They are what they are...put them where no one will trip on them, symmetrically placed and let them be what they are. They are more consistent with a clean-lined contemporary style rather than say, something traditional or moroccan.

Do what you can to hide the cables or use wire covers painted to match the walls or molding.

There is no designing around speakers! Specially when they have to be pulled out into the room several feet for “proper” sound.

DH keeps upgrading speakers and I always tell him to stick to black, which will match most audio equipment and TVs. Luckily we have a guest house and DH set up his music room there, so I don’t have to decorate around 500 pounds speakers in the main living areas!

chispa - a man after my own heart.