Are your speakers just hanging around the floor tripping you up? Sometimes you just forget they’re there. Instead of running the risk of putting your foot through your tweeter, you should consider wall mounting your speakers. Obviously it’s not suitable for your large, tall floor speakers, but your smaller rear speakers can not only feel safer, but will reward you with better sound performance.
Surround sound speakers can be an integral element for your music and in your home theatre. Lifting them from the floor and above head level helps create a more realistic cinema experience and improves the acoustics significantly.
The ideal position of your speakers depends on the size, shape and layout of your room, as well as other factors such as the equipment and speakers you have, and most importantly, your personal preference. As a general guideline, rear surround speakers should usually be mounted to the wall or ceiling above the height of the listener's head, to the side and slightly behind. Adjust the angle of your speaker to make sure the tweeters are aiming at your ears to ensure your set up is sounding sweet from where you sit.
The noticeable difference in sound will be because the speakers are now able to project without the interference of furniture and people. Remember however that your subwoofer, which is responsible for those low bass tones almost always has its’ home down low, and usually on the floor. So don’t go trying to get that baby mounted on your wall!
When mounting your speakers, you will need to consider the best location in conjunction with your rooms wiring and lighting plan. Lifting your speakers from floor to wall may also give you the opportunity to upgrade any old speaker cable and improve connections with some handy banana plugs.
All speaker mounts available from Selby have weight and installation recommendations, which help determine which ones will suit your speakers. Easily mounted with a couple of screws, you will wonder why you didn’t do it long ago.
SAFETY NOTE:
As with all similar brackets, if attaching these brackets to a plasterboard wall (or similar), it is vital that the brackets are attached to a timber stud, for safety reasons. These brackets can also be safely attached to a brick or concrete wall.
