Sonance Small Aperture speakers in a wood ceiling

A Boston Automations Field Trip · San Clemente, CA

The Speakers Disappear.
The Sound Stays With You.

Join Adam inside Sonance's 8,000-square-foot California studio — and hear exactly what architectural audio can do in your home.

2024 Sonance “Designed to Disappear” Project of the Year — Boston AutomationsFilmed on location · San Clemente, CA(781) 333-8003

Start Here

Walk the Studio with Adam

In May 2025 we flew to San Clemente to tour the Sonance Studio — every product line, playing in real rooms. Start here, then explore each collection below.

The Visual Experience wall at the Sonance Studio with in-ceiling and in-wall speaker lines

Sonance Architectural

In-Ceiling & In-Wall

This is the sound most people never see. Sonance Visual Experience in-ceiling and in-wall speakers sit perfectly flush, match your trim, and fill a room evenly — no boxes, no wires, no compromise. In-wall subwoofers carry the bass from behind the drywall.

The Architectural Wall: Every In-Ceiling Option
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The Architectural Wall: Every In-Ceiling Option2:26
Four Ways to Hide a Subwoofer in Your Wall
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Four Ways to Hide a Subwoofer in Your Wall1:45
Inside an In-Wall Speaker
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Inside an In-Wall Speaker0:13
Drivers, Exposed
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Drivers, Exposed0:15
The Install Wall
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The Install Wall0:15
A TV Niche Cut Into Stone
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A TV Niche Cut Into Stone0:12
Behind the Wall: How Hidden Bass Works
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Behind the Wall: How Hidden Bass Works0:10
Cutaway install wall showing how Sonance Invisible Series speakers disappear behind drywall

Sonance Invisible Series

Speakers You Will Never See

Fully plastered into the wall. Invisible Series speakers vanish completely — you paint right over them — and the whole surface becomes the speaker. Hearing it in person is the reason this studio exists.

Why We Flew 3,000 Miles for Invisible Speakers
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Why We Flew 3,000 Miles for Invisible Speakers0:14
Sonance Small Aperture speakers flush-mounted in a wood ceiling beside recessed downlights

Sonance Small Aperture

A Speaker the Size of a Downlight

Small Aperture rounds and squares match your recessed lighting layout exactly, so the ceiling reads as lighting — until the music starts. Step up to James by Sonance for aircraft-grade enclosures and grilles carved to match your ceiling.

The ceiling reads as lighting.
Round or square. Always flush.
Full-range sound from a downlight-sized aperture.
Small Aperture: Big Sound, Tiny Openings
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Small Aperture: Big Sound, Tiny Openings2:50
Audio in the Kitchen
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Audio in the Kitchen1:10
The Sonance Studio outdoor speaker display with garden, bollard, and planter speakers

Outdoor & Landscape

Concert Sound, Hidden in the Garden

Speakers in glass pool railings, in brick walls, in stair steps, and buried in the planting beds. Sonance and James outdoor audio covers the whole yard evenly at neighbor-friendly volume — weather-rated for rain, salt air, and New England winters.

Outdoor Audio You'll Never Spot
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Outdoor Audio You'll Never Spot2:34
Landscape Audio: The Hotel-Pool Effect
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Landscape Audio: The Hotel-Pool Effect2:11
Garden Speaker, Hiding in the Mulch
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Garden Speaker, Hiding in the Mulch0:19
The Planter Subwoofer
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The Planter Subwoofer0:15
Omni Bollard Speakers Up Close
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Omni Bollard Speakers Up Close0:25
The Weatherproof Soundbar
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The Weatherproof Soundbar0:10
The Copper Planter Sub
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The Copper Planter Sub0:19
James Loudspeaker custom grille finish samples in wood, metal, and paint-matched materials

James Loudspeaker

Built to Order, Finished to Match

When the answer is more — more output, more finish options, more extreme placements — it's James. Bespoke speakers built to order in California, with grilles color-matched, veneered, or CNC-carved from solid oak to match your rooms.

Grilles That Match the Wood
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Grilles That Match the Wood0:29
Finish Samples: Pick Your Camouflage
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Finish Samples: Pick Your Camouflage0:22
James Carved Wood Grilles
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James Carved Wood Grilles0:11
A Ketra-ready Noguchi paper fixture showing color temperatures from daylight to candlelight

Lutron Ketra & Palladiom

Light That Changes the Room

Also in the studio: the light itself. Lutron Ketra tunable fixtures make art and shelving pop with one press and sweep from daylight to candlelight in a single fixture — and Palladiom shades move in complete silence. We design lighting and shading alongside audio: one system, one app.

One Button Makes the Art Pop
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One Button Makes the Art Pop0:56
Shelf Styling, Lit Properly
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Shelf Styling, Lit Properly1:06
Completely Silent Shades
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Completely Silent Shades2:59
Daylight to Candlelight in One Fixture
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Daylight to Candlelight in One Fixture0:59

Explore On Your Own

Walk the Studio Yourself

Adam's films show you what matters. When you want to wander the rest, the studio is open — all 8,000 square feet, in 360°.

From the Studio to Your Home

Boston Automations designs and installs everything you just watched — we're the team Sonance recognized with the 2024 “Designed to Disappear” Project of the Year. The studio is in California; the experience is ours to build in New England.

Every project starts the same way: a conversation about your rooms, your music, and how invisible you want the technology to be.

2024 Sonance Project of the Year

“Designed to Disappear” Award — Sonance + James Loudspeaker

Transforming Spaces, Elevating Experiences

See our work at bostonautomations.com →
Adam from Boston Automations presenting inside the Sonance Studio demo theater

Hear It in Your Own Home.

Tell us about your space. We'll tell you exactly what it could sound like.

Or call (781) 333-8003