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Mark
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No worries mate.. You don't even need to use all the holes for mounting the bracket.. It's wayyyyy over built.. Four holes per each !? Two or three (for each 4 hole plate) is plenty.. It's only sheer weight we're working on..
As for alignment, the supplied template works like a charm.. Drywall is so forgiving, you can be off a tad and still make it work, without making a mess of it..

I hate my plaster walls... Very unforgiving, and they chip. And the wood lathe backing (lathing?) makes it a P.I.T.A. to mount things.

I've been pretty lucky with the knuckle-test method, though.

I thought they were pretty easy to align, and got great results. I just measured up from the floor how high i wanted, held the bracket up and placed a level on the top of the "T". I got my all purpose sharpie (god, i love those things) and completely colored in the holes I wanted to mount it by. I only used 3 anchors, the ones on each side of the top of the "T" and the one at the bottom. They are up perfectly straight, and very secure. I think the achors I used were rated at 20 lbs...so I think 3 of them can hold up this small of a speaker with no issues.

It's a great SIMPLE bracket.

2x6, just dry-fit the speakers onto the brackets BEFORE you mount the brackets on the wall. AND keep track of which bracket goes with which speaker. You'll probably be fine, but mine had an obvious problem.

They sound absolutely amazing. Full, rich, diffuse. I've started listening to regular old TV in 5-channel stereo. Very satisfying.

Thank you all, Tom, 2pecker, everyone, for your help. I'm going to get up into the attic to wire the speakers and drop the wires through the ceiling, mount the brackets and speakers this Thursday. I'll report back. Really looking forward to hearing the music!

BTW, I agree, multichannel TV is just fine. I've been listening in synthesized 7 channel for a while now, and me likey!

if you are going to do that, you might be able to put a 2x4 between the studs, then use longer screws w/out anchors, and probably only use two.

How would you do that without first removing the drywall, though?

Yup, I only fastened the vertical part of the T bracket into the studs with 2" woodscrews (only two screws per bracket, using a $20 electronic stud finder). They are holding the speakers rock solid.

I would have LOVED to find a stud anywhere near where I wanted to mount my QS8s. I am living in a brand new apt complex, and they ahve the weirdes stud setup. They are every 36", but are 4" wide (Found this out thanks to my $20 Electric stud finder).

Drywall anchors are more than enough IF you do not have a stud available.