Mounting FXiA4's
I can't hang these high enough using the keyhole slots because my side walls (room above garage) are vertical up to 4' which I don't think is high enough for surrounds and then they slope towards the ceiling after that point. I can get stands and bring them out into the room. Does anyone know of any that will work for this speaker?
Other solution is some kind of stand off swivel mount from the slanted portion of my side wall, but I don't know if these can mate with the keyhole slots.
If this speaker is not flush against the wall in a vertical position, will it affect the sound quality? Thanks again
Other solution is some kind of stand off swivel mount from the slanted portion of my side wall, but I don't know if these can mate with the keyhole slots.
If this speaker is not flush against the wall in a vertical position, will it affect the sound quality? Thanks again
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KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780
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I don't understand, did I disqualify myself in some way or break a rule??Yes I had asked a general question about my room layout but no one answered. This is a specific question about mounts to use and whether the FXIA4 will play well on stands and not on a wall. What is your point? -
My apologies, i didn't mean to accuse you of anything. just looking over your post, i thought it was the same as what you asked before. i thought maybe you didnt see the responses in your other post.
usually it's helpful to keep such similar questions together in one thread. i myself am guilty of failing to do that sometimes as well. but atleast that way its all in the same place.KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780 -
you could use a wall mount. Btech may offer something that will work for your application.Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!
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Thanks I found one on Crutchfield. Hope they work. Keyhole slots on a speaker are not being served well by stand manufacturers..you could use a wall mount. Btech may offer something that will work for your application. -
The Keyhole slot can be used with mounts that have a ball and thread configuration.
I use such a mount from Omnimount.
It is a more secure and less intrusive mounting setup than having to drill new holes into the wood cabinet.
It does require buying some additional hardware to make the keyhole work though, but not expensive at all.
Basically you make a 'sandwich' with some oversized washers and the nuts provided with the mounting kit with the keyhole plate in the middle of the sandwich.
Because the keyhole is on a plate already designed by Polk to hold the whole weight of the speaker - it is peace of mind to use this instead of drilling/**** new holes into the back of the speaker cabinet.
I use this setup for my RTI4s that are ceiling mounting as my surrounds.
Snug and secure.
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music. -
The B-Tech mounts that I ordered (haven't received them yet) are described as being 'ready' for keyhole mounting. On the Crutchfield site there was a review by one customer who said he used it successfully with one of the Fxi series.Thanks for the info. Polk customer support mentioned Omni and also said I might need to drill into the cabinet, which I won't do.Erik Tracy wrote: »I use such a mount from Omnimount.
It is a more secure and less intrusive mounting setup than having to drill new holes into the wood cabinet.
It does require buying some additional hardware to make the keyhole work though, but not expensive at all.
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BTW, to anyone else interested in this thread: I found only 2 stands that will locate the speakers at a height above 42". They are variable height. One is made by Samson (Samson 200 I believe) and Sanus makes one in the 'Hover' series. If you get the Hover you will have to call Sanus to get hardware for keyhole mounting that doesn't come with this stand. Apparently Dolby recommends that surrounds be at least 1 foot above the listener's ear level. I would have preferred stands to get the best position, but I didn't want to put up with it in the middle of the room..
