daaver Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 I've got a set of KG4's I am looking to get up out of harms way. I've got kids and cats, and they have the exposed 12"er in the back, it is just giving me nightmares. I'm looking at http://omnimount.com/product.asp?p=55 , they will allow me to proper aim the speakers and whatnot. They will also support 60lbs., the speakers are 40#. The speakers have a base screwed into the bottom of them, which I planned to remove. Then, since they have no threaded mount insert, I had planned to screw the mount from Omni to the bottom. It appears to me that this should be fine and not cause any problems. Does this seem reasonable, or is there something better and/or cheaper I could do. (Those Omnimounts are quite a bit pricey, but they seem like they are probably worth it to me...) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 How high in the air are you going to fly those things? Just keep in mind that you may lose bass response as you elevate them. Perhaps an alternative is, aside from keeping the grill covers on to protect the front, to mount those protective grates that you can buy for car subwoofers over the passives on the back to protect them. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 I did this with my KG4s some time ago when I lived in an apartment and didn't have enough floor space for both furniture and speakers. I removed the base by taking out the four corner screws. I screwed eyebolts into the back (directly into the back portion of the side panels), and hung them using piano wire and picture hangers. I put spacers on the back to offset them from the wall. I found that minor differences in the standout (distance from wall) made big differences in the sound. Some stuff sounded better with the speakers about 3/4" out from the wall, other stuff sounded really, really bad unless the speakers were at least a couple inches off the wall. I ultimately wound up hanging them in the front corners of the room, with the sides of the speaker flush against the walls, the front panel at a 45 degree angle across the corner (that is, tweeter axis firing along the bisector of the angle formed by the two walls). This placed the center of the passive resonator a few inches out from the wall. Sounded good that way until I moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daaver Posted August 11, 2003 Author Share Posted August 11, 2003 I am planning on putting them about 5-6 feet up. The house has decently tall ceilings, so this will still leave quite a bit of room between them and the ceiling. I'm hoping not to lose too much bass, the speakers put out pretty good bass, so I'm thinking that with a solid mount, they should still be decent. I'm heartened to hear that hanging them worked good, I can only imagine that solid mounting them will be even better. Is screwing the mounting plate through the bottom going to cause me any problems? It didn't appear that it would when I took a look inside... I'll have to test fit, but Im thinking that I will end up with the speaker close to the position described, bisecting the angle of the walls in front, a few inches from the wall at the bottom, maybe half a foot out (pointed down) at the top. My biggest concern right now is screwing the mounting plate to the bottom. Edit: I like the idea about the speaker grate, I may end up doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerohm Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 I used a heavy duty TV wall mount from Home Depot (~75$US) to hang a modified Quartet above a 40" Mitsubishi. I have been using it for about two years, but it still is kind of scary! Make SURE you find the stud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daaver Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 ---------------- On 8/12/2003 5:46:40 AM jerohm wrote: I used a heavy duty TV wall mount from Home Depot (~75$US) to hang a modified Quartet above a 40" Mitsubishi. I have been using it for about two years, but it still is kind of scary! Make SURE you find the stud! ---------------- How did you attach the speaker to the mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerohm Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 It has a lip on the front and it just lies on it. The Quartet had been modified (horns tipped 90 degree) and it lies on its side from its usual configuration. A strap was included to support a TV, but was unnecessary in my case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Nashville Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 If you mount your KG4s on the wall or on some type of mounting bracket off the floor, I think you will be disappointed with the sound. For the passive radiator to be most effective, the back of the speaker needs to be a substantial distance from the wall. Otherwise, you won't be getting the bass response you're used to. Dave in Nashville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daaver Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 ---------------- On 8/12/2003 11:25:44 AM Dave in Nashville wrote: If you mount your KG4s on the wall or on some type of mounting bracket off the floor, I think you will be disappointed with the sound. For the passive radiator to be most effective, the back of the speaker needs to be a substantial distance from the wall. Otherwise, you won't be getting the bass response you're used to. Dave in Nashville ---------------- I'm starting to lean towards grating the passive radiator and using a 12" metal speaker stand (draped with cloth) I was given with them. (And hoping for the best.) How far is "a substantial distance from the wall," and is the stand going to hurt the sound at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerohm Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 ---------------- On 8/12/2003 11:30:14 AM daaver wrote: How far is "a substantial distance from the wall,"? ---------------- I know that the Klipsch literature says a couple of inches, but I was always told that the distance from the wall should be at least equal to the diameter of the drone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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