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UPDATED POST - 4/2
i posted this over on avs but figured i'd also ask here as well.
Okay so I've changed my plan on how to mount my speakers on the wall. Instead of building the shelves with the L brackets, which I've now wasted about $50 on since I've already painted all the parts, I ordered some Peerless CRT TV mounts that I'm going to mount on the wall. I'm going to see if those things will work for what I want, and they mount to a single stud and are 14" wide, so I plan to have it hanging 6" over on each side since I'm going to place them sideways.
I now have some questions about where to place them.
I've taken pics from opposite sides of the room, pretty much lined up with the seating area. I'm looking for recommendations on which stud to mount these too. And keep in mind, that is where the center of the speaker will be. Also they won't be 100% symmetrical on each side but can be close based on which studs I put them on.
Also in the pics, note the drop ceiling and where it lines up on the walls, to see where the equidistance on each side is.
On my one side of the room that is further away from the seating area, I am not sure why but there are 2 studs that are 27" apart. Since I did not finish the basement I really have no clue why it is like that in that one area, since everywhere else in the room is 16" apart. Here's a pic of that one.
http://cdn.avsforum.com/8/8c/900x900px-LL-8c61d43f_S5VKQii.jpeg
Here is a pic of the other side where the 3 studs are 16" apart each.
http://cdn.avsforum.com/a/af/900x900px-LL-af06d6ea_YSi23Jf.jpeg
Right now I'm personally leaning towards 1 on the left side, and 3 on the right side. That will however put the one on the right side slightly behind the one on the left side. But I checked and there will be a direct line of sight to both speakers if I were to put them on those studs.
The second thought I had was to put them both on 2, and they won't be 100% evenly placed but again, it will be close. But I wasn't sure if that was too far in front of the seating area.
So again, really just looking for opinions from those of you who are more experienced than I am with speaker placement. And since I don't really want to try out both places, I'd like to ideally do what is best the first time around.
ORIGINAL POST - 3/23
so today i finally completed my 5.2 speaker setup. now i have to mount them.
here's the surrounds i'm using.
http://i.imgur.com/j3qbR32.jpg
they are a little over 2 feet tall, then 13" deep and 12" wide. they weigh 50lbs each.
here is where they are going to go, to the side of the speaker plates.
http://i.imgur.com/JN3gwme.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4AaJJeC.jpg
there is a stud in the wall about 6-8 inches to the side of each speaker plate.
what i was THINKING about doing was putting some kind of shelf on the wall that sticks out like 15 or 16 inches and then setting the speaker on top of it. that way i can change the angle of it easily if i want to and won't be stuck to 1 position if it is mounted to the wall.
i was thinking possibly getting something like this...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...f-Bracket-14835/202824731?N=bcdr#.UU5a51eHuSp
and then mounting some type of wooden board or shelf to the center of that, then setting the speaker on top of it.
i've just never done something like this before, and i am not 100% sure if that would work or if the wood would teeter/topple when the speaker is placed on it, even if the shelf is bolted to the l bracket thing.
so does anyone think this would work? or is there any other ideas that someone would recommend over this? i was thinking possibly 2 L brackets but if i had to put them in 2 studs 16" apart, the speaker wouldn't be placed where I would like it to be.
i also wasn't sure if it would be safe if I used 2 L brackets per shelf, and screwed them to the drywall with a drywall anchor.
i've just never done something like this and looking for some advice.
i posted this over on avs but figured i'd also ask here as well.
Okay so I've changed my plan on how to mount my speakers on the wall. Instead of building the shelves with the L brackets, which I've now wasted about $50 on since I've already painted all the parts, I ordered some Peerless CRT TV mounts that I'm going to mount on the wall. I'm going to see if those things will work for what I want, and they mount to a single stud and are 14" wide, so I plan to have it hanging 6" over on each side since I'm going to place them sideways.
I now have some questions about where to place them.
I've taken pics from opposite sides of the room, pretty much lined up with the seating area. I'm looking for recommendations on which stud to mount these too. And keep in mind, that is where the center of the speaker will be. Also they won't be 100% symmetrical on each side but can be close based on which studs I put them on.
Also in the pics, note the drop ceiling and where it lines up on the walls, to see where the equidistance on each side is.
On my one side of the room that is further away from the seating area, I am not sure why but there are 2 studs that are 27" apart. Since I did not finish the basement I really have no clue why it is like that in that one area, since everywhere else in the room is 16" apart. Here's a pic of that one.
http://cdn.avsforum.com/8/8c/900x900px-LL-8c61d43f_S5VKQii.jpeg
Here is a pic of the other side where the 3 studs are 16" apart each.
http://cdn.avsforum.com/a/af/900x900px-LL-af06d6ea_YSi23Jf.jpeg
Right now I'm personally leaning towards 1 on the left side, and 3 on the right side. That will however put the one on the right side slightly behind the one on the left side. But I checked and there will be a direct line of sight to both speakers if I were to put them on those studs.
The second thought I had was to put them both on 2, and they won't be 100% evenly placed but again, it will be close. But I wasn't sure if that was too far in front of the seating area.
So again, really just looking for opinions from those of you who are more experienced than I am with speaker placement. And since I don't really want to try out both places, I'd like to ideally do what is best the first time around.
ORIGINAL POST - 3/23
so today i finally completed my 5.2 speaker setup. now i have to mount them.
here's the surrounds i'm using.
http://i.imgur.com/j3qbR32.jpg
they are a little over 2 feet tall, then 13" deep and 12" wide. they weigh 50lbs each.
here is where they are going to go, to the side of the speaker plates.
http://i.imgur.com/JN3gwme.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4AaJJeC.jpg
there is a stud in the wall about 6-8 inches to the side of each speaker plate.
what i was THINKING about doing was putting some kind of shelf on the wall that sticks out like 15 or 16 inches and then setting the speaker on top of it. that way i can change the angle of it easily if i want to and won't be stuck to 1 position if it is mounted to the wall.
i was thinking possibly getting something like this...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...f-Bracket-14835/202824731?N=bcdr#.UU5a51eHuSp
and then mounting some type of wooden board or shelf to the center of that, then setting the speaker on top of it.
i've just never done something like this before, and i am not 100% sure if that would work or if the wood would teeter/topple when the speaker is placed on it, even if the shelf is bolted to the l bracket thing.
so does anyone think this would work? or is there any other ideas that someone would recommend over this? i was thinking possibly 2 L brackets but if i had to put them in 2 studs 16" apart, the speaker wouldn't be placed where I would like it to be.
i also wasn't sure if it would be safe if I used 2 L brackets per shelf, and screwed them to the drywall with a drywall anchor.
i've just never done something like this and looking for some advice.
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