It is interesting how the family-of-curves works. We hear the total radiated sound power no matter our position in the relation to the speaker. This means even if you are directly on axis to a speaker that is inset behind the wall (or ceiling) plane you will still hear the problems this creates. In a double-blind listen test the results are not subtle, it is a resounding win for the speaker that is proud of this plane. So it really comes down to what the aesthetics are worth to you in any given room. Any of our in-walls mounted in the ceiling will outperform our in-ceiling but the grille will stick out a bit more.
