Mounting CS20

swifteddie1
swifteddie1 Posts: 3
edited June 2012 in Speakers
Hello All.

I recently purchased a CS20 speaker to go along with my TSI400s.

My TV is a mounted on the wall and i do not have a TV stand so i was hoping to mount the CS20 on the wall as well.

I have looked around a little and have seen some people use these Pinpoint AM15 wall mounts.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_121AM15B/Pinpoint-AM15.html?search=pin_point_am_15&skipvs=T

Has anyone used these to mount their CS20 or can anyone recommend some wall mounts for use with a CS20?

Thanks.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited June 2012
    There was a discussion about this earlier that has lots of potential possibilities for you to consider.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?132352-Need-advice-for-a-solid-wall-mount-for-cs20.&p=1766187

    I have no direct experience with the Pinpoint AM15 mounts, but I dislike them for two reasons. One, they just look flimsy to me. Two, they are a two-piece design, which means you have to be absolutely perfect at mounting the two on the wall at the same level. Not exactly rocket science, but if a screw starts to angle up or down while you're putting it in the drywall, your speaker ends up crooked.

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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,881
    edited June 2012
    Welcome to the club swifteddie, are you familiar with steady eddie?

    I had a wall mounted CS20, above the plasma and angled down to the listening spot. It was a bedroom set up and worked perfectly. I used my own lumber and L brackets. I took a piece of L aluminum strip to mount on the face of the shelf and the speaker rested against it to stay in place.

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    I made the shelf a bit too wide and eventually cut it down to fit.
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  • swifteddie1
    swifteddie1 Posts: 3
    edited June 2012
    Syndil wrote: »
    There was a discussion about this earlier that has lots of potential possibilities for you to consider.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?132352-Need-advice-for-a-solid-wall-mount-for-cs20.&p=1766187

    I have no direct experience with the Pinpoint AM15 mounts, but I dislike them for two reasons. One, they just look flimsy to me. Two, they are a two-piece design, which means you have to be absolutely perfect at mounting the two on the wall at the same level. Not exactly rocket science, but if a screw starts to angle up or down while you're putting it in the drywall, your speaker ends up crooked.

    Thanks. That thread gives me what i need!
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  • swifteddie1
    swifteddie1 Posts: 3
    edited June 2012
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    Welcome to the club swifteddie, are you familiar with steady eddie?

    I had a wall mounted CS20, above the plasma and angled down to the listening spot. It was a bedroom set up and worked perfectly. I used my own lumber and L brackets. I took a piece of L aluminum strip to mount on the face of the shelf and the speaker rested against it to stay in place.

    IMG00039-20110203-1127.jpg
    IMG00042-20110203-1129.jpg
    IMG00040-20110203-1128.jpg

    I made the shelf a bit too wide and eventually cut it down to fit.

    Wow - that is impressive!
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  • cowtrimmer
    cowtrimmer Posts: 201
    edited June 2012
    I used an over/under shelf bracket like this fastened to the wall with toggle bolts. I used black hardware and unless the room was well lit it made the speaker look like it was hanging in mid-air. Just mount the speaker where the shelf is in the pic. They cost about $2.50 bucks a piece.

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