I'm looking for advice on a Polk ES10 ceiling mount

Itanium
Itanium Posts: 11
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Hi everyone: can anyone tell me a ceiling mount suitable for the Polk es10 without piercing the speakers? Thank you!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,495
    Those are NOT ceiling speakers.
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  • Itanium
    Itanium Posts: 11

    I know very well that they were not born as ceiling speakers, but that doesn't mean you can't put them on the ceiling as atmos speakers without having to use in-wall speakers
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  • Itanium
    Itanium Posts: 11
    @F1nut Suggestions for atmos speakers with relative support suitable for hanging them in the ceiling?
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,764
    There are several companies that make aftermarket speaker mounting brackets, while most are designed for wall mounting some can be used for ceiling. If it were me I would consider the type that used a speaker mounting plate that gets attached to the cabinet as the most secure. The other type that uses arms that grip the sides would always worry me. A good source of information would be an audio dealer who does custom audio/video installation.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Buy these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364741432244

    And these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B21BNW7Y

    I have them mounted on the ceiling and aimed at the listening position. Atmos speakers don't need to be the same brand…
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  • JCL
    JCL Posts: 145
    I used these brackets with the equivalent of blue tac between the speaker the base and the clamp. I tried using the 1/4 - 20 mounting screw with a different mount and did not think it would hold well. These only tilt about 6-9 degrees, but for my setup they work fine for elevation speakers.

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  • Itanium
    Itanium Posts: 11
    Thank you all so much for the replies!!!
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,198
    edited February 20
    I’ve use something similar to the ones @JCL mentioned with good results. I used Velcro instead of blu tac between the speaker and the mount.

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  • Itanium
    Itanium Posts: 11
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Buy these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364741432244

    And these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B21BNW7Y

    Thank you, I have buy all this from Amazon Belgium, I will receive tomorrow in Italy. Bye 😊

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Itanium wrote: »
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Buy these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364741432244

    And these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B21BNW7Y

    Thank you, I have buy all this from Amazon Belgium, I will receive tomorrow in Italy. Bye 😊

    Let us know how you like the improvement!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,495
    So, not ceiling speakers just high up on the wall.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    F1nut wrote: »
    So, not ceiling speakers just high up on the wall.

    I have a two story house. There is no reasonable (cost-efficient) way to retrofit in-ceiling speakers. But I wanted down-firing atmos height speakers. I found this to be the best option, and it's sounds pretty dang awesome. Come on over, I'll grill you a killer skirt steak and we'll enjoy a demo!
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    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,175
    What’s the difference between a wall mounted (or ceiling mounted) speaker, and a dedicated in-ceiling speaker? I should have thought that it was a purely esthetic consideration. 🤷‍♂️
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    In-ceiling are typically infinite baffle, but the sound the hits your ears isn't much different for atmos heights. So in that case, it's mostly aesthetic imho...
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    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
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