Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Convince me wall-mount is acceptable

The wife's agreed to the aesthetics of M3's in our small living/dining room, but insists on wall-mounted rather than stands.

I always thought that ported speakers were supposed to suffer if placed too close to a wall. Am I wrong, or should I stick to my guns?

If I wall-mount and use Full Metal Brackets, should I mount a bit high and angle slightly down to give the ports "breathing room"?

What about ceiling mounting and angling to the listening area? I have a VP100 above my TV and wonder if the soundstage will sound odd.

I'm a neophyte, so break me of misconceptions.

The "distance from speaker to wall" is more important for the larger speakers which can get boomy if too close to the wall. Don't think it matters so much for M2/M3.

Ceiling mounting is probably better from a bass / port "breathing" point of view but may not be so good in any other respect.

Is your room really wide, or is it narrow enough that mounting on the side walls is probably pretty close to where you would put the stands anyways ?

Hi stewboy,

As long as there is an inch or so of clearance for the port from the wall, you will be fine wall-mounting the M3ti's. It's important to stay clear of ceiling/wall/corner intersections to avoid unnatural emphasis of bass and upper-bass frequencies.

Keep in mind that if you mount them up high, the stereo soundstage might seem peculiar "way up there". This is a matter of personal preference and you might like the effect.

Regards,

Alan,

Another question about wall mount for QS4. With T-bracket, there is less than an inch of clearance. Does this mean I've to use some kind of spacer to make it wider before I install T-bracket?

From the instruction, I should mount QS4 on the side of the wall instead of in the rear, right? I've a small room around 12 x 13 x 8. My sofa is just in front of the rear wall. Should I mount around 6 feet from floor or as close to the ceiling as possible? Please advise.

By the way, I'm still waiting for my T-bracket to arrive (it was missed in the QS4 speaker box).

Thanks.

As far as I know the QS's are designed without ports so you can mount them right up against the wall with no problems.

John is correct. No ports on the QS series speakers.

"Where should I place my surround speakers?
Ideally, surround speakers should be either wall-mounted or stand-mounted to either side of the couch or primary listening area, from one to six feet higher than seated listeners' ears, and slightly forward or rearwards of the listening area if you wish. Axiom's Quadpolar surrounds are especially versatile and can yield excellent performance with stand or wall-mounting to the rear as well as at side locations. (see our dedicated stands for the QS Surround speakers in the Store). Rear center speakers for 6.1 and 7.1 installations are intended to go on the rear wall at about the same height as the surround speakers.

Bridgman and Ajax,

Thank you for your prompt response. I hope I can finish mounting QS4 on saturday. My wife allows me to put the system in the family. I've to save money for my AV receiver. Right now, I'm using the old 1989 Pioneer VSX 9500 (I know it doesn't have latest technology but I don't want to settle with a cheap one, playing better music is also my main concern)

Thanks again folks.

That sounds kind of painful for your family. Do you have a medical license and a good anesthesiologist?

You know, I was going to make a joke but I just let it go...

Yeah, but I'm feeling ornery today.