hanging rt55i on wall

vteconly

Hi everyone, i have two sets of rt55i that i would like to hang on the wall as main and presence speakers. I've looked at some mounting hardware options; but while they do work well, they are not very attractive. So what i am thinking of doing is making a box out of plywood big enough to slip these rt55i's into and then secure these boxes onto the wall with lag screws. This way, i can paint the boxes or stain if i wish .

My question is, will putting the rt55's into another box degrade the sound quality? these are ported speakers so that is the reason for my concern. Please advise.

Hank.

tonyb

Short answer is yes. Build a shelf, but not a box. Pretty big speakers to put on a wall, no ?

Toolfan66

Not a speaker I would put on a wall..

rooftop59

Yep I agree with Tony except I raise you one! Put those mains on stands unless it is really not an option. get some good steel stands, fill em with sand and shot, and you will hear those babies in all their glory. if you build a shelf, even a well built one, those speakers will be vibrating a lot which lets out a lot of air and noise that's supposed to be coming out of the speaker and port only. Solid stands make this happen the way it should. The first time I put some bookies on good stands I was blown away by the difference, for me the tighter bass was the most obvious.

Presence speakers are probably fine even in a box as not much bass or sound that's a focal point will come out of them, but the mains need to be on a good, solid foundation.

good Luck!

shawn474

I use the btech 77 mounts for my rt55's. they have been up and working great for a few years. They are like these mounts: http://www.amazon.com/Rocelco-B-Tech-BT77-Ultragrip-Loudspeaker/dp/B004DCAOHK

Shawn

thsmith

I just picked up a pair of 55s and could not imagine hanging those beast. They do look great on stands though.

Toolfan66

I have said it many times but damn I hate the fact that I sold mine. They were mint I had them since new from circuit city original boxes and all..

mantis

Don't hang them on the wall , they are not designed for wall mounting. They are to big anyway. I suggest getting a pair of in wall speakers for Presence duty and use the other pair on stands as mains.

If you can find a pair of RT35's or Rt25's , they are wall mountable VIA key hole slot on the power port.

DrkHwk

I considered trying to hang my 55's. Got some nice stands, definately the way to go IMO

cconklin1

awful big for a wall..

pacheco55i

How do I get the speaker grill installed in the rc55i?

VR3

The rc55 is an in wall product.

The metal grill pushes into the baffle around the perimeter