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Oh please God no.
I'm not sure why I'm so resistant to Sonos but I think it's a combination of snobbery, cost and a belief that it's just so overrated. I have to admit that the soundbar/satellites/sub combo I heard at Richer sounded pretty damned good but the sub is £700!
I think the Yamaha MusicCast multiroom system is a very strong proposition and I want to find a solution within that. Might look at the new Monitor Audio Monitor 50 speakers which look like they are intended for wall-mounting and will murder a pair of Play:1s for less money (cost of amp not included, obvs).
Timmy2wheels-
sure ok. But the point is that first and foremost you need speakers that will work with the room which means either flat panel, surface / ceiling mounted or something like (but not necessarily) a Sonos solution. In any case, you likely need a wide dispersal speaker. Just putting a pair of regular bookshelf speakers on wall brackets is likely to give you all sorts of problems. The MA50s in a regular listening setup will indeed outperform Sonos etc., but I suspect not in your room.
The Sonos and MusicCast (and Denon Heos) are designed with this kind of profile in mind. I'm not a fan myself but for such an oddly shaped room I would say it's your best option.
freddo
Sonos