Artsound Smartinset In Ceiling Speaker

Artsound Smartinset In Ceiling Speaker

The ArtSound SmartInset is the in-ceiling speaker set from ArtSound’s Smart family: a complete streaming music zone that disappears into the ceiling. The set pairs one active Smart IN speaker with one passive partner speaker. Streamer, amplifier and loudspeaker are built into the active unit, so there is no separate amplifier, no streamer box and no speaker cable run back to a rack. Connect the active speaker to power, join it to the network, link the passive speaker with the supplied cable, and the room has its own independent music zone.

Key Features

• Active streaming in-ceiling set: one active and one passive speaker
• Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2, Tidal Connect, DLNA and UPnP streaming
• 60W built-in amplifier with 4Stream app control
• 2-way coaxial design with 6-inch neodymium woofer
• 1-inch neodymium titanium dome tweeter on a swivel mount
• Wi-Fi and dual Ethernet ports, Bluetooth 5.0 and line input

Streaming Without Extra Boxes

The Smart IN connects over Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet and plays online services directly, including Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music, Napster and internet radio, alongside music stored on a phone, tablet or NAS drive. Decoding supports sample rates up to 192kHz. Spotify Connect and AirPlay 2 let guests and family members send music from their own apps, while the free 4Stream app for iOS and Android handles setup, EQ presets and custom EQ, alarms and source selection. A 3.5mm line input covers a local analogue source, and Bluetooth 5.0 handles quick playback from a phone.

Multiroom That Grows Room by Room

Multiple Smart IN speakers on the same network can be grouped to play in sync across rooms, or split into zones playing different music. The active speaker’s dual Ethernet ports allow units to be chained from one to the next, which simplifies wiring in larger homes. A mono and stereo switch on the active unit sets the pair up correctly: stereo for the set, with the active speaker playing one channel and the passive partner the other. Other products from the ArtSound Smart family can join the same system.

Sound and Installation

The 2-way coaxial driver pairs a 6-inch neodymium woofer with a 1-inch neodymium titanium dome tweeter, driven by 60 watts of amplification and rated at 87dB sensitivity with a frequency range of 55Hz to 20kHz. The tweeter swivels, so high frequencies can be aimed toward the listening area after installation. Each speaker needs a 210mm ceiling cut-out and 108mm of depth, measures 235mm across, and weighs 1.5kg. The set ships with the power adapter, 5 metres of speaker wire and a cut-out template.

Choose the SmartInset where a room needs proper music without visible equipment: kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices and hospitality spaces up to roughly 50 square metres per zone.

The 4Stream app also stores preset playlists and radio stations for one-tap playback, offers alarm clocks that can wake a room with music, and delivers firmware updates over the air as new services and features arrive. Alexa settings are available in the app for households already using voice control elsewhere in the home.