 Re: Nutty Idea: Mounting M80ti's
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The question here is, what's a good place to make mounting holes on the speakers, if any? 
I can't stop cringing at the thought of doing that to Axioms.
Even with my crappy old JBL surronds, that were probably worth no more than $15, it took a couple days and beers to get the courage to drill into the finish and cabinet.
Good luck to you but I would put the 80's away for awhile and pick up some bookshelves instead. M3's would be looking pretty nice while I was standing over some M80's with a drill. 
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I can't stop cringing at the thought of doing that to Axioms.
hehe. Nah, I love my M80's and that's why they've got to stay in my room even though there's no room for them. 
I'll give axiom a call sometime next week to see what they say. I can already envision the response of "highly not recommended"
I don't know if I'm planning to put the speakers high enough to having them inverted be beneficial; probably around 4 - 5 feet.
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>>I can already envision the response of "highly not recommended"
You might be surprised. You're just as likely to have someone go out to the factory floor with a tape measure and see where Ian drilled his M80s.
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Re: Nutty Idea: Mounting M80ti's
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Actually, I did check this out! The ones in the factory are held in place by L-brackets top and bottom, which doesn't look very elegant for home use but looks fine in the factory. However, you can drill pretty much anywhere into the M80s, since the crossovers are mounted to the input buckets. You won't hit anything and damage it. It's important to drill a pre-hole in case you run into a brace or a joint. If you drill a hole you have to put a screw in, whether you use it or not, since you don't want any air holes. Other than that, sky's the limit!
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If you drill a hole you have to put a screw in, whether you use it or not, since you don't want any air holes. Other than that, sky's the limit!
I can picture an M80 composed entirely of screws soaring into the upper atmosphere.
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I remember MIKEY stating that the hanging 80s really brought the mids and bass to life... Quote:
It's pure, no added bass boost from the floor.. As much as I love a full sound, top to bottom, I'm a 'mid freq' freak at heart, and my 80's fill the bill.. Bass may make things fall off the shelf, but it's the mid's that really nail ya down !
Stevie Ray knew that, running heavy gauge strings to get the sound he was so famous for.. No damn slinky's on that mans axe !!
And yes, I have a 2nd set of speakers in the garage, and I use the back side of the subs when I'm working there..
It's just too much fun for someone my age to have
Being a huge SRV fan as well as the 'heavy gauge' tone that SRV was famous for, I'd absolutely love to hear MIKEY'S setup or someones similar *but* the thought of drilling holes into the Axioms also makes me cringe...I'd certainly look into another alternative mounting/hanging source to do this if I knew the end result was worth the effort.
I'm also curious if speaker placement, toe-in and distances from side and back walls would be as important with them hanging, (I would think so) if so, that must be a royal pain in the butt to get the placement tweaked for best sound.
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Placement is important even if they are hanging as the laws of physics still hold true when they are elevated off the floor  . The problem actually becomes more complicated when hanging as you've pointed out because the pitch, roll and yaw all require adjustment.
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Amie, a question for you, do you know how thick the MDF is in the back of the speaker? I think it would be safer not to drill where there are joints as this could theoritically cause the joint the seperate; there isn't a cross section schematic that you could provide, is there? Also, since the speakers are glued together and made to stand rather than hang is there a risk of the joints loosening since the force of gravity would now work in the opposite direction?
In terms of sound placement I think that there's an advantage to hanging them in my room as I'll be able to place them further away from the wall than before. In the past I couldn't afford to put them more than 3 - 4" away from the wall.
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The problem actually becomes more complicated when hanging as you've pointed out because the pitch, roll and yaw all require adjustment.
'Pitch', 'roll' and 'yaw'? What the heck is that?
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Substitute the word "airplane" with the word "speaker" right here. Bet you didn't know that speakers are like airplanes when you hang them from the ceiling, eh? 
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