Ceiling speaker selection - looking for a straw poll from experienced AV people

Hello! I am building a bar/mancave underneath my house, ~ 600 sq ft, 8' ceilings; listening/entertaining area ~ 25' x 20'. During the construction I wired for 6 in-ceiling speaker locations (plus 4 more in an adjacent wood shop of similar size), plus wired for positioning sub-woofers in each area. This is not exactly "home theater" . . . . let's be honest - this is a bar for entertaining my buddies . .. having great music is the objective; would like decent performance for when it's just me lounging and listening  . I have been reading up on various in-ceiling speaker solutions as well as subwoofers; every product under the sun is "great". To say the least, it has been hard to narrow down. I have found very few listening locations where I could actually A-B different in-ceiling speakers.

SO - I thought I'd see if I might reach any kind of consensus from folks who have systems with in-ceiling speakers as the main element. As I have 10 speakers to buy, I have been trying to keep the price per speaker below $250 (willing to buy via eBay vs. retail to up the quality). Also have 2 subwoofers to buy.

Given the above, what would be your pick for:
1. In-ceiling speakers
2. subwoofers

Thanks for your suggestions