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My living room is prewired for home theater system but all the wires are coming from the ceiling. Has anyone mounted the m2i speakers on the ceiling with the metal bracket that is being sold along with the speakers? Also, would welcome any opinion from current m2i owners.

Thanks,
-Raj

I have hung my speakers from the ceiling via small chains for years.. I run the speaker wire either up to the ceiling, or back to the back wall.. Very neat clean appearance from the front, and no speaker stands to buy or have to deal with..
The sound is great, as there is nothing close to the speaker to interfere with the sound waves..
I have an older set of non-ported Sansui's hanging in the pool room, and my VP 150 is flying above the Mits as we type.. But the M80's proved to be my Waterloo, as they are so picky with placement I just have not be able to find their 'hanging' sweet spot...
Use small screw-eyes to attach the chain to the speaker, and swag hooks or screw-eyes with toggle bolts thru the ceiling..
Don't worry about the ceiling not holding the weight.. As I said, I had my 80's swinging for a while with no problems.. Those are 57 lbs !

Wow, why doesn't it break the ceiling?

Another option... if you have an alarm supply store in your area they usually carry a wide range of mounting brackets used for security cameras. Many are very simular to omni brackets and a few you can get extensions for. The good thing is they can be had for much less than what you pay for speaker mounts in a stereo shop. You can go to a hardware store and get a 1/4-20 thread insert/heliacoil (don't hold me to that spelling) and it will fit 90% of those brackets. Good luck in whatever you choose.