Thanks for the tip. I checked out the arch section, and couldn't find anything about how to repair the factory speaker stand. There were a few suggestions (I think one was by you) of different mounts or even building shelves, but I'm not interested in that at all. I just want the speakers mounted as designed. On of the big selling points of these speakers is that they already have the wall mounting hardware with them. If I have to go out and buy something else, that just defeats the purpose of having the mounts included in the kit.
Oh well. I'm going to call Klipsch tomorrow and see what they say. If not, I'll just return the set for another. It's a shame, really. The speakers sound great and to have to return the set just because of the mount, well, you think Klipsch would have figured that out. I guess I could just keep exchanging the set until I found a set that actually worked, but what are the odds of getting a set where all the mounts will hold the speakers and for how long will they last before the mount wears out?