Re: About to take the plunge...
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QS8's wall mounted with the T-bracket that comes with them look quite nice on the walls. (Especially if you can hide the wire in-wall.)
Eggshell white with white grills would certainly make them all but disappear if their mounted flush to the wall.
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Your description was excellent. I feel I've got a reasonable idea of the room. Couple of quick thoughts. I'm not sure exactly sure what concern the alcove raises relative to placing the QS8, but they are VERY forgiving when it comes to placement. Some have them placed at odd distances from the listening area, even at different heights, which can be compensated for in your receiver's speaker menu. You might try a little experimentation to see if your best placement will yield satisfactory results.
Also, you mentioned having your HTIB surrounds on a shelf. Several of us have our QS8s on a shelf, propped up on anything that looks decent. The bottom woofer only needs roughly 3 inches of space to work adequately. Again, experimentation may provide an answer.
Good luck.
Jack
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Re: About to take the plunge...
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Several of us have our QS8s on a shelf, propped up on anything that looks decent. The bottom woofer only needs roughly 3 inches of space to work adequately.
Has anyone tried wall mounting a surround six inches or so above a shelf? If "concealment" is an issue, it might just kinda blend in visually with other items on the shelf, yet the clearance would give the bottom woofer some room to woof. If the shelf isn't real deep, I don't think it would effect a speaker design like the QS Series. (?)
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The plunge has now officially been taken, subwoofer and all. When the gear arrives (coincidentally timed with a bout of flu, I expect), pictures will undoubtedly be forthcoming.
To adapt a phrase, I shiver with anticipation!
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M60s, VP150, QS8s, EP350
Onkyo TX-SR702, Denon DVD-3910
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Very Cool!
What speakers (and mounting) did you decide on?
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I stuck with the original plan - M60s, 2 QS8s, the VP150, and the EP350. After doing some serious looking around in my space, I'm getting different mounts for the QS8s - one will go up flush on its T-bracket, the other, because it will be somewhat near an angled turn in the wall (i.e. by the infamous alcove), won't be able to lie flush, so I got the FMB.
Too bad it's a three day weekend (normally, I couldn't believe I would be saying that), as that adds an extra day of waiting!
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Onkyo TX-SR702, Denon DVD-3910
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And - with luck - here are some images. I still have yet to hide the surround wires, but you get the idea. Sorry no straight on shot - I couldn 't quite fit it in frame.
and again...
And one of two (with wire still to hide:
Color me happy!
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M60s, VP150, QS8s, EP350
Onkyo TX-SR702, Denon DVD-3910
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Now that's livin' large. Congratulations!! Looks great. When I see this "I got 'em and I'm thrilled" post, I get a nice memory surge. Enjoy them!!! Set aside some time to meet your CD collection. You won't believe what a stranger it's been up to now.
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Thanks - don't worry, I'll be playing a lot of music (and movies) on this gear... there'll be a "flu day" in my near future...
Right now, I'm playing DVD-A's and SACDs and just soaking up the insanely full image... especially compared to my old Sony HTIB which had to have a crossover to the sub at 200 Hz to get any body at all!
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