How to hang speakers on the wall: which speaker mount to choose

When we listen to music or watch movies, we want the sound to be surround and of high quality. This depends not only on the characteristics of the columns themselves, but also on the method of their placement and fastening. We will tell about the last important element - fastening, in our article.

How to hang your own speakers on a wall

Wall mount has several advantages. Speakers can be installed to your taste and pick up the installation elements so that they become part of the design of the system. Before proceeding with installation work, it is necessary to draw up a drawing of elements of a future design. A suitable circuit can be found on the Internet.

Then, according to the selected model, purchase the necessary parts, provide the necessary tool for work (welding machine, drill, etc.) and fasteners (bolts, nuts, washers, etc.), prepare the adhesive mixture.

What speaker mount to choose

Speakers vary in weight, power and size. In accordance with these parameters, you should choose the method of installation. Depending on your technical skills, you can purchase prefabricated parts of a prefabricated structure or make a mount yourself. On sale you can find various brackets and racks, their characteristics are selected for the weight and size of the equipment. The price varies: inexpensive fasteners from Chinese manufacturers are suitable for light and small speakers, while expensive options can withstand weight up to 15 kg and above. Industrial hardware will not cause installation problems. It is easy to mount and adjust depending on the size of the sound equipment. However, buying it can tangibly hit your pocket. Before starting work, you should determine the method of attachment:

1. Using brackets.
2. On the hinges.
3. On the screws.
4. Through the rack.

IMPORTANT. The sound parameters will depend on the selected method. Correct installation will allow you to get high quality sound and excellent audibility.

DIY speaker wall bracket

The advantage of this method is the ability to make fixtures to fit your needs. This is a reliable and durable method of attaching acoustics, convenient in small rooms.

Disadvantage - difficulties may arise for an inexperienced user (using welding, etc.). In many cases, it is necessary to drill holes in the column body. In the category of up to 5 kilograms, there will be a fairly lightweight construction.

For work you will need:

• metal corners (as an option, folding door hinges);
• anchor bolts (or screws, self-tapping screws);
• Chipboard.

ON A NOTE. It is not necessary to use a shelf from chipboard, however, it creates additional rigidity of fixation of the equipment.

Corners are sold in hardware stores and are selected according to the length of the speaker. Chipboard size is selected for the dimensions of the columns. If necessary, we prepare the corners: fit to size, grinding, etc. We mark holes on the metal parts and in the wall, drill them. We twist the prepared corners, then, if desired, we install a shelf on them, we fasten it.

ATTENTION. Use anchor bolts to ensure structural stability and rigidity.

When using loops, 2 columns are required for each column. The side with the recess is attached to the wall, the opposite with the pin is docked with the equipment. So that the sound does not resonate, it is necessary to leave a gap between the wall and the acoustics (up to 40 cm).

The speakers themselves can be fixed in several ways:

• an additional corner located on top, on the one hand, it is screwed to the device body, on the other hand - screwed to the partition;
• with the help of ropes (or other elastic elements) that are attached to the wall;
• on a glue basis, fixing acoustics to the shelf.

IMPORTANT. Speakers are usually placed slightly tilted forward and upside down. In this case, the sound propagation goes towards the listeners, and not to the ceiling.

Heavy products will require a reinforced structure. We select four metal pipes (two for the wall and two for the floor) under each column and connect them by welding together so that they form the shape of the letter "g". There are two options for connecting to the wall:

• anchor bolts;
• cementing.

In the first case, we act according to the previously indicated scheme. In the second version, rather deep and large-diameter holes are drilled into the wall, into which we insert the pipes and fill them with cement (or lead). The legs of the structure using cement mortar are connected to the floor. Wait for the mixture to solidify. From above it is possible to fasten a shelf from a chipboard. If desired, paint the resulting product. Acoustics can be fixed in one of the previously mentioned ways.