Thanks guys. I think I'll go the painted route.

Then again, I just talked to the wife, she just said she thinks it would look better with the center speaker on a shelf a couple of inches above the TV. With a shelf off to each side mounted above the center one.
*sigh* So we will see.

Jason, I think you were one of the people that told me the FMB worked great with the M22 LOL
I think it looks good wall mounted. They might stick out too far if I had a flat panel mounted to the wall. But for my setup I'm very happy.