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In Reply to: Wall mounting rear-ported speakers and other issues... posted by sjt78 on December 22, 2004 at 12:25:58:

Hi, not much to work with here, and most likely the reason for no other replies.
Do you know what distance the speakers are *supposed* to be placed from the wall? They'll work at 3"-4", but less than optimal, I'm thinking. Between 12"-24" would be more realistic. You can check this without drilling holes in the wall 1st, by using those stands and wife/friend to move them, while you're at the listening position.
Is ceiling mounted an option? Maybe something like 1/2" water pipe (painted to match walls) with a flange type of ceiling mount, to extend the Omnimounts/whatever, down to the proper level?
Scrap this, if we're dealing with SAF, but throw it at her anyways.
Why did you get rear-ported anyways? Still new? Return option?

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Re: Painted yourself into a corner? - sjt78 12:55:00 01/03/05 (0)
Ironwoods,
Thanks for the reply. I bought the speakers for cheap on ubid.com a few years back and they have been in storage ever since. I got three pairs of very good speakers for less than the price of one pair of similar new speakers.
I received the speaker brackets over the weekend and mounted them on the wall yesterday. They sound better than expected, though not as good as when they had 2 ft. behind them to breath (bass is lacking). I may consider plugging the ports to see if it makes the sound better or worse (probably). I'm glad I went with this option b/c they look better on the wall, and the brackets put them where they should be for a 5.1 system. I'm willing to live with less bass due to having a sub. Thanks again for your input.
-Steve

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