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    Default 340m wall mounting

    I am planning for my 340 L/R installation and would like to wall mount them. I'm thinking of this bracket which is similar to the TV mount recommended for the 340c. Pic attached.
    http://www.bracketsandstands.com/brackets6.htm

    I need to angle into the room from the corners a good 40 degrees and downward at least the 7 degrees offered by this bracket. I figure this has already been solved here. Do you have a good solution?

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    -Jon
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    Have you talked to Ascend about this?

    David

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    Quote Originally Posted by bikeman
    Have you talked to Ascend about this?
    No not really. When I ordered, James said no flush mounting due to the air port. I was originally thinking of building a shelf with space behind.

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    I got the brackets and speakers on the same day.

    You can see more detail here:
    http://home.comcast.net/~jonbarstow/bracket3.jpg
    http://home.comcast.net/~jonbarstow/bracket2.jpg
    http://home.comcast.net/~jonbarstow/bracket1.jpg (unfortunately blurred)

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    I am thinking of possibly doing the same thing. couple questions

    Is this for HT or just 2ch ?
    are you running them as large , or small ?
    crossover point ?

    are those the same as these , they look pretty much the same

    http://www.pinpoint-mktg.com/bt77.html

    and the main thing is how do they sound ? do you notice any problems with the ports being that close to the wall ?

    thanks for posting pics I've been curious as to what the 340's would look like mounted on these

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    This will be used mostly for music, plus some HT for good measure. I think I left the crossover at 60, but still experimenting. They seem to work well with this amount of space behind and into the corner, although I didn't compare very long. I plan to experiment with siding the speaker forward and away from the wall a bit to see if it makes any diff.

    They are the same as the ones you found. Made by B-Tech from the UK. The 340 is tall and heavy and you'll need to screw the bracket to the speaker and not just use the friction pad.

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    at the height i will be putting mine ( If i go this route ) would be with the tweeter pretty close to ear level. so there would be no downward tilt.

    do you still think it would need screwed on ? I hate to be putting scews in speakers like that , Maybe a person could use a couple pieces of the 3m double sided tape on the bottom between the speaker and the mount ,gray stuff like from a auto parts store. that stuff sticks like crazy.

    just had a thought ,, don't the 340s have one factory 1/4 x 20 hole in the lower back ? ( for mounting to the available floor stands )
    I bet a person could come up with or make a little bracket that would go from that to the bases of these brackets... that might be the ticket , no screw holes and no tape residue to remove later. but would still add stability to the situation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles D
    at the height i will be putting mine ( If i go this route ) would be with the tweeter pretty close to ear level. so there would be no downward tilt.

    do you still think it would need screwed on ? I hate to be putting scews in speakers like that , Maybe a person could use a couple pieces of the 3m double sided tape on the bottom between the speaker and the mount ,gray stuff like from a auto parts store. that stuff sticks like crazy.

    just had a thought ,, don't the 340s have one factory 1/4 x 20 hole in the lower back ? ( for mounting to the available floor stands )
    I bet a person could come up with or make a little bracket that would go from that to the bases of these brackets... that might be the ticket , no screw holes and no tape residue to remove later. but would still add stability to the situation.
    I think Charles D has the answer. A strap fabricated to attach to the factory hole would be ideal. No need for screw holes thru the side of the speaker. Those BT mounts look great.

    Randy
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    Wasn't there some guy that hung his Ascends from the ceiling with some kind of special cable setup?
    -curtis

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    Quote Originally Posted by curtis
    Wasn't there some guy that hung his Ascends from the ceiling with some kind of special cable setup?
    Yup. I'm thinking there was a post with pictures here and maybe also at AVS Forum. He used some sort of thin "invisible" wire to accomplish the task. From the pics it looked pretty good. Another option.

    Randy

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