Whole home audio - wired or wireless?


I’m trying to decide if wired speakers in the ceiling is still a worthwhile project, or should I just use Bluesound wireless speakers. In-ceiling is nice because it tends to provide unobtrusive distributed sound. Wireless still needs a power source and requires mounting or shelving, though it’s also more flexible for moving things around. Anyone else recently face this decision? If wired, what amp/controller system are you using? 

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I have a Naim system in my home. I have a ND5 XS in my listening room linked to my preamp.  I have Muso QB 2s in each bedroom and a Muso 2 in my great room. All is WiFi enabled and Naim app has native Qobuz among other streaming sources. Similar to Sonos and Bluesound I can play music in one room, all rooms or anything in between. The Naim speakers sound great (better than Sonos in my humble opinion and I've listened to Sonos a lot). They are also beautiful speakers only bested in appearance (again my opinion) by the Sonus Faber Omnia.

The setup has been reliable as well with only connection issues when a speaker(s) has a firmware update. 

It is certainly a more expensive setup than Sonos or Bluesound, but the appearance and sound is worth it to me.