Can you guys share your experience what is the best way to mount a heavy bookshelf speaker on wall for surround? This Image B5 bookshelf is weighing 11.3lbs.

Does anybody know where to get this in Malaysia - http://pinpointmounts.com/am40.html



This post has been edited by echoesian: Jul 24 2010, 11:14 PM

bipole/dipole the way to go for wall mounts!

IKEA wood shelf

U just have to buy a wall mount that is rated to take that weight. Then make sure you mount it with sufficient screws to the wall.

I am using Avaino 2 and consider heavy & quite a depth. I use tall speaker stand to support them.

Yeah IKEA wood shelf is a great idea but there is no way for me to angle down the speaker a bit...

i put some small box to tilt down the speaker to the listening position. not the audiophile solution i'm sure but it works for me.

Bro, mind share some photos??

U bought your Image B5 from A&L right? Didn't you ask them about wall mounts?

I bought my wall mounts from A&L and they look very similar to that AM40 you posted. Paid RM180 for a pair. It's quite good, can swivel and tilt.

Can share some photos? the bracket that support at the bottom wor.... They said tak ada wor have to find from Jln Pasar wor...

So, you use this bracket to mount your B5?

Which A&L you got yours? At time different salesman & branch tend to be given different answer.

A&L Sg. Wang

i suppose we have to drill the underside to attach this kind of mounting right?
not gonna do that to my speakers. damn sayang since it only have mounting holes at the back.

Not really sure leh... it doesn't have any mounting holes on the back as well...

Bro.. u mentioned u put some book to angle it down .. but I really can't imagine ler.. can show some photos?

Ok, here's a pic of my wall mount and the box it came in:





Bought from Yap at A&L Amcorp. There's no need to drill any holes in the speaker (that's why I bought it). Speaker is held by the two arms (which have got foam pads so the speaker isn't scratched), which you can tighten to grip the speaker.

It's very nice look! Bro, what speaker is that and what is the weight? Is that really secure enough without screw on the speaker? How much is that?

It's the PSB B15, 12 lbs. Yes, the wall mount is holding the speaker securely enough. I believe I mentioned the price earlier, RM180.

wat's the weight it supported ?

Don't know. There's no specs for my wall mount.

Unfortunately, they do not carry this model anymore, the dealer went to buy from jalan pasar a front/back clip instead of left/right but it's not strong enough, worry it might drop.

So, now they suggested to drill holes on the back of the speaker to mount it, will this affect the sound quality of the speaker?

As long as there is no 'additional' hole for the sound to leak out, it should be good enough

Hai.... a bit sayang leh...baru baru tiba tiba kena drill holes...

Actually a front/back clip should work ok.

Even if you drill holes at the back of the speaker, are you sure it will hold? Because those holes have no special threads, so I don't know how well the screws can hold on to the speaker back.

Also if you drill next time the resale value might be affected.

Yes it is actually can hold it but not strong enough because of the speaker shape, it's curve at the front and not flat so the metal is only clipping on some portion of the front speaker only. Furthermore, I notice that there is a small dent on the back speaker liao because of the screw that tightening it.

Is there any celotape that is strong enough to stick it to the metal?

Don't know about the cellotape.

Since you prefer the left/right type (like mine), maybe you have to hunt around more. Or import in from overseas.

3M double sided tape. Don't know when you tear it off, will it tear of the veneer too?

just wonder, since yours is left/right clip type, how do you ensure that the speaker wont slip down since there is no back and front metal to support it?

Do Like Mine.. Heavy Bookshelf Speaker, but it can support..

Been using for almost 4 month.. No problem..

It's just held by friction. I tighten the clips adequately and it's been fine.

The nice thing is that it comes with foam pads (to prevent scratches) which also help to improve the friction.

Can't see clearly leh... how does it look like?

i have the exact same brackets. till today, it's still kept in the box, untouched.

Thanks for the close up pics. I assume you have to drill the speaker bottom to attach the plate to it?

the bracket is designed for you to screw the speaker from bottom, thus attaching the bracket's plate to the speaker.

the lever can be adjusted to tilt the speaker up or down, while the plate mention just now allows you to toe the speaker in or out.

i'm not sure how heavy can it hold.

Can it swivel left/right or not?

2 movements allowed

Yeah I know, one is up and down and the other is rotate but not left/right ...

and it cost 50 bucks per pair

Wouldn't the rotate be quite similar to left/right?

Yeah it is, it was my mistake earlier..

I think it also allow to screw the speaker from behind coz i have a pair similar one but with additional metal wire to hold the speaker & bracket juz in case never screw properly or the screw get lose....

as per requested via pm, here is the pic.

do notice the metal wire (from wall bracket to surround speaker bracket).

This post has been edited by Able.O.S: Aug 19 2010, 01:05 PM


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I have a very old JBL 2600 which is abt 12 lbs. (5.4 kgs). Can this bracket hold it.

can.....sure no problem..
provided ur speaker material can sustain the heavy load
between the screw connection
...otherwise.. someday it will break.

Thanks for the reply.
Dunno if the speaker material can hold or not coz i bought it in the late 80's.
Otherwise,will consider those wooden shelf.

i think what he mean is ur speaker weight, will it break at the screwing point....

Talking abt heavy bookself speakers on straight shelfs...

Back to my old hat stories...

One of my late boss (Japanese) has an incredible low and loud voice, he sang a few Enka songs until one of a BMB speaker fell from the shelf!!

We were all shocked!!

Lesson is, when putting speakers on shelf, make sure there are rubber feet at the bottom.