Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Wall-mounting M60s

If I KNEW that I HAD to wall mount the speakers, I might have settled on the M22's. Bygones.

Anyway, I'm as fascinated by this prospect as everyone else is, so please do keep us posted (with pics).

Does it make sense to mount them upside-down? Perhaps then you could consider minimizing the "tilt" you'd need to align your listening position with the tweeter axis. Whomever is just above your listening room would certainly enjoy the bass more.

I love my M60's. But man, they are pretty big to wall mount. Surprisingly deep. I'd definitely want them either hanging from the ceiling or attached to at least 2 points on the wall. And don't even consider wallboard anchors.

Good links, birdman.

Doctor(I think that I can guess how you came up with the board name, Gary), the suggested mount may work despite the weight(the rear ports should have at least 3" of "breathing" room). If you mount them high up you should definitely consider having them upside-down, as Tom proposed, so that the tweeters would be closer to ear level when seated.

Thanks for all the ideas! I called Omni and they don't have experience with M60s but they do have a rear mount bracket that supports up to 60#. I would be reluctant to bottom mount these for fear of putting too much torque on the bottom attachment with the speakers tilted forward. I want to hunt around for a bracket that attaches to the top and bottom, allows the speaker to tilt forward and toe in. Thanks, again, for all the ideas.

Forget mounting M60's to the wall, and simply remember the line from Crosby, Still's,Nash & Young and simply "Teach you children well"!
or perhaps a better phrase "spare not the rod"....

Kids can be taught -- I agree. But, there are times where they will experiment with stuff when you aren't there. They are KIDS. This is what they do.

Do whatever you can to avoid the war (at least this battle). Kids are more important than speakers and if they damage your precious speaker its hard to remember that.

So, either mount them and protect them (and the kids) or get something that can be mounted!

Thats my philosophy. Oh...and my wife told me to do that too. :P haha

After looking at several companies' offerings for mounting speakers, none of which seemed designed for towers, I'm bailing out on the idea. It was nice kicking it around. Thanks for the posts.

PapaG

With the experiences you are relating...make sure to super glue the grills on when you get your speakers...

You could always put them in a locked closet when you are away and take them out when you want to listen to music or watch a movie...

WhatFurrer

PapaG

If what you are concerned about is the M60 getting knocked over. One thing you can do is make a plate 3 “or 4” bigger then the footprint of the M60. Use the existing holes in the bottom of the M60 and the bolts from the feet to attach the plate to the M60.

Just a thought.

A good thought, on that plate -- you could even attach the plate to your floor, if that's a possibility. It's not in my house -- not because of the floor, which is expendable, but because my wife and I don't quite agree on the permanent position for the M60s, since I prefer width and she prefers convenience. (Somehow that doesn't sound right.)