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Nope, you'll have no luck with banana plugs on the Qs. Bare wire works juuuuust fine, though.
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Re: QS 8 Height
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Make a big gaping hole in the drywall (not on a stud!) directly behind the binding post on the QS speakers and the banana plugs will work perfectly fine ... I don't know what the heck Ken is talking about. SD, I'm kidding ... Ken is right about the bare wires working just fine and dandy.
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WUP, the "typical" heights are based on "real world experience". Pfffffffffffttt... I just spent forever trying to figure out what the heck WUP was an acronym for! Lol.
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WUP, the "typical" heights are based on "real world experience". Pfffffffffffttt... I just spent forever trying to figure out what the heck WUP was an acronym for! Lol. i don't get it, what does WUP stand for? NEVER MIND, I just got it!
Last edited by solarrdadd; 07/10/10 04:54 PM. Reason: just figured it out!
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Make a big gaping hole in the drywall (not on a stud!) directly behind the binding post on the QS speakers and the banana plugs will work perfectly fine ... I don't know what the heck Ken is talking about. SD, I'm kidding ... Ken is right about the bare wires working just fine and dandy. yeah, but it just makes the installation that much more of a pain. with banana plugs i could simply hold the speaker, plug them in and set it to mounting. not gonna be that simple with trying to hold the speaker up in the air, put the bare wire in, tighten down on the connctors and them the mounting. so far, i don't know if anyone who makes these types of speakers has really thought about just making the well for the binding post a little deeper for just this issue. this isn't limited to axiom either it's almost every maker of this design of speaker.
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For the QS series, I suggested they make a bracket mounting system like the M0 has, where you can wire to the bracket itself. That would make that whole step easier. This wouldn't make sense for everyone, but it would be nice as a Customize Yours option. I'm not sure if they're actually going to offer this or not.
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For the QS series, I suggested they make a bracket mounting system like the M0 has, where you can wire to the bracket itself. That would make that whole step easier. This wouldn't make sense for everyone, but it would be nice as a Customize Yours option. I'm not sure if they're actually going to offer this or not. apparently the optional full metal bracket offered by axiom works with the QS8's and offers the solution i was hoping for. I think i'll invest in a pair of them, anyone use these brackets with the QS8 or other axiom speaker and if so, what do you think of them? http://axiomaudio.com/gallery_qs8_wall.htmlhttp://axiomaudio.com/fullmetalbracket.html#
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Re: QS 8 Height
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I'll let other people who've actually used them drown out my ignorance, but I recall people who've used the FMBs have been very satisfied with the strength of the brackets. I bought the ceiling version but have not used them yet, since I bought them in anticipation of using them in my basement, whenever that whole transition happens. But yeah, if you don't mind them sticking out from the wall that little bit, my impression is it's a great solution.
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I'll let other people who've actually used them drown out my ignorance, but I recall people who've used the FMBs have been very satisfied with the strength of the brackets. I bought the ceiling version but have not used them yet, since I bought them in anticipation of using them in my basement, whenever that whole transition happens. But yeah, if you don't mind them sticking out from the wall that little bit, my impression is it's a great solution. thanks for your quick reply.
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I just placed my order for the QS8 surround speakers. i expect that i will have them by Friday. I'll keep you posted.
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