Center speaker wall mount?

[SugarmillMan]

I have just ordered a set of B & W 804 Diamonds and an HTM4 to replace my aging Polk equipment. I can hardly wait!!!

Has anyone found a good way to wall mount a heavy (and large) center speaker such as the HTM4? (A search only showed building a small speaker shelf.)

Any advice or photos welcome!

[dukester]

Congrats! What finish? No doubt you'll enjoy them over your Polks.

Sorry, can't help with your wall mount question; i chose not to do that since i wanted to keep my mains at least a foot from the wall (for larger soundstage), and i like to keep my front 3 equidistant from the listening position (mounting it on the wall would've resulted in my mains being closer than the ctr). Have you considered the Sound Anchor ctr speaker stand?

[SugarmillMan]

The Sound Anchor stand looks very well built but it might not work, in my case. My plasma is already mounted to the wall and I've decided that I would like to try to keep it there.

I decided (wife decided really) to try to match the color of the hardwood floors- We selected the Cherrywood finish to match.

[beden1]

Try looking in the B&W pictures thread to see if you can get any ideas.

[mjb]

Has anyone found a good way to wall mount a heavy (and large) center speaker such as the HTM4?

I have an HTM2D, and have wall mounted it using brackets sold for supporting microwave's. They're more than capable of bearing the weight, very stable, and an in-expensive solution. I can post a better picture if you're interested.

[stuofsci02]

Has anyone found a good way to wall mount a heavy (and large) center speaker such as the HTM4? (

HTM4 is just the little guy.. I just packed mine away for a couple of months until I have my HT room finished.. It can't weight more then 25 lbs..

[SugarmillMan]

Mike:
Another picture would be great! Where did you get those brackets? A search showed them only at stores in UK and not USA.

[mjb]

Mike:
Another picture would be great! Where did you get those brackets? A search showed them only at stores in UK and not USA.

I got them in the UK, I didn't realise they're hard to find in the US! ebay.com has a couple listed for $20, plus postage from the UK. The thing about microwave brackets is the legs can extend out to give a greater depth than normal shelving brackets, so the speaker is not against the wall. They're also able to carry the weight. I think its the best solution for the money.

[Glen B]

I have just ordered a set of B & W 804 Diamonds and an HTM4 to replace my aging Polk equipment. I can hardly wait!!!

Has anyone found a good way to wall mount a heavy (and large) center speaker such as the HTM4? (A search only showed building a small speaker shelf.)

Any advice or photos welcome!

That's why I went with Axiom wall mount speakers to replace my stand-mounted Paradigms. The Axioms come with their own unique flush wall mounting system that includes terminals for the speaker wires. When installed, the gap between speaker and wall is only ¼ inch.

[SugarmillMan]

Mike:
Thanks for the tip and great photos. I took your suggestion and ordered this item from an eBay seller in UK that has an on-line electronics store. With shipping (plus a poor exchange rate) it's fairly expensive but a very good solution for my application.

Thanks again for your help. I'll post some photos when the job is done.

[mjb]

I look forward to seeing your pictures :-)
Good luck!

[Hammie]

I found them here. Not sure of the reliability, but they look to be the same.

http://www.dinodirect.com/bracket-wall-mount-microwave.html

[SugarmillMan]

Thanks for the info. You have a very clean looking setup, by the way. Your wiring sleeves are very well done!