I think the totally in-wall speakers would get the nod from the wife since they disappear into the wall, but the other options are ok too. I just have to "compress" the L / TV / R combo if I went totally in-wall so that I'd miss the studs. The in/on-wall option has a smaller in-wall footprint so I could expend a bit. The on-wall gives complete freedom.
I don't want to sacrifice sound quality for placement freedom though. Hence the question...
Regardless of what happens for the mains, I've got an old Velodyne 12" sub (mid-eighties vintage) that I'll put into service.
Cary
