Question Wall mounted speakers?

[Sanglier]

I keep surveying my living room (5.3 x 3.8m) and getting ever more depressed about buying new speakers. I'd like standmounts but there's no way to place them properly without a radical rearrangement that neither of us want.
Are there any half decent bookshelf speakers I can mount fairly high (and close to) a wall?
Thanks - S

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Dali menuet /se,....but I wouldn't wall mount speakers, it's to important to me and other stuff would have to move and make way for my system...that's just the way it is.

 

[Juzzie Wuzzie]

Dali Kupids come with wall brackets in the box. If you can live with the "compromised sound" and accept that, there is no drama.

 

[Sanglier]

Dali menuet /se,....but I wouldn't wall mount speakers, it's to important to me and other stuff would have to move and make way for my system...that's just the way it is.

Thanks. So is it safe to say you have no personal experience of these speakers? Perhaps you know someone who has them.
rgds S

 

[Sanglier]

Dali Kupids come with wall brackets in the box. If you can live with the "compromised sound" and accept that, there is no drama.

Thanks. Have you auditioned these, or do you actually have them installed? Always grateful for personal recommendations.
rgds S

 

[Al ears]

The main problem with wall mounted speakers is they are normally placed at a height that is not ideal.
So a half decent speaker may end up sounding rubbish.

 

[Sanglier]

Granted, but I have little choice. The best wall mounting brackets can be adjusted to aim speakers downward, so I imagine that would be ok.
rgds S

 

[daytona600]

Whats your Budget £200 or £20,000

 

[Sanglier]

Whats your Budget £200 or £20,000

I was planning originally to spend roughly £500 - £1100 on standmount speakers; I might stretch to a bit more than that for the right wall mount type.
rgds S

 

[daytona600]

Elipson Planet L Performance £1200 + wall / ceiling brackets

Elipson Planet L Performance Great Balls Of Sound | The Ear

Now we have the even better Planet L Performance range which boasts an upgraded crossover network and new driver. But is it a sonic step-up?

the-ear.net

 

[davidf]

You could look at on-wall speakers. They're essentially a bookshelf speakers in a flatter format, albeit a little wider and a little taller. They're designed to be mounted flat to the wall, so better to not be too high for stereo use, but you'll usually experience tailed off bass extension, as they're really designed to be used with a subwoofer (for AV and media walls etc). Some of the more expensive ones may have enough extension to be used without.

 

[Sanglier]

Elipson Planet L Performance £1200 + wall / ceiling brackets

Elipson Planet L Performance Great Balls Of Sound | The Ear

Now we have the even better Planet L Performance range which boasts an upgraded crossover network and new driver. But is it a sonic step-up?

the-ear.net

Thanks - interesting, I looked them up. Not sure about the styling and the size/shape, though.
rgds S

 

[Sanglier]

You could look at on-wall speakers. They're essentially a bookshelf speakers in a flatter format, albeit a little wider and a little taller. They're designed to be mounted flat to the wall, so better to not be too high for stereo use, but you'll usually experience tailed off bass extension, as they're really designed to be used with a subwoofer (for AV and media walls etc). Some of the more expensive ones may have enough extension to be used without.

Thanks - following your recommendation I looked around and found a couple. The PMC Ci30 looks perfect, but rather expensive; the Monitor Audio Bronze On-Wall 7G is more affordable though a little on the heavy side at 7kg. Worth considering.
rgds S