Yes, they are self contained with their own enclosure and the speakers protrude slightly from the wall. As I've mentioned, I also had to do an on wall solution due to room factors. I found Axiom really excelled in the value area for on wall solutions especially. To get similar sound quality to Axiom for on wall I had to spend significantly more money.

Dan
On-Wall M5HP LCR, QS8 & EP500 in 7.1