Is that a gas fireplace or real log burning? Maybe you could mount the speaker below the mantel somehow. Possibly anchor it into the bricks or whatever is behind the bricks? It is very heavy as you know.
Another option is to someday as money allows, put togethor a smaller home theater upstairs using bookshelfs and use the 180 downstairs.
Real wood. I was thinking of lowering the mantle or replacing the mantle. Either way im starting to agree the 180 is just too large to put up there. Im just worried i will never be happy with the sound from anything but the 180.
If you don't have a stand for the VP180 to mount under the tv, then I would revert back to a VP150.
Or maybe just use a phantom center (no speaker at all).
I don't see a VP180 working if the TV is going on the fireplace.
Perhaps i should use a couple book shelf speakers with the tv no surround upstairs. Its going to be a nice huge living room just seems like a waste. However it will be more child proof in the basement.
