Mount Height Speakers On The Wall

Not below ear height.

Mount height speakers on the wall. Swm201 black 4 7 out of 5 stars 1 041 27 99 27. I wouldn t recommend it though. For example i ve seen compact speakers with sloped downward pointing baffles that are designed to be wall mounted near the ceiling. Maybe a little above but not much.

The height speaker channels should be placed in the upper left right corners of the front stage. Also could an atmos enabled speaker be mounted in the same manner near the ceiling. Ven i use wall mounted bookshelf speakers for my surrounds. As long as the tweeters are pointed at the listening chair you can get away with mounting speakers high on a wall.

Sub placement is a little more tricky. A downward tilt of the speaker will improve mid high frequency response and reduce ceiling bounce reflections. If your speakers tweeters can swivel aim them toward your seating position. If you want to have speakers on atmos duties mounted as high as possible on the wall then i certainly would not go to the added expense of using specialist modules.

The only good thing about this install came when i visited with saul marantz yes that marantz in a sweltering hotel room at ces in chicago when the show was held there in july. Is there a general rule of thumb for the mounting height of wall mounted speakers installed on directional. Wall mounted speakers how high. The speakers usually come with a graph showing frequency distribution on and off axis so you ll know if you re too high.

Wali dual side clamping bookshelf speaker wall mounting bracket for large surrounding sound speakers hold up to 55 lbs. Are these as effective in delivering overhead effects as an in ceiling or atmos enabled speaker. We recommend installing in wall and ceiling speakers at least 18 24 inches away from an adjacent wall or ceiling. You want to be in the sweet spot.

If mounting speakers to drywall or other hollow wall panels use a stud finder to ensure there are no electrical conduits pipes or other hazards back there. This works well for me and i ve had it set up this way for quite some time. Typically this will be 40 45 degrees off axis and about 8 feet in height. Angled downwards and towards the mlp then any small standmount would do the job perfectly well.

They too are approximately 6 7 feet from my listening position and placed about 2 feet above ear level. Use a speaker mount as a template to. But every room and system is different so your mileage may vary.