Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners QS8 Rear Wall Mounting

Just received my QS8's and will need to mount them to my
rear wall beside my couch. Looking for feedback on those of you that have used them this way.
Thanks

Can you maybe explain a bit clearer what the setup will be? If you mean on the rear wall behind your couch, that is where I have mine due to limited options. The QS8's should sound great just about wherever you put them.

I mounted mine about 2-3 feet above my listening position, and spread apart a decent amount (at work now, don't know the exact distance), about equidistant from my listening postion. I used the Axiom provided brackets, and everything looks and works great.

The way the mounting brackets are shaped, you also have a pretty good chance of finding a stud for at least one of the holes. If not, just anchor them with standard drywall fasteners. Assuming you meant 'behind' your couch, if you want a visual, my system is located here:

http://www.audioholics.com/about/staffsystems/system3.php

They are about 7' apart and 7' off the floor.

These speakers are very forgiving, just allow them to work like they should - with plenty of room above below and beside. (i.e. if you have 8' ceilings, don't mount them 7' from the floor)

Here is my QS8 placement. They are stud-mounted ~6' high and nearly 16' apart from each other, so that they are almost on the sides rather than back from the primary listening position (end of the sectional coach right in front of the projector).

Thanks for another chance of linking to the picture. hehe...

Question about postioning the QS8s, right now I've got them pipe clamped to some vertical shower curtain rods on either side of the couch so I can play with position and height. The couch sits against the back wall and the side walls are only a couple feet to either side.

Is it better to mount them on the back wall facing the front of the room or on the sidewalls facing in towards the listening position?

Toby, either will likely work. Just choose the one that sounds better (and/or more practical for various other reasons).

Sushi,

That's weird.... I don't see anything there.

tsk, tsk, tsk... Peter! Go back to work!!!

Peter, nevertheless, I appreciate the careful consideration you have exhibited by not installing a big-box RPTV in place of my FP along the backwall.

Now you're just giving me ideas...