Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners mounting center channel above LCD TV

Hello all,

I am considering getting the VP150, but it's pretty big, and I don't know how I could mount it above my LCD TV (40" Sony 40XBR1). The TV, being a LCD, is pretty thing so i can't really just put it on the top side of the TV. I think I'll need some sort of stand/support.

The wall is not an option because the TV is in front of sliding closet doors.

Please help!

thanks

I have seen a decent sized center channel stand that fits on top of the TV at Circuit City. It looks as if it could hold a VP150. Check out their website (the shelf costs about $40).

I think you're referring to this: CC link

From what I've read, it doesn't really work for flat panel because it's not deep enough for those supporting legs.

Have you considered placing the VP150 below the TV and angling it up slightly, works well for me that way and I think it looks better.

Jeff, ditto Michael's suggestion; whatever center speaker is used could be placed below the screen and angled up. The slanted top of the VP150 would automatically do this if it was flipped upside-down.

The TV is on top of a cart, which is too narrow to fit the VP150... That's why I was thinking about placing it above the TV.

After a lot of research, I finally ended up with a monitor stand from Guitar Center (actually, they made me buy a pair, so if anyone needs one, let me know).

This is what my set up looks like now. (Bear in my I live in a relatively small apartment in NYC approx. 18'x11'x10')

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One slight annoyance of my setup is that I could tell that the sound is coming from the center speaker which is slightly above the TV... Not sure if it's psychological, but I liked it better when I had the center speaker just below the TV, but there is no room for it there...

I would appreciate all your comments/suggestions on my setup.

One thing about my system is that my M22's are different color than the V150. So when I decided to upgrade to surround, I inquired Axiom about upgrading my M22's (perhaps even to M60's) with the V150 so that they're the same color, and at the same time I would buy a few more QS8's to complete the setup. To my dismay, it turned out that since my M22's were purchased more than 2 years ago, there was no way I could upgrade through Axiom. So to try to match my system as much as I could, I bought some dark silver satin sheet and cover it over my speakers. I wish I knew someone who could make a custom cover...

When I purchased the M22's while I was a relatively poor college student looking for a nice "budget" stero system, there was a very nice lady (I forgot her name) who helped me at Axiom. She was extremely friendly and helpful and was one of the main reasons I ended up with Axioms.

In the past few weeks, I've contacted Axiom on a few occasions with questions... hoping that I would get that nice lady on the phone again. No such luck... I got a gentleman, who although was professional and cordial, didn't seem all that interested in my questions. While he was polite, he wasn't all that friendly. It was a significantly different kind of experience.

Everyone here raves about the outstanding customer service and the unmatched mission to make every customer satisfied... Well, Axiom is great, but it does seem that that reputation is a bit overblown. I guess I was just a bit disappointed when I had such high expectations that they would do everything they could to help me, but there is a limit. I love my Axioms, but I will have a different level of expectation out of Axiom in the future.

Let me add in the interest of remaining helpful that maybe you should inquire about replacing the grills only? That will give you a new look at a much lower cost....

I have to agree with Mark, they're not Starbucks and could hardly stay in business much less be as reasonably priced as they are if they handed out free speakers.

What were the questions you feel like you got brushed off about regarding?

Bren R.

Edit: I'm not suggesting you're a moocher with that link... just suggesting the "just say yes" mentality in the fourth paragraph is a lot easier when you're selling 5000% mark-up hot bean oil in water than audio equipment.