how effective that item is at repelling moisture and dust. Both digits of an IP rating denote how protected the item is against moisture and dust respectively, but generally, the higher the IP rating the more protective the speaker housing is.

A high IP rating would indicate that the speakers are suitable for use outside too, for example, built into the ceilings of an outdoor dining area. It must be noted that waterproof is a lot more advanced than weatherproof, a waterproof speaker can be fully submerged but weatherproof means it shields from the rain and other light moisture. Many applications could warrant the use of ceiling speakers, such as smoking areas in pubs and bars, announcements from a hotel concierge desk or perhaps the changing rooms of a fitness centre.

In-ceiling Speakers

In-ceiling speakers are used in hotels and airports for the most part, yet they now find themselves in commercial premises all over the country as part of modern audio systems for either music or communicating with personnel. Connecting via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is very easy therefore they have become a desirable choice in many newly built homes and/or renovations, in part thanks to their low profile nature.

In-ceiling speakers are in use at almost every place of business in the retail and hospitality industry nowadays. You will also find them in hotels, gyms, warehouses and office spaces all over the world, these speakers are a modern way to communicate with many people at once through multi-room technology. Ceiling speakers can be set up in zones too, allowing you to control a specific area of speakers all at once.

After setting the volume of the speaker system, decide which audio source should play through each speaker as they continue to be virtually hidden from the untrained eye. Both domestic and commercial ceiling speakers are almost totally flat, this stealthy design lines the speaker almost perfectly with the ceiling itself. This is to purposefully save space in a given area, granting audio from above without distracting the eye the way a wall-mounted unit would.

How many ceiling speakers do I need?

Two per room on average although this depends on the room size which varies between projects, for rough size reference imagine a standard sized living room. Two ceiling mounted speakers would benefit this area, although installing four would provide more decibels of volume due to the same audio playing in each quarter of the space. Apply this sizing reference to your own project and make an estimation, better yet you could give us a call for some advice.

We supply many variants of the ceiling speaker, some are packaged with all the necessary equipment for the completion of an installation. Be sure to check pages two and three to find ceiling speaker kits with more than a single pair of speaker units, as mentioned it is best practice to evenly install the speakers for the distribution of a balanced sound. This of course means using even numbers during installation, numbers such as three or five would compromise this audio balance in the room.

Many rumours are circulating of totally wireless ceiling speakers and sadly, this is not a reality right now as power needs to come from somewhere. With the wireless ceiling speakers on the market, connecting up your speakers is easy as running some speaker wire in and around your ceiling and connecting it to a compatible amplifier. However, Bluetooth ceiling mounted speakers pair with your smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth device and allow you to stream podcasts and music throughout any place of work.