Originally Posted by
curtis
The center channel of choice before the 340 was another 170.
I simply find that hard to believe. Per what I already said, the 170 looks like anything but a center channel. I'd put the WAF on the 170 as a center channel as a 2, at best.
And remember, that was before the flat/thin TV boom where you could set your speaker on the TV.
True, but this is the reason i have in mind why maybe Ascend should consider adjusting their speakers so that they remain functional as other technologies change. The TVs of today can no longer bear the weight of speakers of this size, so I hope at some point i hope I wont be asking too much for their speakers to support basic mounting options.
And still, there are not many good choices in center channels with easy mounting solutions. The one you linked to is great, but it is actually a VESA mount meant for TV's and monitors.
Oh i definitely agree with this. LCDs are freggin everywhere now, so i'd like to see more overall development to deal with that issue, be it smaller/slim speakers or more mounting solutions for them. Just look at the number of threads on mounting center channels at AVS. Its a big problem.
I bet though, with some stuff from the hardware store, any speaker with some threaded inserts can be attached to a mount like that.
I'm sure a real handiman type could solve my problem probably. I'm just not the type. But I could use an omnimount 20 if the holes were repositioned (I think).
I wouldn't put any weight on the frame of a LCD screen.
That's what the manual says. But I'm guessing it can handle an HTM-200 on its side. That's 7lbs spread out over a decent length. But I do agree, i'd prefer to mount it, hence my bitc**** about this.
Sierra-1 - Mains+Center
Surrounds - HTM200SEs (x4 in back, and x2 Atmos)
Sub - SVS PB-2000
Receiver - Onkyo TX-RZ1100
Oppo Darbee Edition Blue Ray
Sony 4K blu ray player